Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:23:30 -0500 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/ Memphis Blues en-us http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/images/logo.gif http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/ bonedaddy@memphisbluessociety.com http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article101.html Victor Wainwright and Reba Russel will be playing at Neil's on new year's eve. No jam on the first. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:23:30 -0500 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article100.html Hi Blues fans! Tonight is "blues jam" night at Neil's.......corner of Madison & McLean, midtown Memphis, for those of you who have not made it to a jam, or are otherwise unable to attend due to geographics. We'd like to see you all tonight from 8-12. MBS members get in for $2; non-members, $5. Neil's has some of the best bar food in town....and his burger is just the best! Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:35:32 -0500 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article99.html More than any other genre it seems that blues and Christmas are a perfect match. Through the years there have been hundreds of blues songs starting as far back as 1925 with new Christmas blues songs coming out every year. In this article we'll take a look at the history of Christmas blues from the dawn of blues recording to now and discuss some of the genre's most memorable songs. Due to space constraints I'll be omitting songs that simply make reference to Christmas such as Jimmy Rushing's "Good Morning Blues" or Robert Johnson's "Hellhound On My Trail" ("If today was Christmas Eve/ And tomorrow was Christmas Day..."). Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:26:11 -0500 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article98.html A 23-year-old area musician died this morning after crashing his car while driving on the unfinished portion of Tenn. 385 in east Shelby County. Corey Scott Osborn of Arlington died at the scene after his Mitsubishi Montero slid off the unfinished road onto the left side medium. His car rolled over numerous times before coming to a rest in the opposite direction he was driving. Osborn was namesake of his own blues band and a was regular performer on Beale Street and area nightspots. A Bolton High graduate, he began playing the guitar when he was 11 years old. By age 16, he played regularly on Beale Street and became a frequent performer at B.B. Kings Blues Club. Osborn was the only person in the vehicle. The accident occurred about 3 miles south of U.S. 64. TDOT dispatcher Bill Dunn said Osborn was possibly driving at a high rate of speed and evidently disregarded the barricades and continued onto the unfinished portion of the highway. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:20:42 -0500 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article97.html As the turmoil in the financial markets continues, Alan Little visits Tennessee in the southern USA, where many people view the crisis as a clash between Wall Street and Main Street. Memphis' Beale Street has a strong history of blues music It is hot in Memphis and the humidity hangs about you like a layer of clothing. I sit in the shade of a tree in WC Handy Park on Beale Street in the city centre. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:48:49 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article96.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:56:50 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article95.html CRUISE RAFFLE DRAWING TO BE HELD ONLY 2 WEEKS FROM SUNDAY! Dear Memphis Blues Society members and friends: The South Florida Blues Society is presenting us with a teriffic opportunity to win a cabin for two on The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise (SOLD OUT!!), leaving Ft. Lauderdale, January 24-31, 2009! Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:40:16 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article94.html We are now accepting entries for the 2008/2009 Battle of the Blues! This is your chance to compete on an international level and show the world your blues chops. Click here for more information Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:36:53 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article93.html ELKHORN, Wis. - When Tallan "T-Man" Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do.'" Three years and countless hours of practicing later, 8-year-old Tallan is a blues guitar prodigy. He's played in bars and clubs, including the House of Blues in Chicago, and even jammed with Les Paul and Jackson Browne. He has a summer of festivals scheduled and has drawn interest from venues worldwide. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:09:42 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article92.html saac Hayes, the great Memphis singer/composer who helped make Stax-Volt a major record label in the '60s and '70s and whose extended oeuvres of soul and r & b hits made himself a household name for the last several decades., was pronounced dead Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East, the Flyer has learned. Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:41:56 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article91.html BLUZAPALOOZA, the world-famous Blues concert tour that goes to Iraq to entertain our troops, is providing a once in a lifetime opportunity for one Blues fan to go on an all-expense-paid BLUZAPALOOZA celebrity Blues tour to Iraq and experience the Blues as few ever have. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:07:03 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article90.html Please make plans to join us in the Celebration Hall at Heartsong Church this coming Sunday, August 3, 2008, from 4-6 pm to hear Beale St mainstay, The Blueshealers. They will be performing an eclectic collection of blues, jug-band, roots and folk music! All of the "Healers are long standing performers in Memphis and the Midsouth. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:55:38 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article89.html Beatles’ Revolver was meant to be recorded at Stax in Memphis Who knows what effect this would have had on the recording of the legendary Revolver, but it sure as hell is fun speculate. The Beatles were scheduled to record the album -- universally considered a turning point in their career -- at Stax studio in April 1966, but the trip was canceled due to security concerns. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:18:07 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article88.html A popular radio DJ was found dead behind a home in Southwest Memphis. It was at 89.9 WEVL where Dee Henderson was a legend DJ known as "Cap N Pete." Not only was he an award winning DJ for more than two decades, but he touched the lives of many. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:44:32 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article87.html Well, the recession we "aren't" in has finally impacted the Thursday night jams @ Neil's. Neil's management says business on Thursday nights has not been sufficient to pay the jam band, club staff, and pay all other normal club overhead, and wanted to know what the MBS could do to work with them on this problem. MBS officers met and discussed a number of alternatives to deal with this situation, including reducing the number of jams each month, stopping altogether for a while, putting a food/drink minimum on attendees, moving the jam, levying a cover and staying at Neil's. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:16:59 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article86.html Editors, It has been brought to our attention that some of you did not receive the press release sent earlier regarding the passing of the owner of Hi Records. Please find time to take a look at this notice and include her name in your Passages in your next issue. Adalah Shaw had many friends and associates in the blues and R&B world for her extraordinary fight to retrieve the legendary Hi masters. Without her determination, these works of arts would have been forever lost through the bankruptcy courts. Thanks for your consideration. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:12:58 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article84.html ELKHORN, Wis. -- A death threat and controversy are swirling around a talented young Wisconsin musician. A few months ago, 12 News told the story of an 8-year-old from Elkhorn billed as the youngest performing blues guitarist in the world. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:22:17 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article83.html The Southern Girls Rock n' Roll Camp is looking for volunteers to teach and coach girls 10-17 in instrument instruction. We need instructors for drums-bass/guitar-keys-vocals and recording engineering. Please check out www.sgrrc.org Thanks! Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:29:25 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article82.html This is the First printing, first edition of a wonderfully warm coffee table book that is a must for anone who loves the Blues. Memphis In The Meantime will be available in bookstores near you soon. To arrange publicity, promotional copies or interviews, please contact Blake here. The book, "Memphis in the Meantime" may be purchased at http://www.book.memphisbluessociety.com/ Thanks for your support, everybody! Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:17:56 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article81.html I am in the process of compiling a coffee table book filled with pictures of our local blues artists.. It's an all involved, consuming project --- If you have an high res pictures or stories you'd like to contribute, please let me know... I hope everybody will support me in this endeavor. I am using a software provided for FREE from a local publishing house. I am keeping this to where it benefits the Memphis economy. It is designed, printed, and packaged here in town with local people. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:27:13 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article80.html Bo, one of the fathers of rock 'n' roll, died today at the age of 79. His rep told AP that he passed away from heart failure at his home in Archer, FL. Bo suffered a major heart attack last August and a stroke three months before that. R.I.P. Bo Diddley Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:35:36 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article79.html The Memphis Blues Society is conducting a membership drive during the month of May. Sign up on-line or by mail, by May 31, 2008, and you will be included in a drawing to win this really cool blues guitar (picture of the guitar), provided by Kenny Allyn of Mojo-Sonic! Mon, 05 May 2008 16:02:26 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article78.html http://www.myspace.com/101fm G'day, If you have any blues bands looking for airplay in my part of the planet,[Australia] please point them my way. I put togeather a three hour blues show every Wednesday,played on radio 101fm here in Brisbane and streamed live on the web. Check out my page for times. Playlist are on my blog and always happy to interview and keep the blues alive. thanks for your support. Thu, 01 May 2008 13:52:53 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article77.html If you are one of the youger generation of musicians who is internet savy and need free content for your website, we have put together an article directory for your free use. We use RSS to distribute the feeds. Feel free to grab content from our site as you need it. To learn more, please visit: http://articles.memphisbluessociety.com/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:03:33 -0400 http://www.memphisbluessociety.com/Article76.html Some of you know that I've been working days at Ground Zero Memphis (since Oct of last year), trying to finish out the construction, and get the building ready for the upcoming great times we'll all be having there soon. 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