Walla Walla Blues Society’s

Volume 22 Issue 9 September 2015

FREE! Inside : sunbanks - Little Freddie king - wwbs blues joke page

The Walla Walla Blues Society Blues News

The Blues News is the official publication of the Walla Walla Blues Society. Any articles, advertising, etc. must be submitted to the Editor no later than the 15th of each month. All submissions become the property of the Walla Walla Blues Society. Views and opinions expressed by individuals represented in the Blues News are not necessarily those of the WWBS. Permission to reprint any material herein should be obtained from the Editor. The Walla Walla Blues Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are therefore tax deductible.

WWBS Officers President: Mike Hammond Vice Prez: Beau Gerard Treasurer: Verna Reesman Secretary: Kim Ruchert IFK Coord: Mike Hammond BITS Coord: Torch Davis Webmaster: Rich Smith Blues News Editor: Rand Bishop Memebership Cord. Kari Saveleski Board of Directors George Copeland Donna Copeland Rich Smith Laura Hall Torch Davis

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Membership Blues Society Members will receive a cool membership card, the Blues News newsletter, various perks and discounts from time to time (including the Blues Lottery), and the satisfaction of knowing you have helped to promote this unique American art form known as The Blues in Walla Walla and the surrounding area. Annual dues : Single Membership : $ 20.00 Family Membership : $ 30.00 Supporting Membership : $ 50.00 Corporate Sponsor : $100.00

The Walla Walla Blues Society 8237 Mill Creek Rd.

Walla Walla, WA 99362 wwbs@ bmi.net

2012 Walla Walla Blues Society

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS Walla Walla Blues Society meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is October 6th at 5:30p.m. at Jacobi’s café with open mic to follow from 6:30 to 8:30. Come on down and have some great food and beverages. Youth are encouraged to jam with us.

8237 Mill Creek Rd. Walla Walla WA 99362

Sept. 4 – Carolyn Mildenberger 5-7:30pm Sore Thumb Band 9-12 Sept. 5 – Rogue Lobster 6-8 Robin Barrett & The Coyote Kings 9-12 Sept. 11 – Carolyn Mildenberger 5-7:30pm Karen Lovely 9-12 Sept. 12 – Rogue Lobster 6-8 Shanks Pony 9-12 Sept. 18 – Carolyn Mildenberger 5-7:30pm Big Monti 9-12 Sept. 19 – Rogue Lobster 6-8 The Hitmen 9-12 Sept. 25 – Carolyn Mildenberger 5-7:30pm Gary Winston & The Real Deal Sept. 26 – Rogue Lobster 6-8 Sum People 9-12

Whats Happening

Wednesdays – Open mic and recording club, call Nick 200-1795 for info. 7-10pm. Thursday - Jam Night 8-11pm. Every Day – Taste Wine/Have Lunch 11-4pm

Live @ Sapolil events

Mountain Heart is the band that has been fearlessly revolutionizing the way acoustic music can be presented and played. The band’s name has been synonymous with cutting-edge excellence in acoustic music circles since the group’s creation in 1999. Widely known throughout the music industry for continually redefining the boundaries of acoustic music, the band has gained legions of loyal fans both as a result of their superlative musicianship, and more notably, their incomparably exciting live performances. As one of the most highly awarded ensembles ever assembled, Mountain Heart, or members of the band, have either won or been nominated for Grammy’s, ACM, CMA, and multiple IBMA Awards. They have appeared on the revered stage of the Grand Ole Opry in excess of 125 times and have shared the stage with acts ranging from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montgomery Gentry, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Brad Paisley to Alison Krauss, Tony Rice, The Avett Brothers, Yonder Mountain Stringband, Levon Helm, John Fogerty and Patty Loveless.

“Virginia natives Carbon Leaf weave their signature indie-rock blend of Celtic, Appalachian, folk, and country into a rousing new brand of music best described as ‘ether-electrified porch music’. The five-man band’s steadfast arrangement of guitar, bass, drums, and mandolin is rounded out with more exotic instruments, like the bouzouki, fiddle, accordion and penny whistle, all tied together by lead singer Barry Privett’s bold, straightforward baritone. Long beloved in their hometown of Richmond and known for high-energy live shows, the group entered onto the national scene in 2002 by winning an American Music Award with the Irish-tinged hit “The Boxer,” a narrative about a fighter who’s at the top of his game but scraping the bottom of love’s barrel. Pioneering dreams, broken hearts, Love’s renewal – all traverse the American landscape as common themes in Carbon Leaf’s music, as is reflected in the dark, bluesy “Another Man’s Woman,” and “Miss Hollywood,” a Southern-twanged ballad about the angst of dating an enormous sign.”

Schedule for Thursday, September 10

8:00pm Emily Aldridge and Matt Stoops Sister Madame 9:00pm

Friday, September 11

4:30pm Steve Cooley and the Dangerfields 6:00pm Wasteland Kings

7:30 Robbie Laws Band 9:00 Daniel Castro Band 11:00 Bump Kitchen

10:00pm The Skiffs 11:00pm Lil Bill Trio

Saturday, September 12

12:30 Rod Cook 2:00pm HillStomp Virgil Brown & The Wired Band 3:30pm

Robin Barrett & Coyote Kings 7:00pm Junkyard Jane Sugaray Rayford Band 5:00pm 9:00pm

The 24th Street Wailers 11:00pm

4:00pm

Sunday, September 13

Rafael Tranquilino Band 2:30pm Sammy Eubanks

5:30pm Too Slim

& The Tail Draggers 7:30pm

1:00pm

Now age 75, was 14 yrs. old in McComb, Mississippi when he jumped onto a moving freight train, then jumped off in New Orleans where he has remained for more than six decades.

He taught himself blues guitar, endured a life of addiction and violence, survived hurricane Katrina, his wife's heartbreaking death and has emerged strong and peaceful at the peak of his career.

My multimedia article "The Gutbucket King" tells his amazing story, complete with music and interview clips,

archival pictures and documents, and photo portraits by Julie Dermansky. The New New South, an online magazine of Southern writing, has taken down the paywall in honor of Freddie's 75th. Enjoy it for free at https://newnewsouth.atavist.com/thegutbucketking

We first cottoned onto Fread Martin, a.k.a. Little Freddie King, a few years back when he released his GREAT "You Don't Know What I Know" disc for Fat Possum, the great Mississippi label dedicated to overlooked older bluesmen who play gutsy, lo-fi blues. A hard-living character who has been playing the rural electric blues of his native Mississippi in the lowest bowels of NEW ORLEANS' now-devastated Ninth Ward for years, King and his band have a penchant for hard-hitting, minimalist chords and lyrics, delivered by a cracked, heavily lived-in voice. Much of King's material has an old-style blues feel, but he is at his most charming when he strips it down to just guitar and howling vocals as depicted on his 2008 "Messin' Around tha House" and excellent live performance on his 2010 "Gotta to Walk with da King".

MadeWright Records new 2012 release picks up where "Crackhead Joe" (the premier socio-economic-political song of our time) left off presenting 12 new songs by Little Freddie "gut-bucket" King, cd entitled "Chasing tha Blues".

Little Freddie King

Wwbs blues musician Joke Page How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb ? None. They have a machine that does that now. How many bass players does it take to screw in a light bulb ? None, the keyboard player does it with his left hand. How do you get two guitar players to play in unison? Shoot one. How do you get a guitar player to turn down ? Put sheet music in front of him. Why was the piano invented ? So the musician would have a place to put his beer. What do you call a harmonica player who says he knows what notes he’s playing ? Liar ! Why do singers never say anything bad about musicians ? Because they’re too busy talking about themselves. How many singers does it take to screw in a lightbulb ? 20. one to hold the bulb and nineteen who drink until the room spins around. How do you make a million with a blues band ? Start with 2 million. What’s the inscription on a dead blues singers tombstone say ? “I didn’t wake up this mornin.” How many blues musicians does it take to screw in a light bulb ? None, blues musicians can’t afford light bulbs.

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