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"Mississippi Sea" marks a bit of a departure from Buddy's "sound" with the Bluebirds. Acoustic blues, nine songs written or co-written by Buddy. A deep, laid back artistic statement by a passionate Observer of the South. The imagery on these original tunes is deeper than the Mississippi Sea. A wider point of reference than the Mississippi Delta, with the Deep South mystique of the Ark-La-Miss and the hard-edged feel pioneered by Texans like Lightnin' Hopkins.
"Flett's six-string work sounds like the missing Louisiana link to Elmore James and Muddy Waters" -Scott Jordan, Gambit Weekly, New Orleans.

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Brian Lee's new CDAvailable now   released June 26

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
Included in the documentary and CD is Baton Rouge's own Mr. Henry Gray.Article

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Released July 10, 2007
Mem Shannon: Live: A Night at Tipitina's (Northern Blues)
Limited Edition Jazz Fest EP

       

Chris Thomas King  2006 DVD “Juke Joint, you can never go home again,
” featuring never before seen footage of the original Tabby’s Blues Box."
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Baton Rouge Get's Blues Festival Back    

The funding for a Blues Festival in Baton Rouge has come through. Planning has already
started. The  date has been set for April 26, 2008. This will be the last day of Blues Week
2008. The two blues organizations will work together to bring the city a festival to be proud
of, focusing on Baton Rouge getting the recognition it deserves. The REAL home of the
blues is right here.
Thanks to Mayor Kip Holden for getting half of the funding!!!!!

Nikki Varnado memorial Jam at Phil Brady's June 28              
 

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Other New Releases are:

Eddie Bo: Saints, Let's Go Marching In (Bo Sound)
Various Artists: Crescent City Bounce (4 CDs) (JSP Records)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: Rock My Blues Away (Music Avenue)

Cajun/Zydeco Music gets Grammy Category  Story

Buddy Guy is the blues/Tahoe Daily Tribune Story

Red Dragon Roars Back see Article

Folk and Acoustic Music in Baton Rouge and South Central Louisiana
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2007 Blues Music Award Winners http://www.blues.org/about/news.php4?Id=459
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Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Jerry Lee Lewis and Tab Benoit  

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Chicago Harp Bluesman, Carey Bell RIP  see article

Baton Rouge was represented at the Grammy Foundation concert in New Orleans on April 25.
Irma was there with her Grammy and Tab Benoit was backed by LaRoux. I sure wish I had been there, but Joy, Pam and Lenny got to go.
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Baton Rouge Blues Wedding

Krickett and Lou Perilloux

 

Red Stick
Blues City of the Universe
It just doesn't get any better

 

Tab Benoit New DVD  "Voice of the Wetlands" Live Blues Concert at NABF

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