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November 1, 2023: LOTSA LETTERS!! King George on the Football Field, Sunny Ridell in Film, DJ Sir Rockinghood's Thank-You-DBN Mix, Updating Booker Brown, Vel Omarr & Equanya, Elderly Gent Looking For Old School
 Just Wanted To Share This Witcha!!!
Hello Daddy B. Nice.....
This is DJ Marvelous Marc (Southern Soul DJ on YouTube), I came across this and wanted to share this with you....it's Southern University's Human Juke Box Marching Band homecoming halftime performance starting at the 3:22 mark in which they're playing King George's Keep On Rolling. Have a nice day and thanks for all that you do to keep bringing Southern Soul to the forefront!!!!!
Watch/listen to Southern University's Human Jukebox Homecoming 2023 Halftime Show, featuring King George's "Keep On Rollin'" at the 3:22 Mark.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Hey thanks so much for sending this, Marvelous Marc. The HBCU band choreography on the football field preceding George was dazzling. I thought they were going to end up in a pile of bodies in the middle of the field. And what a real-world statement that King George has broken through another culture barrier for southern soul music, namely academe.
Sunny Ridell Song
 Dear Daddy B. Nice,
I'm writing to seek permission to include a portion of Sunny Ridell's song, "Snap, Crackle and Pop" in a short documentary I am making with the living family of Robert Johnson. It's a 28 min. film we hope to share with festivals, blues organizations, and public television. I am a filmmaker who use to live in Crystal Springs, and I am making the film as a volunteer contribution to the foundation's mission to promote blues history in the Copiah County region.
Thank you for your response to my request, and thank you for upholding Ridell's legacy on your website.
Kind regards,
Samantha
Samantha Davidson Green
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Thanks for your kind and generous query, Samantha. I'm always glad to give some much needed exposure to little known yet beloved Delta musicians like Sunny Ridell. However, I'm not qualified to extend the kind of permission you're seeking. That can only be done by the copyright owner. You say you're only using a portion of the song and very few southern soul artists, writers, producers or heirs resort to litigation over such minor usage. However, you never know. Such usage could result in legal redress, and the fact that it is a film does raise the profile somewhat. I would encourage you to search for the copyright owner and get the permission in writing, and if that fails, to seek advice from an attorney specializing in musical entertainment. (There are such in the Jackson MS, Memphis and Nashville areas, among others.) I hope this helps, and apologies for the slow response.
DJ Sir Rockinghood Dedicates A "Thank You" YouTube Mix To Daddy B. Nice Pictured: J-Wonn 
I feel you need a Big Thank You, from your peers. You have pushed this thing called Southern Soul for over 18 years and people are just hearing about you now. I want to thank you and dedicate my next mix to you my friend.
Thank You for Keeping it Southern Soul,
DJ Sir Rockinghood
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Thank you so much, Sir Rockinghood, I really appreciate it.
DJ Sir Rockinghood replies:
My pleasure! ...
DJ Sir Rockinghood Presents: Thank You For Everything Southern Soul Mix.
What happened to them?
Hi Daddy B Nice!
I just read your latest column. ("News & Notes" on Daddy B. Nice's Corner October 20th: Whatever Happened To???...)
I can tell right away that at least
- Booker Brown - Booker Brown Interview | Soul Express
and Vel Omar - Deep Soul February 2015 feat. Vel Omarr | Soul Express
are still active and performing.
Also a couple of others, but I can do the research only a bit later.
Best regards
Heikki
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Good to know, Heikki. I'll post that. As chance would have it, right after writing I also heard Equanya featured on the bill last week for a Crystal Springs show in a radio spot aired in Jackson, MS. (DJ Ragman, WMPR).
Elderly Gent Looking For Old SchoolPictured: Syl Johnson
 Good evening. My friend is an elderly gent and he's looking some music old school. Isley Bros, Smokey and guys like that. Can you please assist with a number or website? We searched but couldn't find it?. He would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and have a great weekend.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
You realize that a lot of people would think you're putting me on? Right? You must be on the Internet because you're visiting my website. There are some 900 pages, each with a navigation bar with indexes to musical artists, many of them old-school. Of if you prefer, there's the greatest musical innovation of this era: YouTube. It beckons like a musical paradise, and once you enter the gates (clicking your favorite artists) the algorithms take care of everything, delivering a steady diet of your favorite old-school. And if you want to buy, well, you type your desire in the ...oh, you are kidding. Right?
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October 23, 2023:Dukes & Boots Hi Daddy B Nice,
 What does "dukes and boots" mean? It's everywhere and I don't want to appear stupid asking my friends. It's like when I was a little kid and people gave me the middle finger. I didn't know what it meant and I was afraid to ask.
Artie
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Hah hah! "Dukes & Boots" is short for "daisy dukes and cowboy boots". The phrase has grown popular with the emergence of the trailride-blues movement in southern soul championed by Jeter Jones, embracing cowboy/horse culture. Jones' "Black Horse" laid the template. "Daisy Dukes" is the current term for women's frayed, cut-off denim shorts. Put the "dukes and boots" together and you have naked legs from boots to very near the chosen land.
 Actually, "daisy dukes" has its source in an old and once very popular comic strip by Al Capp titled "Lil' Abner". Lil' Abner was a big, strapping, hillbilly boy and his girlfriend was a stunning, Marilyn Monroe-type blonde named "Daisy Mae" who could barely keep her bounteous stuff in a skimpy top and a torn, crotch-tight pair of bikini-sized denim shorts. Seventy years later, it's a southern soul craze. Watch out for those middle fingers, Artie!
Watch a song video of women in "dukes and boots' dancing to Avail Hollywood's "Dukes & Boots".
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October 13, 2023: Quick Hits: Pictured: Ronnie Bell
I'll Pay the Shipping Cost
Hello,
I am a DJ in Austin, TX and my crowd really loves this song. Any chance there's an instrumental version on CD or vinyl? If so, let me know the cost and where to purchase it.
Thank you.
Otis
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Interesting. So they slow dance to it? Line dance?
Nahhh on the instrumental, as far as I know, although you never know what pops up.
 RE: Billy "Soul" Bonds If you were to report about someone's passing at least do a little research and spell his hometown correctly...it's BISCOE, ARKANSAS.. not "Brisco"--Thank you
Corey Bonds
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Thank you. Sorry. My condolences. DBN
Listen to Billy "Soul" Bonds singing "Every Time My Neighbor Walks His Dog" on YouTube.
Looking For A Song It goes.... If she could beat me rocking / She could have this rocking chair....
Annisa
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Hah! Finally an easy one. At least for me. That's Lady Redtopp singing "Part Time Lover," which happens to be the #1 Single this month (October '23). Actually, that particular phrase is an homage to Vick Allen's song "If They Can Beat Me Rockin'," written by Omar Cunningham.
Looking for Top 40 Lists & Subscriptions where can I find more of the Top 40 Lists on your website?
H.O.M.G.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Just scroll down the Daddy B. Nice's Corner page for more "Top 40 Singles" lists.
H.O.M.G. replies:
i was only able to see may-aug 23 list
i would like to have the last 4 yrs where to get list
also it's been very hard to get southern soul music, is there anyway to buy variety like top 40 list or more on a monthly subscription or anything you know of, usb only or download
Daddy B. Nice replies:
I've only been doing the Top 40 charts for a couple of years, and like many of my archives there is just so much stuff I can cram into the 700-some pages already posted on the website. You should delve into the Top 10 charts (not to mention all the other pages), which I've been doing since 2005. They are listed in the Navigation Bar under "Best of (Year).... Subscriptions... No, I don't do that. You're asking for what I don't have and, unfortunately, ignoring all that I do have.
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September 15, 2023:LYRICS
(Daddy B. Nice Defends Southern Soul's Lack of Literacy)Hiya. Love your site.
I’m looking for lyrics to "Pregnant again” by Adrian Bagher from “Willing and Able” but can’t find them anywhere.
As a side note...I’ve had a hard time finding lyrics for a lot of southern R&B soul in the past. Why is that? You’d think to put up a site with your latest album with the lyrics would be a stone simple and cheap thing to do but yet…few in this genre do it. You can search for lyrics for popular songs (even more mainstream blues songs as well) and find lyrics all day long. But not much in this genre. Wouldn’t cost anything really. Shame.
-greg
Daddy B. Nice replies:Thanks for the question, Greg. Yes, it's true that southern soul musicians don't put as much time into the packaging and memorialization of their creative work as do recording artists in other genres, yet it wasn't always so. I have an entire spare bedroom with chests of drawers bulging with CD mailers and promotional packets I used to accumulate---the point being that no one in southern soul does that kind of thing any more. Lyrics,  biographies and even CD's/albums with informative liner notes are a rarity for southern soul's younger generation.
I couldn't make out all the words to this month's #1 single "Auntie Outside Tonight" until I happily algorithmed upon "Auntie Outside With Lyrics," and I assume you already know YouTube is the place to find southern soul lyrics (if available).
However, when you say it wouldn't be difficult for artists to create a website to feature lyrics---well, that depends. Tech savvy varies, as does the financial wherewithal and the time required. And when you wag your finger figuratively in judgment and say, "Shame," it implies that writing about the song after the fact is just as important as writing, producing and performing the song in the  first place. No way!
Imagine if King George had recorded "Keep On Rollin'" and became so self-absorbed in transcribing the lyrics for fans and packaging it on a website that he never got around to recording "Too Long". (See the demented writer Jack Nicholson plays in "The Shining".) Inspiration is fickle. It trumps all other concerns.
Today's southern soul is a cauldron of creativity similar to classic mid-20th century Top 40 radio. Everybody's in the chase for "Who's got the next big hit"? It's all about the music, the sounds coming over the speakers. It's all about what's new. Or from the artist's perspective, "What can I do next?" Nobody wants to take the time with the kind of chores you take for granted. That's left for scribes and drudges like yours truly.
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August 26, 2023:Thank You LetterDaddy B Nice
I recently discovered King George on Deezer and I was searching out some reviews and found your site. I tend to lean towards straight ahead blues but I love classic/soul, R&B, Jazz/Blues, gospel, etc (ie: Little Milton, Bobby Blue Bland, a fair amount of Joe Williams these days, etc) so I searched YT for some videos and was floored when I saw what a big following King George garnered in such a short time. Great stuff.
Yours is one of the only websites I've found that discusses the crossover of the form---and how there's really no one classification for it these days. Unfortunately the blues circles I travel in (I play blues harp/sing at jams) here in the Boston area would never consider listening to King George or Sir Charles Jones. Hard enough to even get them to listen to some Jimmy Rushing or Joe Williams.
Again, thanks for the website. I bookmarked it---I find it a good resource to discover some of the newer artists I'm not familiar with.
Eric
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Much appreciated, Eric. The gulf between what the South considers contemporary blues (southern soul music) and what the North considers contemporary blues (legacy, tradition) has never been greater. Heads would spin in the Northeast if they knew half a million people from Texas to the Carolinas will be attending southern soul concerts this Labor Day Weekend. See Concert Calendar. I'm an old Manhattan clubber and I consider the black audience in the South the hipper audience.
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 August 8, 2023:Where Can We Buy Music? Pictured: Bigg Robb
Hi there,
Where can we buy music on your site?
Tony & Antonia
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Here's a recap of pages to buy music:
CD Store
This is the best source to find vintage music over the past two decades, although many CD's are out of print and many sellers no longer exist.
Top 100 Countdowns
and...
Artist Guides
Pictured: J-Wonn
These are the best sources to buy music by a specific artist. In the Top 100 Countdowns the buy-music links are located in the left column. In the Artist Guides they are located in the right-hand column under the title "Recommended Singles". There are 3 Top 100 Countdown charts and there are hundreds of Artist Guides.
CD Reviews
This is another source to buy currently-reviewed music by selected artists.
There are many other opportunities to buy music throughout the website's hundreds of pages, but these are the best sources.
Tony & Antonia reply:
Thank you so much. They say people aren't buying music but we do and we want it for our own! Love your website.
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July 13, 2023: 
Pictured: John CummingsLooking For Soul Radio Stations on the WWWHello Daddy B
Max Ruse here. I've been doing a radio show on a local station in Bonn Germany since 1994. The show is produced on a voluntary, non-profit basis but broadcast by a private radio station (under the regulations of the state in which the station is located)
Anyway...the show focuses on "Blues, Rhythm and Blues and Related Tunes". and I refer to your website a lot as a source for information on southern soul music. I noticed that you refer to some good southern soul radfio stations in the US.
Do you know if any of those can be heard on the www? If so, I would be very grateful if you would be kind enough to pass along a few of their call signs.
Thanks in advance.
Max
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Pictured: Big Cynthia
The first and most obvious source to check on this website is the Links page. Not many websites feature "link" pages any more. I still think recommending other websites is a valuable resource, but I will admit I've stopped updating the page as the years continue  rolling by. These days I spend more and more time on YouTube where their algorithms for my southern soul tastes dispense a plentiful source of new music that just keeps giving and giving. The internet is also replete with deejay mixtapes devoted to southern soul music.
Having said all that, at this very moment I'm listening to my favorite land-line radio station (WMPR, Jackson, Mississippi) on the Web and enjoying the same deejay (DJ Ragman) who began schooling me a quarter-century ago. The best times to listen to WMPR are 12-6 pm week-days (Central USA time), when you'll catch "Rag" and fellow deejay Handyman. Memphis (WDIA) and Mobile (WDLT) are historically strong stations for southern rhythm and blues, but these days most of it is pushed into the weekends.
Don't hesitate to beat the bushes for the come-and-go small stations playing southern soul on the Net. That's half the fun. The South is teeming with them. For example, I was blown away by a Macon, Georgia deejay a couple of weeks ago. In addition, there are people like Cassie Fox and Rojene Bailey who do syndicated shows and deejays like DJ Haynes who do special web shows.
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July 3, 2023: Looking For a ConcertHi Daddy B Nice,
We love your southern soul coverage. Please settle an argument my friend and I had over the past weekend (June 10th). She insists she saw Millie Jackson, Chick Willis and Denise LaSalle all together at a Medgar Evers Homecoming Concert in Jackson Mississippi on this very weekend (before it was called Juneteenth) in 2011. As a concert-going resident in those days I insist that particular trio never appeared together. Do you have any concert records going back that far?
Thanks again for all you do,
Brianna
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Hi Brianna,
Yes, I do. Your friend is right. Here's the entry.
Saturday, June 11, 2011. The Room, 421 Woodrow Wilson Ave, Jackson, Mississippi. 48th Annual Medgar Evers Homecoming Celebration. Lebrado, Lina, Chick Willis, Millie Jackson, Denise LaSalle, Walt Love, Pat Brown, Dennis Fountain, Doctor Dee.
July 3, 2023: Pictured: Floyd Taylor Southern Soul YouTube VideosDaddy B Nice,
My name is Larry and I have a youtube channel called "Spiritual Soulful Syndication". This channel features a number of blues and southern soul video moments that I videoed over the years working with a concert promoter. Below are some youtube links to some of the videos. I would love for you to share these on your blog. I know that your audience would love to see these. Subscribe to my page because there are more videos soon to come so feel free to post my videos on your blog anytime. Keep my email in your file as well.
Thanks,
Larry
Who is the King of Southern Soul?
Sir Charles Jones and Mel Waiters
Johnnie Taylor sings with son Floyd Taylor.
Johnnie Taylor and Floyd Taylor
Never-Before-Seen Footage: BB King and Bobby Blue Bland's Final Concert
B.B. King and Bobby "Blue" Bland
Blues Legends: Theodis Ealey & Latimore Perform Together LIVE
Theodis Ealey and Latimore
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Thank you, Larry, and congratulations to you for filming the videos. I've never forgotten the Mel Waiters/Sir Charles Jones "Who Is The King Of Southern Soul?" video, and I've actually seen them all. Your message brings back fond memories and I'll post the links for the readers.
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 June 1, 2023:THANK YOU LETTER: Stephanie McDee Facebook Post Dedicated To Daddy B. Nice FEELING BLESSED...I WOKE UP TO DADDY B. NICE COMMENTARY ABOUT ME...HE WROTE MY WHOLE MUSIC CAREER AND GAVE ME ALL MY FLOWERS WHILE I'M STILL LIVING...(LIVING LEGEND)....HE CALLED ME ONE OF THE #1 LEADERS OF THE NEW GENERATION OF SOUTHERN SOUL...COMING OUT OF THE OLD ERA WITH PEGGY SCOTT ADAMS, JACKIE NEAL, SIR CHARLES JONES, AND SO MANY OTHERS....AS I READ IT, IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES....BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HAVE TRIED TO DESTROY ME, LIE ON ME, AND BLACK BALL ME....ESPECIALLY THE NEW GENERATIONS THAT HAVE JUST CAME, THAT DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS THAT HAVE BEEN POURED OUT IN THIS SOUTHERN SOUL INDUSTRY, AND HOW MANY DUES HAVE BEEN PAID, EVEN TO DEATH....SO YOU MIGHT TRY TO OVERLOOK ME, LIE ON ME, TRY TO DESTROY ME, AND YOU MIGHT TRY TO HURT ME, AND NOT EVER BOOK ME, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY ALL THE YEARS AND THE HARD WORK I PUT INTO THIS INDUSTRY WITH MY MUSIC....I'M SO GLAD THAT GOD HAS KEPT OLD PIONEER SOLDIERS THAT KNOW THE TRUTH AND STILL AROUND TO TELL THE TRUTH....THANK YOU SO MUCH DADDY B.NICE FOR RESTORING AND PLACING RESPECT, HONOR AND INTEGRITY BACK ON MY NAME IN THE SOUTHERN SOUL, ZYDECO AND BLUES ARENA....THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME....MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU TO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO, BECAUSE ONLY YOU CAN BREAK THIS MUSIC DOWN IN SUCH A POETIC AND ELEGANT WAY THAT YOU DO....LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO FOR SOUTHERN SOUL....ONE LOVE....
DA QUEEN....MOTHER AFRICA
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Brought tears to my eyes as well!
See Stephanie McDee #28 The New Generation Southern Soul.
Listen to Stephanie McDee singing "Let Me Take You There" on YouTube.
May 25, 2023:Frank LucasHi Daddybnice,
 Just ran across your site. We may have communicated a few years ago. I was looking at the time to get back in touch with Frank Lucas. I just saw on your site a posting that Frank may have passed away a year or two ago. Darn, that's a shame. I really wanted to get back in touch with him. I and my partner produced and arranged a couple sides with him that we released back in 1978 or 79. I still have the 2" master tapes that I would have loved to have gotten to him. If you know someone from his family, pass along my email address, and I 'll talk to them about getting the masters to them.
Thanks.
Michael Francis
Daddy B. Nice replies:
By happy coincidence, Michael, I just heard Frank Lucas singing "Good Thing Man" on the radio courtesy of my favorite deejay, DJ Ragman. Frank Lucas (the famous gangster) died a few years ago, making people think Frank "My Singing Ding-A-Ling" Lucas had passed. Subsequently, one of my readers reported Lucas the southern soul singer had indeed also gone on. This is what you probably read in the Frank Lucas artist guide, although that report has never been confirmed. I don't know of any regularly-touring southern soul singers who knew him. Lucas was a fringe artist who made it in the southern soul market with his novelty hit, but little else is known. For that reason alone, I'll post your letter and see if it stirs the pot for posterity. The previous letter-writer, for example, was familiar with friends or relatives of Lucas who would be interested in your largesse.
Listen to Frank Lucas singing "The Man With The Singing Ding-A-Ling" on YouTube.
 LOOKING FOR A SONGHi
I am looking for a very old album (artist Steve Perry), he use to have a album maybe early in the 2000’s the name of the song I am looking for is (Party All Night Long) can you help
Daphne Steadman
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Daphne, I checked all of the usual places for Steve Perry, beginning with my own two artist guides Steve Perry #74 on the Original Top 100 Southern Soul (1990-2010) and Steve Perry #37 on the 21st Century Southern Soul (2000-2020). I checked the music sellers (including Apple), Perry's "topic" page on YouTube and my own southern soul music archives with no results for "Party All Night Long". I'm sure you know that Perry's brand was severely eclipsed by the rock star of the same name, Steve Perry of the band Journey. And his albums, which are meticulously documented in the "About The Artist" section of 21st Century guide, will give you some clues (for example, "Party All Night Long" was released on the 2002 album SHE CAUGHT ME (Bluesland)). However, the albums had scant production and exposure. You need to talk to old-school types or watch the Concert Calendar for one of Perry's occasional if rare live appearances, where you might be able to question the man himself. I'll also put your query in Daddy B. Nice's Mailbag in case any of my readers can help.
April 1, 2023:MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS:
Thank You's, Looking For A Song, Looking To Book Stephanie McDee wrote:Here is my new song called "We Love Our Southern Soul". Can you let me know when you receive it?
Stephanie McDee followed up:
Hi, how are you doing? Can you let me know your feedback?
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Awww it’s not fair. You never give me any feedback to MY feedback….!
Stephanie replies:
Heyyy you're daddy b nice you don't need feedback you're the expert my feedback is nothing compared to yours. When daddy b nice speaks it's the law in Southern Soul, it's nothing else to be said after that plus everything you wrote about me I love it and I thank you so much for making me female vocalist of the year. That's one of my biggest highlights since I returned back to Southern Soul coming from you, because you know past history of my music career going on 30 years when I was coming up with Jackie Neal and her father Raful Neal. Thanks again for all that you do for me, I truly appreciate it!!!
#SSQUEEN
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Awww, you got me smiling. There for a minute I didn’t know if you were reading my stuff! I haven’t gotten to that song but you know I will!
See Stephanie McDee: Best Female Vocalist 2022.
Listen to Stephanie McDee singing "Let Me Take You There" on YouTube.
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Money Waters writes:Daddy B Nice!
Thank you so much for the nominations & supporting Jus Epik and Money Waters new Southern Soul hit "Country Girl". If you need anything (drops, promo, etc) just let us know,
again thanks
Daddy B Nice replies:
Just send music to daddybnice@southernsoulrnb.com.
Listen to Jus Epik and Money Waters singing "Country Girl" on YouTube.
See Best of 2022: #6-ranked Song of the Year "Country Girl" by Jus Epik & Money Waters
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Looking For A Song:Daddy B Nice,
First let me thank you for all the southern soul databases over the years. I DJ and you always help me stack my playlist and appreciate all you do.
Now I hope you can help me out with something. DJ Melvin is playing 2 songs that I can't find anywhere.
T Marvin - Watch Ya Self
Mr David - Sugar Daddy
If you have any information, record label, correct song title, etc or where to buy would be greatly appreciated.
Jesse
Daddy B. Nice replies:
I'm going to be honest. I haven't had time to search for this song, but I'll put it out there (in the Mailbag) to see what the readers have to say.
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Re: Booking For EventHi.
Are you available April 22, 2023 to play a private party at our venue?
What is your rate?
Thank you,
Penny
Daddy B. Nice replies:
You have me confused with the splendid and gutsy performers I write about. We writers are miserable wretches with soft-spoken voices that can't carry across a jail cell much less a club venue!
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March 13, 2023:Thank You Letter (which leads to Avail Hollywood "Conversating" With Daddy B. Nice)Re: Avail Hollywood #10 The New Generation
Number 10 is the bottom of the Beginning the top of the last's ... one would normally frown upon my Endeavor's & Culturely Influencing This New Game of Southern Soul but not me I'm proud of what you consider to be your chart.... first off to you: the Wonderful Daddy B Nice.. Thanks through out the years of keeping up with the name AVAIL HOLLYWOOD I know it ain't been easy because I probably have the biggest catalog in southern soul not only just for me--- I have wrote and recorded legends-to your best acknowledges it means the world to me!?? if I could rate you I would rate you next to superb ... not superb but next to it, but you are Definitely A Great Force of the Southern Soul Community!
I remember it like it was yesterday, some of my peers told me: NO JEANS, NO BASEBALL CAPS AVAIL!! Why does he wear shades, and cut the sleeves off his shirts, and what's with the big CIGAR, During that time of 2008 every one singing Southern Soul wore Suits and the ladies wore dresses,...
You can't use those RNB / HIP HOP bass lines in southern soul -- he's deluding Southern Soul... lol remember this Daddy B "IT JUST AINT NO SOUTHERN SOUL IN AVAIL HOLLYWOOD " I loved that first article you wrote on me..
Then it was his show is to Nasty, Don't curse, and his shows have too many show lights on stage and you don't need stage smoke ?? for your performances LOL! NoW LOOK AT THE NEW GENERATION OF SOUTHERN SOUL. I FREAKING LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! They do all this and more!!!
This new wave of TikTok is a blessing, it has definitely gave artist a chance that before now wouldn't have had this opportunity to be in front of the masses... in the same sense is the way I used facebook when I started, WHEN I SAY I HAD TO GET IT OUT THE MUDD I DON'T SAY THAT LOOSELY ..
...LET ME SAY THIS MY FANS HAS KEPT ME ALIVE I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART you just don't understand how good they have been to me!!!...my god!!
IVE NEVER STEPPED FOOT ON THE BLUES IS ALRIGHT TOUR, NORE THE SPRING FLING AND THESE ARE THE SHOWS THAT HELP KEEP SOME OF MY CONSTITUENCES RELEVANT -in 15yrs of being in this Game.. I've always said those crowds are set crowds and a TICKET OF THE TOP TEIR ARTIST IN THE GAME -- when you are one of the highest paid, and can last 15years and still pack houses like I, with out the help of big Annual shows really speak volumes --- & and out of your top TEN IM THE ONLY 1 that hasn't been on any of southern soul's biggest platforms! It's not to bost or to pump my chest like Tarzan!!
Lol which you know I love to do!.... KING!!!!!!
It's just to show other artist you don't have to be listed among the top TO REALLY BE THE TOP ... GOD IS EVERYTHING
I LOVE YOU MR B NICE, keep doing your thang????
Daddy B. Nice replies: Another blast! Thanks for checking in. You’re not alone among Top 10 New Generation artists not being invited to the Blues Is Alright Tour. Neither have Wendell, Jeter, T.K. and before this year when he finally broke in, J-Wonn. Can I post this?
Avail Hollywood replies: I make no mistake when I tell you—- They have all in your TOP 9 New Generation— been apart of the BLUES IS ALRIGHT TOUR. OR Either THE SPRING FLING!! And that’s not a bad thing at all—THATS A GREAT THING IN MY EYES and they all ROCK!!
But I have not NOT either 1 and up until now I’m very much proud of that fact!!! But! One would think based off my remarks that I’ve never been invited—. Lol let me tell on myself -unfortunately I have, I was asked two years ago about the Spring Fling - but after being in the game 10 years and just now being asked… I thought to myself what’s the point …. Lol Maybe I was just in my feelings- what u think DADDY B?? LOL Feelings?? and I forgot to mention, maybe I asked for a lil to much Cash too!
Again this is not to tare down anyone of my soul brothers or sisters because I’m proud of everyone’s contribution to this thang we call southern soul — I just thought it might be a penny for your thought… and maybe it might inspire an up and coming artist- THAT THE GREATs Have OBSTACLES TOO! And yes u can post this!! Don’t have me writing all this for NOTHING MAN!!!
Daddy B. Nice replies: My thought on that (the Blues Is Alright Tour) is you should call Julius and tell him, “I’m ready, man.” And work with him on the fee. The national exposure to be gained is tremendous! You’ve got the “jewels”. Don’t get bashful at this late date. Show those “jewels”!
Avail Hollywood replies: You are 100% right Daddy B I just might do that!, Lol u know I hate admitting when you are RIGHT, just Kidding MAN… I have nothing but respect for the BLUES ALRIGHT as well as the SPRING FLING they both are absolutely beautiful as well as the TRI STATE that showed me mad love over the years! But you know I’m a SOUTHERN SOUL Renegade have and always will be. I LIKE THAT - IM START USING THAT southern soul renegade a*k*a* The King of Grownfolks Music Lol! Don’t get me started man! As always Good talking to you brother!
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March 1, 2023:"HOW DO I GET ON THE CHARTS?" LETTERS Artist Ben Ether Hello and top of the day to everyone at Daddy B. Nice. This is kelvin Austin AkA/Ben Ether. I'm trying to contact the person that lists artist music on the site. Here are my latest singles
How Do I Get on daddybnice charts Hello daddybnice.
My name is Ben Ether. Im Host of The BluzBox with Ben Ether on KQPN 730am here in memphis on mon-wens-and Fri from 11am-2pm. And on WMQM 1600am our sister station every Saturday morning 11am-2pm. I'm an Artist also. Southern Soul/Blues & R&B. Hey can you guys please add me to the daddybnice charts. Or what do I need to do do to get on the charts. Im being played in a lot of places and I have solid online presence. Anyways here's 2 of my songs in this email,, and 2 more in a separate one.. that have been played a lot all over the place. Ok thanks and I look forward to hearing back from you.
Thanks in advance.
How do I get my music on your charts Hello this is Ben Ether, I'm an artist from memphis. I'm trying to get some of my hits on daddybnice southernsoul/blues charts. What criteria is needed for me to do that
Here are some of my songs. I'm already being played on quite a few radio stations.
Song from Ben Ether Please add me to the charts
Artist name-(Ben Ether)
Daddy B. Nice replies:I'm going to post your series of letters in the Mailbag, Ben, not to chastise you for blowing up my email (although that notion did cross my mind) but to make it worth my time in answering by including others who've sent me similar letters. So if at any time you feel like it's a "scold," please bear with me. By the end you'll realize I'm telling you exactly what you want to know: what happens behind the scenes en route to the charts.
Are you asking me for a favor? The only reason I ask is because you already know how to submit your songs. You're emailing 'em in.
Nope, can't do that. Everybody's treated the same. Because once it gets here it's not about the people who made the music. It's about the music. It's about what we hear.
The thing to remember is there are approximately one hundred(!) new southern soul tunes submitted each month, and some we run down ourselves. That's stiff competition. And to keep sending in a couple of your tunes for the better part of a year is to bang your head against the wall. Many of your fellow artists are sending in a dozen or more newly-minted songs in the same amount of time. If you don't see your singles in the Top 10 or Top 40 in two months---three months at most---they didn't make the cut.
(By the way, one of those two Ben Ether songs did make the charts. June 2022.
….37. "(Gotta Get To) My Baby's House"---Ben Ether I even wrote you a note, so I'm puzzled by that.)
But here's how the process of selection works. We use our ears. And we don't just concentrate on a song once and then move on. We use what I call "random repetition". Each song that makes the initial "cut" (approximately fifty total) goes into the current playlist for the upcoming month, and that playlist runs on "shuffle" for at least two weeks, running while we're doing all sorts of other work. It's similar to listening to the radio or some app, the key ingredient being never knowing what you're going to hear next.
The key is the repetitions and the randomness. It's amazing how the ear tells you, "That is a keeper. I want to hear that again." Or, conversely, "I'm getting tired of hearing that already. Not as good as I thought." Gradually, as the first of the month nears, a smaller playlist, one with the best songs, emerges (“Daddy B. Nice’s Top 10), with the runners-up spilling over into the “Top 40”.
---Daddy B. Nice
See Daddy B. Nice's Corner for the "Top 10 Singles & the "Top 40 Singles".
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February 5, 2023:LOOKING FOR A SONG LETTER: Evette Busby What's up Daddy Nice?
Don't know if you remember me from Peoria, Illinois, but I'm the one who introduced you to the song Mr. Willy about a year ago. Anyway, I have tried to no avail to get a copy of the song Mr. Big Stuff by Evette Busby. Can you by any chance send a MP3 copy of it to my email? If not, do you know where I can get a copy? I'd like to get it as soon as possible.
Thank you so much sir. I check out your top songs on a regular basis.
Happy New Year!
Dewayne Harris
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Yes, “Mr. Willy” became one of the top songs of the year. See Best Of 22. Thank you.
On the Busby single….did you try contacting Malaco Records?
Dewayne replies:
Actually I did contact Malaco Records last week, but they had no release date information.
I heard the song before Christmas and thought it would be out by now.
Dewayne
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Here's a Malaco Records promo for Busby's "Mr. Big Stuff".
Dewayne replies:
HERE IT IS. Finally found it. Check it out!
Listen to Evette Busby singing "Mr. Big Stuff" on YouTube.
Dewayne
Daddy B. Nice notes:
Stephanie McDee currently resides on Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 Singles for "the first notable cover song of the year". ("Girl You Got It," a King George cover). It looks as if Evette Busby has the second.
Listen to Evette Busby singing "Mr. Big Stuff" on YouTube. (New video posted February 3rd).
Listen to Jean Knight singing the original "Mr. Big Stuff" on YouTube.
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January 9, 2023:Thank You's, Looking For Songs, etc... OmarDaddy B Nice,
All I can say is “Thank You”
Your piece on Omar Cunningham leaves me at a loss for words!!
I’m more excited to see you’re still writing, your eye-sight must be better? I pray that it is. I’m not ready for Daddy B Nice to go away.
Thanks again and please keep in touch
Kim Cole
Daddy B. Nice notes:
Kim Cole compiled the impressively-long list of southern soul singles written by Omar Cunningham featured this month in Daddy B. Nice's Songwriter Supreme.
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November 1, 2023:LOTSA LETTERS!! King George on the Football Field, Sunny Ridell in Film, DJ Sir Rockinghood's Thank-You-DBN Mix, Updating Booker Brown, Vel Omarr & Equanya, Elderly Gent Looking For Old School
Just Wanted To Share This Witcha!!!
Hello Daddy B. Nice.....
This is DJ Marvelous Marc (Southern Soul DJ on YouTube), I came across this and wanted to share this with you....it's Southern University's Human Juke Box Marching Band homecoming halftime performance starting at the 3:22 mark in which they're playing King George's Keep On Rolling. Have a nice day and thanks for all that you do to keep bringing Southern Soul to the forefront!!!!!
Watch/listen to Southern University's Human Jukebox Homecoming 2023 Halftime Show, featuring King George's "Keep On Rollin'" at the 3:22 Mark.
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Hey thanks so much for sending this, Marvelous Marc. The HBCU band choreography on the football field preceding George was dazzling. I thought they were going to end up in a pile of bodies in the middle of the field. And what a real-world statement that King George has broken through another culture barrier for southern soul music, namely academe.
Sunny Ridell Song
Dear Daddy B. Nice,
I'm writing to seek permission to include a portion of Sunny Ridell's song, "Snap, Crackle and Pop" in a short documentary I am making with the living family of Robert Johnson. It's a 28 min. film we hope to share with festivals, blues organizations, and public television. I am a filmmaker who use to live in Crystal Springs, and I am making the film as a volunteer contribution to the foundation's mission to promote blues history in the Copiah County region.
Thank you for your response to my request, and thank you for upholding Ridell's legacy on your website.
Kind regards,
Samantha
Samantha Davidson Green
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Thanks for your kind and generous query, Samantha. I'm always glad to give some much needed exposure to little known yet beloved Delta musicians like Sunny Ridell. However, I'm not qualified to extend the kind of permission you're seeking. That can only be done by the copyright owner. You say you're only using a portion of the song and very few southern soul artists, writers, producers or heirs resort to litigation over such minor usage. However, you never know. Such usage could result in legal redress, and the fact that it is a film does raise the profile somewhat. I would encourage you to search for the copyright owner and get the permission in writing, and if that fails, to seek advice from an attorney specializing in musical entertainment. (There are such in the Jackson MS, Memphis and Nashville areas, among others.) I hope this helps, and apologies for the slow response.
DJ Sir Rockinghood Dedicates A "Thank You" YouTube Mix To Daddy B. Nice Pictured: J-Wonn
I feel you need a Big Thank You, from your peers. You have pushed this thing called Southern Soul for over 18 years and people are just hearing about you now. I want to thank you and dedicate my next mix to you my friend.
Thank You for Keeping it Southern Soul,
DJ Sir Rockinghood
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Thank you so much, Sir Rockinghood, I really appreciate it.
DJ Sir Rockinghood replies:
My pleasure! ...
DJ Sir Rockinghood Presents: Thank You For Everything Southern Soul Mix.
Hi Daddy B Nice!
I just read your latest column. ("News & Notes" on Daddy B. Nice's Corner October 20th: Whatever Happened To???...)
I can tell right away that at least
- Booker Brown - Booker Brown Interview | Soul Express
and Vel Omar - Deep Soul February 2015 feat. Vel Omarr | Soul Express
are still active and performing.
Also a couple of others, but I can do the research only a bit later.
Best regards
Heikki
Daddy B. Nice replies:
Good to know, Heikki. I'll post that. As chance would have it, right after writing I also heard Equanya featured on the bill last week for a Crystal Springs show in a radio spot aired in Jackson, MS. (DJ Ragman, WMPR).
Elderly Gent Looking For Old SchoolPictured: Syl Johnson
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7 pm, Friday, December 1, 2023. The Atrium Event Center, 5479 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, Georgia (Atlanta). Lady Redtopp, Jeter Jones, Cheff Da Entertainer, Rico C, Black Koffee, SRJR. (In conjunction with Southern Soul Life Awards & Nellie "Tiger" Travis December 2nd.) 832-949-7349.
 Friday, December 1, 2023. Diamond Palace, 20245 Highway 71 North, Ida, Louisiana. After Hours Southern Soul Bash. Magic One. Doors open 8 pm. 318-436-3997.
 8:30 pm, Saturday, December 2, 2023. Greenville Shrine Club & Event Center, 119 Beverly Road, Greenville, South Carolina. Stand Up In It Grown Folks Blues Party. Theodis Ealey, Lenny Williams, Nelson Curry, Kayla The Love Note. Doors open 7 pm. Tickets.
8 pm, Saturday, December 2, 2023. Florence Center, 3300 West Radio Drive, Florence, South Carolina. Southern Soul Music Festival. King George, Tucka, Sir Charles Jones, T.K. Soul, Ronnie Bell, Pokey Bear, Lebrado, Jeter Jones. Tickets.
 8 pm, Saturday, December 2, 2023. Clarksdale Civic Auditorium, 506 East 2nd St., Clarksdale, Mississippi. December Classic Southern Soul Concert. Big Yayo, Vick Allen, Terry Wright, Eddie Blues. Doors open 7 pm. 662-404-6381. Local ticket outlets.
 7 pm, Saturday, December 2, 2023. The Atrium, 5479 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, Georgia. AMG
/Southern Soul Music Awards. Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Kandy Janai, Tickets.
 8 pm, Saturday, December 2, 2023. 6519 Chisholm Drive Southwest (5 miles off I-55), Summit, Mississippi. Boots & Blues. Arthur Young, Portia P. Gates open 12 Noon. Mix and mingle with artists 12-2 pm. Bonfire at 6 pm. Show at 8 pm. Tickets.
7:30 pm, Saturday, December 9, 2023. Matagorda County Fair Grounds, 4511 FM 2668, Bay City, Texas. B.C. Music Jam. King George, Jay Morris Group, Badgir, Christie & Warren B, The Superior Band. Doors open 6 pm. BYOB (hard alcohol only). Tickets.
7:30 pm, Saturday, December 9, 2023. James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St., Augusta, Georgia. The Holiday Jam feat. the Superstars of Southern Soul. Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Jeter Jones, Mike Clark, Uncle Daddy. Doors open 6:30 pm. Tickets.
 9 pm, Saturday, December 9, 2023. On The Boulevard, 4110 Ark. Boulevard, Texarkana, Arkansas. DJ Godfather Pre-Christmas Show & Dance. L.J. Echols & Band, Luster Baker, Jack Forte. Doors open 7 pm. Local ticket outlets. 903-319-7248.
5 pm, Saturday, December 9, 2023. 9120 Winkler Drive, Houston, Texas. Dukes & Boots Tour. Jeter Jones, Johnny James & more.Tickets. DBN NOTES 11-12-23: LINE-UP CHANGE. No Jeter Jones. New line-up: Arthur Young, Big Yayo, Johnny James, Audi Yo, Big Mel. 254-413-1183.
 9 pm, Saturday, December 9, 2023. Edward B. Pope Conference Center, 48 Lexington Avenue, Washington, Georgia. The Pre Christmas Soul Party With West Love & Friends. West Love, Nelson Curry, Klay Bankz, Jedd 747. Doors open 7 pm. Tickets.
1:30 pm, Saturday, December 9, 2023. Platinum Ranch, Fitzgerald, Georgia. Auntie Outside Soul & Blues Concert. Mike Clark Jr., West Love and many more. Gates open 10 am. Tickets and directions.
 Saturday, December 9, 2023. The Kandy Factory, 1203 North Jackson St., Crystal Springs, Mississippi (Jackson). 1st Annual Dr. Dee Homecoming Celebration. Ms. Jody, Dr. Dee & Band, Mr. Willie, Leroy Jermaine. Special Guest Deejay: WMPR'S DJ Ragman. Doors open 7 pm. 601-906-7084. Tickets.
 8 pm, Saturday, December 16, 2023. Bell County Expo Center, 301 W. Loop 121, Belton, Texas (Austin). Southern Soul Music Festival. Fat Daddy, Sir Charles Jones, Jeter Jones, Ronnie Bell, T.K. Soul, Pokey Bear, L.J. Echols, King George. Comedian: Marvin Dixon. Doors open 7 pm. Tickets.
 9 pm, Saturday, December 16, 2023. Silk At Chandler, 2930 Ember Drive, Decatur, Georgia. Soul Singers. Karen Wolfe, Jeff Floyd, J. Red The Nephew. Doors open 8 pm. 404-308-3633.
 Saturday, December 16, 2023. Plaza De Las Americas Ballroom, 300 East Ledbetter Drive, Dallas, Texas. Christmas Ball--December 16 Edition. Summer Wolfe, Big Yayo, Chris Ivy. BYOB Set-ups and food available. 469-245-8828.
 Sunday, December 17, 2023. The Original Red Rooster, 13334 Almeda Road, Houston, Texas. 5th Annual Tucka James Holiday Classic. Tucka, Sir Charles Jones, Jaye Hammer, Brian Jack and more. Doors open 6 pm. 713-715-7405. Tickets.
 9 pm, Friday, December 22, 2023. Fairgrounds Activity Building, 1432 East 19th St., El Dorado, Arkansas. 12th Holiday Season Concert. Marcellus The Singer, Donnie Ray, Kiko, Suga. Doors open 8 pm. BYOB. Local ticket outlets. 870-866-7441.
 7:30 pm, Saturday, December 23, 2023. The Memphis Music Room, 5770 Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis, Tennessee. Jazzy’s Entertainment Christmas Gala Extravaganza w/ Nellie "Tiger" Travis. Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Bird Williams, Queen Ann Hines and more. Doors open 6 pm. 901-246-0049. 901-808-5000.
 8 pm, Saturday, December 23, 2023. Carl F. Grant Civic Center, 24700 J. Gerald Barrett Blvd., Plaquemine, Louisiana. A December To Remember Christmas Party. Lenny Williams, Adrian Bagher, Vince Hutchinson & Heavy Storm Band. Doors open 7 pm. VIP & Tickets: 225-315-6476.
 7 pm, Saturday, December 30, 2023. Mississippi Coliseum, 1207 Mississippi St., Jackson, Mississippi. 2023 XJXN Soul-
abration. T.K. Soul, King George, L.J. Echols. Tre' Williams, J-Wonn, Mr. Mr. Oboi. Hosted by Comedians Nardo & Alice Marie. Tickets.
 Sunday, December 31, 2023. Carl Perkins Civic Center, 400 South Highland Avenue, Jackson, Tennessee. Blues & Soul Ball. Karen Wolfe, Willie Clayton, L.J. Echols, Sheba Potts-Wright, Young Guy, F.P.J. Host: Jazzii A. Doors open 8 pm. Tickets.
Sunday, December 31, 2023. Vicksburg Auditorium, 901 Monroe Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. A Southern Soul New Year’s Eve Celebration All Black Affair. Big Yayo, P2K DaDiddy, Marcellus The Singer, Kue & more. Doors open 7 pm. 769-206-1202. Tickets.
 8 pm, Friday, January 5, 2023. Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. 1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Rendondo Beach, California. Cali Welcomes Southern Soul RnB With A Twist. Willie Clayton, Jeter Jones, J'Cenae, Coldrank, P2K DaDiddy, CharMeka Joquelle. Doors open 7 pm. 323-849-9577. Tickets. Or call 800-595-4849.
7 pm, Saturday, January 6, 2023. Palace Theater, 111 Main St., McComb, Mississippi. Arthur Young's Funky Forty All White Bash: Capricorn Edition. Arthur Young & more. Doors open 6 pm. 601-248-9606.
6 pm, Saturday, January 13, 2023. Natchez City Auditorium, 207 Jefferson St., Natchez, Mississippi. Theodis Ealey's Southern Soul Sneaker Ball Homecoming Celebration. King George, Theodis Ealey, Karen Wolfe, J'Cenae, Young Guy and more. KG and Theodis with live bands. BYOB. Doors open 4 pm. 601-334-7631. Tickets.
 7 pm, Saturday, January 13, 2023. The Kandy Factory Event Center, 1203 North Jackson St., Crystal Springs, Mississippi (Jackson). MLK Grown Folks Party. Vick Allen, Miron Simpson, Jaye Hammer. 601-850-2729. Tickets.
 7:30 pm, Friday, January 19, 2024. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club, 135 Congress Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bobby Rush (w/band). Doors open 5:30 pm. Tickets.
 7 pm, Friday, January 26, 7 pm Saturday, January 27, & 9:30 pm, Saturday, January 27, 2024. Jazz At Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, New York. The Blues with Bobby Rush and Shamekia Copeland. Bobby Rush, Shemekia Copeland. Tickets.
9:15 pm, Saturday, January 27, 2023. VFW, 1800 Ford Chapel Road, Lufkin, Texas. Make You Sweat. Arthur Young, Kinnie Ken, T-Dash. No BYOB. Doors open 7:30 pm. 936-634-4133.
7 pm, February 3, 2024. Garrett Coliseum, 1555 Federal Drive, Mont-
gomery, Alabama. King Of Hearts Valentines Blues Show. T.K. Soul, Arthur Young, Young Guy, Derek The Change Man Smith. Doors open 6 pm. Tickets.
8 pm, Friday, February 9, 2023. BJCC Concert Hall, 2100 Richard Arrington Boulevard, Birming-
ham, Alabama. Southern Soul & Blues Lovers Festival. Tucka, West Love, Arthur Young, Bigg Robb, Cupid, Lenny Williams, Big Ro Williams. Doors open 7 pm. Tickets.
Saturday, February 17, 2024. Charlie's Place, 8624 I-30, Little Rock, Arkansas. I Luv Da Blues Kickoff Celebration. Avail Hollywood, Urban Mystic, Stacii Adams, Mo B and more. Local ticket outlets. 888-684-9998.
8 pm, Friday, February 23, 2024. DAR Constitution Hall, 18th & C Streets N.W., Washington, DC. 5th Annual Capital City Blues Festival. Blues Is Alright Tour. King George, Big Pokey Bear, Calvin Richardson, J-Wonn, Tucka, Nellie "Tiger" Travis. Tickets.
7 pm, Saturday, February 24, 2023. Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel St., Richmond, Virginia. The Blues Is Alright Tour. West Love, King George, J-Wonn, Pokey Bear, Tucka, Lenny Williams. Website for information. 804-592-3368. Website for tickets.
 8 pm, Friday, March 1, 2024. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, Georgia. 9th Annual Savannah Blues Festival. Pokey Bear, Tucka, King George, J-Wonn, West Love. Tickets.
7 pm, Saturday, March 2, 2024. Bojangles Coliseum, 2700 East Independ-
ence Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina. The 6th Annual Queen City Blues Festival. Tucka, J-Wonn, King George, Pokey Bear, Calvin Richardson. Doors open 6 pm. Tickets.
7 pm, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Thibo-
deaux's, 107 North Cedar Ridge Drive #106, Duncanville, Texas. Big Birthday Bash. Avail Hollywood, Dee Dee Simon, Luster Baker, Rodnae Da Boss, DJ Trac and more. Doors open 7 pm. Black, silver and gold attire. 817-673-2212. 972-572-4444.
8 pm, Friday, March 15, 2024. Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, California. Blues Is Alright Tour. Lenny Williams, Nellie "Tiger" Travis, King George, Tucka, Pokey Bear. Tickets.
7 pm, Saturday, March 16, 2023. Beverly O'Neill Theater, Long Beach Convention & Entertain-
ment Center, 300 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California. Blues Is Alright Tour. King George, Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Theodis Ealey, Lenny Williams, Tucka, Pokey Bear. 510-893-2300. Tickets.
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