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HOW CAN CD'S BE ORDERED?
Dear Daddy B. Nice:
It is so hard getting good soul music in Tallahassee, Fl. Can the CD's be ordered over the internet?
S.W.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Dear S.W.,
They sure can. The situation has completely changed over the last ten years. Southern Soul music sales are thriving, and the first place to look is right here at Daddy B. Nice's Bargain-Priced CD Store.
DBN
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SEARCHING FOR A SONG ABOUT 'PRETTY BROWN GIRL'
Dear Daddy B. Nice,
I WOULD LIKE THE KNOW THE ARTIST THAT SINGS THE SONG "PRETTY BROWN GIRL" / "PRETTY BROWN ROUND" / I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TITLE OF THE SONG!!!
A.W.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Dear A.W.,
I've got to say I haven't heard it. But I'll post it on the Mailbag page and see if anyone else has heard it.
DBN
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RE: YOUR WEBSITE A 'DREAM COME TRUE'; 'SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING MOVING TO OVERDOSE ON SOUTHERN SOUL'
Greetings Daddy B Nice,
Next to you, I think I am the biggest Southern Soul/Blues fan in the country. I reside in South Carolina and from time to time we get a Bluesfest concert, but not enough for my appetite. I attended the Blues Is Alright Tour 2008 in Columbia, SC on Saturday, March 29, 2008. I was so excited about seeing the Soul Children and it was even a greater surprise to have J. Blackfoot with the group. They were awesome!!! I really enjoyed the entire show and my companion was a first-timer. Needless to say he enjoyed the show and the fact that you got nine exceptional acts. My hats off to Mr. Lewis who promotes the Blues Is Alright Tour.
Your web-site is a dream come true. I am constantly just reading up and learning as much as possible about the artist and music that I love so much. Keep up the great job! Also, I was in Montgomery Alabama where I listen to 97.1 which has such a wonderful mixture of R&B/Blues and Southern Soul. There is a Mother's Day Blues Show on Sunday May 11, 2008 with Marvin Sease, TK Soul, Floyd Taylor and O B Buchana. Unfortunately I will not be able to make it but I am seriously considering moving into that area and over dose on the Southern Soul and Blues.
Sincerely,
South Carolina Diva
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RE: CAN YOU HELP ME FIND THESE SONGS?
It's By Lebrado the artist. Name of the song is "Fire". it's not on his cd Try me that's the only one he has.. also i'm try to find a song by the Soul Children it's name "Long Ride Home". also mr.sam new song with Floyd Taylor "Voice Mail. Your Truly
C.R.
Daddy B. Nice replies.
Dear C.R.:
"Fire" will undoubtedly be included on Lebrado's upcoming CD. I found two sources for the obscure Bruce Billups compilation version you heard: Bruce Billups Presents: Southern Soul Mix Re-Loaded". http://www.stevessoulsounds.co.uk/shop/product.asp?xPRODUCTid=810
(an English site) and. . .
http://bluescritic.com/SoulBluesCDStorePage1.htm
here at home.
I can't help you with the Soul Children. And "Voice Mail," the Mr. Sam/Floyd Taylor single you heard, is still so new the paint hasn't dried. You are obviously a cutting-edge Southern Soul listener.
Daddy B. Nice
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RE: LOOKING TO GO TO A CONCERT WITH THEODIS EALEY OR BUDDY GUY
Hi Daddy B. Nice,
Been reading your article, Loved it. Live in Georgia, and spouse and I travel to Blues Show. We usually go to Huntsville Memorial Day Weekend but want to go somewhere a little different. Do you all have any suggestions, husband loves Theodis, I want to see Buddy Guy, Looking for somewhere in the South.
N.S.
Daddy B. Nice replies
Dear N.,
Buddy Guy lives in Chicago and has his own blues club, Legends. Ironically, Theodis Ealey will be appearing in Chicago, too (I believe it will be his first appearance up there, where he has many fans who have been waiting to see him) June 5-8 at the 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park.
If you're looking to "stay in the South," I'd recommend the Jackson, Mississippi area, which has more Southern Soul concerts than all other areas of the country combined. Watch the "Concert Calendar" (this page, right-hand side) in the coming weeks. Theodis is almost always appearing at some venue. As of right now, the only Theodis Ealey appearance at a southern venue in the "Calendar" is a Labor Day extravaganza in Pensacola (see Concert Calendar).
Hope this helps,
Daddy B. Nice
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RE: A LETTER MEANT FOR REGGIE P. / HOW TO GET HIS WHY ME? CD
Hello:
I am your biggest fan!!! I love you so much!!! Your music excites me!!!! It took forever to look on a website to find you. I was so excited when I did. I do have a dilemma, I live in a modestly small city, therefore trying to find your music in a cd is close to impossible. So can you email me with some prices as the cost of your cd or send me to a site that I can order the "Why Me?" cd? Down here we don't have a place that sells good soul music & so please see what you can do for me. I will pay for the cd---just help me get one, ok?
Your #1 Fan,
Ms. B. C.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Dear B.,
You can find Reggie P.'s Why Me CD for sale in Daddy B. Nice's CD Store, page "R," or in the "Recommended Tracks" section of Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to Reggie P. You can also find multiple references to Reggie P. in Daddy B. Nice's Comprehensive Index, page "R." Hope this helps.
Daddy B. Nice.
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RE: THANKS FROM APRIL
Dear Daddy B. Nice,
Just taking the time to say thank you for your support and for doing what you do.
I appreciate you very much.
April
Daddy B. Nice's Note:
April made her debut on Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 Southern Soul Singles in February 2008 with a cover of Z. Z. Hill's "Down Home Blues."
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RE: LOOKING FOR LYRICS TO MEL WAITERS' "THE SMALLER THE CLUB"
Hi Daddy B. Nice,
My name is G. S. and I'm looking for your recommended song for Mel Waiters, "The Smaller The Club." I have looked all over for lyrics. Can you send me the song lyrics? Thank You
G.S.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Dear G.S.:
Sorry for the delay. I always tell readers to just google the artist followed by "lyrics". You'll find websites that specialize in this kind of thing. In this case, I think I (or any self-respecting Mel Waiters fan) can almost recite "Smaller The Club's" lyrics by heart.
"Johnnie Taylor's still the favorite.
And Bobby Bland's still the blues.
Five dollars you've got to pay.
Just a jukebox and no deejay.
(Chorus) The smaller the club,
The bigger the party.
Something about this room.
The smaller the club,
The better the party.
The dance floor you can barely move.
Waitress, please clear my table
Beer cans everywhere.
Music loud and everybody dancing.
There's a hell of a party up in here.
(Bridge) You've got to stand in line
To get a drink.
You've got to wait outside
Just to get a peek.
Everyone loves a smaller club.
You might meet someone there and fall in love.
Chorus. . . A synthesizer solo. . .A mostly-repeated stanza (w/ "Cigarette smoke in the air"). . . Another chorus. . . And that's about it.
Hope this helps,
Daddy B. Nice
G.S. replies:
Hi Daddy B. Nice,
I would just like to say thank you for helping me out on this one. I looked all over for the lyrics, it`s a good song people love it.
Thanks Again
G. S.
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RE: WHERE CAN I FIND REGGIE P's WHO AM I? ALBUM?
Daddy B. Nice,
I am looking for information on Reggie P.'s first album, Who Am I. I can not find it anywhere. Can you help?
Thanks
F.H.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Hi F.,
Sorry for the delay. Yes, I can help you. The record is out of print, but if you go to Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide on Reggie P. and scroll down the recommended tracks on the right hand side of the page, you'll find links to samples and sellers of the Who Am I album. These are used copies, and unfortunately, the price is not cheap. The two copies available at the present time are $30 and $50 respectively.
Hope this helps,
Daddy B. Nice
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RE: O.V. WRIGHT COMPLETE BACKBEAT ABC
Hi Daddy B. Nice,
I'm from germany and interested to buy
O.V. WRIGHT - The Complete BackBeat ABC Recordings 5-CD-Box
i was searching in the web and it's everywhere out of stock.
do you know where i can buy it or do an CD-R exchange with stuff from my collection?
it would be nice to get an answer. Thanks a lot
best regards
G.R.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Dear G,
Sorry for the delay. I didn't have the time to check this until now. I wanted to make sure the data right here at Southern Soul RnB answers your question, and I think it does. Go to Daddy B. Nice's O.V. Wright Artist Guide and scroll down to the "Tidbits" section, where you will find a letter from a David Porter offering that very O. V. Wright Backbeat collection for sale. He sanctioned putting his e-mail in the piece, so I'm sure he'll be glad to help you. I hope this is what you're looking for.
DBN
G.R. replies:
Hi Daddy,
thanks for your informations. In the meantime i communicated with Dave Porter and I'm proud to own now the O.V. Wright Box.
thanks a lot and best regards,
G.R.
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RE: WHO HAS RECORDED A NEW VERSION OF SHIRLEY BROWN'S "GIRLFRIEND TO GIRLFRIEND"?
Dear daddybnice,
i enjoy your web site. can you tell me the name and artist of a song i heard lately on a soul station? it is by a female, the title may be "girlfriend to girlfriend". it sounds like an updated version of shirley brown's "woman to woman".
thanks, pete
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Dear Pete,
Sorry for the delay. I've been procrastinating because I too have heard the "girlfriend to girlfriend" phrase in a song recently. I thought it would come to me, but I just can't place where I heard it. I have to admit I'm stumped. I asked my resident Shirley Brown expert, Heikki Suosalo, who writes for Finland's "Soul Express," and here's what she had to say:
"Sorry Daddy," she writes, "but I can't help you in this right away. That phrase--"girlfriend to girlfriend"--may have been used in hundreds of "Girlfriend" songs, or it might appear in Jewell's sample of Shirley's hit. This requires a little more info for identification."
Pete, I'll post the question for my readers on the Mailbag page. In the meantime, you can read all you'll ever want to know about Shirley Brown (thanks to Heikki) at Shirley Brown. DBN
Pete replies:
dear daddy b.nice,
thanks for replying. the song reminds me of shirley brown's "woman to woman" or "you ain't woman enough" (no, it isn't jewel's cover version). it is a different song altogether.
" girlfriend to girlfriend", if that's the title, is in the same vein but has different lyrics. it is by a female who sort of sounds like shirley b. and is talking trash to her girlfriend.
thanks for telling me about heikki's shirley brown story. very informative.
thanks in advance for any help.
pete
Daddy B. Nice replies: An alert reader (CJ from Ohio) responds:
Daddy B. Nice,
That new version of the "Woman To Woman" song is by a lady from Cincinnati, Ohio named SPECIAL. You can find her on MY SPACE !!
C.J.
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RE: A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM TRICIA BARNWELL Hi Daddy B. Nice,
I am Tricia Barnwell; I just want to let you know that Roy C and I are very appreciative for the continuous support of our music. Words cannot express our heartfelt gratitude to you and all the folks that make it possible for others to hear about our music. Everyone is just so "AWESOME" and "Sweet Home Alabama" chart numbers are looking "GREAT" , thanks a million.
Take care and again, thank you so very much for the extraordinary support...
Tricia Barnwell
(Note: "Sweet Home Alabama," from the Tricia Barnwell album Country All Over Me, was Daddy B. Nice's #4 "Breaking" Southern Soul Single for March 2008.)
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RE: LYRICS TO SHEMEKIA COPELAND'S "SALT IN MY WOUNDS"
Daddy B. Nice,
Hello, my name's J. and my english is not very good, so excuse me for that. I don't really know what is your page about, but I think you like Shemekia Copeland's music. I've looking for the lyrics of the song named "Salt in my wounds" since last year. I'm asking you for them. If you sent me a email with these lyrics I would be so happy. So please, could you send me that lyrics?
Thank you.
J.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Dear J.,
It's relatively easy to obtain lyrics for any artist in this Internet age. Just google "Shemekia Copeland Lyrics" and you will find two or three different sites specializing in lyrics by the blues-belting Shemekia. (I just checked.)
You can also visit Shemekia Copeland's website at
Shemekia Copeland.
Hope this helps.
Daddy B. Nice
J. replies:
Daddy B. Nice,
Thanks a lot.
Excuse me but I can't avoid ask...has anybody had fun with you saying "Daddy, be nice", in the way of "Johnny be good"?
Thanks for your help.
J.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Yes, J., especially when I've been "Daddy Be Mean."
(Grin) DBN
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RE: THANKS FOR KEEPING ME UP ON THE BLUES
Daddy Nice:
Please let me take this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort that you have taken to display your website.
I am a blues lover and I normally would call to Mississippi to find out what's hot and what's not. But your website can keep me informed as to the latest artists.
I live in a state where there isn't a blues radio station. You have made my day.
Thanks,
H. from Indy
Daddy B. Nice replies:
And thanks, H., for making my day.
DBN
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RE: SWAMP DOGG HONORED
Hello Daddy B Nice,
Check out the link above for the article that appeared in the Daily Press on 2/19,when you get a chance. My friend Sam McDonald got to the bottom of the mystery. I'm thankful to Ida Sands and Chester Benton.
I'm headed to North Wales tomorrow to do a Little Jerry Williams concert on Friday along with Billy Prince and the Precesions. I'm completing an album on Billy which is one of my best efforts. It's fresh.
Swamp Dogg
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RE: SOUTHERN SOUL STATIONS
hi daddy b nice,
while driving my big rig across the south, i sometimes run across radio stations that play southern soul. can you all send me a listing of stations with a full time southern soul format, also your internet radio site? love this music and it continues to be very much alive!!
thank you,
d.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Hi d.
Great question.
First, for the best full-time Southern Soul internet sites, go to Daddy B. Nice's LINKS page.
Second, for the "land" radio stations throughout the South, go to Funky Larry Jones' "Soul & Blues Report," under the pages Radio 1, 2 and 3. There you will find the most comprehensive listing of Southern Soul radio stations anywhere, some outlets being full-time and some not.
You will be surprised by the number and variety.
Daddy B. Nice
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RE: A NOTE OF THANKS FROM EL' WILLIE
Mr. D. Nice,
I would like to thank you for your time and the time that you took to listen and then give your honest opinion and what I think is an accurate observation pertain to my bodies of work.
El' Over Easy was really a laid back C.D. because I'm a laid back kinda guy. But at the same time to try to get one's point across sometimes you have to, and must be willing to adapt to your environment but at the same time not compromising. So you made me aware of some things I need to address in the preparation of future projects. and for that I thank you.
What I'm trying to bring back some of the other flavor that exists in that good old soul music. But thanks to you, you made me realize that it can be done, but like a fighter you must pick your battles and sometimes that mean give the people what they want first and at the same time introduce a little bit of El' Willie to them at the same time.
May Peace Be With You And Your Family Always,
El' Willie
(Note: Winner of DBN's Best Male Southern Soul Vocalist, 2007, for "You Got Me Where You Want Me."
DBN wrote: "El' Willie's stylings on Dance With Me represented a quantum leap over his too laid-back El' Over Easy debut.")
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RE: BIGG ROBB:
THANK YOU FOR THE "DADDY" AWARD, BUT WHAT DOES CHAINSAW FUNK MASSACRE MEAN?
(Ed. Note: Daddy B. Nice wrote: "For a guy whose first foray into chitlin' circuit R&B a few years ago was quite frankly a chainsaw-funk-massacre of Mel Waiters' "Hole In The Wall," Bigg Robb sure got his Southern Soul baccalaureate in record time.")
daddybnice
thank you for the award
(DBN's #3-rated Southern Soul Song
of 2007 and 2007 "Daddy" Award for Best Southern Soul Arranger/Producer)
i dont know what chainsawfunk massacre of hole in the wall means?
please advise is that good or bad
happy new year from the the man that wrote
1.grown n sexy
older woman younger man
i thought she was at work
good lovin remix
down south shuffle
keep on swingin
im ready 2 party
mamas song
and 35 more last year
smile
bigg robb
Daddy B Nice replies:
Robb,
That's bad.
What I'm trying to say is that you went from the outhouse (Hole in the Wall remix) to the penthouse (Good Lovin' remix) in the space of a few years. (Smile) .
In fact, "Hole In The Wall" was one of the reasons I didn't get "with" you when you first started out: I just couldn't stand it!
And I've watched you get better and better (Keep On Steppin--better) (Big Man Love--even better) (I Thought She Was At Home--even better) until you just knocked me off my feet with "Good Lovin'". (That's good!! That's magnificent!! You may not even realize how good it is!!)
So don't be disappointed by the qualification. You're not a true Southern Soul Star (ask Sir Charles or T.K) until you get "beat up" by Daddy B. Nice a little! Now you can be sure you've "arrived".
Daddy
BIGG ROBB RESPONDS:
daddy!
LOL!
hole in the wall the remix is a classic and you know it!
i can see you dancin to it in a dark room so no body can c u
i understand you dont want your fellow "true blues" enthusiast to know u like it
smile
no i understand evrybody like's what they like i think the sales for the remix are about 45,000 for the maxi single now!
thats more units than anybody sells any more
on another note thank you so very much 4 your support and for actually listening to the music and lyrics
the line that you picked as "line of the year" from i thought she was at home even i had forgot how poignant and real it is just hadnt listened to the song in a awhile .
thanks so much for helping spread the word about bigg robb and the over 25 sound
because of folks like you we get a lil closer everyday to the goal line
god bless
keep on swingin
BIGG ROBB
(Note: Daddy B. Nice wrote:
The best line from a song in 2007 was the pithy couplet from the cheater in Bigg Robb's "I Thought She Was At Home," upon seeing his wife with another guy in the lobby of the Hampton Inn:
"And I never thought she would do to me,
What I thought I would never do to her."
DBN)
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8 pm, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt St., Englewood, New Jersey. B. B. King. 201-227-1030.
8 pm, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt St., Englewood, New Jersey. Natalie Cole. 201-227-1030.
7 pm, Friday, May 16, 2008. Belhaven College Center for the Arts, 835 Riverside Drive, Jackson, Mississippi. Charity Concert for Habitat for Humanity Metro Jackson. Dorothy Moore. 601-353-6060.
May 17-18, 2008. Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, California (Hwy 1 north of San Clemente)(S.W. Los Angeles). 11th Annual 2008 Doheny Blues Festival. Bonnie Raitt, Jonny Lang, Robert Cray, Little Feat, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Pinetop Perkins, Bobby Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk. Info @ Doheny Blues Festival.
9 pm, Friday, May 23, 2008. Do Drop Inn, Shelby, Mississippi (south of Clarksdale on Hwy 61). Walter Waiters.
4 pm, Sunday, May 25, 2008. (Ball park) Philadelphia, Mississippi (N.W. of Meridian about 20 miles on Hwy. 19). Memorial Day Blues Blow-Out. Wilson Meadows, Reggie P., Vick Allen, Ms. Jody. 601-416-9696 or 601-656-8600.
9 pm, Saturday, May 31, 2008. The V., 931 N. Theobald, Greenville, Mississippi. Sweet Angel, Steve Perry, Vick Allen.
8 pm, Saturday, May 31, 2008. The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. 303-830-TIXS or 719-520-9090.
Saturday, May 31, 2008. Elk Creek Vineyards, Hwy 330, Owenton, Kentucky (West of I-75 midway between Lexington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio). Inaugural Elk Creek Vineyrds Blues Festival. Buddy Guy, Roomful Of Blues. 502-484-0005.
Thurs-Sun, June 5-8, 2008. Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois. 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival. The largest free-admission Blues festival in the world, the four-day festival offers the best in national, international and local Blues entertainment on six stages with more than 70 performances. Scroll down for more information and details. B.B. King, Theodis Ealey, Buckwheat Zydeco, Lil' Ed & Blues Imperials, Koko Taylor, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Pinetop Perkins, Honeyboy Edwards, James Cotton and many more.
4 pm, Saturday, June 7, 2008. Central City Complex, 609 Woodrow Wilson, Jackson, Mississippi. (The concert will be held outside if weather permits.) 45th Annual B. B. King/Medgar Evers Homecoming Celebration Concert. Bobby Rush, Carl Marshall, Robert "The Duke" Tillman, Peggy Scott-Adams, Vick Allen, William Bell, Reverend Joe A. Washington. 601-948-5837.
4 pm, Saturday, June 7, 2008. Lufkin Civic Center, 201 N. 2nd St., Lufkin, Texas (North of Houston on Hwy 59). 4th Annual Budweiser East Texas Blues Festival. Sir Charles Jones, La Keisha, Donnie Ray, Floyd Taylor, Big Cynthia. 936-879-9009 or 936-414-0706.
Noon to 7 pm, Saturday, June 7, 2008. Cedar Brook Park, Plainfield, New Jersey. Rhythm And Blues By The Brook. Isaac Hayes, Ryan Shaw, Harlem Gospel Choir. Free Admission. Rain or shine. 988-436-2988.
9 pm, Saturday, June 14th, 2008. The Poison Apple Uptown, West Helena, Arkansas. Handle Your Business Tour. Sweet Angel.
Friday, June 27th, 2008. Larry's Place, 2185 Lester Road, Nesbit, Mississippi. Bobby Rush, Sweet Angel. 662-449-0542.
3 pm, Saturday, August 30, 2008. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway, Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola 2008 Labor Day Funk, Blues, Reggae & Bike Festival. The Bar-Kays, Lakeside, Jeff Floyd, Theodis Ealey, O. B. Buchana, Lebrado. 850-432-7428.
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Mother's Day Weekend (May 9-11, 2008): Mississippi's The Place To Be! Take this piece of advice from your Daddy B. Nice. The best and cheapest vacation you can aspire to is heading down to the Delta on Mother's Day Weekend 2008. The greatest assemblage of Southern Soul stars in local "hole-in-the-wall" venues since last Thanksgiving, 2007, is happening over the two-to-three days. From Vicksburg to Clarksdale to Belzoni to Laurel, central Mississippi is the place to be. Book reservations in Southern Soul's capital city, Jackson, Ms., and drive to as many concerts as possible (all an easy day-trip from Jackson). You'll be a Southern Soul fan forever.
--Daddy B. Nice
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Jerry "Boogie" Mason from the "Boogie Report" Reports On the at the 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, June 5-8, 2008.
Sweet Home Chicago has never been better, as the Chicago Blues Festival takes over Grant Park June 5-8, 2008. Our Good Partner The Stand Up In It Man--Theodis Ealey--called to remind us that he is also gonna be appearing.
The largest free admission Blues festival in the world, the four-day festival offers the best in national, international and local Blues entertainment on six stages with more than 70 performances, preceded by a month of Blues activities (Blues Season) throughout Chicago.
In commemoration of the 25th Annual event, the festival not only will feature a quarter of a century of the blues festival highlights but also celebrate the centennials of Louis Jordan, Tommy McLennan, and Blind John Davis.
Announced performers include Theodis Ealey ,Buckwheat Zydeco, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Koko Taylor, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Pinetop Perkins, Honeyboy Edwards, James Cotton, Johnny Winter (Winter hasn't performed at the event since the very first Chicago Blues Festival), Lurrie Bell, and the king himself, B.B. King.
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Swamp Dogg's Amsterdam, Netherlands show was captured on video. Fans who want some virtual audience buzz can view Swamp "live" executing numerous songs on these You Tube pages:
Synthetic World
Total Destruction To Your Mind
Sam Stone
Got To Get A Message To You
In My Resume
Sal-A-Faster
In Time Of War, Who Wins
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Debra Jackson reports on Sweet Angel's March Memphis Birthday Bash To all that attended the Birthday Party and Concert for Sweet Angel.....
Sweet Angel and Mike Dobbins would like to take this moment to extend their thanks to everyone who participated and attended Sweet Angel's Birthday Party and Concert this weekend, March 8th, at the spacious Whitehaven Celebration Complex. Words alone cannot express their gratitude to each of you for making this event a success. With nearly 400 people in attendance, it turned out to be a spectacular event.
Very special thanks to:
Whitehaven Celebration Complex, Bill and Cheryl
Emmett "Superstar" Brown
Doris Dobbins
The Sweet Angel Band
Sheba Potts-Wright
Bertha Payne
Jewel J
Queen
Louis Bobo -- Gay Hawk
Ms. D
Nina Watkins
Michael Hughes
Rite 2 Ride Auto Sales
Jerry "Boogie" Mason
Channel 3 Live at 9 -- Alex Coleman and Markova Reed
WDIA
The evening kicked off with the infamous Emmett "Superstar" Brown spinning the best sounds around. The Glamorous Bertha Payne opened the show with "Ain't No Love Lost". Another surprise -- Jewel J -- "That's My Shugga Daddy" worked out on the stage too.
In Bev Johnson's absence, Sheba Potts-Wright was in the house and brought on that hot on the scene "Memphis Girl" -- "The Class Act of Southern Soul and Blues" Sweet Angel. Sweet Angel came out stepping with her sax to "Angel Sings the Blues" [a slightly faster version of B. B. King's "Why I Sing the Blues"]. She dazzled the crowd with the favorites, "Right Street, Wrong Way", "Another Man's Meat on My Plate" and empowering "I Must Be Crazy" that sent emotion all over the crowd. And kept them satisfied with her new releases from her upcoming CD. Looks like a heavy hitter CD on its way. My favorite new release from Sweet Angel was the song called "Ooops". Enough said. Others she performed was the CD title cut called "Handle Your Business", also "I'm Leaving", "Women's National Anthem", "It's The Weekend", "I Love My Man", and "Rock Me" had everybody rocking. This CD will be a must add to all blues and southern soul lovers.
Mike Dobbins is definitely doing his job as the manager of Sweet Angel but it looks like he is making a name as a "promoter" too.
Hats off to you Mike.
And Sweet Angel -- keep "making it do what it do".
This event was recorded live. Look for the DVD on sale at www.sweetangel.org.
Debra Jackson
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The Boogie Report's Jerry "Boogie" Mason Reports on Blues On The River Concert in Little Rock, Arkansas
1.It was Blues On The River In Little Rock,an excellent opportunity to go home an reunite with family and friends.
2.Our Good Buddy Broadway Joe had asked our advice on acts to appear on this years show.
From the list we submitted Broadway booked Archie Love ,Omar Cunningham Kenne Wayne, Betty Padgett,Floyd Taylor and Bigg Robb and Da Problem Solvas.
3.This is the first time the Little Rock market had seen many of the acts scheduled and I knew it was gonna be an extra special happening.
Lemme Tell Ya. Broadway and crew did an outstanding Job promoting the show there were close to 8000 people on the river.
Our Homeboy John Craig opened up the show he and his group have been favorites among Blues Lovers for as long as I can remember .I remember back in High School "Horace Mann" "Go Bearcats" John was gigging way back then with all the big names on the blues circuit. It was a special treat to see him bring his 8 year old son on stage to help close out his set.
Archie Love is proably the best kept secret in Southern Soul Music Backed by The Barkays Archie gave the crowd exactly what they came down to the river to see, an action packed hit filled soulful performance its always a pleasure to watch Archie work.
Omar Cunningham gave a sterling performance everyone in the crowd loved his show they went wild when he sang Check to Check.
Kenne Wayne won the hearts of every woman in the audience with his smooth debonair delivery .
At the end of his performance Kenne asked the crowd if he could be invited back to Little Rock The response was a resounding "Hell Yeah".
When Betty Padgett sang "I aint never coming home again" I thought I was gonna hafta restrain Caldonia and Sapphire. Ms Padgett certainly won throngs of new fans on the river.
Bigg Robb and Da Problum Solvas is undeniably the liveliest act on the circuit. The act is totally entertaining . I guess the best way to describe the Bigg Robb Show is to say its a mix of James Brown Parliament Funkadelic and Zapp all mixed together with Funk filled Southern Soul Music , Costume Changes Skits and Audience participation plus the vocal stylings of Bigg Robb and Bigg Woo who is one of the "sanginest brothers" you will ever meet. the crowd was so amazed that many of them rushed to a special on site ticket booth to purchase tickets for the June 7th concert when Bigg Robb and crew return to the natural state along with Bobby Rush and others in Pine Bluff.Needless to say Bigg Robb and crew blew the crowd away.
It would have been nice if we could have took Sunday off to recoup from Saturday Night but it wasnt in the cards cause My Little "Sister Queen Bee "was having her Birthday Party at The CrossRoads in Jackson.
So we motored back to Jtown just in time to catch the end of Jeff Floyd's set
It was a grand evening
On hand to pay homage to The Queen Of Jackson radio was Sergio davis DeeDee Starz John Haley, Sorrento Ussery,Reggie P,Donny Ray,Tina Diamond, Pat Brown Sterling Williams and many Many Others..
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Daddy B. Nice's Lil' Brother From Chicago reports on the "Blues Is Alright" Tour in Milwaukee I wanted to give you a brief concert recap from Friday night's Milwaukee appearance of "The Blues Is Alright" tour. E. and I both enjoyed the concert. Most of the blues performers we've seen in the Chicago / Milwaukee area lean more to traditional blues, so it was good to see some Southern Soul performers in concert for a change. And we definitely got our money's worth.
It was about 8:20 pm when Billy Soul Bonds opened the show and midnight when Marvin Sease concluded it. In fact, we felt bad for Marvin because US Cellular Arena personnel started turning on their overhead lights when he was still performing (around 11:50pm). I don't know if there was some agreement that they had to be done by midnight, but that's the first concert we've been to where they started turning on the house lights before the show had concluded.
A southern soul aficionado like you would have loved this show. US Cellular Arena wasn't sold out on Friday night, but the crowd was quite enthusiastic throughout the performances, which hopefully will keep Milwaukee on the tour rotation in future years.
Regarding the performances, each artist only got about 20 minutes of time to play. That's not a lot of time, but when you have that many artists on the bill, I guess they have to keep things moving along.
The highlight for me (and I believe for E. as well) was the performance of Mel Waiters, who was the second-to-last act. He had a great backing band and really got the crowd going, especially with the concluding "Hole In the Wall". I felt bad for Marvin Sease having to try to follow Mel after that, although Marvin put on a fine set as well, unfortunately hampered by those lights coming on unexpectedly.
I wish Shirley Brown wouldn't have opened her set with "Respect". It's not that she can't handle doing Aretha covers with her vocal range, but when you only have 20 minutes, I would have preferred for her to just showcase her material. She did perform "Sleep With One Eye Open".
Floyd Taylor did do just a snippet of his dad's "Who's Makin' Love", but then moved right on to his own stuff which we enjoyed.
You can tell Sir Charles Jones was the youngest of the performers as he seemed to have more modern hip-hop influences in his set.
We both enjoyed Latimore, who actually played a bluesier set than what I was expecting, although he concluded it with his soul hit "Let's Straighten It Out".
Last but certainly not least, it was great to see Bobby "Blue" Bland. I didn't realize he was 78 years old until I looked it up when we got back home. Obviously, he doesn't have the vocal power that he had on his best recordings, but the fact that he's still touring is great. He doesn't move around the stage like Buddy Guy still does, but hey - Buddy is 6 years younger. I'm really glad I got a chance to see this blues legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and forerunner of today's southern soul music.
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