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Blues guitarists Albert Collins, and Piney Brown, as regulars. [6] New Orleans horn players Joe "King" Oliver and Louis Armstrong were celebrated at a Cityfolk jazz concert in 2012 at Gilly's. Before his death in 1979 the R&B singer Donny Hathaway performed sold-out shows in 1976 and 1977 when the club was inside the Dayton Inn at 3rd & Ludlow.
The band rescheduled the date for 23 October, with original tickets still valid. The band offered free posters to fans attending the 23 October show. [7] The second appearance to be cancelled was on 2 November at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California—the first show of the tour's North American leg. [7]
Barth co-founded the Memphis Country Blues Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Delta blues. With the Country Blues Society, Bill produced five festivals between 1966 and 1970 featuring artists such as Furry Lewis, Gus Cannon, Bukka White, Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachell and Fred McDowell.
Jun. 5—Jesse Dayton is finally home after a short run on tour in Australia. "I'm just kind of trying to get over jet lag," he says. "It's a tough one to get back from."
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The film, which is narrated by actor Eric Roberts, “reevaluates the life of the Memphis Country Blues Festival (1966-1970) through the lens of race, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the ...
Rent parties were predominantly advertised through "rent party tickets." These were printed as business cards and leaflets in order to be easily distributed. These tickets often had quirky rhymes or euphemisms, without explicitly identifying the event as a rent party. Some hosts would distribute these tickets to friends, neighbors, and ...
Feb. 6—HUGHESVILLE — The 34th Annual Billtown Blues Festival officially begins Friday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m. The music continues starting noon on Saturday, June 22, offering world class blues ...