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Weekend Blues - Happenings Coming up on the Weekend Blues Happy New Year! Welcome to another year's journey into the best in Blues, Downhome Soul, & 'roots' inspired Rock 'n Roll... each Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm on KGOU. -'Hardluck' Jim Blues News 2010 Blues Grammy Winners :Category 66--Best Traditional Blues Album ***A Stranger Here by Ramblin' Jack Elliott [ANTI]*** --Blue Again by The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito [429 Records] --Rough & Tough by John Hammond [Chesky Records] --Stomp! The Blues Tonight by Duke Robillard [Stony Plain Records] --Chicago Blues: A Living History by Various Artists Larry Skoller, producer [Raisin' Music] Category 67 -- Best Contemporary Blues Album ***Already Free by The Derek Trucks Band [Victor Records]*** --This Time by The Robert Cray Band [Nozzle Records/Vanguard] --The Truth According To Ruthie Foster by Ruthie Foster [Blue Corn Music] --Live: Hope At The Hideout by Mavis Staples [ANTI] --Back To The River by Susan Tedeschi [Verve Forecast] In the Historical category, The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) (Little Walter) took top honors. Congrats to Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer [Hip-O Select/Geffen Records]. 26th International Blues Challenge Winners Crowned This year's IBC was another record-breaking, star-making showcase of talent in Memphis, TN. The 'solo/duo' winner was Matt Andersen, sponsored by Harvest Jazz and Blues from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Second place honors (in the solo/duo category) went to Alphonso Sanders and Bill "Howl-n-Madd" Perry from the Crossroads Blues Society, Rosedale, Mississippi. The top prize in the Band competition was awarded to Grady Champion of the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola. Second place honors were earned by Karen Lovely Band, Cascade Blues Association, and the third spot went to Cheryl Renee with Them Bones, hailing from the Cincy Blues Society. A custom Gibson guitar featuring The Blues Foundation's logo was awarded to Matt Kelley of the Big Boy Little Band (DC Blues Society), as the finals top guitarist. In the Best Self-Produced CD contest, the judges announced a tie: "Fire It Up!" by the Laurie Morvan Band sponsored by the Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society and "Crime Scene Queen" by The Informants sponsored by the Colorado Blues Society. Willie Mitchell (March 1, 1928 - January 5, 2010) We are deeply saddened by the passing of Willie Mitchell. An accomplished trumpeter who led one of the region's premier bands of the '50s, he made the transition to recording star at Hi Records in the '60s. At Hi he became a vital part of the organization by engineering, producing, scouting talent and eventually running the label. A true renaissance man, Willie Mitchell created his own Memphis sound - a uniquely sophisticated brand of funk. He put together one of the world's greatest rhythm sections - Hi Rhythm – featuring Teenie Hodges on guitar, Charles Hodges on organ, Leroy Hodges on bass and drummer Howard Grimes. He made stars of Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, O.V. Wright and Syl Johnson, creating recordings still revered, covered and sampled to this day. In 1969 while on tour with his Willie Mitchell Band, he met a young singer from Michigan in Midland, Texas and brought him back to Memphis. Together, he and Al Green made history, creating an unparalleled body of work featuring arguably the greatest voice in soul backed by Mitchell's unique mix of gritty southern R&B and elegant arrangements. In 2007 he was recognized by the Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy at The Recording Academy Honors. In 2008 he received an even larger honor from The Recording Academy at the 50th annual GRAMMY Awards - The Trustees Award. His impact on Memphis and music is immeasurable. There will probably never be another one like him. Obituary By The Recording Academy RIP Earl Gaines (August 19, 1935 ~ Dec 31, 2009) R&B vocalist Earl Gaines died on New Year's Eve at a Nashville hospital. He was 74. Gaines was was closely associated with the Nashville R&B scene. He first came into prominence as the lead vocalist of Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers with the hit "It's Love Baby" (AKA "24 Hours A Day"). He would later emerge as a solo artist with a number of hits including “The Best of Luck to You” in 1966 and “Hymn Number 5” in 1973. He recorded for numerous record labels including Starday, King, DeLuxe, Excello, Champion, Poncello, Hanna-Barbera, HBR, Athens, Sound Stage 7, Ace, Meltone, Appaloosa, Black Top, Ecko and Blue Fye. He was a featured artist on the 2005 Grammy-winning best historical album, Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945–1970. His loss comes on the heels of other recently deceased Nashville R&B greats including Johnny Jones... Contact Information Keep sending those requests... & comments! 'Hardluck' Jim jjhardluck@ou.edu 325-3110 |
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