Blues News - November 1991

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1991 KCBlues Society Board shows off the KBA award. Back row lie" to rightl: LarrySmith, Bernie Pope, Roger Naber, Jon Lowe. Front row: Peter Horak. Monica Larson,Suzi Colbert, Shirley Owens, Little Hatch, Kenny Taylor. Not shown: Pat Flemington.

I'C Blues Society was voted by B lu es in E du ca tion Tu lsa B lue s C lu bthe Blues Foundation as the Best B lu es o n P ub Uc Ra dio W W O Z-F M, N ew O rle an sBlues Organization of the Year. Blues onComme r c ia l Ra d i oSuzi Colbert and Shirley Owens accepted WD IA -A M , M e mp his , T n.the Award on behalf of the KC Blues Blues H i s to ri ca lSociety at the Keeping the Blues Alive L a r r y C o h e n , C o lu m b ia R e co n Ia , R o o l l in d B lu e s SerlelAwards Banquet in Helena, Ark. during B lu es A dve rtise r M ille r B rew ing Com panythe King Biscuit Blues Fest. KC Blues B lu es in F ilm D av id L yn ch , Wild at HeartSociety is the only Blues Organization Blues A r t R a y T a mb o !which has won this honor twice, 1984 and Blues Jou rna l ism1991. Congratulations KCBS! R o be rt G o rd on , T he P l un d er in g 0 1Rob e rt J o hn s on

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Best Blues OrganIzatIon The Blues Foundation has honored

the KC Blues Society as the Best BluesOrganization of theYear for "Keepingthe Blues Alive"(KBA). This Is the

Blues Society haswon the coveted NOT f S

Come celebrate the KC BluesSOCiety's award at KCBS' monthlyJam session with the Main St. RhythmDevils at the Grand Emporium on November 14. The Grand Emporium, also a1991 KBA award winner for the BestBlues Club, hosts KCBS' monthly Jamsession with no cover every secondThursday of each month. Stop by theGrand Emporium and see the KC Blues

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iNSIDEBlues Notes 1Performance Diary........ 2Music Reviews 4Volunteer Report.......... 5Mattie & Mae Report 6Blues Clubs & Radio 11


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Performance DiaryBlues Around Tovwn

October 16. BBs Lawnsjde BBOLee McBee and Lonnie Ray

This was interesting to hear. McBeeand Ray are old pals, but they haven'tplayed together for quite awhile. The duoonly had a couple of days to rehearse,whichmeant this was about half ajam andhalf numbers.

McBee is the vo-calist with MikeMor-gan & the Crawl. Hehas a good voice forthe blues, rough andgrowly. His harp tonedoesn't have thatsame kind of edge toit, but he plays some

MUSIC REVIEw nice stuff.B y LM . SMITH Ray was happy to........................... play accompanist allnight, taking only a few solobreaks.

Theguys opened with amedium tempoinstrumental then went into a tune whosetitle I've forgotten. Itcontains the immor-tal line "I'm finding it hard to miss youwith my pistol in your mouth." Good tuneand nicely performed.

The lack of rehearsal time actuallyhelped. The set was good and loose on asong list of mostly standards.

In the second set Little Hatch joinedin. Hatch has a much rawer harp tonethan McBees. And while his voice issmoother it has just as much dege.

BBs is a great, intimate place to hearthe kind of tunes Lindsey's bringing in.Good ribs, too.October 1112. NjgbtmoyesSmokin' Joe Kubek Band

I happened to catch portions of bothnights and it provided a reminder of thedangers associated with review perfor-mances. Friday night the band soundedgood,even though they had driven in fromDallas that day. But it wasn't until Satur-day night that I realized they had beenjust a bit flat Friday. Not at all bad, butonSaturday there was just a bit more fire tothe band's playing.

Kubek is a quality Texas style guitar-ist. He has that same thick tone that SRVhad. The guy has a lot of chops and astorehouse full of licks.

Bnois King sets this band apart. Theguy is a high quality singer with a great,smooth voice. More a crooner than ashouter, King fits in a niche somewherebetween Robert Cray and Lou Rawls. Healsodoes someguitar work, which he does

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pretty well. He is a flashier guitarist thanKubek, picking with his teeth and goingthrough more contortions, and he reallyknows how to comp,

The band did a number oftunes offthenew album togood crowdresponse. This isa good band to see live; high energy, ex-tremely dancable with a lot of music tolisten to.October 17. Grand EmporiumEddie Clearwater

I don't make it down tothe Emporiummuch during the week, but this was aworthwhile exception. Clearwater has agreat voice, big and full (of course, he's abig dude togowith it), and goodguitarist.His tone is almost nasty and he has aninteresting attack. When he takes a soloyou get all line and sound without anyneed for flash.

This is the way blues started out tobe,simple and unadorned; straight up, nochaser.October 19 NightmovesSoulard Blues Band

This is a St. Louis band that hasn'tbeen in town for about three years. Thequintet has an unusual sound because ofthe combination oftrumpet andharmonica.Good jump band with some fine players.Also fun watching trumpeter BuzzCasserly and harpist Jim McClaren doingtheir unison moves.

"Mystery Train" featured an excellentharp/drum opening. McClaren also con-tributed a good solo, as did Casserly. Theguys dosome standards, like "Cross CutSaw" and "Walk The Dog,"as well as somethings unusual, such as "The Letter," "Te-quila" and "Cherry Pink and Apple Blos-som White."

Soulard has an outstanding rhythmsection. Art Dwyer, upright bass, does alot of walking but never gets in the way.Kirk Grice does somereal subtle things ondrums, but remains a solid time keeper.The band gets showy at times, likewhen Casserly, McClaren and guitaristLarry Griffin come down offthe stage andwalk among the audience. Goodband anda lot of fun.

NOVEMBER 1991The Kansas City BLUES NEWS is pulished monthly by the Kansas CityBlueSociety, Inc. Articles, reviews, band cendar dates, and items of interest mustsubmitted by the 20th of each month, anbecome the property of the SOCiety.Founding Editor Roger NabEditor Shirley OwenContributing Writer/Photographer . tarry SmiTypesetting/Layout Matt QuinAdvertising inserts must be received by thI 5th of each month. For more informationon advertising in the BLUES NEWS, c737-0713. FAX: (913) 384-9927.Advertising Rates:

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Board or Directors and Officers:President Roger NabeVICe-President Jon LowVICe-President Kenny TayloSecretary Suzanne ColbeTreasurer Bernie PopDirector Patrick FlemingtonDirector Larry SmiDirector Provine HatcDirector Monica LarsoDirector John StuerkDirector Peter Hora

KCBS Chairperson Shirley OwenMembership Chairperson Patrick Flemington

The Kansas City Blues Society,Missouri not-for-profit corporation waformed for the sole purpose of promotingand preserving various styles of bluemusic. Founded in December of 1980, thKansas City Blues Society presentsmonthly jam sessions, various local annational groups in concert, and our maipresentation The Kansas City Blues anHeritage Festfvat.

Members receive the newsletter, dicounts on Society events and discounts opurchases at certain participating busnesses. Annual dues are S 10 per personS I 5 per family and S 50 per CorporateMembership. Tojoin the Society send youname, address, phone number and dueto: Kansas City Blues Society, P.O. Bo321 31, Kansas City, Missouri 641 1I .

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Society's and Grand Emporium's Christina Renee Gregory Trust Fund.Keeping the Blues Alive awards. KeBS ElectionsBlues Benefit KCBS Is beginning to nominate

The KC Blues Society Is planning to KCBS' members for the 1.992 Board.help promote the Let Us Go Foundation H you are Interested In running for theBenefit on December 4 at the Grand KCBS Board, please contact Roger NaberEmporium with Duke Elephant and at 531.-7557. Nominees will be postedDergJrnus. This benefit will also help the In the December Blues News. The Elec-

tion Party will be held In January.

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working on it. I don't know why, not muchcould be done to improve this impressivedebut effort.

"Losing Ground" opensMightyFineDancing, and it also tells you what is instore. Morgan extends a goodguitar hook,McBee's rough voice is the bait, and you'recaught and hauled in.

"You Ain't Like You Used to Be"features an interesting rhythmic solointrobefore moving into more melodic wander-ings. Morgan throughout displays a finesense of line and melodic invention.

Frankie's Blues" has more of a deltasound, fuzzed through. Good set oflyricsand a real minimalist arrangement. "Don'tStay Out All Night Long" is a StaxNolttype tune.

"Big D Shuffie" is a driving instru-mental. It features some good harp workfrom McBee in the intro and opening solo.McBee's harp tone is a bit different and heshows off some good chops. The wholetune has the feel of an old fashioned raveup.

"Kiss Me Baby" has some of the bestguitar work on the album. Morgan hasobviously listened tosome B.B. King, buttakes it in a different direction. Evenwhen he uses a standard riff Morgan'sdoing something new with it.

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Membership ReportThanks Marcie!Marcie Ryan has resigned

her KCBS posts as member-ship chair and KCBlues & JazzFest Coordinator due toan over-loaded work schedule. (She'sjust trying to make a living.)KCBS thanks Marcie for heramazing talents. Shesinglehandedly coordinatedover 100 volunteers during theBlues Festivities, plus has triedtokeep the KCBS membershiproles in control. She also de-signed and produced the 1992KCBS Blues Calendar.KCBS thanks Marcie forher

many, many volunteers hours.We will miss you Marcie andthank you!

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NOTES FROM MATTIE & MAE ...and Blues Doctor DavidBernstinand Lovely Liz (Tulsa), Marian"Big Time" Levy (Cambridge) andChuck "Head Over Heals"Bloomingburg (Nashville).Larry McCray missed his spot onthe KingBiscuit Fest because hegotlost. (He had no trouble findingus ...M&M)When Koko Taylors equipmentbroke, Bruce Iglauer of AlligatorRecords jumped on stage to fix it.(He offered to check out our equip-ment, too ...M&M)Jimmy McCracklin, dressed in atux, was surprised we knew theorigin of his famous song "Tramp"co-authored by Lowell Fulson.(Hear us play this jewel onWednes-days, 4 - 5 p.m. on KKFI-FM90.1...M&M)Junior "Patty Mouth" Wellsdidn't want to stop playing and un-Smiling George Hayes cut himoff.The Cates Brothers have roots inKC (Do a hog root? ..M&M)

dot boxing gloves?," he asked with a dev-ilish grin. (We never tell our secrets, justeverybody else's ...M&M)This is what we discovered:

Original Sonny Boy flour sacks at 'IBubba's Record StoreAnnie Lockwood and Robert Jr.Lockwood are planning a two dayfest next year in Cleveland, Ohio 'Ibecause this year's was a smash.(And that's no trash. Send us cash.Annie, we've got your electric roseyou left in KC...M&M)In between the Clarence "Frog-man" Thomas hearings and theblues conference we were sexuallyharassed byour blues buddies fromall over the world -- Bruce"Chomping at the Bit" Iglauer(Chicago), Little Bobby "PrinceRobert" Porter (Newark), John 'I"Laugh 'Til You Cry" Valentine(Toronto), Bill "Fill the Slots"Cherry (Las Vegas), Carey "TheWolf" Wolfson (Boulder), Mark"Blues Baron" Mirin(Ft. Lauder-dale), Chicago "Too Kool" Kerry

Dear Blues readers,Yes,We're back, in goodform and ready

to spill our guts and talk some trash. (Wespent all our cash, sosend donations andkeep buying us drinks, Hans, Fingers,Macho Nacho, Geoff, Little Mike andall you other groovy blues babes ...M&M).King Biscuit BlastWe stuck out our big blue boxing glove

thumbs and headed south to the Cross-roads -- Highways 61 and 49 in Helena,Ark. for a helluva good time.Smilin' George Hays, director of the

KingBiscuit Fest, met us with open arms,"Hey, I dig your new swimsuits and bee-hives, but where did you ever find polka

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., The KC Blues Society was thewinner (not weiner) of the 1991"Keeping the Blues Alive" awardfor Best.Blues Organization. (Weare always organized. Has anyonefound our red boxingglove?...M&M)

., Macho Nacho Roger Naber wonBlues Club Owner of the Year. (Hewalks softly and carries a bigclub ...M&M) .

Handy Awards"Memphis Mommas"We ran into groove guy James

"Icepick" Harman at the Peabody beforethe show watching the ducks and check-ing out chicks. He did a double flip whenhe saw our beehives. "Say, MemphisMommas Mattie &Mae, I'd like to driveyou around in my convertible. My newblacktop release, Do Not Disturb, is outtoday," he excitedly told us. (We told himlater, 'gator. You're just too cool forschoo1...M&M)Chris Cain greeted us with hugs and

kisses, "Oh, girls, I'vegotten sofat I'vegottwobowling balls in the back." (King Bis-cuit never had buns like that ...M&M).After seeing us backstage, Willie

Nelson honored us by playing "KansasCity."Hesaid totell all you,blues readers,"Howdy!" (What a nice dude...M&M)After Junior Wells saw our rhine-

stone studded, chiffon laced swimmingsuits, he decided he wanted to design asuit forhimself1ike ours. (CallA.C. Reed.He makes all his own clothes ...M&M)Little Milton took us inhis limotoSun

Records where Elvis "The King" used towatch him record. (That's not what wewatched him do...M&M)Wemet up with James Harman later

where he was playing at Huey's and Ma-cho Nacho Roger Naber and his flameCarla "Cutie" Dreum were doing theGhetto Fling. (We dothe mashed potato,pony, walkin' the dog, the funky Broad-way, the SWim, but our fave is theHitchhike ...M&M)#1 Blues Town, KansasCityKansas City is the #1 Blues Town be-

cause all in one night we talked toand sawLittle Hatch, Charlie Musselwhite,Roy Rogers, Little Mike, Bill Dye,Trashmouth and Joe Miquelon.("Who'severheard ofa guy named 'Trashmouth'?,"piped Pinetop Perkins) and more.October 24 was proclaimed Provine

"Little Hatch" Day in KC by MayorEmanuel "The Rev" Cleaver.Roy Rogers told us he loves to dig in

his garden. Charlie Musselwhite, a col-lector ofmemorabilia and M&Mcolumns)just gave Roy a Roy Rogers Yo-Yo. (He

s o nF u n d e r b u r g h"F un de rb urg h is a g uy w hoca n n o t o n ly r ip a nd ro a r,b ut w ho a ls o h as th at qu ie tfire a nd s ou l a ll t ru e b lu esg u ita r is ts n e e d ."---H o u sto n P o s ta n d I h e R o c k e t sf e a t u r i n gS a m M y e r s"S a m 's th e re al d ea l-- -a liv in g ,b re ath in g s lic e o f th e b lu ess ce ne in C h ic ag o in th e '50 's ."- - - Anson

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showed us how towalk the dog...M&M)Little Mike has a dog named Little

Walter who might have to goto the den-tist ifPinetop Perkins doesn't stop feed-ing him Juicy Fruit.It's a long column, but we've been busy

fighting for the Blues but that's what wedobest.Yes, fans, we know it all. Turn us on

and tune us in and hang out with us everyWednesday, 4-5 p.m. on KKFI-FM 90.1Call in your request and we'll play theBlues for you.

Next month: What does James Harmanuse onhis hair? How does MachoNacho dthe Ghetto Fling? Will Fingers Taylorget well? What's the new beehive color?

Love and kisses,Mattie &Mae

P.S. Where are you Tad, Tad, Tad? Probably being bad, bad, bad!!

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James Harman Band,Do Not Disturb, Black Top

Harp Blues and Grooves

Charlie Musselwhite,Signature, AlligatorSnooky Pryor,

Too Cool to Move, Antone'sHallelujah! "Icepick"James Harman's

new release, DoNotDisturb, is out and it'shot. It's another cleverly styled concept byJames Harman. It is about life on theroad, one night stands, and cheezy ho-tels. Harman created all the lyrics onDo Not Disturb and the music isrich and soulful. Maybe it's expe-rience the way the music ismixed with "nogimmicks, no .fgags," it surely is Harman's ..,best blues to date.

ThoseDangerous Gentlemen,Harman's band, are in good formwith Joe Toy on guitar, Jeff Turmeson bass, sax and guitar and StephenMuligan on drums. Plus special guestsappearances by Dave Hidalgo on accor-dion of LosLobos fame and Lee Allen onsax tightens upDo Not Disturb. "Icepick,"on harp and vocals, gives advice, confessesthe blues, and socks you with his charmand wit.

Watch out folks, the Motel King him-selfwill beback in KCon November 8 and9 at the Grand Emporium.

Charlie Musselwhite, harpmanextraordinare, has a newAlligator releasecalled Signature. Musselwhite has beenputting his ownmark on harmonica tech-niques for over 30 years. His innovative

harmonica style and dynamic vocals hasinfluenced numerous musicians. Luckily,today he isbacked by the finest blues bandthat he has ever played with -- AndrewJones on guitar, Tommy Hill on drums,and bassist Artis Joyce. Half of the songsare written by Musselwhite. Special fa-vorites are "Blues Got MeAgain," "MamaLong Legs" and "What's New?"

Long time friend ofCharlie, John LeeHooker sings and plays guitar on "Cheatin'oil Me." KC BBQ enthusiasts' favorite,"Hey Miss Bessie," is re-released on Sig-nature.

Overall, Charlie Musselwhite dem-onstrates that he is a master bluesharpman with diversity and depththat makes Signature unique andonly few will ever match.

Snooky Pryor starts offhisnew release, Too Cool to Move, by

his favorite line: "I feel just like aroach on the front porch in the winter--''''_ too cool tomove. Please listen to

these Blues." And it is great blues listen-ing. Snooky on harp and vocals wrote allthe cuts except one and recorded thesetunes over the past two years in Austin,Tx. Snooky's Too Cool toMove has the bestblues musicians guitars: Luther Tucker,Duke Robillard, Derek O'Brien. Piano:Pinetop Perkins and Denny Freeman.Bass: Preston Hubbard and Calvin Jones.Drums: George Rains, Willie Smith andTed Harvey.

Born over 70 years ago in Lambert,Ms., Snooky Pryor began playing the har-monica at age 7. Snooky is known forbringing the harp to the microphone ,

developing a sound that has become astandard Chicago blues sound. SnookyPryor is a living blues legend.

Be Too Cool to Move and get Snooky'sBlues. It is the real thing.Listen to Shirley Owens' blues shows on KKFIFM 90.1 from 4 - 5 p.m., Mon.. W~ Thurs.More New Blues:lucinda Williams, Ram b lin',Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Holmes Brothers, Where's It At,RounderJohnny Adams sings Doc Pomus, TheReal Thing, RounderDarrell Nullisch and Texas Heat, Busi-ness As Usual, Black TopAnson Funderburgh and the Rocketsfeaturing Sam Myers, Tell Me What IWant toHear, Black TopRonnie Ear1and the Broadcasters withSugar Ray and Robert Jr. lockwood,Surrounded by Love, Black TopChampion Jack Dupree, Forever andEver, BUllseyeUttle Jimmy King and the Mem-phiS Soul Survivors, BullseyeJohnnie Taylor, I Know It's Wrong,But 1Just Can't Do Right, MalacoBuddy Guy, Damn Right I Got theBlues, SilvertoneJohn Lee Hooker, Mr. Lucky,PointblankJimmy McCracklin, My Story, BullseyeJohnnie Johnson, Johnnie B. BadReissues:T-Bone Walker, The Complete Impe-rial Recordings, 195()'1954Jr. Wells, 1957-1963, Messin' withthe Kid, Paula Sue Records

Chucl(in-& Jivin- with Champion Jacl(B Y R O BE RT D. MURPHY

Champion Jack Dupree, Forever andEver, Bullseye Blues BB-9512 (1991)Selections: TheyGaveMeAway;Home-town New Orleans; Skit Skat; Poor Boy;Forever and Ever; Yella Pocahontas;Third Degree; Dupree Special; and Let'sTalk it Over.

It is said that there are no livinglegends, only preservationists. Whateverthe choice of wording may be, at 81 yearsyoung, William "Champion Jack" Dupreeis one ofthe most influential blues pianistout ofNew Orleans. Aversatile man, whois capable ofplaying the piano, drums, andguitar, he has many talents that also

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include his vocals and song writing abili-ties. His musichas been recorded bymanyartists over the years.

His newest release, Forever And Everdoesn't show his age at all. It is not purelyBarrelhouse piano work, nor is it ModernBlues. The best way to explain what it iswould be to say that it is Champion JackBlues. Over the years the blues has be-come a universal language all its own, notonly in its music, but the true meaning ofthe blues is its way oflife. It is a feeling ofanything from sorrow to joy.

Being that the blues is personal, yetshared in the theme of music, ChampionJack's "They GaveMeAway" is a personalexperience he suffered at the age of one

year. He plays a slow, down and out bluesnumber expressing a tragic happening inhis life. "Yella Pocahantas" is a boldlystyled tune, giving a swamp sound mixedwith a boogie drum beat. It's a beat thatdrives your limbs tomoving. The only songon this release that he did not write is"Third Degree," a song originally done byEddie Boyd. This is another slow bluesnumber, guitar and bass as solid asDupree's piano. Anold standard, yet donevery well. Picking up the tempo is "DupreeSpecial." In his Barrelhouse style he keepsthe 88's flowingwith a pace that is steadilyrolling along.

He ends this release with "Let's TalkIt Over." He "chucks and jives" his waywith its intro, then gets down tosome badass blues that will set you back on yourfeet and make you wonder where he getsthat energy from.


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I(C BLUES JAMSSUNDAY JAMS JAMS - Bring your instruments Epicurean lounge &. Restaurant, 7502 Troost. 333-8383 H &. M Barbecue, 1715 N. 13th, Kan s a s City, Ks . JCs, Truman Rd. &. Jackson, 241-9030, The Blues Thunder Band, 7:30p.m. The Roxy, 7230 W. 75th Street, 236-6211, featur ingThe Blues Notions, 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. (seeadvert.]MONDAY JAMS Blayney's, 415 Westport Road, 561-3747, 10p.m. Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, 753-0884; KCBlues Band, 10 pm-2 amTUESDAY JAMS Blayney's, 415 Westport Road, 561-3747, The 39th St. Blues Band The levee, 43rd &. Main, 561-2821,Sonny Kenner Blues Band, 8:30-12:30 pm The Point, 917 West 44th, 531-9800, lonnie RayBlues Band,9 pm-1:00amWEDNESDAY JAMS The levee, 43rd & . Main, 561-2821, The 1234 Band, 8:30-12:30 pm Nightmoves, 5110 NEVrvion Rd, 452-4393, The 39th St.B lues Band,8-12 pmTHURSDAY JAMS The Tuba, 333 Southwest Blvd at Broadway, 471-6510, KCBottoms Band,9:00 pmSATURDAY JAMS Chateau Lounge, 5934 Prospect, 523-9333, The Freeze, 3 - 8 p.m. Grand Empor ium (seeadvert." 3832 Main, 531-7557,Gilbert 's Saturday Blues Party, 4-7 pm Harlings Upstairs, 3941 Main, 531-0303, Diana Ray&. RichVan Sant. 2-6 pm H &. M Barbecue, 1715 N. 13th, KansasCity, Ks , Abb locke, 10 pm Me's lounge, 5709 Troost, 363-9376, Saturday & . Sunday, The GouchoBand, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.OTHER CLUBSC J Birdland, 1600 E. 19th, 842-8463C J City Ught JazzClub, 4749 Pennsylvania, Blue Monday jam 8 pm - midn.C J Eblon's, 1601 E. 18th Street, 221-6612C J The Fabulous Inferno Show lounge, 4038 Troost Avenue, 931-4000,Sonny Kenner s Blues BandC J Grand Emporium,FridayS-Little Hatch's Houseparty, 6-8p.m.C J Jimmy's Jigger 1823 W. 39th St, 753-2444C J Kiki's Bonton Maison, 1515 Westport Road, 931-9417C J Patches, 3041 Main, 931-2711C J The Phoenix. 302 W. 8th Street, 472-0001C J Ouaff Buffet s,Saloon, 1010 Broadway, 471-1918C J Roxy, 7230 W. 75th St., OVerland Park, Ks., 236-6211C J Strouds Restaurant. 454-9600, 333-2132, featuring Roy SearcyC J Uptown-Oown &. Dirty, 6508 Martway, Mission, Ks . 236-4300C J Wither's Place, 1101 E.31st Street, 942-6379

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1991HANDYAlNARDSPerformance CategoryEntertainer of the Year Buddy GuyBlues Band of the Year The B.B. King OrchestraContemp.orary Male Blues Artist Joe Louis WalkerContemporary Female Blues Artist KokoTaylorTraditional Male Blues Artist Champion Jack DupreeTraditional Female Blues Artist Katie WebsterCountry Blues Artist (Historical Style) Taj MahalBlues Vocalist Charles BrownInstrumentalist (Guitar) Buddy GuyInstrumentalist (Harp) James CottonInstrumentalist (Piano/Keyboard) Charles BrownInstrumentalist (Misc.) Clarence "Gatemouth"Brown(Fiddle)Recording CategoriesContemporary Album, U.S.A. --Jr. Wells, James Cotton, Billy Branch, Harp Attack, AlligatorContemporary Album, Foreign --Magic Slim & the Teardrops,Live On Stage, Magic SlimTraditional Album --Jimmy Rodgers, Ludella, Antone'sCountry Blues Album (Historical Style), Jesse Mae Hemphill,Feelin' Good, HighwaterVintage/Reissue --Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings,Columbia .Song of the Year --William Clark, Must Be Jelly, Alligator1991 Blues Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Recording (Albums):Muddy Waters --The Muddy Waters Chess Box, MCA/ChessWalter Jacobs -- The Best of Little Walter, MCA/ChessVarious Artists --Chicago, The Blues Today, VanguardClassics of Blues Recordings (Singles):Elmore James, "The Sky is Crying"Jackie Brenson, "Rocket 88"Sonny Boy Williamson II aka Rice Miller, "Nine Below Zero"Howling Wolf aka Chester Burnett, "Killing Floor"Classic of Blues Literature:Big Road Blues, Dr. David EvansConversation with the Blues, Paul OliverCountry Blues, SamChartersArtists:Mississippi Fred McDowellSleepy John Estes

Top: William Clar~ -Bumin Uke Hell,- at the KingBiscuit Fest. won the Blues Song of the Year, -MustBe Jelly. - Photo: Shirley Owens. Bottom: ShirleyOwens backstage with Handy co-host Willie Nelsonand 11-time Blues Handy winner Koko Taylor.

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Blues News - November 1991