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1 BLUES NEWS October 2016
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY “….to preserve, promote and perpetuate the blues tradi on.”
Louisville, Kentucky Incorporated 1989 October 2016
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Letter From The Prez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Back To The Blues - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
New Music Reviews - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-7
da Mudcats present “Easy Does It” - - - - - - - - - - 8
2016 Garvin Gate Blues Festival - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Kentuckiana Blues Calendar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Photos courtesy of the artists
The 21st Garvin Gate Blues Festival takes place on Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8, at the corner of Oak Street and Garvin Place near downtown Louisville. The festival features a mix of local, regional and national blues talent. Hector Anchondo (photo left) and his band from Omaha, NE will perform on Saturday night at 8:30 pm. They made it to the finals of this year's International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis. Karen Lovely (photo right) of Portland, OR makes a return trip to the Louisville festival. She first appeared at Garvin Gate in 2011 and is the Friday night headliner performing at 9:30 pm. Mr. Sipp “The Mississippi Blues Child” (center photo) won the band division of the 2014 IBC. He is from Jackson, MS and will take the stage on Saturday at 10:00 pm. The complete schedule and additional details can be found online at http://www.garvingatebluesfestival.com/.
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Bob Brown Marjorie Marshall
Natalie Carter Phillip Phillips
Keith Clements Les Reynolds
Joe DeBow Gary Sampson
Matt Floyd David Scoggin
Nelson Grube Steve Walls
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Perry Aberli Bob Brown
Michael Lostutter Gary Sampson
Mark Sneed David True Deb Wilson
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KBS LEADERSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2016: Mark Sneed – president
Debbie Wilson – vice-president Elaine Hertweck – secretary
Chris Grube – treasurer
KBS MONTHLY MEETING
If you are interested in reviewing new blues music, come on out to the KBS monthly board meeting (held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Check’s Café in Germantown) and take your pick! We receive promo releases from the major blues labels as well as regional and local bands. If you review a CD, it’s yours to keep!
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Letter From The Prez
09/16/2016 Greetings, Blues Fans
Have you been getting out and enjoying some live blues music this summer? If you’re saying NO to that question, then we still have some Blues Festivals coming up. The first weekend in October has two festivals within driving distance. The Southern Indiana Ba-con and Blues Festival in Elizabeth, IN is on October 1st and 2nd. The bands playing are the Stella Vees, Jimmy G and The Sidewinders, Outlaw Gang, Concrete Cowboys and the Jimmy Roberts Blues Band. We also have the Big Rock Jazz and Blues Festival on Sunday October 2nd featuring Hermanos, The Beat Daddys and Steve Crews & Birdland South. I can’t leave out the famous Garvin Gate Blues Festival the weekend of October 7th and 8th. Among the 13 bands playing on two stages are Sheryl Rouse and the Bluez Brothers, KBS IBC Band Challenge winners Laurie Jane & The 45s, The Tyrone Cotton Band, Louisville “White Lightning” Curtis (Marlatt), da Mudcats, The KingBees, Karen Lovely, 2016 IBC finalists The Hector Anchondo Band, and Mr. Sipp, "The Mississippi Blues Child", to name a few. Please visit www.kbsblues.org or the Garvin Gate website
for the complete line-up. If that’s not enough music for you, the following weekend on October 15th at Louisville’s Big Four Lawn at Waterfront Park, we have the Wine on the River Festival with the Jimmy Davis Band and Soul Circus. All the information for the festivals can be found on the following webpages.
Southern Indiana Bacon & Blues Festival facebook.com/events/1206178222736759 Big Rock Jazz and Blues Festival http://www.olmstedparks.org/big-rock-jazz-and-blues-fest/ Garvin Gate Blues Festival www.garvingatebluesfestival.com Wine on the River Festival www.wineontheriverlouisville.com
Congratulations to Jimmy G and The Sidewinders! They won the South Central Indiana Blues Sociey’s “Boogie To Beale” IBC Band Competition and will be representing the SCIBS in Memphis in 2017. Way to go, guys!
By the time you get this newsletter, we will know who won the Solo/Duo contest and they’ll be joining Laurie Jane and the 45’s in Memphis for the IBC contest. I’ve seen pictures from the IBC Memphis trip last year and there were a lot of KBS members who made the trip. It’s not too early to book your room in Memphis if you’re planning on going.
Mark
KBS President Mark Sneed
Photo by Michael Lostu er Photography SCIBS’s Nancy Gaylord with “Boogie to Beale” IBC contest winners Jimmy Gaetano, Steve Holmes and Jimmy Brown
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I’ve said several times before in articles that I have written that the uniqueness of the Blues is all too often lost in its ubiquity. In many ways the Blues has become the “wallpaper” of our culture: when it’s new and fresh we notice it and comment; but once it’s been up for a while we no longer pay attention to it. We develop an, “Oh, yeah, that’s always been there,” attitude. And, this attitude causes us to fail to understand breadth and depth of the Blues. We have lost the capacity to comprehend.
That may sound like quite a negative indictment, but, let’s look at an example: if I were to ask a group of 10 or 20 of you how many have seen the Coen Brothers’ movie, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” I would suspect a positive response of about 90%. And, if I asked if there were any Blues influences in the mov-ie, most of that same 90% would point to the character of Tommy Johnson, played by Chris Thomas King, son of Tabby Thomas (who was proprietor of Tabby’s Blues Box in Louisiana and a recording artist on the Excello label). Some may point out the Blues influences in the work of T. Bone Burnett, who was responsible for the music for the film. And, of course, there’s also the prison worksong, “Po Lazarus,” that opens the film, Skip James’, “Hard Time Killin’ Floor,” and, The Fairfield Four performing,
“Lonesome Valley.” The Blues seems to be everywhere in this movie; it is a perfect example of the ubiquity of the Blues.
However, in this ubiquity, the Blues is almost reduced to a decorative one off…in other words, the aural wallpaper. It completes the scenes without overwhelming them – just as a good wallpaper is supposed to do for a room.
In all of this it is very easy to lose sight of one other Blues in the movie; one that is archaic and modern, a taproot that has fed and nurtured both Blues and Old Timey music for probably 100 years, fluidly crossing back and forth between African American and white performers with lyrics shapeshifting to resonate with all of its audiences. It is a song that in its ubiquity stresses its uniqueness.
The song? It’s, “In The Jailhouse Now.” Let’s look at this song’s history:
1924 - “Jail House Blues,” by Whistler’s Jug Band seems to the earliest recorded version (9/25/1924 on Gennett). However, a white Atlanta stage performer named Ernest Rogers, claimed to have sung it on the radio in 1922.
1927 - “She’s In Graveyard Now,” by Earl McDonald’s Original Louisville Jug Band (3/30/27 on Columbia) .
1927 - “He’s In The Jailhouse Now,’ by Blind Blake with Gus Cannon (of Cannon’s Jug Stompers) on banjo (11/1927, Paramount).
1928 - “He’s In The Jailhouse Now,” by Jim Jackson (1/21/1928 on Vocalion)
And, here, it crosses streams to be recorded by Jimmie Rodgers!
1928 - “In The Jailhouse Now,” by Jimmie Rodgers (2/15/1928 on Victor). We know that Jimmie Rodgers spent part of his early career playing in tent and medicine shows that also featured Frank Stokes – a great early Memphis Bluesman who teamed with Dan Sanes as the Beale Street Sheiks. Stokes may have had this song in his repertoire and it is possible this is where Rodgers picked it up. However, Rodgers took credit for writing this song, an unfortunate and false appropriation
1929 - “I’m In The Jailhouse Now,” by Boyd Senter and His Senterpedes (2/6/29 on Victor). The most notable thing about this version is that it features the Dorsey Brothers, Tommy and Jimmy, on trombone and alto sax, and is a jazz version of the song.
1930 - “In The Jailhouse Now, No.2.,” by Jimmie Rodgers (7/12/30 on Victor). Jimmie travelled to Hollywood, CA to record this one.
1930 - “He’s In The Jailhouse Now, No.2,” by Gene Autry (11/20/30 on Banner but recorded at the Gennett studios in Richmond, IN). Autry made his early success as a Jimmie Rodgers imitator and tribute artist and this is one of the examples of those efforts. Gene also reprised this song in his 1938 movie, “Prairie Moon.”
The song moves back to the Blues side with the next recording.
1930 – “He’s In The Jailhouse Now,” by the Memphis Sheiks, aka the Memphis Jug Band (11/21/1930 on Paramount).
At this point, apart from a Pink Anderson recording of the song in 1950 for Prestige-Bluesville, the song moves into the cowboy/country genre, being recorded by Webb Pierce, Johnny Cash and many more; leading to the “Soggy Bottom Boys” version in “O Brother.”
So, we have a song that has embedded itself in musical heritage – but, what’s the point?
As interesting as the musical meanderings of this song are, even more intriguing are the variations of the lyrics that occur over the years and as the song crosses cultural streams.
Whistler’s version seems to be dependent on earlier, possibly published versions of the song though none have been found. The lyr-ics are strictly about a night of partying and drinking “Jamaica Gin, “ or Jake, a patent medicine popular in the late 19th century that could be up to 80% alcohol! The night ends badly, “…when I went to pay that man, I found that poor gal’s hand In my pocket where my money was. She’s in the graveyard now…I told that judge right to his face that woman’s hand was out of place – She’s in the graveyard now.”
Earl McDonald’s version of the song has significantly different lyrics, telling the tale probably indicative of African American life in many urban centers but taking place in this case in New York City:
“We hustled round that town, In all our hustlin’ round, we could not raise that rent no way we tried. My mother took in washing, My
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sister done the ironing, I helped around the town by shining shoes; My daddy walked around, Like he owned New York town, Spend-ing all mama’s money buyin’ booze. He’s in the jailhouse now….” The Ida of Whistler’s version appears as Ida as does the Jamaican Ginger. Again, we have another vivid portrait.
Blind Blake’s version brings politics into play: “My brother was a voter, Also a great promoter, Goin’ around giving advice, Says, “Go down to the poll and vote,” Instead of voting once, he voted twice. He’s in the jailhouse now...”
This story is repeated in the Memphis Sheiks’ version this way: “I remember last election, Jim Jones got in action, Said he’d vote for the man who paid the biggest price. Next day at the poll, He voted with heart and soul, But instead of voting once he voted twice. He’s in the jailhouse now (2x) Instead of staying at home, And let those white folks business alone, He’s in the jailhouse now.”
Jim Jackson gets us closer to the version we are most familiar with from the Country and Western stream – and, since, Jackson was also a tent and medicine show performer who most likely was known to Jimmie Rodgers; probably the source: “I had a friend named Campbell, He used to steal and gamble, He made his living cheating all the while; He played a game they called euchre, Pinochle and poker, He thought he was the smartest dude in town. But I just found out Monday, That he got locked up Sunday, They got him in that jailhouse down in town, They got Campbell in the jail, No one to go his bail, The judge won’t even ac-cept him a fine. He’s in the jailhouse now(x2) I told Campbell once or twice, “Stop playin’ cards and shooting dice.” Yes they got him – He’s in the jailhouse now. When Pink Anderson would record this song in 1950 it is almost identical. So, to the point: this is a song that struck a chord with all of its performers and audiences. Most early Bluesmen seemed to know it, from Memphis to Mississippi to the Carolinas. It was one of Jimmie Rodgers’ most requested tunes and was a hit on the Country Western charts for both Webb Pierce and Johnny Cash. It is the perfect stereotypical Blues song talking about alcohol, loose wom-en, gambling, hard times, and jail. These are what probably made it the perfect performance Blues – especially for those Bluesmen who played for white audiences .Yet, there is an elemental truth to it that gets right to the heart of the matter. And, in all its permuta-tions, it is still, at its core, a Blues song, taking its performer and audience back to the Blues. (In writing this I have relied on Paul Olliver’s, Songsters and Saints; Blues and Gospel Records, 1902-1942 by Godrich and Dixon; Jazz Records, 1897-1042, by Brian Rust; Country Music Records, A Discography, 1921-1942 and Blacks, Whites, and Blues, by Tony Russell; Meeting Jimmie Rodgers, by Barry Mazor; Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music, by Barry Mazor, and, Public Cowboy No. 1, The Life and Times of Gene Autry, by Holly George-Warren)
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Jamaica Ginger was marketed as a medicine. The brand shown was “not over 94% alcohol.” The role of Jake in early Blues is widespread. It was in wide use as a liquor alterna ve during Prohibi on. The neurological condi on known as “jake leg” afflicted many of its users , destroying the nerves in the back controlling leg muscles.
Paramount artwork for the 78 rpm rec-ord by Blind Blake reprinted by John Te eller of Blues Images.
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New Music Reviews By Bob Brown
Louisville “White Lightning” Curtis Sweet Kentucky Rain
Minnesota resident, Louisville “White Lightning” Curtis aka Curtis Marlatt, is a for-mer Louisville resident, former KBS Board Member, and band leader of Curtis and the Kicks. I know little about Marlatt other than a song that I heard on the Saturday Night Blues Party when Scott Mullins was the DJ, that grabbed my attention and that I remember to this day (I actually recorded it off the radio). So what I do know is that he is an excellent slide guitarist and songwriter. This CD consists of 7 songs, 6 of which are Marlatt originals. The opener is “Prodigal Son Blues” that I would swear is Keb Mo, both in playing and singing. An excellent intro to the CD in my opinion. The second song “All Over the South” is a more blues-rock song with a heavy bass and slide guitar throughout which is the
direction most of his songs go in. “Hard Times” is a slower ballad style song with the vocals more highlighted than instru-ments. The last two songs go in a different direction. “Oatmeal Toast and Beer” is a slow song with guitar and vocals only, where the singer is thankful for his lover who prepares him his oatmeal, toast and beer for breakfast. The final song on the CD is a funky song called “Its All in Your Mind” which is completely different than the rest of the CD. Marlatt doesn’t want to be predicable as this song proves. For anyone who remembers Curtis, or wants more info on him, check out his website at http://www.lwlcurtis.com/index/ where, among other things, you can listen to all of the songs on this CD. My overall impression of this CD is that it is well worth having in your collection. EDITOR’S NOTE: Louisville “White Lightning” Curtis will be performing at Garvin Gate on Saturday the 8th at 8:30!
John Long Stand Your Ground Delta Groove John Long’s last release in 2006(“Lost and Found”) received great reviews from this author. He hasn’t lost his originality since then, as this CD proves. His style, playing, lyrics, and vocals remind one of the masters of old. His music is country blues and most songs consist of only Long singing and playing resonator slide gui-tar. He also plays harmonica, and according to the liner notes, a 1938 Samsonite suitcase (which he stomps to keep time). There are 13 songs on the CD, all but 5 written by Long. Covers include songs by Homesick James, Willie Johnson, Mike Cronic, Willie McTell, and Thomas Dorsey. Other artists on the CD include Fred Kaplan on piano, Bill Stuve on upright bass, and Washington Rucker on drums. These supporting musicians play on 2, 4, and 5
songs respectively. All others songs feature Long only. John Long is not simply a musician that plays old country blues. He would fit in with Robert Johnson, Willie McTell and others. He has the same feel for the music that the old blues players had and brings it into the digital age. This CD may not be for everybody, but those who love good country blues, will love this CD. I for one am definitely a fan of Long.
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Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore House Party at Big Jon’s Delta Groove
Bob Corritore is a household name to us blues lovers. He has played harmonica with some of the most respected blues musicians, and recorded on and produced many CDs. He has won several blues awards and in addition, he owns a blues club in Phoenix, and hosts a blues radio show. Jon Atkinson is not so well known-until now. Atkinson was attracted to the blues from an early age and shunned the popular digital music of his youth. He sought out the blues greats of the day to learn more of the older styles. Jon was noticed by Kim Wilson who took him into his Blues All Stars. Wilson credits Atkinson with understanding the “soul” of music. In 2015, Corritore travelled to San Diego, Atkinson’s home, and recorded this CD
in Jon’s home studio (the “House Party). Jon is considerably younger than Corritore (Jon is still in his 20’s), but thrives on the older blues music that so inspires Corritore. Their collaboration on this CD harks back to the electric blues of the 1950’s. They gathered a group of musicians whose ages varied by as much as 60 years, but whose talents and style blended per-fectly with their vision for the CD. There are 16 songs on this CD, half or which are originals, and all are performed with verve. Originals include songs by Corritore, Atkinson, Courtney, and Riley. The guitar, harmonica, and other instruments blend with just the right amount of reverb to replicate the sound of the great recordings of the 50’s. Atkinson’s guitar work is exceptional throughout and re-minds one of Hollywood Fats’ style. And of course, Corritore’s harp is top notch as usual. Atkinson proves his talent at vocals on eight of the songs, and has just the voice to fit the songs. The other songs sung by guests Willie Buck, Alabama Mike, Dave Riley, and Tomcat Courtney. Although I really liked Atkinson’s voice, the others added a little different tone/inflection/depth to the vocals that were equally as enjoyable. There is not a song on this CD that I did not like. I have come to expect good music from all of Delta Groove Music (and Bob Corritore) releases and I got it on this one. It is one of the best new CD’s of the year. You can check out more infor-mation about this CD and others by Bob Corritore at www.bobcorritore.com.
Mike Wheeler Band Turn Up Delmark
Mike Wheeler has been a lead and rhythm guitarist for several Chicago bands in-cluding Big James and the Chicago Playboys, and Jimmy Johnson. His is suppos-edly one of the hardest working bands in the Chicago area. This, his second re-lease on the Delmark label proves that he can be a successful front man for the band. His exceptional guitar work and funky blues tunes with deep bass and clear vocals prove his metal. The 13 songs on the CD are all originals except for Little Milton’s “That’s What Love Will Make You Do”. Larry Williams’ funky bass lines blend with Kenny Ander-son’s trumpet, Hank Ford’s tenor sax, Cleo Cole’s drums and Brian James on key-boards but still leave room for Wheeler’s funky guitar and his great vocals. One song “Brand New Cadillac”, is heavy metal which is a true departure from the other
blues/funk/R&B songs on the CD. The final cut is “Sad State of the World” and is one song whose theme can be guessed from the title. Make no mistake about it, Wheeler is talented. His guitar solos and guitar in general show he is the real deal. His style of funky, electric, soul drenched songs, are well thought out and entertaining. His fills after every verse of most songs is great guitar work. The horns (which, by the way, are part of the Big James and the Chicago Playboys band) lend a good dimension to the guitar drenched songs. Funky wah-wah guitar on songs like “Yeah” show Wheeler’s influences. The lyrics of the title song are an upbeat story of what he does when his girl is around - turn up. This may sound to the reader like a “gushy” song, but it is really a good one and Wheeler’s vocals make you feel good too. Overall this CD is a great release by a veteran which hopefully will generate him more exposure. They would be a great band to have at one of our local festivals-sure to please everybody.
da Mudcats are proud to announce
a brand new recording for your listening pleasure !
Produced by Down in the Alley Records and
recorded live at MOM's Music on Frankfort
Ave on Saturday, August 13, da Mudcats
new CD titled "Easy Does It" with 12 new
tunes will be available at the Garvin Gate
Blues Festival October 7-8.
Trivia: The original Mudcats performed at the first GGBF 28 years ago!
da Mudcats Live @ MOM's
Doug Lamb, Rob Pickett, Gene Wickliffe, Mike Lynch, Susan O'Neil
All Photos © David True
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enny
& th
e Je
tsO
pen
Mic
8:0
0Sm
oke
8:00
Win
e on
the
Riv
er F
estiv
al w
ith J
imm
y D
avis
Will
ie's
Loc
all y
Kno
wn
(Lex
ingt
on) -
Jazz
Clu
b (L
exin
gton
)H
ouse
(Lex
ingt
on)
Vola
re –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett D
uo 7
:00
Stev
ie R
ay's
– T
NT
Ope
n Ja
m 9
:00
Jeff
Rub
y's
– N
apol
eon
& th
e Be
ats
9:00
Band
and
Sou
l Circ
us 2
:00
Jonn
y G
rave
8:0
0Te
e D
ee Y
oung
Ban
dN
orth
side
She
iks
VFW
Pos
t (M
adis
on IN
) – O
pen
Jam
Stev
ie R
ay's
– D
erby
Sau
ce 6
:30
/ Big
Jeff
Rub
y's
– N
apol
eon
& th
e Be
ats
9:00
& Fr
iend
sO
ff B
road
way
Tap
Vola
re –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett D
uo 7
:00
Blac
k C
adilla
c 9:
30Pr
oud
Mar
y B
BQ
(Lex
ingt
on) –
Fiv
e Be
low
Hou
se (M
adis
on)
Stev
ie R
ay's
– L
ouis
ville
Fat
s &
the
Rhy
thm
Ope
n Ja
m 8
:00
Cat
s 6:
30 /
V-G
roov
e 9:
30St
evie
Ray
's -
19th
Hol
e (N
ashv
ille IN
) – F
istfu
l of B
acon
Blue
s Ja
m 9
:00
812
B&
G (S
elle
rsbu
rg IN
) – T
he B
oogi
e M
en16
1718
1920
2122
Pizz
a Pl
ace
– O
pen
Jam
7:0
0B
ourb
on o
n M
ain
Cor
bett'
s -
Lind
a's
Log
Cab
in(V
erno
n IN
)Le
vee
at th
e R
iver
Hou
se –
C
heap
side
Bar
& G
rill (
Lexi
ngto
n) –
Bac
kstr
etch
B&
G (L
exin
gton
) – R
onn
Cro
wde
rR
ubbi
es S
outh
side
G&
B - O
pen
Jam
(Fra
nkfo
rt) –
Ope
n Ja
mR
obbi
e Ba
rtlet
t 6:0
0O
pen
Jam
7:0
0So
ul C
ircus
Sp
ot C
heck
Billi
e 10
:00
Gilb
ert's
Bar
& G
rill –
Lau
rie J
ane
& th
e 45
'sSh
amro
ck B
&G
(Lex
ingt
on) -
Ope
n Ja
mTe
e D
ee's
Blu
es &
Hen
ry C
lay'
sSt
evie
Ray
's –
Lou
isvi
lle F
ats
&M
ajid
's –
Tan
ita G
aine
s 7:
00G
rand
The
atre
(Fra
nkfo
rt) –
Joa
n O
sbor
neJe
ff R
uby'
s –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett 9
:00
Jazz
Clu
b (L
exin
gton
)H
ouse
(Lex
ingt
on)
The
Rhy
thm
Cat
s 8:
30M
ick'
s Lo
unge
(Jef
fers
onvi
lle IN
)Je
ff R
uby'
s –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett 9
:00
Mom
ma'
s La
st C
hanc
e Sa
loon
Te
e D
ee Y
oung
Ban
dN
orth
side
She
iks
Vola
re –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett D
uo 7
:00
Ope
n M
ic 8
:00
New
Vin
tage
– C
.W. S
tone
king
9:0
0(N
icho
lasv
ille) –
Fiv
e Be
low
Ban
d 9:
00&
Frie
nds
Off
Bro
adw
ay T
apSt
evie
Ray
's –
TN
T O
pen
Jam
9:0
0St
evie
Ray
's –
D M
an &
the
Alle
y H
ound
sM
OM
's M
usic
(Mel
lwoo
d Av
e) –
Ope
n Ja
mH
ouse
(Mad
ison
)VF
W P
ost (
Mad
ison
IN) –
Ope
n Ja
m6:
30 /
Soul
Circ
us 9
:30
Spec
tato
rs S
port
s B
ar –
Sou
l Circ
us 1
0:00
Ope
n Ja
m 8
:00
Vola
re –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett D
uo 7
:00
Stev
ie R
ay's
– T
ravl
in M
ojos
6:3
0 / T
he B
eat
Stev
ie R
ay's
- D
addy
s 9:
30Bl
ues
Jam
9:0
023
2425
2627
2829
Pizz
a Pl
ace
– O
pen
Jam
7:0
0B
ourb
on o
n M
ain
Cor
bett'
s -
Lind
a's
Log
Cab
in(V
erno
n IN
)K
entu
cky
Cen
ter -
4th
Ann
ual
Dia
mon
d's
(St M
atth
ews)
– S
oul C
ircus
Bac
kstr
etch
B&
G (L
exin
gton
) – R
onn
Cro
wde
rR
ubbi
es S
outh
side
G&
B - O
pen
Jam
(Fra
nkfo
rt) –
Ope
n Ja
mR
obbi
e Ba
rtlet
t 6:0
0O
pen
Jam
7:0
0Lo
uisv
ille M
usic
Aw
ards
It's
Five
O'C
lock
Som
ewhe
reIt'
s Fi
ve O
'Clo
ck S
omew
here
Sham
rock
B&
G (L
exin
gton
) - O
pen
Jam
Tee
Dee
's B
lues
&H
enry
Cla
y's
Stev
ie R
ay's
– T
he B
lues
Drif
ters
Maj
id's
– T
anita
Gai
nes
7:00
(Nic
hola
sville
) – F
ive
Belo
w B
and
9:00
(Nic
hola
sville
) – F
ive
Belo
w B
and
9:00
Jazz
Clu
b (L
exin
gton
)H
ouse
(Lex
ingt
on)
Vola
re –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett D
uo 7
:00
Mic
k's
Loun
ge (J
effe
rson
ville
IN)
Jeff
Rub
y's
– R
obbi
e Ba
rtlet
t 9:0
0Je
ff R
uby'
s –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett 9
:00
Tee
Dee
You
ng B
and
Nor
thsi
de S
heik
sO
pen
Mic
8:0
0Sm
yrna
Inn
– Bl
uest
own
8:30
Stev
ie R
ay's
– L
aurie
Jan
e &
the
45's
6:3
0 /
& Fr
iend
sO
ff B
road
way
Tap
Stev
ie R
ay's
– T
NT
Ope
n Ja
m 9
:00
Stev
ie R
ay's
– M
issi
ssip
pi A
dam
Rig
gle
Nob
ody'
z Bi
zzne
ss 9
:30
Hou
se (M
adis
on)
VFW
Pos
t (M
adis
on IN
) – O
pen
Jam
Band
6:3
0 / R
epla
y 9:
30W
ight
-Mey
er V
iney
ards
(She
pher
dsvi
lle) -
Ope
n Ja
m 8
:00
Vola
re –
Rob
bie
Bartl
ett D
uo 7
:00
da M
udca
ts 7
:00
Stev
ie R
ay's
- Bl
ues
Jam
9:0
030
31N
ov-1
23
45
Cre
ativ
e Ta
ble
Kitc
hen
and
Cat
erin
gB
ourb
on o
n M
ain
Cor
bett'
s -
Che
ck's
Caf
e –
KBS
Boar
dM
ajid
's –
Tan
ita G
aine
s 7:
00B
lues
& B
oogi
e Pi
ano
Sum
mit
(New
port)
Bac
kstr
etch
B&
G (L
exin
gton
) – R
onn
Cro
wde
r(L
exin
gton
) – K
elly
Ric
hey
(Fra
nkfo
rt) –
Ope
n Ja
mR
obbi
e Ba
rtlet
t 6:0
0M
eetin
g 7:
00M
ick'
s Lo
unge
(Jef
fers
onvi
lle IN
)Le
vee
at th
e R
iver
Hou
se –
Rob
bie
Blu
es &
Boo
gie
Pian
o Su
mm
it (N
ewpo
rt)Pi
zza
Plac
e –
Ope
n Ja
m 7
:00
Tee
Dee
's B
lues
&H
enry
Cla
y's
Lind
a's
Log
Cab
in(V
erno
n IN
)O
pen
Mic
8:0
0Ba
rtlet
t 9:0
0C
hate
au T
hom
as W
iner
y (N
ashv
ille IN
) –R
ubbi
es S
outh
side
G&
B - O
pen
Jam
Jazz
Clu
b (L
exin
gton
)H
ouse
(Lex
ingt
on)
Ope
n Ja
m 7
:00
Stev
ie R
ay's
– T
NT
Ope
n Ja
m 9
:00
Old
Tal
bott
Tave
rn (B
ards
tow
n) –
Big
Fist
ful o
f Bac
on 7
:00
Sham
rock
B&
G (L
exin
gton
) - O
pen
Jam
Tee
Dee
You
ng B
and
Nor
thsi
de S
heik
sSt
evie
Ray
's –
Blu
es &
Gre
ys 8
:30
VFW
Pos
t (M
adis
on IN
) – O
pen
Jam
Blac
k C
adilla
c 9:
00D
iam
ond'
s (S
t Mat
thew
s) –
Sou
l Circ
us&
Frie
nds
Off
Bro
adw
ay T
apVo
lare
– R
obbi
e Ba
rtlet
t Duo
7:0
0Vo
lare
– R
obbi
e Ba
rtlet
t Duo
7:0
0Pa
rlay
Soci
al (L
exin
gton
) – F
ive
Belo
wO
ld T
albo
tt Ta
vern
(Bar
dsto
wn)
– B
igH
ouse
(Mad
ison
)St
evie
Ray
's –
TBA
Blac
k C
adilla
c 9:
00O
pen
Jam
8:0
0St
evie
Ra y
's –
TBA
Stev
ie R
a y's
- Bl
ues
Jam
9:0
0
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