©2007-Linn County Blues Society

Issue 160 The Publication of the Linn County Blues Society- lcbs.org November 2007

In this jammed issue—KUNI Blues Blowout!All Those Blues StylesBig Mo’s CD ReviewFall Jazz Concert at BallantyneLCBS Election ResultsLee Rocker Rocks!Local LIVE Music Schedules

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The KUNI Blues Blowout returns to the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo on

Saturday, November 17, 2007 featuring versatile, flamboyant Chicago blues rocker,

Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater touring in support of a brand new release!

Fall Jazz Concertfeatures

Saturday, November 10

7:30PMBallantyne Auditorium,

Kirkwood Community College

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The Linn County Blues Society is a way cool, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Blues music in Eastern Iowa as well as to provide charitable contri-butions to other community organizations. LCBS is an Affiliated Organization in the Blues Foundation’s international network. The BLUESPAPER is a monthly publication of the LCBS.Website: lcbs.orgBluesline: 319.399.5105

LCBS OfficersPresident - Andy DergoVice President - Evan VulichSecretary - Steve SpringerTreasurer - Sue Dergo

Directors at Large-Bob DeForest, Bill Meeks, Bob Dorr

ChairsEducation - OpenEntertainment - Greg WestMembership - Kevin CutsforthMerchandise - David AndrewsParliamentarian - Bill MeeksProgram - Bob DeForestPublic Relations - OpenWeb Administrator - Evan Vulich

The Bluespaper folksEditor - Evan Vulich Photographers - See bylines each issueStaff Writers - See bylines each issueDistribution - Andy Dergo, Bill Meeks

MembershipTo learn more about the Linn County Blues Society or to join, see the membership form in this Bluespaper or the LCBS website. Your membership includes;• Discount admissions to many local Blues activities.• Monthly LCBS Bluespaper.• Voting rights in the LCBS elections.• Simply being way cool.

Bluespaper Contact informationSend news, band or club live entertainment listing or advertising to: Evan Vulich, 1116 Daniels St. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 or preferrably e-mail at: evulich@mchsi.com.

Bluespaper Ad Rates$15.00 - Business card size - 2” x 3.5”$25.00 - Quarter page ad - 3.5” x 4.75”$50.00 - Half page ad - 4.75” x 7.25”$100.00 - Full page - 7.5” x 10”

Submission Requirements- All ads, photos or scanned images, either color or black/white, need to be 300ppi. Native Ado-be Illustrator, Photoshop, JPG, TIFF, EPS, PDF, BMP accepted. Ads created in Word may cause constipation. Deadline for sub-missions is the 19th of the month.

Moving? Send your new address to; LCBS, PO Box 2672, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2672 so you won’t miss a single issue of your Bluespaper.

Eddie Clearwater at the Electric Park BallroomKUNI Blues Blowout!kuniradio.org

Daniel Arthur’sNovember Blues

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With his distinctive blend of Chuck Berry-style rock (and the occasional duck

walk) and Magic Sam-influenced West Side blues, combined with his left-handed/upside-down guitar play-ing and dramatic stage performances, Eddy Clearwater quickly developed a reputation as a great showman with a diverse repertoire. He recorded sev-eral singles (for Atomic-H, LaSalle and Federal) and worked steadily in Chicago-area nightclubs for the next 20 years, remaining one of Chicago’s hidden treasures until recognition of his talents began to come from abroad in the late ‘70s.His 1980 U.S. debut album, The Chief

(named after Clearwater’s affinity for wearing the full Indian headdress giv-en to him as a good luck charm), was the first release on Chicago’s fledgling Rooster Blues label. His next album, recorded for England’s Red Lightnin’ label, won a W.C. Handy Award for “Best Import Blues Album.”Clearwater continues to tour across

the U.S. and Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America, performing 200+ concerts a year. With his powerful left-handed guitar playing, unique hy-brid of West Side blues and relentless rockabilly, stage costumes, and high energy performances, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater lives up to his repu-tation as one of the most versatile and colorful entertainers to have emerged from Chicago’s blues scene. The Chi-cago Tribune proudly declares him “Chicago’s premier blues showman.”A half century after his arrival in

Chicago, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwa-ter is still making history.Opening the show is the 2007 Iowa

Blues Challenge winners, Matt Woods & the Thunderbolts, from Des Moines. From the delta to the hills, the Thun-

derbolts thumping rhythm and stomp-ing slide workouts will remind you what real party music is meant to be.

Showtime is 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 at the door). Advance tickets can be ordered online at kuniradio.org (in the STORE section) or by calling KUNI weekdays at 319-273-6400 or 800-772-2440, ext. 0. Advance tickets are also avail-able at Bob’s Guitars in Cedar Falls. All proceeds benefit KUNI Public Radio.

Thur. 1- Kevin BF BurtFri. 2 - Mark MossSat. 3 - TBAMon. 5 - Adam Beck Tues. 6 - Nassor Cooper Wed. 7 - Bryce JaneyThur. 8 - TBA Fri. 9 - Jason BrownSat. 10 -Justin CrippenMon. 12 -Adam BeckTues. 13 -Justin CrippenWed. 14 -Adam BeckThur. 15 -Kevin BF BurtFri. 16 -Bryce JaneySat. 17 -Terry McCauleyMon. 19 -Adam BeckTues. 20 -Chris MillerWed. 21 -End of Fall Music BashFri. 23 -Nassor Cooper Sat. 24 -Adam BeckMon. 26 -TBATues. 27 -Adam Beck Wed. 28 -TBAThur. 29 -Kevin BF Burt Fri. 30 -Jason Brown

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Many VariationsBlues Styles

Root Doctor Change Our WaysBig O Records

Call The Doctor Nothing ill in this CD. Root Doctor, despite it’s down home name, is all Michigan. Singer Freddie Cunningham and bass-ist James Williams is the core of the Root Doctor Band with B-3 kicker Jim Alfredson and Greg Nagy on guitar locking the grooves down tight. Throw in the Motor City Horns to accent the kicks and you’ve got some killer funk. Out of Lansing for the last 10 years or so, this R&B unit lays down super-charged grooves to smoky soul. Six great original tunes and cov-ers of “People Say, Soul Shine, I Wish It Would Rain & Root Doctor” make for the band’s strongest release yet (Bobby D and I really liked the last one). The grooves roll right down I-69 and makes your Packard hit on all eight. I’d love to hear them live.

—John Heim (A.K.A. “Big Mo”)

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The LCBS meets the 1st Monday of each month. See you at

The Longbranch, November 5, 6:30PM for the LCBS board & member meeting.

Guests are welcome!90 Twixt Town Rd., Marion

What are these different kinds of blues I hear about?

Over time, different variations of the blues have evolved in different geographic regions. Though shar-ing the same 12-bar structure, each one has it’s own distinct flavor:Delta blues: one of the earliest

styles of blues. Originating around the Mississippi delta, this style is dominated by slide guitar and har-monica, usually with passionate vocals and deeply personal lyrics. Delta blues gave rise to Chicago and Detroit blues. Recordings are mostly one person singing and playing, while live shows involved bands more often. However, bands were minimal, usually bass and light drums.Chicago blues: evolved from Delta

blues as poor southern blacks mi-grated north for work. Basic Delta blues were enhanced with electric guitar amplification, as well as piano and bass guitar. This louder, electrified sound was needed to overcome the noise level in Chi-cago blues clubs.Detroit blues: also evolved from

Delta blues but less influential than Chicago blues. Basic Delta blues were enhanced with electric guitar, bass, and piano, but with slightly less intensity.Memphis blues: associated with

vaudeville and medicine shows. This was the first form of blues to establish the standard two-guitar format, with one guiratist playing rhythm and the other playing lead and solos. This is now the standard

format for many rock bands.Jump blues: evolved out of Big

Band. As the Big Band era faded, economic hardship forced many bands to downsize into smaller com-bos. As the dance-oriented Big Band sound adopted basic 12-bar blues structure, a fun, upbeat, more dan-cable form of blues emerged. Some credit Jump Blues (and particularly Louis Jordan ) with being a key evo-lutionary step toward the eventual birth of rock-and-roll.Texas blues: more laid-back and

with more “swing” than other blues forms. The stronger rhythm and slightly faster tempo was intensified by electric guitars after World War II. In more recent years, Texas blues has become more diverse, punchy, and hard-driving.Blues rock: any rock-and-roll that

clearly showcases it’s blues roots. This usually includes the 12-bar structure and, in some cases, slide guitar.And, of course, there are many

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Featuring Sonny Fortune!Fall Jazz ConcertProduced by Kirkwood Instrumental Jazz Department

When critics speak of Sonny Fortune, names like Col-trane, Cannonball, Young,

Bechet, Hawkins and Parker are men-tioned. Quite a legacy - but well de-served - for Sonny Fortune embodies all of the finest qualities of those late, great musicians: hard work, dedica-tion to his art, and exceptional music. Lucky for us, Sonny is still here and blowing hard.Born in Philadelphia on May 19,

1939, he was 18 years old before de-ciding to pursue a career in jazz. In 1967 he moved to New York. Says the quiet, straight-talking Fortune of that move: “Eventually, in order to find out if you really have what it takes, you have to go to the center, and that’s New York...you can only do so much in your hometown.”After a brief stint with Elvin Jones

and Frank Foster, Fortune, an early ad-mirer of John Coltrane, Charlie Park-er and Sonny Rollins, joined Mongo Santamaria’s group, with whom he remained for over 2 years. He moved to Los Angeles in 1970, but stayed in California for only seven months and came back east where he worked with vocalist Leon Thomas before joining McCoy Tyner with whom he played for 2 1/2 years. During this period, in which Fortune started playing the soprano sax, he cemented an already solid reputation as an instrumental innovator with his contributions on Tyner’s albums Sahara, Song For My Lady, and Song of the New World.Fortune then went on to work inde-

pendently with his own ensemble and with drummer Buddy Rich, and was featured on the live LP recorded at Rich’s Manhattan nightspot, Buddy’s Place. In September 1974, Miles Da-vis offered Sonny a job in his fusion group. Fortune had previously turned

down the same offer to stay with Tyner, but now he eagerly accepted the op-portunity to move on to something completely new. Fortune, by now ac-complished on several instruments (clarinet, flute, tenor and baritone sax included), stayed with Miles for a year, recording four LPs, Big Fun, Agartha, Pangaea and Get Up With It.Sonny’s three Blue Note CD’s received

rave reviews. Four In One, his album of the music of Thelonious Monk, was re-leased in the Fall of 1994. His second Blue Note CD, A Better Understand-ing was released September of 1995, and consists of all original material in groupings from duo to septet. Sonny’s third CD for Blue Note, From Now On, was released in September 1996 and consists of both original material and compositions by other artists. The raves have continued and it was featured on many year-end Ten Best lists.In addition to leading his own quartet,

the following 10 years saw Sonny play-ing with the Nat Adderly Quartet and as a featured soloist with the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. In 1987-88 he was part of the Coltrane Legacy Band that also featured McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and Reggie Workman.Sonny’s groups have always featured

his own compositions, and he has toured around the world, including the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. CBS TV’s 48 Hours with Dan Rather did a feature on Sonny, which was broadcast in late 1993. He is a featured soloist on the soundtrack for the Jack Nicholson film, The Crossing Guard, and was the subject of a recent CBS Sunday Morn-ing feature with Billy Taylor. He head-lined the first Chicago Playboy Jazz Festival and was the featured jazz per-former at the 1995 Atlanta Montreaux International Music Festival. He has been touring the U.S. consistently over

the past few years.Fortune is still busy with live appear-

ances, including the St. Lucia Festival and the Canadian jazz festivals. He also performed in a special trio with Reggie Workman and Rashied Ali at concerts in Philadelphia and Wash-ington D.C. that were dedicated to John Coltrane, as well as being part of a special Elvin Jones ensemble performing in New York City in cele-bration of Elvin’s 70th’s birthday and performing with Elvin at the Playboy and JVC jazz festivals.The seeds for In the Spirit of John

Coltrane, released on Shanachie in January 2000, were planted in 1959, when Sonny first heard Trane’s album My Favorite Things. From that point

Over the years, Sonny has worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Frank Foster, Oliver Nelson, George Benson, Nat Adderly, Mccoy Tyner and Reggie Workman, to name a few. In June 1975, Sonny formed his own group, marking his debut as a leader with two critically-acclaimed LPs. He’s had many albums released to rave reviews since then.

“One of the most intriguing alto players in comtemporary jazz.

—Sterephile Magazine

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on Coltrane became the primary in-spiration for Sonny -- a male figure whose influence on Sonny’s life is rivaled only by that of Sonny’s own father. In the Spirit of John Coltrane, which features performances from Coltrane alumni Reggie Workman and Rashied Ali, underscore Fortune’s reputation as, quoting Stereophile magazine, “one of the most intriguing alto players in contemporary jazz.”

“Of all of Trane’s lasting contri-

butions, perhaps the greatest to the future of improvised music was his example of spiritual integrity and physical drive. Sonny blows with both.”— Howard Mandel

Fall Jazz Concertfeaturing Sonny Fortune

also appearing;CR Jazz Big Band

Kirkwood Jazz Ensembledirected by

Dr. Tim Feldkamp.Hosted by Dennis Green.

Saturday, November 107:30PM

Ballantyne Auditorium,Kirkwood Community

College

Tickets: $8 Adults$5 Students/Seniors

FREE to Kirkwood students & staff with valid ID.

Call 319.398.5578 for ticket reservations.

KCCK’s Fall Jazz Concertis produced by Kirkwood’s In-strumental Jazz Department.

LCBS BoardElection UpdateBill Meeks - LCBS Board Member

Hey Poll-watchers, it’s Novem-ber and the election results are coming in…..for your Linn

County Blues Society Board of Direc-tors, that is! For the term of November 2007 through October 2009 Board Of-ficers: Evan Vulich was elected as our Vice-President, filling an important po-sition that had been vacant for a while. Evan also serves as LCBS resident art-ist handling all our newsletter and web-site design work. Steve Springer was elected Secretary, taking over duties of handling meeting minutes and track-ing various other board business items for LCBS. Evan and Steve join current President Andy Dergo and Treasurer, Sue Dergo to round out the LCBS of-ficers. Two of our Standing Committee chair positions were up for nomination/elec-tion this year. Kevin Cutsforth was re-elected as Membership Commit-tee Chair with new plans to initiate a countywide member draft program, so be ready to enlist when he contacts you. Greg West was elected as our new Entertainment Committee Chair and he will also take over the helm of the Blues Caravan program with some brand new ideas. He will be very busy trying to fill the “big shoes” of our outgoing, chair Gary Gibson. Many, many thanks to Gary for all his hard work and countless hours dedicated to our blues entertainment programs. The Education Committee Chair posi-tion remains vacant since we have yet to find an eligible interested candidate. Please contact Bill Meeks or anyone on the LCBS board if you are interested in filling this important position. Kevin and Greg join current Merchandise Committee Chair, David Andrews who has one year remaining in his term of office and strong-arming sales tech-niques and this rounds out the Standing Committee chair positions.

Last, but not least, one Director-at-Large Board position was up for elec-tion. Bill Meeks was re-directed into the one open Director-at-Large board position. He joins Bob DeForest and Bob Dorr who are collectively known as the “Killer Bs”, each have one long year remaining in their board terms, and this rounds out your Board of Di-rectors. Sincere congratulations and many thanks to these generous, misguided individuals for dedicating their time and talents to organize and manage your Blues Society! Please take a mo-ment to congratulate them and thank them for their efforts the next time you see them at a local Blues event. These folks all dedicate countless hours of their personal time, without compen-sation (except for the occasional “free boot”), to help us keep the Blues alive in Linn County! It’s called “livin’ the blues”, and they do it all for the love of the music! We still need volunteers to fill other positions ranging from Public Re-lations to newsletter distribution to Bluespaper staff writers and photog-raphers to event volunteers. Please contact any board member directly or leave us a message expressing your interests on the Bluesline (319/399-5105) or on the website (LCBS.org), or just show up. WE NEED YOU!

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November Blues CalendarFri. 2 Checkers Tavern

Chrome HorseThe Reverb, Cedar FallsErnie’sKnuckleheads, Anamosa

Sonic Holiday, 9-13 Musicians & A DrummerThe Blue Band, TGIF Party, 5-9PMMcMurrin & Johnson, 6-9PMMike Williams. 9-1

Sat. 3 Chappy’s SafariChrome HorseYacht Club, Iowa City

Highway Band, 9-15 of HeartsMcMurrin & DJ & Demo Band 10 -1

Sun. 4 Checkers TavernMahoney’s

Dan Sanchez Band - 6PMHunab, 6-10PM

Thur. 8 J.M. O’Malley’s The Pumpers, 9-1 NEW BAND!

Fri. 9 Checkers TavernChrome HorseRumors

Tornados, 9-1The Pumpers, NEW BAND!Electric Mule, 9-1

Sat. 10 Fall Jazz Concert, KirkwoodGus’s, CoralvilleChappy’s SafariChrome HorseThe Sundown B & GKnuckleheads, AnamosaMurph’s South End

Sonny Fortune, Ballantyne Aud. 7:30PMTornados, 9-1Bryce Janey, 9-1Gibbs BrothersThe Blue Band, 8-12, WilliamsburgElectric Mule, 9-1The Pumpers, Dubuque

Sun. 11 Checkers TavernMahoney’sHoyt-Sherman TheaterIron Horse, Savanna,IL

Chubby Carrier & Bayou Swamp 6PMDecohtag, 6-10PMThe Blue Band, Des Moines, IA.Billy Janey Group w/ DJ 4-8PM

Thur. 15 J.M. O’Malley’s The Pumpers, 9-1 NEW BAND!

Fri. 16 Checkers TavernChrome HorseErnie’s

The Pumpers, NEW BAND!Dan ColehourMcMurrin & Johnson 6-9PM

Sat. 17 Chappy’s SafariChrome HorseTuscan Moon, KalonaD-Macs

Harvey Headbanger, 9-1Large MidgetsBlue Midnight TrioThe Pumpers, Dubuque

Sun. 18 Open Throttle, ShellsburgMahoney’s

Mike & Rob Show, 5-9PMMax Allen Band, 6-10PM

Tues. 20 Rumors 4BoxORocks, 8-11PM

Wed. 21 Ernie’sChappy’s SafariSundown, WilliamsburgTuscan Moon, Kalona

McMurrin & Johnson, 6-8:45PMDDog & The BBits, 9-1Mike & Rob ShowBlue Midnight Trio

Fri. 23 Checkers TavernChrome HorseCity BeatFifth Gear

O’Connell Brothers Band 9PMJeff BrunerMcMurrin & Johnson 7-10PMElectric Mule w/ Tom T-Bone Giblin 9P

Sat. 24 Chappy’s SafariChrome HorseThe Hub, 4th & MainNext DoorOpen Throttle, Shellsburg

Soul Fusion, 9-1Well LitThe Blue Band, Cedar Falls, 8-11PMBryce Janey Group, 9-1Electric Mule w/ Tom T-Bone Giblin 9P

Sun. 25 Checkers TavernMahoney’s

The Johnny Rawls Revue - 6PM56 Hope Road, 6-10PM

Thurs. 29 CheckersJ.M. O’Malley’s

McMurrin & Johnson, 7-11PMElectric Mule w/ Tom T-Bone Giblin 9P

Fri. 30 Checkers TavernChrome HorseErnie’sC+D, Mt. Vernon

Triple Shot Band, 9-1Major HealyMcMurrin & Johnson, 6-9PMMike & Rob Show, 8-12

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Lee Rocker is a legendary figure in American roots music as bassist for the platinum-selling Stray Cats as well as a series of critically acclaimed solo recordings. Now with Black Cat Bone, Lee returns with the toughest album of his career. With his band rocking, rolling, and burning behind him, Lee’s driving bass, rough-edged vocals, and fresh original songs take everything to wild new heights. De-livering memorable songs and terrific singing, Lee gets stellar support from the twin guitar attack of Brophy Dale and Buzz Campbell, plus power-house drummer Jimmy Sage. Black Cat Bone proudly carries the torch for American roots music of many stripes--from rockabilly to blues to good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll. Listen before you buy!!! Stopby Alligator’s jukebox to listen to the title track, Black Cat Bone, and down-load a FREE song from BLACK CAT BONE, Gone, at our goodies page! For more information on anything Alligator, go to alligator.com or if you have specific questions about our online store or anything in our catalog, you can call us toll-free at 1.800.344.5609. Now you can lis-

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Friday-• 6-10 PM - Da Friday Blues with John Heim• 10-11 PM - Backstage Blues• 11 PM to midnight - Beale Street Caravan• Midnight Blues CDSaturday -• 6-10 PM - Da Blues with Bobby D• 10-11 PM - The Crawfish Circuit• 11 PM -midnight - The Melting Pot• Midnight Blues CD

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featuring Iowa Rock N Roll Hall of Famer Perry Welsh on vocals &

harmonica, Iowa Rock n Roll Hall ofFamer and Iowa Blues Hall of Famer

Tom T-Bone Giblin on keyboards, Dave Bader on bass & vocals.

The guitar chair is being handled on this run of gigs by a combination of Charlie Morgan, Bryce Janey and Ron DeWitte.

The drum chair is being handled by Iowa Roll and Roll Hall of Famer and

Iowa Blues Hall of Famer Steve Hayes and some of the gigs on this run be

covered by Jim Viner and Eric Douglas.

See their schedule on page 6!

New Band In Town!