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texas•johnny•brownardbird SuiteBLUESfromHoustonTexaxLegendaryguitarist TexasJohnny Brownreturns to theYardbird Suite, backed up bythe Graham Guest Band.His first appearance at theYardbird Suite two yearsago was recorded for CBC'sSaturday Night Blues, andthe radio broadcast of thatconcert was a highlight ofthe year on the nationalblues scene.Born in Ackerman,Mississippi in 1928, TexasJohnny Brown moved toHouston, Texas in 1946, andbegan his professionalmusical career with R'n'Bpioneer Amos Milburn. Hetoured extensively andplayed on Milburn's AladdinRecords sessions. He madehis own Atlantic recordingsin 1949, backed up byMilburn and his band, andalso played on RuthBrown's early Atlanticrecordings.In the 1950s and 1960s,Johnny toured as the leadguitarist and band leader forBobby Bland and JuniorParker and was a studiomusician at Houston'sDuke/Peacock Records,before becoming leader ofhis own Houston-basedband. His distinctive guitarstyle graces many classicrecordings. He is thecomposer of the beautifulblues classic "Two Stepsfrom the Blues" whichbecame one of Bobby "Blue"Bland's biggest hits.Johnny has a beautifullyfluid, sophisticated guitarstyle. His clear, soulfulbluesy voice complementshis fine songwriting andarrangements. He hasreleased two excellent CDs,"Nothin' But the Truth" in1999 and "Blues Defender"in 2001 (Choctaw CreekRecords). "Nothin' But theTruth" was nominated for aW.C. Handy Award (1999)for Comeback Album of theYear and received RealBlues Magazine's RealBlues Awards as Best TexasBlues CD and BestIndependently ReleasedBlues CD for 1998. TexasJohnny Brown has beengiven numerous HoustonPress Awards for BestBlues, Best Blues Guitaristand Best Male Vocalist.Since his appearance atthe Yardbird Suite two yearsago, Texas Johnny Brownhas been keeping busyperforming at the LucerneBlues Festival inSwitzerland, the WaterfrontBlues Festival in Portland,the Hayward-Russell BluesFestival in California, amongothers, and touring inEngland, California andTexas. He has recorded alive CD which will bereleased this summer. Forhis second appearance inCanada in recent years,Texas Johnny Brown will bebacked up by a six-pieceblues band led by GrahamGuest on piano, organ andvocals.Texas Johnny Brown - guitar, vocalsGraham Guest - piano, organ, vocalsDave Babcock - saxophoneKen Hoffman - saxophoneJoel Gray - trumpetChris Brzezicki - bassJeff Lisk - drumsFRIDAY & SATURDAY • JUNE 2 & 3DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $18/GUESTS $226 •www.yardbirdsuite.com • MAY • JUNE 2006
2006 YARDBIRD JAZZ FESTIVALJune 23 – July 2Volunteer SessionsSign-UpSunday, May 281 pm - 5 pmat the Yardbird SuiteShift Information andOrientationSunday, June 181 pm - 5 pmat the Yardbird SuiteThe 2006 Yardbird Jazz Festival will presentapproximately 60 shows featuring performers from allacross North America, Europe and Australia, with aspecific focus on Canadian and Edmonton artists.Once again the festival is proud to offer educationalworkshops for aspiring jazz professionals.Please visit www.jazzworks.ca forregistration details.The venueswill include:Maclab TheatreYardbird SuiteCatalyst TheatreVarscona TheatreLa CiteFrancophoneFaculte Saint-JeanOutdoor venues inOld StrathconaFour-Rooms,Bravo, La Table deRenoir and otherdowntownrestaurantsMAY • JUNE 2006 • www.yardbirdsuite.com• 7
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