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CONTENTS
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Full Circle
Guitarist–vocalist WALTER TROUT released on June 20, 2006 his first new studio work in five years, FULL CIRCLE. The landmark effort is the realization of Walter’s long held dream to invite musician-friends from his 35+ year career to compose and play together with him. Featured artists include John Mayall, Coco Montoya, Bernard Allison, Jeff Healey, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Sardinas, Guitar Shorty, Junior Watson and James Harman and others. "Full Circle” is a journey within the range of styles that is the blues genre. “Full Circle” is about sharing that format honestly and with integrity. "Full Circle" is not just another Walter Trout CD!. It' is a celebration of where the blues world is, where it has been and where it is going. Walter's focus with "Full Circle" is to break down artificial barriers between the music of "blues purists" and “blues rockers”. |
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Big Easy Boogie
Pianist/vocalist Mitch Woods brings together an unsung inner circle of Rock'n'Roll royalty, the original members of the Fats Domino band. This band features the architects of American music, the veritable founding fathers of Rock'n'Roll who laid the musical bedrock at J&M Studios in New Orleans in the early 50s that launched so many stars. Woods reunited these legendary players along with others who still play in the Fats Domino band and composed a batch of original tunes modeled after the original Fats Domino material. This double package includes a complete Big Easy Boogie CD featuring 12 original songs penned by Mitch Woods featuring special guests Maria Muldaur, John Mooney, and Charmaine Neville. The result is a rollickin' gumbo of New Orleans rhythm & blues that is true to the roots of the Mississippi mud from which it sprang. |
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HOUSE OF BLUES sold to Live Nation
HOB operates 10 venues under the House of Blues brand in cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago and Orlando, and eight amphitheaters in cities including Atlanta, Toronto, San Diego and Dallas. The acquisition will allow Live Nation to expand its presence in the growing mid-size venue business and fill in geographic gaps in its existing amphitheater network. "This represents a compelling opportunity to grow our brand and accelerate the expansion of our club business, both in the United States and abroad," said House of Blues Chief Executive Officer Greg Trojan. "Together, we will be able to take live music to a new level, delivering more music on more dates in more local venues." Dan Aykroyd, co-founding Director of House of Blues Entertainment Inc., is delighted at the impending acquisition of House of Blues Clubs and House of Blues Concerts, Inc. by Live Nation Inc., . Aykroyd says, "This configuration will be a great fit for the growth of the brand originated by myself and Isaac Tigrett in 1994. If anything, House of Blues is a survivor. Although my own capital investment will not quite be the bonanza which my advisors might have hoped for, the important thing is that the majority of our 2,000 employees will now be assured of a bright future in a well funded company posed for exciting expansion." House of Blues Radio Hour with Elwood Blues is not expected to be effected by the sale.
TWO BLUES ARTISTS AMONG
THOSE RECEIVING NATIONAL
HONORS
The National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA) has announced
the 2006 recipients of the
NEA National Heritage
Fellowships, the country's
highest honor in the folk
and traditional arts. Eleven
fellowships, which include a
one-time award of $20,000
each, are presented to
honorees from nine states.
Included in this years honorees are: Henry Gray; blues piano player, singer; Baton Rouge, LA Mavis Staples; gospel, rhythm and blues singer; Chicago, IL
National Endowment for the
Arts Chairman Dana Gioia
said, "This year marks the
first time that a daughter
and father will have been
honored individually with a
fellowship. Mavis Staples's
father, Roebuck "Pops"
Staples, received a
fellowship in 1998." The 2006 awardees will come to Washington D.C. in September for a series of events including a banquet at the Library of Congress and an awards presentation on Capitol Hill as well as the concert scheduled for Friday, September 15. WALTER TROUT LEAVES HIS MARK ON FAN John Valentino, fan of legendary blues guitarist Walter Trout, has had an image of Walter tattooed on his arm.
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This Week's Guest: ELVIN BISHOP Folks, if you're working on getting your groove back, Elvin Bishop is here to help. "Getting my Groove Back" is Elvin's first album since 2000, and it grooves and it moves. Join Elwood Blues and his guest, blues guitar legend Elvin Bishop, this week on the House of Blues Radio Hour. |
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Courtesy of Roots Music Report "where only the music matters". This chart reflects the radio airplay spins of some of the most prominent people in the genre, worldwide. Reporters to the chart include over 100 radio stations who are playing blues; record stores and distributors selling the blues; clubs booking blues artists; and key music correspondents throughout the world.
For further information about the Roots Music Report, visit www.rootsmusicreport.com
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| TW | LW | Artist: | CD Title: | Label: | Weeks On: | Location: |
| 1 | 1 | DAVE ALVIN | WEST OF WEST | YEP ROC | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | LEE ROY PARNELL | BACK TO THE WELL | UNIVERSAL SOUTH | 16 | TX |
| 3 | 12 | SUSAN TEDESCHI | HOPE & DESIRE | VERVE | 37 | IL |
| 4 | 6 | TAB BENOIT | BROTHER TO THE BLUES | TELARC | 9 | LA |
| 5 | 9 | THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND | SONGLINES | COLUMBIA | 18 | GA |
| 6 | 14 | CHRIS THOMAS KING | RISE | 21ST CENTURY BLUES | 5 | |
| 7 | 10 | PATRICK SWEANY BAND | C'MON C'MERE | NINE MILE | 10 | |
| 8 | 19 | VARIOUS ARTIST | ALLIGATOR RECORDS 35X35: 35 SONGS, 35 YEARS OF GENUINE HOUSEROCKIN' MUSIC | ALLIGATOR | 13 | |
| 9 | 2 | CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE | DELTA HARDWARE | REAL WORLD/NARADA | 7 | |
| 10 | 16 | DR JOHN | MERCENARY | BLUE NOTE | 6 | LA |
| 11 | 21 | ELVIN BISHOP | GETTIN' MY GROOVE BACK | BLIND PIG | 7 | |
| 12 | 22 | BONNIE RAITT | SOULS ALIKE | CAPITOL | 38 | TX |
| 13 | 4 | POPA CHUBBY | STEALING THE DEVIL'S GUITAR | DIXIE FROG/BLIND PIG | 8 | NY |
| 14 | 5 | ERIC LINDELL | CHANGE IN THE WEATHER | ALLIGATOR RECORDS | 15 | CA |
| 15 | 8 | WALTER TROUT | FULL CIRCLE | RUF | 3 | |
| 16 | 27 | BILLY RAY HATLEY/SHOW DOGS | DEUCE | HIP CHICKEN | 7 | VA |
| 17 | NEW | NICK MOSS & THE FLIP TOPS | LIVE AT CHAN'S | BLUE BELLA | 1 | IL |
| 18 | NEW | THE BLUES DISCIPLES | UNDER CONSTRUCTION | LAND O' BLUES | 1 | WI |
| 19 | 44 | WATERMELON SLIM & THE WORKERS | WATERMELON SLIM & THE WORKERS | NORTHERN BLUES MUSIC | 2 | |
| 20 | 7 | INDIGENOUS | CHASING THE SUN | VANGUARD | 4 | SD |
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