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Tom Asp, has a special display of his black and white photography at Sativa Blues located in Calhoun Square (next to Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues). This display features 26 prints of national and local blues musicians. Tom's exceptional work has been featured here at Blues On Stage for the past several years. You can see some of his work on the Photo Gallery Page and many of Tom’s shots are featured in the Live Reviews section. Sativa Blues' hours are: M-Sa 10AM-9PM and Su Noon-6PM. Stop down before the Famous Dave's show and take a look.

Blues Memorial Tributes -- Sonny Rodgers & Milwaukee Slim.

Walter Trout: A bluesman speaks -- article by Karl Bremer (printed in Pulse. Oct. 27, 1999).

Beau Jocque, an accordion player who helped revitalize Louisiana's zydeco music, died Friday of an apparent heart attack. He was 45. See more information on the message board.

Snooks Eaglin Review by Karl Bremer in Blues Access Magazine.

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Barbara LeShoure, a powerful blues singer who has relocated from Chicago to the Twin Cities, played Friday night at Famous Dave's with the Tom Hunter band. If you haven't seen her yet, do it, she sings powerful post war Chicago Blues as well as any female blues performer out there today! You might want to check this blues lady out!

Fruteland Jackson New Video and Instruction Book Alfred Publishing

Fruteland Jackson has a new guitar instruction video and book (with CD ROM) out on Alfred Publishing (see links at left).

Online 78 RPM auction at Let It Be Records: Web

Prairie Dog Blues Festival, July 30-31, 1999.

Bayfront Blues Festival & Club line-up -- it's Final!

Back from "up north"! Just returned from camping along the North Shore of Lake Superior this past week. Great to get away from the world and nice to be home again. I even got the unexpected opportunity to swim in the 38 degree water. I will be posting the winners for the Bayfront tickets later tonight -- watch both here and the Message Board -- Thanks for the Bayfront memories.

New Reviews Posted for August! Live Reviews include: Apple River Blues Festival, Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival, Mississippi Valley Blues Society Festival, Boz Scaggs, Terrance Simien and more. Plus, over two dozen NEW CD Reviews, and the New Feature - Blues Magazine Updates. Blues On Stage has grown into one of the largest and most popular Blues Websites on the internet and we are always looking for new contributors…do you like to write? Would you like to submit a CD or show review? Send me an e-mail: mnblues@aol.com. Is your record label represented here yet? If not, you may be missing out on some of the best promotion for your new record.

Win free Sandra Hall Tickets! Aug. 21st show at First Ave., Mpls. To be entered into the free drawing just post a message on the Message Board (subject: Sandra Hall) stating who is your favorite blues band. Then send me an email with your name, email and phone number. The drawing will be held Tues. Aug. 17th.

We have a new Message Board for you to use now. Post any blues related message, announcement, press release, musician wanted, etc. -- go ahead and start a discussion.

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (at 1st Ave. 7/15/99) can sure play the blues! If you like that traditional electric blues guitar, Johnson is one of the best purveyors out there.

Elvin Bishop's show at the Cabooze (7/10/99) was "Big Fun!!"

Kris St. Louis' Memorial Page.

Press Release. Portraits In Performance president Chuck Winans announces that Portraits In Performance Photography will photograph the Indiana Jazz Festival this coming Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20.

June 9th marked the second anniversary of the Blues On Stage website! More than 45,000 site vists later, Blues On Stage is enjoying some remarkable success thanks to you the readers and all the great people who have contributed reviews, articles and photos to the site. Thank You!

Important Bayfront Blues Festival ticket information -- Limited tickets available for the Bayfront Blues Festival through Ticketmaster, The Electric Fetus (Duluth and Mpls) and by mail. Call 715-394-6831, ext. 101 for order forms.

Keeping The Blues Alive Award Press Release.

Eddie Taylor Jr., in Chicago!

W.C. Handy Award Winners.

Blues On The Fox festival, June 12-13, 1999, Aurora, IL -- great lineup of blues.

The W.C. Handy Awards are May 27-30, 1999 in Memphis.

The Blues Foundation selects 17 recipients for the "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award. Blues On Stage is honored to be the recipient of the 1999 Keeping the Blues Alive Award for "Achievement for Blues on the Internet."

Big George Jackson had his CD release party last night at Mayslack's in N.E. Minneapolis and the place was absolutely packed from 9 'till closing. This is some of the best gut-bucket blues you will find in the area right now. Go see them live and get their newly released CD. check out a review of the CD here.

Chicago Blues Festival lineup

Portraits In Performance Press Release.

Click Here for LINE UP -- Heart & Soul Music Festival benefit for Camp Heartland is THIS weekend, May 15-16, 1999 outside next to Bunker's. Jonny Lang and Susan Tedeschi headline this great festival. See calendar page for more details on ticket order and lineup. Click Here for an article on the music festival and background on Heart & Soul and Camp Heartland.

Blues photographer Tom Asp is this year's Master of Ceremonies for the 7th Annual Memorial Day Service at the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Mon., May 31, 1999, 2:30 PM, State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul. Renne' Austin will be singing the National Anthem.

Too Blue's Artist of the Month -- Joe T. Cook. Spotlight on Twin Cities blues musicians by Shawn Wallin.

Winners of the 1999 Minnesota Music Awards!

More than 3 dozen new CD reviews have been posted on the New Reviews page for May! Plus live reviews of Casey Jones, Gary Primich, Susan Tedeschi and Shemekia Copeland, Bruce Katz, Eddie Shaw and many more. New CD Reviews will be added almost daily, so please check back to the New Reviews page often. If you would like your CD reviewed or featured here at Blues On Stage please send an e-mail.

Blues West Press Release.

Koerner, Ray & Glover are celebrating the re-release of their Elektra recordings from the 1960's on Red House Records at a special show May 7th at the Cedar Cultural Centre. Don't miss a rare opportunity to see these three legends of the folk/blues era perform together again.

John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison & Taj Mahal at the Target Center, June 3rd.

New blues show at Snoodles every Thursday hosted by Joel Johnson.

Lamont Cranston Awards.

Hit the Jam Sessions! Read the cover story in the April issue of the Twin Cities Blues News!

The Bayfront Blues Festival Press Release!

Keith B. Brown, from Memphis, plays acoustic delta blues in the tradition of Son House and Skip James. If you are looking to book a new artist who plays excellent traditional blues you can contact Keith at his new website, where you can also order and listen to sound clips from his new CD "Walking On Muddy Waters."

Otis Rush is one of the featured shows at the new Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues in Chicago on June 4 & 5, 1999. Check out who is playing at the NEW Screamin' Willie Productions website!

Yes, we have a new look! Please pass along any new suggestions (mnblues@aol.com).

Sad news to report -- Mighty Joe Young(click on link for obituary) passed away in March! Live Review.

Lowell Fulson passed away March 7, 1999.

Blues Marathon Click Here for details on this event that starts today, April 23rd!

Sonny "Cat Daddy" Rogers Tribute! Sponsored by BlueBass, Inc. to be held April 17th @ Schuller's. If you know of any musicians who played with Sonny please get in touch with me so I can pass the names along to the promoters.

Tuck & Patti coming to Bethel College, April 17th.

2nd Annual Blues Aid festival, April 11-12, 1999. "BluesAid was created in 1996 by The Sonny Boy Blues Society to help our aging population of blues artist’s cope with healthcare costs and memorial expenses. As you well know, many of the most influential bluesmen and women have not fared well financially and therefore are without healthcare insurance and have no savings in the case of illness, either acute or chronic. The BluesAid project is an extension of the Sonny Boy Blues Society’s local efforts to help these aging artists obtain the proper medical help and medications they may have otherwise gone without." [from their website]

The Turning Pointe Cooperative for Musician's insurance. For details Click Here

New Reviews! Now posted for the March issue of the Twin Cities Blues News (several new reviews have been added this week). Check out new live reviews of Paul deLay, Buddy Guy, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Long John Hunter, Markiss, The Dirty White Boyz w/Curtis Blake, Joe Juliano, Roomful of Blues, Li'l Brian & the Zydeco Travelers and the Lamont Cranston Blues Band day in St. Paul. Plus new CD reviews of Debbie Davies, The Eddie Martin Band, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Snooky Pryor, Errol Linton, Robert Lockwood Jr. and Women Blues Singers 1928-1969. Take a look at the new CD Releases from Telarc, Bullseye, Tone-Cool, Rounder, Angelwing, Rykodisc and many new Independent releases. Keep an "ear" out for the Jukebox here at Blues On Stage!

Susan Tedeschi @ Aragon Theatre, Chicago, Aug 8, 1998 Photo © 1998 Chuck Winans All rights reserved

More new reivews are now posted at the New Reviews page -- Slam Allen, Lil' Ed and Grady Champion, Sandra Hall, Eddie Shaw, The Nighthawks and Little Hatch CD review.

Corey Stevens returns to Spike's (Faribault, 507-334-9892) on Wed., March 31st. $15 advance, $20 at show. Located just 25 minutes south of Burnsville on 35W.

Heart & Soul Music Festival benefit for Camp Heartland is scheduled for May 15-16, 1999 outside under the tent at Bunker's. Jonny Lang and Susan Tedeschi headline this great festival. See calendar page for more details on ticket order and lineup.

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Minnesota Blues Recordings! I am preparing a feature on recent blues recordings by Minnesota (and upper MidWest) blues artists. If you would like your recording included in this feature please send me an e-mail.

Real Audio Sound Clips from your favorite blues artists coming soon to the Blues On Stage Juke Box. To hear the sound clips you need to download the free Real Audio Player. Click on the Real Audio logo to download the player.
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Blues On Stage has been awarded the Best of Bourbon Street award for the Month of January 1999!

The Lamont Cranston Blues Band is kicking off thier 30th year of playing the blues with a show at the Landmark Center in St. Paul as part of the Winter Carnival. Saturday, Jan. 30th has been dedicated as "Lamont Cranston Day" by the Mayor of St. Paul.