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- The 2008 Blues Hall of Fame inductees
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- From the Cotton fields to Blues Icon
The 2008 Blues Hall of Fame inductees
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Feb 18, 2008
The play 7 Guitars by August Wilson and the book Moanin’ at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin’ Wolf by James Segrest & Mark Hoffman were also selected. The following singles or album tracks will be inducted during the ceremony: “Back-Water Blues” by Bessie Smith; “Double Trouble” by tis Rush; and “My Babe” by Little Walter. These albums were also chosen for induction: Piney Woods Blues by Big Joe Williams; Members nly by Bobby Bland; Rocks the House by Etta James; Freddy King Sings by Freddy King; and I’m Jimmy Reed by Jimmy Reedn May 8 the night after the Blues Hall of Fame inductions The Blues Foundation will present the Blues Music Awards for the first time in their 29-year history in the Mississippi Delta the birthplace of the Blues. Performers industry representatives and fans from around the globe will celebrate the best in Blues recording and performance from the previous year at the Grand Casino Event Center in Tunica Resorts Mississippi just down the road from Memphis the Awards’ home since their 1980 inception. The presenting sponsor will once again be The Gibson Foundation. In 2008 the State of Mississippi the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Grand Casino and Resort are sponsoring the Blues Music Awards. BMI Casey Family Programs Eagle Rock Entertainment FedEx Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and XM Satellite Radio also sponsor the Blues Music Awards.
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Spartanburg Herald Journal – Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription… – Feb 18, 2008
With victories the two teams could face each other in the finals. In a boys 4A game Spartanburg visits Hillcrest. WEDNESDAY Music Sandwiched In is from 12:15 to 1 p. at the Headquarters Library. The free concert will feature the jazz swing and blues music of Too Human. Bring your own lunch or purchase one from Chick-fil-A.
From the Cotton fields to Blues Icon
Jamaica Gleaner – Feb 18, 2008
“When I got there I thought I was in heaven. I did not know anything about the cars and those things and there were so many people” she recalled. As a farm girl singing the blues she did not know what she was doing but did so out of love for singing. With age came a better understanding and deeper love of the music. n Chicago’s Southside Koko worked as a house maid and her husband worked in a slaughterhouse. In the night they visited blues clubs. With encouragement from her husband it was not long before she sat in with many legendary artistes on a regular basis… I did not know anything about the cars and those things and there were so many people” she recalled. As a farm girl singing the blues she did not know what she was doing but did so out of love for singing. With age came a better understanding and deeper love of the music. n Chicago’s Southside Koko worked as a house maid and her husband worked in a slaughterhouse. In the night they visited blues clubs. With encouragement from her husband it was not long before she sat in with many legendary artistes on a regular basis.