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In this issue: 

Bone Man Keeps the Blues Alive 

Charlie Musselwhite Speaks 

The Howlers 

Ritzville Rocks 

Northwest Harp Attack

Memo to Members 

August 2002 

The Board of Directors met at the University Plaza Hotel on July 2. We moved the meeting 

up a day, for those who had plans to attend the Portland Waterfront Festival. Remember, 

these meetings are open to the membership. We wouldn’t mind seeing some different 

faces, and it’s an opportunity for you to express your concerns, ideas, and sample the tasty 

food at the UPH.... 

This will be short, because you should be out at the many, many blues events happening all 

around the state this summer, instead of sitting somewhere, reading this. 

Biz this month: 

We are proceeding with legal action against one of our former big advertisers that 

continues to ignore their large outstanding debt to us. It was a tough decision, and we 

tried other avenues, to no avail. Not pretty, but this is YOUR money, and it’s a year 

overdue. 

Revenue from Fremont Fair was $663.00. Thanks to the volunteers who worked over the 2 

day event!! 

We’ve had a huge response to our offer to sell merchandise for musicians - THANK YOU FOR 

YOUR SUPPORT!!! We have some dedicated volunteers who are knowledgable enough about 

our local blues that they are quite successful at selling CDs unheard by the purchaser! 

Speaking of support, check out the list of New and Renewed Members - yowza!! 

It’s festival season, and we hope to see you all out enjoying all the talent that’s scheduled 

to appear in the next few months. Stop by the WBS booth and introduce yourselves. Don’t 

forget our monthly meetings at ToST in Fremont on the second Wednesday of each month. 

If you haven’t attended, you’ve missed some fine talent [and BBQ at July’s meeting!!]. 

Yours in the blues, 

Leslie Fleury 

President 

ANNOUNCING 

WBS Annual Summer Picnic 

Concert 

as part of Don Glenn’s Seattle Peace Concert Series 

At Seattle’s Gasworks Park On Lake 

Union 

2 • Washington Blues Society 

Sunday, Aug 11, from noon to 6 pm 

free, but please bring food donation for NW Harvest 

Featuring... 

Stickshift Annie & the Overdrive 

Tweety and the Tomcats 

The Howlers 

The Jelly Rollers 

Mark Riley (acoustic) 

PRESIDENT 

VICE PRESIDENT 

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BLUESLETTER EDIITOR 

DIRECTOR, MUSIC 

DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP 

DIRECTOR, EDUCATION 

DIRECTOR, VOLUNTEERS 

DIRECTOR, MERCHANDISE 

OFFICERS 

Leslie Fleury 

Bluzwork@hotmail.com 

425-239-3321 

Patrick Lynch 

Lynchoid@hotmail.com 

Bob Horn 

horn29@aol.com 

206-323-7825 

Dennis Zyvoloski 

denniszyvoloski@yahoo.com 

206-547-3986 

Michael Rose 

sheriff@andrewsbay.com 

206-979-0666 

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Todd Obermire 

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John Marshall 

TBD 

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BALLARD Dennis Zyvoloski 

denniszyvoloski@yahoo.com 

206-547-3986 

CENTRAL SEATTLE Robert Horn 

horn29@aol.com 

206-323-7825 

NORTHERN WA Llyod Peterson 

360-671-6817 

PENINSULA Andy Page 

360-895-0971 

SOUTH SOUND Randy Oxford 

253-924-1530 

CENTRAL WA John Millner 

millnerB@msn.com 

509-782-2905 

MORE VOLUNTEERS 

CALENDAR EDITOR Mary McPage 

wbscalendar@yahoo.com 

WEBMASTER Michael Rose 

sheriff@andrewsbay.com 

WEB HOSTING Adhost 

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WBS LOGO Phil Chesnut 

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GENERAL CONTACT FOR WBS 

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organization whose purpose is to promote, 

preserve, and advance the culture and tradition 

of blues music as an art form. 

Annual membership fee is $20 for individuals, 

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(please see membership application form 

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of the Washington Blues Society. The WBS is not 

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WBS 2002 http://www.wablues.org, P. O. Box 

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Bluesletter • August 2002 • 3


A Talk with Charlie Musselwhite 

Interveiw by Kim Field 

At least they got a little taste of it before their time was up. And gosh, 

Magic Sam would really just be huge today. He’d be bigger than Buddy 

Guy. He was so warm and he would just connect with people. He just 

made you feel good with his music and personally, when you met him. He 

was a good guy. Everybody loved him. He was a great entertainer, hell of 

a good singer and guitar player. I wish he was still here. 

KF: It seems like a lot of gospel influences are coming out in your music 

KF: The critics are making a big deal out of the fact that the songs on 

your new CD, “One Night In America,” constitute a real mixed bag. That 

there’s a Johnny Cash song on there, that you’ve got blues luminaries like 

Robben Ford playing with you, as well as country picker Marty Stuart and 

“Saturday Night Live” lynchpin G.E. Stewart. This new CD isn’t really a 

departure for you in that sense, though, is it? You’ve always pushed the 

boundaries—on your first album you had Little Walter’s rhythm section 

and psychedelic rock guitarist Harvey Mandel. 

the last few years. Is the attraction that gospel is a bluesy music that is 

somewhat more tuneful, that offers more in the way of chord progressions, 

a different sound? 

CM: It’s just about the feeling. Gospel is loaded with feeling. It means a 

lot to me. If you’ve ever been to Memphis, you just turn on the radio 

and the dial is just loaded with gospel. A lot of those programs are live, 

or taped from the night before or something. You really get a good 

gospel hit growing up in Memphis, so it’s always been real special to me. 

CM: Usually I go in the studio with everything I want to 

do, but this was a different situation. I didn’t pick all 

KF: You grew up in Memphis, one of the great blues 

centers. Who did you see at a tender age? 

the songs. The album is what I would call a “producer’s 

CM: I saw Muddy in Memphis. And Chuck Berry, Bo 

project.” Randy Labbe came to me with this idea. At 

Diddley, and Jimmy Reed. Those are the only guys I 

first some of the tunes he had in mind I didn’t 

saw doing professional gigs in club situations. The rest 

particularly care for, but they grew on me after I 

of the players I heard were like street singers and 

listened to them for a while. Like “Trail of Tears.” First 

guys playing on the corner for tips or in their homes. 

time I heard that—well, I just didn’t relate to it 

People like Will Shade, who played with the Memphis 

initially, but it’s become a real strong tune for me in 

Jug Band, Furry Lewis and Gus Cannon. They all 

live shows lately. And that Los Lobos tune on the CD, 

recorded in the 1920s. I’d go hang out with them and 

“One Time One Night”—a friend of mine has been 

pass the jug around. 

trying to get me to do that for years. And I felt that it 

really fit with the rest of the ideas. And the songs that 

I wrote are actually re-recordings of tunes I’d done 

before, and the producer picked those. 

KF: I was knocked out by your guitar playing tonight. 

It’s so rare these days to hear someone play in that 

classic blues style. How long have you been playing the 

guitar on stage? 

KF: You’re one of the all-time road warriors. What’s the 

road like these days? 

CM: This is kind of a recent thing, although I was 

playing guitar back in Memphis. But when I got to 

CM: Well I’ll tell ya, a lot of people are having a hard 

Chicago there were tons of guitar players, but not 

time. I think 9/11 had a big impact. I was on the road right after that, many harp players. So my guitar playing sort of leveled off. I kept 

and I noticed that the further east I went, the more the club owners playing guitar for my own enjoyment. My wife Henrietta kept bugging 

were complaining that people just weren’t going out. 

me: “You know, people would like to hear that.” It was time to do it for 

KF: You’ve always had a good eye for fresh young talent. Who are some 

other people, too, I guess. 

of the younger players out there now who you’ve been really impressed KF: It’s great to hear you play solo and in a duo setting with Rusty. It’s 

with?” 

pretty low overhead without the band, too, isn’t it? 

CM: Well, of course there’s Rusty Zinn, who’s playing with me on this CM: Oh, yeah. It’s great working with Rusty. The two of us, just traveling 

trip. He’s in his early thirties, which seems awful young to me. The light. Rusty is a hell of a player and a great singer, too. It’s a lot of fun 

guitarist in my band these days, Kirk Flettcher, is a phenomenal guitar working with him. 

player who hasn’t’ even hit thirty yet. And he’s a young black man who is 

playing blues. How many young black guys even give a hoot about the 

blues? So that’s refreshing. And another guy in my band, Bob Welch, is a 

fine piano player and guitar player. These guys all play with taste. And 

I’m kinda playing rock and roll, and they’re playing straight-ahead blues, 

and that’s great. 

KF: You had the good fortune of coming up in the early and mid-1960s 

when the A line—Muddy, the Wolf, Lightnin- Hopkins—were all still going 

strong. You had personal relationships with a lot of those guys. You were 

in the right place at the right time… 

KF: Well, as a fan it seems that your career is hitting on all cylinders 

these days. You’re put out some outstanding recordings on a regular basis 

and your touring schedule is more packed than ever. 

CM: It just seems to keep coming in. I’m not under contract to any label, 

but that’s the way I want it. I don’t want to be under contract. Just do 

one record at a time, and if something works out with a label, well, 

we’ll talk about doing another one. There’s no reason to sign a contract. 

KF: You were really badly injured in an automobile accident in Mexico a 

couple of years ago. 

CM: Yeah, I didn’t even know it at the time. 

KF: When you look back at that cast of characters, is there a person or 

two who you really miss? 

CM: I almost died. I got T-boned—hit broadside—by a semi. Broke every 

rib on one side. I had twelve broken ribs altogether. And I almost lost my 

spleen and one of my kidneys. One whole side of my body was just black 

and purple. I remember in the hospital when they told me I was still in a 

CM: Oh, all of them. Muddy. Wolf. Sonny Boy. I think if Little Walter had life-and-death situation. I said, “You’re kiddin’ me.” I knew I was 

lived he would have gotten his chops back together. He was going 

leaving. It turned out to be the nicest stay I’ve ever had in a hospital. 

through some real hard times with alcohol, and the alcohol was actually The best food. Nobody spoke any English except one doctor, so my 

giving him mental problems like really low self-esteem, those kind of Spanish got real good. I was even able to joke with them in Spanish. It 

things. I think he would have really re-blossomed, if that’s the way to happened on December 13 

put it. And guys like Lightnin’ and Big Joe Williams—I reallyh miss them. 

th . And on the 30th While we had Charlie Musselwhite pinned down at 

the Kit Cat Theater for Washington Blues Society Best 

of he Blues event, we sic’d local blues harp wizard, 

Kim Field on him for an exclusive interview. Kim got 

the goods, and we hereby present our interview with 

Memphis Charlie. Thanks Kim and thanks Charlie! 

photo by the Sheriff 

I left to do a gig. They said, 

“No, no, you’ve got to stay at least another week,” and I said, “Naw, I

got a gig. Gotta go.” So I got in a wheelchair and flew home and played 

from a wheelchair onstage on New Year’s Eve. The millennium New Year’s 

Eve. It was a good gig. 

KF: So you’re back 100%, physically? 

CM: Well, I still have pains that I feel from time to time. They’ll 

probably always be there, but that’s a small price to pay. Beats the 

alternative. It’s okay with me. No complaints. 

KF: Having been in the business for so long, do you have any problems 

reconnecting with the music? Do you find yourself hitting plateaus in 

terms of your relationship with the music, or are you able to keep finding 

that wellspring of inspiration? 

CM: It just seems to keep coming. Sometimes I feel something like what 

you might call “writer’s block,” but when it’s showtime, it’s all there. 

It’s always there for you. I’ve got lots of ideas. It’s just finding the right 

connections to put them together. Musicians that can play a certain kind 

of music. 

KF: You’ve spent years consistently serving up great blues, but what 

really sets you apart as an artist is the fact that you’re always trying 

something different and going in new directions. 

CM: Well, to me it’s all about feeling. So I hope that’s what comes 

across. 

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Tracking down Randy Oxford for an interview is not an easy 

task. Randy, while one of the nicest people in the world, is 

also one of the busiest. And one of the friendliest. No matter 

where or when we would schedule time together, we would 

constantly be interrupted as friends would stop by to chat. And 

Randy would always greet them by name and ask about their 

children, their pets, and their neighbors. And all of this is done with 

absolute sincerity. He does care about your Mother. He asked me 

about mine just last night as we attempted to set up another time 

to finish the world’s longest running 

interview. Thank God there is a cutoff date 

for this article, otherwise, we’d still be 

working on it at Christmas. Now I don’t want 

to leave the reader with the impression that 

Randy is a difficult subject, just the 

opposite, he bubbles over with enthusiasm 

and joy for the life he leads. Every gig he 

plays is the best ever. Every musician he 

plays with is the best ever. I checked around 

with old band mates and old girl friends and 

no one would give me any dirt. All I got was 

praise and compliments for the nicest guy 

in the NW blues scene. Even Little Bill 

Engelhart took time out from kicking around 

his latest guitar player to say nice things 

about Randy. This article was going nowhere 

fast. 

To give you an idea as to how busy Randy is, let’s check out his 

calendar. In the year 2002, Randy has played or is scheduled to play 

at 150 jam sessions. Since Randy manages these sessions, he is 

there from beginning to end keeping track of each player and 

figuring out which combination of musicians will work out the best. 

And he is playing trombone at each session. On top of the jam 

sessions, Randy has an additional 125 nights playing with various 

bands. The Steamers, The Howlers, Fat Cat, Little Bill and The 

Bluenotes, Jr. Cadillac, Funkin Groovin, Loose Gravel, The Hudson 

Blues Band, The Silverbacks, The Michael Kahler Band, and Randy’s 

new band, Nicole Fournier and Her Three Pound Universe are just 

some of the bands Randy plays with this year. Now for those 

mathematically challenged blues lovers out there, that’s 275 nights 

of playing in one year. Randy swears that he spends the other few 

nights a year checking out the local scene. 

It’s no wonder that this man has received 

multiple awards from The Washington Blues 

Society (Entertainer of the year, Hall Of 

Fame, Keeping the Blues Alive, 4 times Horn 

of the year, and also a number of band 

awards). This man is truly amazing. I have 

followed Randy this year to a number of gigs 

and it’s been a wonderful experience. Randy 

knows the name of every musician at every 

jam and how they play. He knows the name 

of every waitress and bartender. He also 

knows everyone in the bar. If I was out at 

night that much, I wouldn’t know my name, 

but Randy? He knows everybody. He’s like a 

traveling Cheers (the old TV sitcom). So how did he get this way 

you ask. Let’s turn back the way back machine. 

Randy was born in Ballard in 1960. At age 5 he moved to Chicago. 

Randy remembers growing up with music always playing in the 

house. In 6th grade, he took up the trombone and credits band 

director Steve Hoernamann as an early influence. In high school, he 

played in the 200 piece marching band, the concert band, and the 

stage band. Obviously his obsessive personality started early. Randy 


Randy Oxford 

All-star Bone Man 

By Patrick Lee 

played in the Orange Bowl Parade and also received the Louis 

Armstrong award from his high school. Randy said he had to choose 

between music and baseball due to time constraints and we are so 

glad he chose music. I have a hard time seeing that distinctive 

figure of his in Center Field at Safeco. Although since Randy will be 

gracing both Cheney Stadium in Tacoma and with the Aquasox in 

Everett this Summer, maybe Safeco isn’t so far off. Randy remembers 

seeing Maynard Ferguson and Led Zeppelin in high school and 

being impressed with their energetic performances. Anyone who 

has ever seen Randy knows he gives it all at 

every show. As Little Bill says, 110 per cent, 

all the time. After high school, Randy joined 

the Army with the understanding that he 

would be in the Army Band. So for the next 6 

years, Randy got the best training in the 

world. He played all over Europe in a variety 

of musical settings. He played in large jazz 

bands using Stan Kenton and Count Basie 

charts. He played with the Berlin Radio 

Orchestra. He played in smaller combos in 

NCO Clubs on Earth Wind & Fire and Kool & 

The Gang tunes. In addition to his earlier 

recordings with his high school ensembles, 

Randy recorded LPs with The Berlin Brigade 

Army Band and The Ambassadors of Jazz, as 

well as with the Al Porcino (of Woody 

Herman fame) Big Band. 

In 1981 Randy finagled a transfer to California to Fort Ord. There, 

Randy hooked up with his first blues band, The Broadway Blues 

Band. This band included a B-3, and a three piece horn section. The 

highlight of their time together was playing the 25th anniversary of 

The Monterey Jazz Festival. What an honor! Randy played with this 

group until he left the Army in 1984. In his post army career Randy 

managed a number of Domino’s Pizza franchises (I make none of 

this up) in the San Francisco area until he was held up at gunpoint 

one too many times. Randy then packed his bags and moved back to 

the NW to join his parents printing supply business. 

After settling in Redmond in 1986, Randy called up Marlee Walker 

who was at that time hosting her show, “All Blues”, Sunday nights 

on KPLU-FM. Marlee sent Randy down to the Blue Monday jam at 

The Owl in Ballard. At Randy’s first night at 

The Owl, he played with Dick Powell backing 

up singer Lily Wilde. Not bad for the new kid 

in town. Randy then hooked up with the 

band Duo Glide and ended playing Larry’s in 

Pioneer Square on Sundays for the next few 

years with likes of Mark Whitman and Leslie 

Clinkingbeard. Playing with Les and Lily also 

led to many memorable nights playing with 

Jr. Cadillac throughout the NW. Randy’s first 

commercial NW release is on Jr. Cadillac’s 

20th Anniversary cassette from the Sheraton 

Ballroom. 

In early 1989, Randy met the man who would 

turn out to be the most influential person in 

his career. Randy was asked to play at Little Bill Engelhart’s 50th birthday party at Prosito’s in Tacoma. Soon after, Randy was asked 

to join the Bluenotes and for the next 8 years played in one of the 

finest blues bands ever to grace NW stages. Bill considers that lineup 

of Randy, Buck England, Tommy Morgan, Hans Ipsen, Robbie 

Jordan/Brian Kent, and Hadi Al-Saadoon to be his favorite Bluenotes 

line up. They played the Winthrop Blues Festival, The Waterfront 

Festival in Portland, Gig Harbor Jazz Festival, Sun Banks, Mt Baker 

and every bar and club in between. During this stretch, Randy

ecorded a series of classic NW blues CDs with Bill. Down For 

Double, Another Rainy Day, Shades, Retrospectively Yours, and 

Sweet Cucumber ’89 all have great Bill Engelhart originals with 

Randy blowing his bone right along. Randy attributes Bill’s professionalism, 

consistency, and financial acumen as major factors in 

influencing Randy’s future direction. Randy also says he learned to 

play the slow blues from Bill. Bill has a whole chapter in his book, 

“Next Stop Bakersfield”, about Randy. My favorite description of 

Randy is in there, as Bill says it so delicately, “Randy is a ball 

grabber”. But after 8 years on the road and a full time day job, 

Randy was burnt out and took a break until his next big adventure. 

Randy’s reputation was growing by this time. His ability to quickly 

sight read written music has made him a favorite of NW record 

producers. He has appeared on over 25 CDs including Mark Riley, 

Annieville Blues, Led Jaxon, L.J. Porter, The Night Sticks, Kevin 

Wallace, Nora Michaels, and Seattle Women in Rhythm and Blues. 

Through 1997 and into early 1998, Randy played with the group Fat 

Cat, and of course won the award for “New Band of the Year” from 

the WBS. Fat Cat is a horn driven band featuring the strong vocals 

of Bear Barrus, original songs by keyboardist and vocalist Pat 

Gossan, Hans Ipsen and Hadi Al-Saadoon from the Little Bill band 

and a great rhythm section of Major Durst and James Busch. In late 

1998, Randy started jamming with a Tacoma based band called 

Junkyard Jane. They play an eclectic array of original music based 

in folk, rock, blues, and country. The band features the song writing 

talents of Leanne Trevalyan and Billy Stoops with a solid rhythm 

section anchored by Barbra Blue on bass. When Randy first joined 

the band, he was part of a horn section with Sue Orfield on 

saxophone. After Sue had moved on, Randy found himself, for the 

first time in his career, the only horn player in the band. This new 

found freedom allowed Randy the room to grow and find new ways 

to express himself on his instrument. Randy recalls his three years 

with Junkyard Jane with great fondness. They quickly turned into 

one of the most popular bands on the NW circuit. The highlight was 

certainly the trip to Memphis where Junkyard Jane placed in the 

final 8 in national competition. This was a major achievement for a 

band that was not a traditional blues band. Randy contributed his 

playing ( Washboard Highway and Milkin’ The Frog) and for the first 

time his singing and songwriting (Swampabilly Snake Oil Freakshow) 

to the first three Junkyard Jane CDs. Randy fans should seek out 

the first printing of Freakshow for the two extra Randy tunes, Cool 

Bus and 4 Dukes. After three years of touring, Randy felt he had 

contributed what he could to the band and felt it was time to turn 

his promotional and booking skills into a full time career in music. 

Randy credits Barb and Bill Mosher of Jake’s Ales in Federal Way for 

helping him get started. Randy started a weekly jam session on 

Wednesday nights that is one of the most musician friendly nights in 

the local scene. With a core band including rock steady bassist Jack 

Kinney of Stickshift Annie and the ever smooth Andrew Clouthier of 

Left Hand Smoke on drums, Randy imports two special guests every 

week. Past guests have included Alice Stuart, Henry Cooper, John 

Stephan, Mike Lynch, John Hodgkin, Ned Neltner, Tommy Boyle, 

Perry Sanders, Tim Sherman, and Steve Bailey. Regular jammers 

include the horn section of Steve Sarandos and Cheryl Clark and the 

vocal talents of Peaches with Paul Krug on keyboards. Randy soon 

started working with club owner Karl Hintz and added jams on 

Sunday nights at The Lucky Star in Kent and Tuesday nights at The 

Redondo Grill in Des Moines. These jams feature Nicole Fournier on 

guitar, Michael Stubblefield on very electric bass, and Karl Hintz on 

drums. Recent guests have included Kathi MacDonald and Patti 

Allen. Randy then decided to get busy and began co-hosting jams 

on Thursday nights with Loose Gravel at Tacoma’s Emerald Queen 

and also started up Oxford Entertainment which is booking 

musicians in every nook and cranny Randy can find. Bill Graham 

would have been very proud of this boy. 

If this wasn’t enough, Randy and Nicole Fournier decided to start 

up a new band called Nicole Fournier and her 3 Lb. Universe. The 

band has already recorded a CD of all original music featuring the 

song writing and guitar playing of Nicole, the intricate and 

expressive keyboards of Ric Ulsky and the solid rhythm section of 

Michael Stubblefield and Michael Kinder on drums. Randy feels this 

band has amazingly talented musicians and the band has great 

potential for success. Randy thinks that this is a great time for 

blues in the NW due to the support given to him and other 

musicians by The Washington Blues Society. Specifically, the board 

of the WBS headed by Leslie Fleury has shown real commitment and 

dedication to the blues and to its practitioners. I think Randy’s 

success is not due to just his talent as a trombone player. Randy 

takes his responsibilities very seriously. He feels very strongly that a 

musician should give his or her best show every time they are on 

stage. It costs a lot for a couple to go out to dinner these days. 

When you add in babysitting, parking, and cover charges, it’s a real 

bite. By taking the time to meet the customers and get to know 

them, you make the people feel special and they will want to come 

back and hear you again. If you don’t want to play for people, 

Randy feels you should just stay home. As I’ve mentioned before, 

and can’t emphasize enough, Randy’s enthusiasm for life comes 

through every time he plays. 

Randy’s plans for the future include recording projects with Eric 

“Two Scoops” Moore, The Howlers, Michael Kahler, Nicole Fournier, 

and a solo project. As of now, he still has Monday nights free so if 

any club owners out there need a Blue Monday jam, please contact 

Oxford Entertainment at 253-973-9024. 

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I’m a very white girl. Very white, and very averse to becoming a 

boiled lobster at the various summer festivals. However, when 

offered the opportunity to go to Ritzville this past weekend and 

become the first kid on my block to see homeboy Mark DuFresne 

fronting Roomful of Blues, I jumped at the chance. 

Ritzville is a straight shot 3 1/2 

hour drive from Seattle on I-90; 

one of those glorious, peculiarly 

Washington drives that sees the 

scenery shift from forest to neardesert 

within minutes. Arriving in 

Ritzville we were somewhat 

intimidated by the heat (which 

rose to 107 degrees as the day 

wore on), but the festival is so 

arranged that there are plenty of 

places to take refuge from the 

heat and the sun. 

The town closes its main drag and 

a number of food (delicious) 

vendors move in, along with a few 

standard-issue festival clothing 

and jewelry stalls. The main stage 

sits at a crossroads, and people 

set up their lawn chairs behind 

what serves as a large dance area 

in front of the stage. If one tired 

of the main stage acts (hard to 

conceive), there were six dark, 

cool bars within a 1-block radius 

featuring live regional blues to 

choose from. 

I might as well fess up from the get that I didn’t 

make it to any of these clubs, in spite of buzz about 

guitarist John Nemeth, highly recommended by 

Junior Watson. Instead, we parked ourselves in the 

shade in some lawn chairs conveniently set up by 

locals who then disappeared till evening. Very 

obliging of them, thought my companions Mark and 

Katha Dalton and I, as we took advantage of the 

very relaxed, easy-going atmosphere. Locals were 

spraying themselves with water bottles, and the 

mist often found us as we watched the main stage 

from the shade or while dancing in front of it. 

We missed opener Pat Coast, but enjoyed Chicago 

guitarist Steve Freund’s set. Mark bought his CD, I’ll 

be Your Mule, about which he says, “[the CD] is 

truly excellent - very nice, straight-ahead produc- 

Robert Jr. Lockwood 

The Delta Comes to Riztville 

Robert Jr. Lockwood was born on March 27th, 1915 in the little 

town of Marvell, Arkansas. His mother, Esther, was later married 

to Robert Johnson, and moved to Helena, Arkansas, where Robert 

Jr. grew up in a household filled with music. Lockwood started to 

get serious about music after some guitar lessons from his 

legendary step-father, and frequently worked house parties in the 

Helena area in the early 30's. After leaving home, Lockwood spent 

the depression years drifting through the Mississippi Delta as an 

itinerant musician, frequently working with Sonny Boy Williamson 

II, Howlin' Wolf and others at parties, picnics and on the streets, 

wherever a dollar was to be made playing the blues and popular 

tunes of the day. Robert Jr.'s recording career has spanned more 

than sixty years, starting with the Bluebird label in Chicago in 

1941, and he was a fixture on the famous "King Biscuit Time" show 


Ritzville Rocks 

By Susan Waterworth 

tion, good tunes, and top-flight players...” Freund was followed by a 

typically fabulous set from Little Charlie and the Nightcats, featuring 

a few new Rick Estrin tunes, “That’s Big”, and “Real Love” (“that felt 

real to me, baby. Ain’t that true love?”) that had the crowd in the 

palm of their hands. How Estrin stayed looking so cool and smooth in 

that heat (the rest of the band 

had the decency to melt, like the 

rest of us) is beyond me. Man, 

that’s coooool. Scheduled 

performed Snooky Prior was ill, so 

87-year-old legend Robert Jr. 

Lockwood (see sidebar) replaced 

him and drew an appreciative 

crowd to the stage. In addition to 

“Steady Rolling Man.” “32/20 

Blues,” Can’t Face the Music” and 

others, he did an old timey 

ragtime piece right up Jack Cook’s 

alley called “Don’t Tear it Up.” We 

bailed on Sista Monica, an 

undistinguished blues shouter, in 

favor of an hour’s rest in the airconditioned 

hotel We had to rest 

up for the main event. 

Anyone who saw Roomful of Blues 

at Jazzbones or at the EMP 

recently knows that the band and 

DuFresne are a great fit. Freshly 

reunited with wife Laura, 

DuFresne took the stage at 

Ritzville like he owned it and 

didn’t let go. He was home, and 

he was happy. The band is worthy of him, and 

turned in a great set, preceded by a dramatic, and 

welcome, thunderstorm. Look for more on Mark and 

Roomful in the Bluesletter soon. Suffice to say that 

Mark has fronted a number of very fine bands over 

the years, but he’s ready to fly with this one. 

Ritzville is a lovely little oasis that was truly 

welcoming and comfortable. The festival was very 

well run, with features like open hoses to mist 

oneself with, bathrooms readily available in all the 

open businesses and bars, picnic tables set up for 

eating, great food and brews, and continuous music 

from over 30 bands. The Daltons and I were 

delighted with the festival, and highly recommend 

it. 

Rick Estrin 

Chris Vachon (Roomful) 

photos by R. Bruce Eckley - www.eckleyphotography.com 

and other radio shows in the south throughout the 40's. Lockwood 

has appeared as a sideman on 

hundreds of recordings, with 

Muddy Waters, Little Walter, 

Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, 

Willie Mabon and countless 

others, as well as releasing 

many albums under his own 

name. As his appearance at 

the Ritzville Blues Festival on 

July 13th clearly demonstrated, 

this 87 year-old 

bluesman remains an intense 

and vital performer today, the 

last surviving link to the 

innovators of the delta blues. 

Mark Dalton 

photo by R. Bruce Eckley 

Robert Jr. Lockwood

Well… Well…Our Well… beloved HallOfFamer Randy Oxford will be playing 

trombone with Mighty Sam Mclain at the Yale Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. 

Aug 7th and 8th . 

Congratulations Congratulations to Julie Powers & Terry Kingen ... they got hitched 

Saturday 7/13/02 

Art Rodriguez writes S&H: 

Friends & Family, 

A dear friend, and one of our biggest musical influences is in need of 

our help. Rocco Prestia, long time bass player with Tower of Power, is 

in need of a liver transplant. Information and donations can be made 

through a website, which has been set up to help with this fundraising 

effort. Whatever you decide to donate, please send it today - the 

situation is urgent. http://www.francisroccoprestia.com/. Trust this 

site…we checked it out…S&H. 

Legendary Legendary Chicago Chicago bluesman bluesman Jimmie Jimmie Lee Lee Lee Robinson Robinson died Saturday, 

July 6, after a long painful bout fighting cancer, from a self-inflicted 

gunshot to the head. Over the years he worked with such greats as 

Freddie King, Elmore James and Little Walter. His latest releases were 

on the APO label, including “All My Life” and “Remember Me.” Jimmie 

will probably be best remembered as of late, though, for his tireless 

efforts to save Chicago’s famed Maxwell Street, going on multiple 

hunger strikes to prevent the destruction of the neighborhood where he 

grew up. Jimmie was 71. 

There’s There’s a a new new band band in in town town called called “The “The Real Real Deal”. Deal”. Deal”. They play blues, 

R&B, jazz, classic rock and some reggae, with and emphasis on having 

a good time. The Three musicians are Sean Denton (on guitar/vocals), 

Mark Talbot (on drums), and Pat Hues (on keyboards/vocals). Pat 

Hues who started the group has performed with such artists as: Jr. 

Cadillac, Little Bill & the Blue Notes, Sweet Talkin’ Jones, The New 

Blues Bros., local guitar greats such as Rich Dangel, Danny Hoefer, & 

Mark Whitman. Others such as: Buddy Miles, Lee Oskar, Lloyd Jones, 

Marilee Rush, Tiny Tony & the Statics, Tim Turner, Roger Rogers and 

Dr. Funk just to name a few. (S&H…we don’t know what town these 

folks are in…but we wish them luck and blues.) 

King Biscuit Blues Festival, October 10, 11 & 12, 2002, Helena, 

Arkansas 

17th Annual King Biscuit Blues Festival Plans Unveiled. The Sonny Boy 

Blues Society is pleased to announce the stage line-up for the 17th 

Annual King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas. New stages and 

a new Main stage name will be dedicated during the opening ceremonies 

of this year’s festival. The Main Stage shall be dedicated as the 

Sonny Boy Williamson Main Stage and the Frank Frost Stage as well as 

the Sam Carr Stage will be dedicated this year. For additional information 

and complete festival information visit the website, 

www.kingbiscuitfest.org. 

HEY!!! HEY!!! HEY!!! Burnside Burnside and and Sideburn Sideburn Records Records Has Has Some Some Exciting Exciting Exciting News: 

News: 

They have 3 new releases. 

ALICE STUART “Can’t Find No Heaven” 

TERRY ROBB “ When I Play My Blues Guitar” 

JOHN BUNZOW “Darkness & Light” 

Check out their website at www.burnsiderecords.com for more dates 

on these and all their fabulous artists. 

David Jacobs-Strain returns Port Townsend Country Blues Workshop 

faculty. 

NorthernBlues Music recording artist David Jacobs-Strain, of whom the 

Eugene Register-Guard said “His sure hands on the guitar and heartfelt 

vocals reveal a maturity of understanding of the music that makes it 

fascinating to speculate where his music might go from here,” will 

perform and teach at Centrum’s Port Townsend Country Blues 

Workshop. For workshop information and registration, contact 

Centrum at 1-800-733-3608 or www.centrum.org. 

After After 6 6 years years Mark Mark Riley Riley will will be be leaving leaving Little Little Bills’ Bills’ band. band. 

band. During the 

summer Bill will be using several fine guitar players from the Seattle 

area including Rod Cook, Billy Stapleton, Criss Stevens, Tim Sherman 

and Steve Blood. Billy Stapleton is scheduled to fill the guitar chair full 

scene ‘n heard 

time in mid September. Mark will be going solo, we hear, and trio, 

with Greg Ibsen on bass, and Steve Sarkowski on drums. Riley is also 

working on a new CD project, to appear soon, so keep your ears open. 

The The blues blues acts acts have have been been finalized finalized for for The The Cirque Cirque de de Broadway Broadway Broadway and 

promoter Jeff Hayes is very grateful to all of the artists who’ve agreed to 

perform. “I’m very proud to be associated with all of you. Many 

Washington Blues Society “Best of the Blues” Award winners in this 

group as well as future BB Award winners I’m sure. We’ve even got an 

Inland Empire Blues award winner with us this year. Now our 

challenge is to let people know about all of the great talent that will be 

on Seattle’s Capitol Hill on Sept. 14 & 15. Please help me and The 

Festival in making this an event that will become a tradition for local 

blues bands and fans for years to come! The best way to assure that 

we’ve got quality gigs in the future is to support other blues artists in 

those venues. Again, thanks everyone and I look forward to seeing all 

of you in September if not before.” Watch for line-up, or call Jeff at 

253.903.9047. 

David David Samson, Samson, award award winning winning host host of of “The “The Nightshift”, Nightshift”, saturday 

evenings at 10pm on kbcs 91.3 fm has assembled three of some of the 

finest slide guitar players in the northwest for a show at this year’s 

Bumbershoot. These players include Doug “Louisana Lightning” 

Kearney, Steve Bailey of “Steve Bailey and the Blueflames,” and Billy 

Stapleton, formerly of “The Mark DuFresne Band.” The show is on the 

Mural Stage, Saturday, August 31st at 12:15 pm. 

Send Send your your gossip gossip and and lies lies to S&H (Sangria & Halcyon) each month by 

the 5th c/o the WBS Calendar (wbscalendar@yahoo.com), or by mail to 

the WBS printed legibly on Springsteen tickets. If you don’t tell us 

about it, we can’t print it [with occasional inappropriate embellishment, 

of course]. 

Yer pals, 

S&H 

Juke Box 

Juke Box fans and submittors, this month there will be no CD reviews. Two 

reasons: 

1) Coverage of hot blues blues events, such as Ritzville, Portland Waterfront, 

and the NW Harp Attack. This is important, time-sensitive material. 

2) A full page of advertising that arrived after our advertising cut-off. We 

hoes. 

I plan to publish the CD reviews both in the Bluesletter and on the web. 

Hang in there. 

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Waterfront Blues 

by Bob (Maynard G.) Horn 

Portland Oregon July 3-7 was another great Waterfront Blues 

Festival with 3 stages full of talent day and night. A great place to 

either dance in front of the music or lay in the sun and roll over 

when each side is done. Overlooking the Willamette River full of 

yachts and watching the sun go down as the sky starts turning pink, 

a nice place to be in early July every year. Mainly it’s the blues 

musical talent that is the reason it gets nominated for the Handy 

Award for Blues event. 

There were some lows but many more highs. First I will cover 

couple lows then focus on the main aspect of things. Breweries bid 

on the event and Miller won so there were no Micro brews in the 

festival. This happened in the Northwest which is real strange given 

that we have great micros here. The wine was, believe it or not, 

Vendage. Yuck!!!! Oregon’s Willamette Valley is great wine country 

and this happened. What’s next?—is Folgers Instant going to be 

served to a convention of 5-Star restaurant owners, or is 

Thunderbird going to be the official wine of choice for the staff of 

Wine Spectator? Watch for my new song, “I Got The Middle Class 

Taste-Bud Blues” soon to be released on Whiner Records. 

Musically there were only 2 low points and both were with oncelegendary 

performers. Ike Turner can sing some low notes very well, 

but when he tried to hit a wider range wider range I think many felt 

sorry for him who never thought they’d feel sorry for Ike Turner. I 

was temped to yell “play the piano Ike” (like as in “use the force 

Luke”) because he still can play the piano real well. His band is 

greater than he is—from guitar to horn section they were fine, real 

fine. Queen Ida was another that seemed a shadow of what I 

expected in terms of vocals. Okay, that’s all for the low points, Now 

for the main thing that was going on. 

Imagine a show with 50 great acts for a week where it is openned 

with Kelly Joe Phelps, Duke Robillard, and John Mayall then the 

other legends follow. Well a couple of us from the WBS were lucky 

enough to be there for most all of it. We voted unanimously that we 

liked it. On July 4th (day 2) we found where some local Hotels had 

nice wines, good food, and had a micro brew or 2, or so , and 

caught W.C. Clark,and Deborah Coleman who blew me away as well 

as 20-30,000 others who were in front of her. Then Candye Cain put 

on her usual act (one that a lot of us like a lot), and thenTommy 

Castro turned Portland into a gigantic party with what sure looked 

to me like about 50,000 people ( no I was not seeing double, really I 

wasn’t) I looked up at the hotels and people were standing or 

dancing in the windows, people were also on the bridges over the 

river, this was high energy. Then the fire works over the city began 

as Tommy finished. Great show. 

Friday and Saturday had so much going on that the seemed to be 

one long day with a brief time where the sun took short break. 

James Thackery was great as usual. I loved Gary Primich on 

harmonica. Speaking of harmonica, Paul Delay did what he has done 

every year in Portland since I can remember — the sounds that 

reach somewhere I can’t explain with words but feel. The Neal 

Family including Kenny performed twice — Friday on the Front 

Porch Stage located 1/2 mile form the southernmost stage and 

again on one of the main stages on Saturday. He impressed me both 

times but I think especially so on the Front Porch Stage where the 

audience feels closer to the music and it has a down-home flavor. 

Early Saturday The Howlers openned the show and Randy Oxford 

was there with them. The introduced him as the winner of the 

Washington Blues Society Award for Entertainer of the Year in 2001. 

As usual, Randy’s horn playing shows why — I think he will get the 

award for most energy used by a horn player as well. 

Among the hometown favorites each year are acts like Terry Robb 

(if you haven’t heard his great acoustical guitar blues ya gotta go 

do that), and Paul Delay, and some others take turns. If you don’t 

see Robbie Laws, or Lloyd Jones, then you may see someone like, 

maybe, Curtis Salgado. His whole band looked great on stage. 


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People talk about either his harmonica or his voice mainly — with 

different people mainly talking about one and others mainly talking 

about the other. One friend of mine says she worries that he will 

harm his voice doing some things he does, and other friend says he 

sounds just fine doing what he is doing. Gee, we can get a debate 

going in the pages of the Bluesletter on topics like that sometime, 

The hardest thing about the event is that it ended. After trying to 

figure out a way to just listen to music forever instead of having to 

work for a living the inevitable happened. That monday morning I, 

like many others there, went back to work.

Nowrthwest Harp Attack! 

Five harp masters wailed on a full house crowd at the Rockfish Grill. NW Harp Attack was sponsored by the Washington Blues Society. If 

you missed it, woe is you! Photos by the Sheriff 

Steve Bailey 

Mike Lynch 

Bailey’s Blues 

Steve Bailey and the Blue Flames 

reviewed by James Middlefield 

Steve Bailey has provided us with a CD that stays true to its concept from 

start to finish; a recording that, as Steve puts it on his cover, “...provides a 

tribute to the early history of electric blues sounds with nasty harp, wicked 

slide guitar and a solid groove.” From the very first cut called “Used to Be 

My Happy Home” he combines all those sounds in raw blues. On this cut John 

Stephan’s nasty slide rings true and Steve’s soulful voice and harp technique 

takes you back in true blues style. 

Next, Bailey serves up a tune about the satisfaction provided when playin’ 

the blues on “It’s Alright” to which he adds his dedication “for Isaac Scott”. 

If you look through your collection of classic blues you’ll find many artists 

who have sung about the joy they find in playing the blues. Steve and his 

various Blue Flames spark that same joy throughout this CD. Another historic 

reference to the history of the blues comes with cut three “House Party Bar 

B Q”. It’s a musical history lesson describing some of the circumstances 

around the purpose and use for blues music in urban settings like Chicago and 

New York. This cut takes you back to the days of Louis Jordan and his 

Saturday Night Fish Fry. 

Blues was never lacking for love-lament songs and neither is this CD. Cuts 

4,5,6,7,8, 10,11,12 and 13 tell their stories about love’s dedications, 

infatuations and frustrations. With titles like “Knockin’ At Your Door”, “My 

Heart Fell Like a Rock” and “Long As My Baby’s There”, you’re covered. Pick 

one that relates to your situation and turn it up or sing it to your baby. There 

has always been room for a sense of humor in the blues too (and everywhere 

else for that matter). So Steve lightens up the CD with his novelty tune about 

love with Phyllis Diller (cut 9). Maybe a little Zappa esque for some, but just 

Kim Field 

smile and enjoy a laugh with Steve, there’s room for it at any blues party. 

Incredible skill, tone and his emotive performance on harmonica is what 

draws many of us to Steve Bailey and cut 14, “Steve’s Acoustic Boogie”, is a 

prime example you’ll enjoy; just pure Steve. 

The CD has 14 cuts, all penned by Steve Bailey and include performances 

from a wide array of area blues names including Guy Quintino (upright bass), 

James Clark (bass), John Stephan (guitar), Tim Sherman (guitar), Dan Newton 

(guitar), Andrew Cloutier (drums), Marty Lockwood (drums), Ric Howell 

(drums), Lonnie Williams (sax), Sam Newton (trombone) with Charlene Grant 

and Florence Baker-Wood on background vocals. 

One thing I’ve noticed about good blues listening is that if you are going to 

be lifted up by it you gotta turn it up so it surrounds you with it’s visceral 

instrumentation and poetry. Don’t put this or other blues music on for 

background, put it on and turn it up and it will lift you up. Then you’ll be 

ready for the other things that grind your life and make you lust for more of 

Bailey’s Blues. 

Paul Green 



Inland Empire 

The The Ho Howler Ho ler lers ler s Ar Are Ar e Int Into Int o Some Something 

Some hing 

Since the Howlers’ home base in Richland, Washington is only a 

short drive from Walla Walla, I have been fortunate enough to 

witness their high energy blues show for several years, both with 

their old lineup and new, and I can tell you one thing for sure … 

these guys are the real deal! They come out of their corner and hit 

you right between the ears, before you know what hit you, with a 

bold and gutsy sound steeped in guitar driven Chicago blues … with 

an emphasis on Blues. If you are looking for some down to earth, 

authentic, bona fide Chicago Style Blues with a kick, you’ve come 

to the right place. The Howlers have been serving up hot entrees 

of Windy City blues for nearly a decade now, first with the original 

lineup that included Andy ‘High Roller’ Woehler on bass, and Perry 

Roper on lead guitar. But now, with the addition of ‘Deacon’ Dave 

Montague on drums and Tuck Foster on harp and vocals, this band 

is about as good as it gets. 

Deacon Dave Montague has been drumming for 28 years now and it 

really shows. He seamlessly glides 

from rollicking tunes to slow 

shuffles, without so much as 

missing a beat (even when the 

guys hired a ‘dancer’ a few years 

back to dance in front of his drum 

kit on his birthday). 

Andy Woehler effortlessly keeps 

the bass groove thick, strong and 

solid, and creates an atmosphere 

where the song can just flow. It’s 

not surprising that his bass playing 

heroes are Duck Dunn, Willie 

Dixon and Tommy Shannon. 

The addition of Tuck Foster on 

harp and vocals was a huge 

enhancement to the band. He is a 

good harmonica player, and his 

gritty vocals compliment the 

Chicago electric blues style of the 

Howlers perfectly, but I would 

have to say that his greatest 

contribution to the band is his 

stage presence. He takes hold of 

the crowd immediately and 

maintains total control … and his 

down-to-earth attitude and 

amusing onstage antics keeps ‘em 

at ease and grinnin’ from the first 

note to the last. 

And what can I say about Perry Roper? His guitar playing is nothing 

short of awe-inspiring. He attacks his Fender with a fiery passion, 

whether on a sizzling South Texas Blues number, or on a laid-back, 

slow burning Chicago Blues tune. His blistering fretwork is 

absolutely electrifying. I remember at a Ritzville Blues Festival 4 or 

5 years ago, the early Howlers lineup was playing in one of the 

many clubs on Main Street while a headlining band was playing out 

on the main stage outside. Man, when Perry broke into one of his 

stunning guitar solos, you should have seen the people making 

tracks inside to find out who was wringing those notes out of that 

guitar. I swear there were more people in that club than there 

were watching the main band out on the big stage. This guy does 

some mind-blowing things with that guitar of his, and if you get a 

chance to catch him live you certainly don’t want to miss it. 

I personally have been lucky enough to catch these guys live on 

several occasions over the years, but I must admit that I have been 

anxiously awaiting the arrival of a CD for way too long. But I’m 

happy to announce that The Howlers debut CD has finally hit the 

streets … and it was well worth the wait! Titled “Into Something”, 

the album is somewhat unique in that the Howlers stepped back 

and drug out an all analog recorder using 1" tape and 8-tracks. 

“We wanted that smooth sound of analog,” sez Roper. “With so 

By Kevin ‘Bad Dog’ Shenefiel dbaddog@hscis.net 

many studios converting to digital, it was possible to find a sweet 

deal on some very nice analog recording gear ... as long as we kept 

the track count low. So we opted for a big (400 lbs!) MCI 8-track 

machine and a late 60’s Ampex 2-track recorder and stayed analog 

all the way.” 

Recorded live in one room, The Howlers were able to capture their 

‘Live Vibe’ on tape and mix an album that, in many ways, is how all 

their favorite blues albums were recorded. Mixed down to 1/4" 

analog tape, the final mix reels were then sent to Marcussen 

Mastering in Hollywood to get final EQ and the Digital Conversion 

to CD format. 

“We recorded the album ourselves,” sez Perry. “We set up the 

mics, we pressed the record button and we played our best. We 

did it this way because we wanted that ‘Live Vibe’, and we wanted 

to make the album ourselves. It was a huge project, but we really 

took our time and we’re totally jazzed with the way it sounds and 

the bluesy vibe of the music we 

made.” 

And you will be too. “Into 

Something” is a fine collection of 

10 somewhat obscure covers of 

some of my favorite blues artists 

… and probably some of yours too. 

But these tunes aren’t merely 

copies of someone else’s songs. 

The Howlers make these songs 

unmistakably their own … and 

they come right out of the gate 

with a killer version of a Luther 

Allison tune, “Walking Papers”, 

from Luther’s fantastic “Blue 

Streak” album … one of my 

favorites. I don’t think it’s 

possible to do it any better than 

Luther did, but the Howlers give it 

a helluva try here, thanks in part 

to Tuck’s powerful set of pipes. 

Next is a cover of “Rollin’ and 

Tumblin” (as recorded by Elmore 

James) with some conservatively 

juicy pickin’ by Roper that really 

rocks, along with a scorching bass 

groove. Then there’s a really cool 

cover of “Oh Pretty Woman”, the 

one that Albert King recorded … 

not Roy Orbison. John Lee 

Hooker’s “Big Legs Tight Skirts” features rhythm guitar work by 

former Howler Gator Jim and is one of my favorite tunes these guys 

do live … and this sounds just like the live version. “I Could Have 

Loved You” is a haunting version of a Sugar Ray Norcia (Bluetones 

and Roomful Of Blues) cover with some very classy vocals and is 

followed by a slow shuffling T-Bone Walker tune, “Glamour Girl”, 

that showcases some of Roper’s signature emotive fretwork. Next 

is another Hooker cover, “Don’t Be Messin’ With My Bread” that 

also features Roper exorcising some pretty wicked stuff out of his 

guitar. “What Have I Done Wrong?”, the first Magic Sam song on 

the CD, is a smooth tune, with vocals that’ll have ya begging for 

mercy. It was originally Recorded in Magic Sam’s living room in 

1968. The title tune, “Into Something”, is a fun little number that 

includes background vocals by the rest of the band and is probably 

my favorite cut on the disc. Finally, the CD closes with another 

Magic Sam cover, “You Belong To Me”, with more rhythm guitar 

work by Gator Jim (ask me sometime how he got his nickname) that 

ends with more of Roper’s outstanding guitar riffs, leaving you 

hungry for more. 

But if you’re anything like me, you’ll just hit the play button and 

listen to the disc again anyway. And again. Or better yet, get out 

and see these guys live! But how to do that without having to drive

across our great state to see them? Well lately The Howlers have 

been doing several shows in the Seattle area with Tromboner 

extraordinaire Randy Oxford (recently of Junkyard Jane fame). In 

fact, by the time this Bluesletter hits the streets they will also have 

just recently performed together at the Waterfront Blues Festival, 

the Ritzville Blues Festival, the Rock Cut Blues Festival and the 

Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival (The Howlers have been steady 

performers at many of the hot Eastside fests such as Untapped, 

Ritzville, Sunbanks, and Joseph). I’m sure that by now there are a 

buttload of you Seattle area blues fans that are just achin’ for 

another chance to see them play live over on your side of the 

mountains, so that you can drag your friends that didn’t make it to 

Winthrop along to give ‘em a taste of what they missed. Well, 

you’re in luck pal. The Howlers just happen to be playing at the 

annual Washington Blues Society Picnic at Gasworks Park on August 

11th. If you have a hankerin’ for a little Tabasco flavored blues, get 

on out there and check these guys out. And while you’re at it, be 

sure to pick up a copy of their new CD while you’re there, or off of 

their website at www.howlersblues.com … where you can also find 

their updated gig schedule, photos, bios, music clips and reviews. 

South Sound Profile 

by Al Earick 

Wow, too much to say, too much to do, too much to see! This 

months entry will be slightly different than previous entries. I 

know, you’re thinking, how are we going to know the difference? 

Well, just take my word for it! As I sit down to write this article, it 

is the Fourth of July, our independence day. “What a country”, was 

a funny byline for a stand-up comic, but it rings true. So, what has 

this got to do with anything? Well I’m glad you asked. I know of no 

other place where there are so many things to do, as there are in 

the Pacific Northwest. Live music abounds at nearly every event. 

Live Blues is represented at nearly every event. We have more 

blues festivals up here than anywhere else in the nation! Check it 

out, if you don’t believe me. Go online and check out other parts of 

the country. Nowhere does it happen as much as right here! Your 

W.B.S. website has links to other blues societies, so it is easy, and 

fun research. 

I am leaving for L.A. this weekend, and the most disturbing thing 

about the trip is that there are only three blues venues left in the 

entire L.A. area. The L.A. Blues society disbanded due to a lack of 

interest! 

The SoCal Blues society took two e-mails to two different people to 

get a response. Apparently, there is blues in the San Diego area, but 

after a week of emailing, I still don’t have the names of any venues 

there. On the upside, it won’t take very long to check out the blues 

scene in L.A. So, as I ponder the freedom I have as an American 

citizen, I have also to be very thankful for the live music available 

to me here. 

Back to the South Sound. This month I’d like to introduce Brian 

Feist to you. He is a young guitar slinger from Centralia. Now 

residing in Olympia, Brian started playing guitar at 13. He was a 

rocker then, and can’t specifically remember when he got turned 

on to the blues, he does remember that it was Eric Clapton and 

Stevie Ray Vaughn who first influenced him. Then it was Michael 

Bloomfield and Elmore James. Elmore James’ lyrics were particularly 

appealing to Brian. Someone introduced Brian to the guitar 

work of Freddy King. “Man that guy had attack” was his comments. 

“The equipment determined the sound, that’s why it is so hard to 

accurately reproduce the sound”. Take it from me, Brian has no 

problem making “the sound”. 

“I play tribute blues” was how he described himself. “Stevie Ray 

Vaughn played tribute blues. He played tribute to Albert King. He 

got ragged because he combined different musical styles. Ray 

Charles got ragged because he combined different musical styles. 

Now they’re geniuses”! When asked how his age, (or lack thereof), 

affected his career, he said, “I’m not a seventy-nine year old black 

guy, are ya gonna listen anyway?” He then furthered his point with, 

“People are trying to compare you to people who broke the mold 

anyway. What’s the point”? 

Brian currently is working with his band, which includes Sean 

O’leary on drums and enthusiasm, and Michael Carrol on bass. 

These guys have a great sound, and it is constantly evolving. “Little 

Bill and Mark Reilly are like Gods to me”, He gushed, after a recent 

show at Tugboat Annies. “Mark is so talented, yet he will take the 

time to show you his licks. What a great influence”. No doubt, kid. 

With heroes like those, you can’t go wrong! 

When asked about the frustration of getting recognition for his 

band, he commented, “Don’t overlook where you’re at, or you 

don’t deserve to get to the next level” 

Brian is also currently doing solos, and duets, “just to see if I can 

hold it up by myself” was his reasoning. 

I am looking forward to playing with Brian this Friday. He will be a 

special guest of FunkinGroovin at El Serape on the Westside if 

Olympia. I can’ wait to tell you how much fun it was! 

See, told ya it would be different! Now, off to that barbecue grill, 

after all it is the Fourth! TTFN (that’s tiggerspeak……..tata for now) 


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July 4 Deepwater Brewing, Lake Chelan 8-12 PM 

July 11 Viscount Ballroom, Portland 9 PM 

July 12 Tugboat Annie's, Olympia 9 PM 

July 13 Tukwila Days, Tukwila Noon 

July 20 Allyn Day's, Allyn 4 PM 

July 23 Frontier Saloon, Fall City 6 PM 

July 26 Whaling Day's, Silverdale 6 PM 

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August 29 Rox Broiler (Kenmore) 

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Bruce Rhodes 

Heidi Robey 

George Clark 

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Greg Roberts 

Patrick Lynch 

Steve Wood 

Gary Court 

Patricia McCollum 

Neil Kelly 

Larry Jamieson 

Michael Stevenson 

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August 2002 WBS Meeting 

7:00 PM Wednesday, August 14 

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Dateline Fremont - ToST – July 10 th , 2002 

Between the 80° heat, urban terrorist smoke bombs 

in downtown Seattle, and traffic jams more miserable 

than an accordion version of Mustang Sally, it 

wasn’t easy to drag yourself out to the monthly WBS 

meeting, but it was worth it. 

The night began with guest acoustic fingerstyle 

guitarist, Brian Lee. Brian is more visible as the 

lead singer and guitarist for Seattle’s exciting 

electric blues act, the Blues Orbiters. Brian was 

introduced by Blues Orbiter drummer and singer/ 

songwriter Jeff Hayes. We were treated to an 

intimate performance via Brian’s vintage Gibson six 

string and an alternately tuned Martin guitar. The 

audience was fixated on Brian’s unassuming charm 

and exceptional skill as he played blues standards 

like “Walkin By Myself and Big Road Blues”. Halfway 

through the set Brian switched guitars for some 

great slide blues including gospel influences and a 

more out there slide style à-la John Fahey and Leo 

Kottke. Brian has a very nice voice and emotive 

vocal style served up with confidence and congeniality. 

With the Blues Orbiters Brian adds terrific 

harmonica playing as well. 

Between sets, the WBS raffled off tickets to Bronze 

Blues and Brews in Joseph, Oregon (won by yours 

truly), passes to the Winthrop Rhythm and Blues 

festival, an autographed copy of Nick Vigarino’s 

CD, Victims of Cool, a harmonica necklace and a WBS 

license plate holder. Leslie Fleury finished by 

reviewing the summer festival schedule before 

introducing Greg Roberts BB photo award - the Sheriff winner for Best New/Reformed 

Band, Girl Trouble Blues. 

Girl Trouble Blues is led by keyboardist Andrew 

Larsen, (aka: Hurricane) with vocalist Julia Reece, 

bassist Jim Collins, Jeff Zionte on guitar and 

Bruce Raabe on drums. 

As I said in a previous column, it is interesting 

to see how a band adapts to a room throughout a set 

of music. Tonight was no different but a little 

more of a challenge than usual because there was an 

unfamiliar sound system left-over from performances 

during the Fremont Festival. The result was that 

Brian Lee played his whole set without mains. And 

it wasn’t until Norm Arnett arrived from an earlier 

commitment that they were turned on for Girl 

Trouble Blues, much to the relief of Andrew and 

Julia. Finally we could hear the vocal harmonies 

they had obviously worked very hard on. Thanks 

Norm. 

Girl Trouble Blues finished the evening playing 

rock-n-roll blues and boogie without missing a 

beat. They included covers from Louis Jordon and 

Johnny Guitar Watson and added some nice rhumbas 

and shuffles. 

On top of the great music and the WBS raffle an 

additional feature this month was a special Barbecue 

offering from a new-to-Seattle catering service 

called Smoke-Ring BBQ. This company recently moved 

up from Louisiana and brought along their authentic, 

down home, award winning BBQ. Great ribs and 

sandwiches were available alongside terrific baked 

beans and cole slaw, for only $8.50. If you need 

any catering help, call Mike Weeks at 425-466-7331, 

or visit their web site at www.SmokeRingBBQ.com. 

See you at the Blues Society Picnic / Peace Concert, 

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Acoustic Café, The (253) 227-7200 

Alki Tavern – Seattle (206) 932-9970 

Alligator Soul – Everett (425) 259-6311 

Arts West Theater – Seattle 

Bad Albert’s – Ballard (206) 782-9623 

Basement – Kingston (360) 297-8566 

Bit Saloon – Ballard (206) 782-1680 

Big Daddy’s – Woodinville (425) 402-9887 

Blackthorne Village Pub – Seattle (206) 285-9756 

Blarney’s - Kirkland (425) 821-8194 

Blues Vespers @ Presbyterian Church – Tacoma 

(253) 472-4795 

Blue Yonder Café – Everett (425) 337-5040 

Borders Books – Puyallup (253) 845-8751 

Borders Books – Tacoma (253) 473-9111 

Breadline Café – Omak (509) 826-5836 

The Brickyard Bar & Grill - Tacoma (253) 472-5602 

Brown Lantern Ale House – Anacortes (360) 293- 

2544 

Caddy Shack – Burien (206) 246-9007 

Cascade Tavern –Vancouver, WA (360) 254-0749 

Celtic Bayou - Redmond (425) 869-5933 

Central Club – Kirkland (425) 827-0808 

Central – Pioneer Square (206) 662-0209 

Charlie’s – Olympia (360) 786-8181 

China Beach – Langley, WA (360) 530-8888 

China Sea – Des Moines (206) 878-2593 

Clancy’s – Olympia (360) 753-8008 

Clearwater Casino – Bainbridge Is. (360) 598-6889 

Club Broadway /The Big Apple Casino - Everett 

(425) 259-3551 

Cole’s – Ruston (253) 879-1119 

Connektion – Burien (206) 243-0229 

Cookin’ Musician – North Burlington (360) 757-9637 

Corner Inn – W. Seattle (206) 935-4818 

Cosmo’s – Bellingham (360) 734-1500 

Crossroads Shopping Center – Bellevue (425) 644- 

1111 

Dakota Creek Roadhouse - Blaine (360) 332-9554 

Daverthumps – Lynnwood (425)-774-6573 

Destination Harley Davidson – Fife (253) 922-3700 

Destiny Seafood & Grill – Port Angeles (360) 452- 

4665 

Diamond Knot – Mukilteo (425) 355-4488 

Elliott Bay Brewery – W. Seattle (206) 932-8695 

Elso’s – Mt Vernon (360) 428-5678 

4th Ave Alehouse – Olympia (360) 786-1444 

Fiddler’s Inn – Seattle (206) 525-0752 

Firecreek Grill – Kent (253) 856-5170 

Forecasters – Woodinville (425) 483-3212 

Galway – Seattle (206) 527-9868 

Good Times Lounge - Tacoma (253) 565-1007 

Industrial Café – Georgetown/Seattle (206) 763- 

0354 

Irish Emigrant – Seattle (206) 525-2955 

Italo’s Bela Roma Restaurant & Lounge - Seattle 

(206) 362-8934 

J&M Cafe – Pioneer Square (206) 292-0663 

Jakes Ales Pub & Grill – Federal Way (253) 927- 

1288 

Jazzbones – Tacoma (253) 396-9169 

Jekyll & Hydes - Gig Harbor (253) 858-5555 

(The New) Jet Deck - Everett (425) 353-0770 

Junction Tavern – Pt. Angeles (360) 452-9880 

Kangaroo & Kiwi Public - Seattle (206) 297-0507 

Larry’s Blues Café – Pioneer Sq. (206) 624-7665 

Latona Pub – Seattle (206) 525-2238 

Little Creek Casino – Shelton (360) 427-7711 

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Little Roadside Tavern - Everson (360) 592-5107 

Lock & Keel – Ballard (206) 781-8023 

Lucky Star – Kent (253) 859-1783 

Main Street Tavern – Omak (509) 826-2247 

Mardini’s – Snohomish (360) 568-8080 

McCoy's Firehouse's - Seattle - (206) 652-5797 

Mint Alehouse – Enumclaw (360) 825-8361 

Mondo Shrimp – Kirkland (425) 893-9458 

Murphy’s – Seattle (206) 634-2110 

New Orleans – Seattle (206) 622-2563 

Novo’s - Tacoma (253) 573-1278 

Old Timer’s – Pioneer Sq. (206) 623-9800 

Old Town Ale House – Seattle (206) 782-8323 

Oxford – Snohomish (360) 568-3845 

Paragon – Seattle (206) 283-4548 

Plaza Broiler – Shoreline (206) 533-6299 

Portside Restaraunt – Tacoma (253) 627-2111 

Raging River Saloon – (425) 222-6669 

Rattlesnake Brewery – Richland (509) 783-5747 

Redondo Grill – Des Moines (253) 839-5040 

The Riviera - Tukwila (425) 271-9971 

River Rock Ale House – Renton (425) 430-0311 

Rocco’s Fireside Alehouse – Everett 

Rock Bottom – Seattle (206) 623-3070 

Rockfish Grill – Anacortes (360) 588-1720 

Rocksport – W. Seattle (206) 935-5838 

Sally’s – Spanaway (253) 875-4533 

Salmon Bay Eagles – Ballard (206) 783-7791 

Scarlet Tree – Seattle (206) 523-7153 

Seafarers Sports Bar & Grill – Tacoma (253) 572- 

8141 

Seven Seas – Seattle (206) 522-3863 

Silver Dollar Pub – Spanaway (253) 531-4469 

Smooth Rail Espresso House – Covington (425) 432- 

4458 

Spar – Tacoma (253) 627-8215 

St. Clouds – Seattle (206) 726-1522 

Steilacoom Deli & Pub – Steilacoom (253) 587-7693 

Stewart’s – Snohomish (360) 568-4684 

Stump Bar & Grill – Arlington (360) 653-6774 

Sully’s Snowgoose Saloon – Seattle (206) 782-9231 

Suni’s on 99 – Lynnwood (425) 743-5400 

Swiss – Tacoma (253) 572-2821 

TLC & More - Marysville (360) 657-4416 

Timberline Café & Lounge – Granite Falls (360) 

691-7011 

Trolleyman Pub – Seattle (206) 548-8000 

Tugboat Annie’s – Olympia (360) 943-1850 

Tuttolini’s – Renton (425) 255-9246 

Wild Buffalo – Bellingham (360) 752.0848 

Watertown Pub – Anacortes (360) 293-3587 

Workshop Tavern – Redmond (425) 885-7772 

The following venues give 

discounts to card-carrying 

WBS members : 

Jazzbones • Tacoma 

Larry’s Blues Cafe • Pioneer Square 

New Orleans Creole Restaurant • 

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Oxford Saloon • Snohomish 

Raging River Saloon • Fall City

Albritten McClain & Bridge of Souls 206-298-6565 

Alice Stuart 206-937-4542 

Annieville Blues 206-994-9413 

Bad Dog Blues Society 360-733-7464 

Big Nasty 253-582-5136 

Beth Wullf & the Howlers 206-367-6186 

Bill Mattocks Band 425-486-8166 

Blue Five Five 206-216-0554 

Blues Bully Band 253-847-5952 

Blues Healers 206-440-7867 

Blues Hounds 206-726-4836 

Blues Monsters 360-705-1180 

Blues Orbiters 253-903-9047 

Blues Therapy 360-435-6863malan-nicely@tgi.net 

Blues Torpedoes 360-491-1450 

Breadline Blues 425-821-9388 

Brian Butler Band 206-361-9625 

Bryon Warhall & King Bee 509-937-2404 

Brother Music Power House 208-265-9295 

The Cathouse Blues Band 360-599-3364 

C. D. Woodbury & The Prime Rate 425-882-8808 

Charlie Butts & the Filtertips 208-687-2007 

Charles White Band 425-303-8761 

Chester Alley Band 425-333-4162 

Chris Stevens Band 206-236-0412 

Colonel & Doubleshot 425-744-2765 

Cooke & Green 425-787-0148 

Crossroads Band 206-255-6427 

Cryin’ Shame 425-831-6861 vipak@isomedia.com 

Daddy Treetops 206-525-8965 

Dan Page Trip 360-895-0971 

Dana & the Jive Guys 206 525-3385 

David Brewer & The Intimidators 206-363-4078 

Dick Powell Band 425-742-4108 

DX Biscuit 509-662-6872 

Ender Brothers 206-255-5643 

Eric Madis and Blue Madness 206-362-8331 

Fatcat 425-743-3563 

Fat James Band 360-312-9042 

File Gumbo 425-788-2776 

Forrest C. Rosaire & Co. 360-452-4930 

Freddy James &The Rockin’ 88s 425-486-6040 

Funkin’ Groovin‚ 253-535-5205 

George Clark 360-599-3364 

Gia McClellan gmcclellan@sprynet.com 

Girl Trouble Blues 253-874-5484 

Greg Roberts 206-783-8631 

Hambone Wilson & Goldtooth 360-966-7161 

Harmonica Playboy & his MidnightMovers 206-932-4819 

Henry Cooper 206-329-4451 

Hudson Blues Band 253-630-5276 

Jack Cook & Phantoms of Soul 206-517-5294 

James ‘Curley’ Cook 253-945-7441 

Jeff & the Jet City Fliers 206-469-0363 

Jelly Rollers 206-706-8728 

Jerry Miller & Co 253-759-5279 

John Hodgkin Band 206-365-6492 

Jude Bowerman Band 360-357-8044 

Julie Powers & the Rhythm Rockers 425-462-0292 

Jump Up! 425-643-6853 

Junkyard Jane 253-759-7775 

Kathi McDonald Band 206-932-1975 

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Kimball Conant & the Fugitives 206-720-0411 

Kinzel & Hyde: lynnhyde@hotmail.com 

Krewe of Blues 206-783-8389 

Laurette Langille & Rogue Paradise Blues 360-734-7489 

Little Bill & the Bluenotes 425-774-7503 

LJ Porter 425-825-2460 

Loose Gravel Band 253-927-1212 

Malcolm Clark Band 253-475-8084 

Maia Santell & House Blend 253-983-7071 

Mark DuFresne 206-533-1912 

Mark Riley 425-226-7170 

Mark Whitman Band 206-721-1255 

Mary McPage 206-850-4849 

Mick Knight 206-675-0620 

Mojo Daddies 206-932-9057 

Moss Brothers Band 253-474-1167 

Naked City Blues Band 253-847-9194 

Nick Vigarino’s Meantown Blues 360-387-0374 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 Lb Universe 253-924-1630 

Night Train 206-498-3470 

Norm Bellas 206-722-6551 

Northwest Music Legends 206-579-3808 

Pat Coast & Out of the Blue 509-662-6872 

Paul Whistler & Nora Michaels 206-762-3856 

Pete Borg 360-466-0376 

Pete Hutson & Dick Powell Band 206-696-2247 

Pete Moceri Band 253-473-1622 

Steve Power Band 206-938-5989 

Randy Oxford’s Bluebowne 253-924-1630 

Raven Humphreys & The Empty Shoes Band 360-659- 

0578 

Reggie Miles 360-793-9577 

Road House Jukes 425-379-0442 

Robert Casey’s Blues Party 206-284-4634 

Rod Cook & Toast 206-878-7910 

Roger Rogers Band 206 526 3202 

Ryan Harder 253-226-1230 

Smokin’ Gun 360-939-2102 

Snakeoil Daddy 253-862-2549 

Star Drums & Lady Keys 425-488-7833 

Steamers 253-620-5737 

Steele Blu 360-466-1187 

Steve Bailey & The Blueflames 206-935-8985 

Steve Cooly Band 206-756-0919 

Steve Trembly Band 360-221-3 

Stickshift Annie & the Overdrive 206-522-4935 

Straight Shot 425-771-7641 

T-Boy O’Neil Band 360-491-5445 

Ted Bellusci Band 206-281-7489 

Three Martini Lunch 206-280-8972 

Tim Casey & The Blues Cats 425-820-4387 

Tim Sherman Band 206-367-1030 

Tim Turner Band 206-301-9855 

TJ Read 206 782-9121 • www.tjread.com 

Too Slim & The Taildraggers 509-534-3153 

Trouble at Home 206-789-6477 

Tube Kings 360-658-0452 

Tweety & the Tomcats 206-369-2468 

Two Scoops Combo 206-933-9566 

Unknown Authority 425-775-7913 

Virginia Klemens/Jerry Lee Davidson 206-632-6130 

Wayward Members of the Mudbay Jug Band 360-867- 

9333 

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FM 89.3 KAOS (Olympia) 

10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Retroactive Blues and Rock Roots 

with J. Syrja 

FM 90.3 KSVR (Mt. Vernon) 

12 noon - 2p.m. 

KC Blues 

FM 88.5 KPLU (Tacoma) 

6 – 12 p.m. 

All Blues with Robin Lloyd 

FM 91.3 KBCS 

8 - 10 p.m. 

One Step Beyond with Bob 

Anthony 

FM 91.7 KZAZ (Bellingham) 

8p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun. 

Fish Fry with Dan Barrett & 

Dawn Groves 

FM KPBX - 91.1 (Spokane) 

9 - 11 p.m. 

with Tina Bjorklund 


10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun. 

The Night Shift with Dave Samson 

www.nightshiftfm.com 

FM 91.7 KZAZ (Bellingham) 

12 a.m. Sun. - 2 a.m. Sun. 

SUNDAYS 


9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mon. 

Preachin’ The Blues w/Marlee 

Walker 

FM 106.3 KVLR (Twisp) 

6 p.m. - 12 a.m. Mon. 

Blues with Keith Wolford 

FM 88.5 KPLU (Tacoma) 

6 p.m.- 12 a.m. Mon. 

All Blues with John Kessler 

FM 102.5 KZOK (Seattle) 

8 - 9 p.m. 

House of Blues 

w/Dan “Elwood Blues” Akroyd 

A.M. 1450 KRIZ (Renton) 

8 - 9 p.m. 

Blues w/Joe White 


10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun. 

The Blueshouse with Jon 

Stromberg 

www.theblueshouse.com 


1 1 Thursday 

Thursday 

Centrum’s Centrum’s Country Country Country Blues Blues Workshops 

Workshops 

Alice Stuart Band @ The Owl & Thistle 

Beth Wulff Band @ The Noble Court 

Blues Torpedoes @ Salmon Bay Eagles 

Brown & Blues Band @ City Hall Saloon (Cumberland 

5:00) 

Charlotte Vanderwolf @ The Galway Arms 

Eddie Cotton Mt. Baker Preview @ Wild Buffalo 

File Gumbo @ Marina Park (Kirk 7:00) 

Junkyard Jane @ Cascade Bar & Grill (Van) 

Little Bill @ Destination Harley (Fife 5:00) 

2 2 Friday 

Friday 

Centrum’s Centrum’s Centrum’s Country Country Country Blues Blues Workshops 

Workshops 

Centrum’s Centrum’s Centrum’s Blues Blues & & Heritage Heritage Festival 

Festival 


Charles White Band @ Larry’s 

Colonel & Doubleshot w/ Polly O’Keary @ Raging River 

Saloon 

Cooke ‘n’ Green @ Saffron Cow (8:00) 

Dan Page Trip @ Oxford 

David Jacobs-Strain @ Blues & Heritage Festival 

Eddie Cotton @ New Orleans 

Eric Madis & Blue Madness @ Celtic Bayou 

Kimball & The Fugitives @ Steel Sky Bistro 

Laurette Langille & Rogue Paradise Blues @ Herbs 

Tavern 

Little Bill w/Dick Powell & Billy Stapleton @ Clear 

Water Saloon 

Mark Whitman Band @ Magnolia Festival (Mag Pk 4:30) 

& Trolleyman Pub (9:00) 

Miles From Chicago @ Summer Sumner Arts Fest (6:00) 

Nick Vigario @ City Limits (Brem) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe @ Big Daddy’s 

Rod Price @ Cascade Tavern (Van) 

Taylor James @ Mt. Baker Blues / Wild Buffalo 

Teri Derr @ Forecasters 

The Jelly Rollers @ Sirens 

The Steamers @ River Rock Pub 

TubeKings @ Last Frontier 

Unknown Authority - The Jet Deck 

3 3 3 Saturday 

Saturday 

Centrum’s Centrum’s Country Country Blues Blues Workshops 

Workshops 

Mt. Mt. Baker Baker Blues Blues Festival Festival Festival: Festival Festival Walter Trout and the 

Radicals, Eddie Cotton, Taylor James, Incognito, Bump 

Kitchen, Cathouse Blues Band, Cindy Land Band 

(www.bakerblues.com) 


Blue 55 @ Magnolia Days (1:30) 

Blues Orbiters @ New Orleans 

Charles White Band @ Cheney Stadium (Tac 8:00) 

Chris Stevens @ Latona Pub 

Dan Page Trip @ Oxford 

Emerald City Diva’s Featuring Kathi McDonald @ New 

Orleans 

James Curley Cooke @ Uncommon Grounds 

John Stephan Band @ Forecasters 

Junkyard Jane @ Tacoma Blues Bash 

Laurette Langille & Rogue Paradise Blues @ Herbs 

Tavern 

Miles From Chicago @ The Clark County Fair (6:00) 

Motown Cruisers @ Wild Buffalo 

Nick Vigario @ Solo Kitsap Folk Festival (4:00) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe @ Tacoma Blues 

Bash (Cheney Stad 2:00) 

Rod Cook & Jon Bayless @ The Fiddler’s Inn 

Smokin Gun @ Tacoma Blues Bash 

Spar Tree Blues Festival w/ Tim Casey & The Bluescats 

(4:00), Two Scoops Combo 

Steve James w/ Del Ray @ Centrum Country Blues 

Festival 

The Jelly Rollers @ Port Townsend Blues Festival & @ 

Sirens 

The Steamers @ River Rock Pub 

Tony Coleman @ Rockfish 

Too Slim & The Taildragers @ Moxihop Festival (Yak) 

4 4 4 Sunday 

Sunday 

Mt. Mt. Baker Baker Blues Blues Festival Festival: Festival Hubert Sumlin & Henry Gray, 

Eddie Cotton, Jude Bowerman, Raven Humphres & the 

Empty Shoes Band featuring Patti Allen, Mark Whitman 

(www.bakerblues.com) 

B.B. King Blues Festival @ The Gorge w/ George 

Thorogood, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe 

Bonamassa 

Jeff & The Jet City Fliers @ Snoqualmie Railroad Days 

Little Bill w/ Dick Powell & Tim Sherman @ Anacortes 

Arts Festival 

Mark Whitman Band @ Mt. Baker Blues Festival (11:00 

am) 

Spar Tree Blues Festival w/ Nick Vigario, Cooke ‘n’ 

Green 


Washington’s Washington’s Blues Blues Calendar 

Calendar 

5 5 Monday Monday 

Monday 


Dirk “Al Moss” Jugg @ Columbia Street Pub (5:00) 

Randy Oxford National Anthem @ Cheney Stadium 

Tacoma Rainier’s (7:00) 

The Balloons @ The Wild Ginger 

6 6 Tuesday 

Tuesday 

Bobby Holland & Breadline Blues @ The New Jet Deck 

Double Cookin’ @ Renton Farmer’s Market (5:00) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe “Out to Lunch” @ 

Occidental Park (Noon) 

Steve James @ New Orleans 

The Steamers @ The Junction (8:00) 

Tim Turner Band @ Larry’s 

7 7 Wednesday 

Wednesday 

Alice Stuart Band @ The Rockfish / CD Release Party !! 

Dirk “Al Moss” Jugg @ Columbia Street Pub (5:00) & @ 

The Tequila Bar 

John Hiatt & The Goners, Jimmie Vaughan @ Pier 62/63 

Mark Whitman Band @ Bicentenial Park (Tukwila 

Noon) 

Nick Vigario @ Richmond Beach Arts Festival (7:00) 

Rod Cook’s Artist Showcase feat Paul Green @ Bad 

Albert’s 

8 8 Thursday 

Thursday 

Alice Stuart Band @ Central Club 

Harmonica Playboy @ Salmon Bay Eagles 

Little Bill w/ Dick Powell @ Laurelhurst Park (6:00) 

Mark Whitman Band @ Destination Harley (Fife 5:00) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe City Hall Saloon 

(Cumberland 5:00) 

Snakeoil Daddy @ Redhook Brewery Amphitheater 

Too Slim (solo) @ Brown Addition (Spok) 

9 9 Friday 

Friday 

Andrew Larsen @ Tacoma Borders 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ Herb’s 


Blue Healers @ Alligator Soul 

Blues Bully @ Caddy Shack 

Blues Therapy @ Timberline Café 

Charles White Band @ Taste of Edmonds (5:30) & @ Big 

Daddy’s 

Colonel & Doubleshot w/ Polly O’Keary @ Cole’s 

Cooke & Greene @ Liquid Lounge 

Dan Page Trip @ Celtic Bayou 


High Rollers @ Forecasters 

John Hodgkins @ New Orleans 

Junkyard Jane @ Jake’s 

Little Bill w/Dick Powell & Billy Stapleton @ Trolleyman 

Marc Bristoil & Doug Bright @ Jekyll & Hydes 

Mark Riley @ Redmond Borders (7:00) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe @ Rattle Snake 

Brewery (Rchlnd) 

Nora Michaels @ Paul Whistler @ Tukwila Borders 

Scott “ Smokehouse” @ Borders 

T-Boy Neal Band @ Tugboat Annie’s 

The Mudsharks @ The Raging River 

Tim Casey & The Bluescats @ Oxford 

10 10 Saturday 

Saturday 

Bronze Blues & Brews: Joe Louis Walker & the Boss 

Talkers, Curtis Salgado, Bill Rhoades & the Party Kings, 

David Jacobs-Strain, The Polecats 

(www.bronzebluesbrews.com) 

Alice Stuart @ Rockfish / CD Release !! 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ Herb’s 


Blue 55 @ Sirens 

Blues Bully @ Manette Saloon 

Blues Orbiters @ Jake’s 

Blues Therapy @ Timberline Café 

Blues Torpedoes @ Auburn Good Ole’ Days (3:00) 

Brian Butler & The Crossroads Band @ Community 

Center Clubhouse (Indianola) 

Charles White Band @ Big Daddy’s 

Cooke & Greene @ Liquid Lounge 

Dan Page Trip @ Jammwood 

John Hodgkins @ New Orleans 

Laurette Langille & Rogue Paradise Blues @ Little 

Roadside Tavern 

Little Bill w/Dick Powell & Billy Stapleton @ Wild 

Buffalo 

Maia Santell & House Blend @ The Brickyard Bar & Grill 

Marc Bristoil & Doug Bright @ Jekyll & Hydes 

Mark Riley @ Federal Way Borders 

Nick Vigario @ Raging River Saloon 

Randy Hansen, Leon Hendrix @ Sky Church 

Rod Cook Artists Showcase @ Bad Albert’s 

Roger Rogers @ Forecasters 

Ryan Shea Smith @ The Maple Leaf Grill (10:00) 

Smokin’ Gun @ Blues By The Bay / Salty Sea Days 

Snakeoil Daddy @ American Custom Cycle 

Tim Casey & The Bluescats @ Oxford 

Tweety & The Tom-Cats @ Bothell Arts Festival (Noon) 

Summerfest 2002 in Pt. Angeles, WA 

11 11 Sunday 

Sunday 

WBS WBS WBS PIcnic PIcnic @ Gas Works Park w/ The Howlers, 

Stickshift Annie & The Overdrive, The Jellyrollers & 

Tweety & The Tom-Cat’s / Bring Canned Food Donation 

Arlington Garlic Festival w/ Miles From Chicago, Nick 

Vigario (4:00) 

David Lindley & Wally Ingrahm w/ The Phil & James 

Show @ Bellingham High Performing Arts Center 

Matt Garretty @ New Orleans 

The Casuals @ Redhook Beer Garden (2:00) 

Summerfest 2002 in Pt. Angeles, WA 

12 12 Monday 

Monday 


Little Bill @ Out to Lunch 

Miles From Chicago @ Seattle Singles, (China Harbor) 

Randy Oxford w/ Little Bill @ Out to Lunch Concert 

Series @ Pier 57 (Noon) 


13 13 Tuesday 

Tuesday 

Blues Orbiters @ The New Jet Deck 

Junkyard Jane @ Freddie’s Club 

Mary McPage & The Funk Bros / Strummin’ Time Live 

(Public Access TV) 

The Steamers @ The Junction 


14 14 Wednesday 

Wednesday 

WBS WBS General General Meeting Meeting Meeting w/ Thomas David Corlett & 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ ToST (7:00) 



Rod Cook’s Artist Showcase featuring Max Paul 

Schwennson @ Bad Albert’s 

15 15 Thursday 

Thursday 

Alice Stuart @ Steel Sky Bistro (8:00) 


David Friesen Trio @ New Orleans 

Junkyard Jane @ Destination Harley (Fife) 

Kahler @ Rox Broiler 

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Steve Lucky 

& The Rhumba Bums @ Sky Church 

Miles From Chicago @ Outdoor Concert (Pt Orchard) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe @ Jazzbones 

Smoke ‘n Blues Allstars @ City Hall Saloon 

(Cumberland 5:00) 

Sweet Talkin’ Jones Featuring Mark Whitman @ Salmon 

Bay Eagles 

Tim Casey & The Bluescats @ Puyallup Concert (6:30) 

16 16 Friday 

Friday 

Alice Stuart Band @ Siren’s 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ Jazzbones 


Blues Attitude @ Legends 

Blues Bully @ Oxford 

Del Rey & Steve James @ The Upstage (Pt Twnsnd) 


Harmonica Playboy & The Midnight Movers @ 

Forecasters 

In The House @ Novo’s 

Junkyard Jane @ New Orleans 

Little Bill w/ Dick Powell @ Tug Boat Annies 

Mark Whitman Band @ Goldie’s on Airport Way 

Nick Vigario @ w/ Kathi McDonald @ The Orginal Rome 

Ristorante (Arl 9:00) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe @ Corner Inn 

Night Train @ Jekyll & Hydes 

Robert Casey’s Blues Party River Rock 

Rod Cook & Toast @ 3rd Place Books 

Steve James @ Upstage (Pt Townsend) 

The Jelly Rollers @ Conor Byrne’s 

Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival (Salmon Arm, BC) 


Saturday 

Alice Stuart Band @ Siren’s 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ Wild Buffalo 


Blues Bully @ Oxford 

Bobby Holland & Breadline Blues @ Forecasters 

Carolyn Wonderland @ New Orleans 

Charles White Band @ Jake’s 

Crossroads @ Jekyll & Hydes 

Dan Page Trip @ Arts By The Bay & Tower Tavern 

Duffy Bishop Band @ Case of The Blues Festival Yakima 

(9:00) 

Greta Matassa @ Rockfish 

Hutson & Powell Band @ Raging River 

Jeff & The Jet City Fliers @ Bad Albert’s

Junkyard Jane @ Hi-Iu-Hee-Hee 

Little Bill @ Destination Harley (Fife Noon) & @ Third 

Place Books 

Maia Santell & House Blend @ Cole’s 

Miles From Chicago @ Best of the Nortwest (Sand Pt) 

Moonlighters @ Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival 

Nick Vigario @ Richie D’s (Mtlk Trce) 

Randy Oxford w/ The Howlers @ Entiat Brew Hall 

Robert Casey’s Blues Party River Rock 

Smokin Gun @ Whitehorse Mountain Classic Rock Fest 

Terry Robb @ Cascade Tavern (Van) 


18 18 Sunday 

Sunday 

Blues Torpedoes @ Mason County Summer Thunder 

Blues Festival (3:00) 

Dan Page Trip @ Arts By The Bay 

De Ray & Steve James @ New Orleans 

Little Bill w/ Rod Cook @ Dock Street Landing 

Mark Whitman Band @ SeaTac Concert In The Park 

(Angle Lk 4:00) 

Miles From Chicago @ Family Concert (Forest Pk) 

Nick Vigario @ w/ Chris Leighton @ Alki Tavern (5:00) 

The Steamers @ Edmonds Town Center (2:00) 

Two Scoops Combo @ Mill Creek City Hall (3:00) 


19 19 Monday 

Monday 



Little Bill w/ Billy Stapleton @ The Swiss 

Steve James @ Jazzbones 


20 20 Tuesday 

Tuesday 


Dan Page Trip @ Bremerton Park Concert 

Little Bill w/Rod Cook @ Freddies Casino 

The Steamers @ The Junction (8:00) 



Wednesday 

Alice Stuart, Leif Totusek & Robert Cray Band @ 

Woodland Park Zoo 




Randy Oxford National Anthem WBS Night Everett 

Aqua Sox (7:00) 

Reggie Miles @ Rockfish 

Rod Cook’s Artist Showcase feat Scotty Harris @ Bad 

Albert’s 


Thursday 

Brian Butler Band @ Salmon Bay Eagles 

Charles White Band @ The Rox Broiler 

Del Rey & Steve James @ Bonnie & Bruce’s House 

Concert (7:30) 

Junkyard Jane @ Tacoma Farmers Market 

Maia Santell & House Blend @ Post Office Park 

23 23 23 Friday 

Friday 

Alice Stuart Band @ Murphy’s 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ Dry Dock Golf Tournament 

Weekend (Birch Bay 9:00) 

Blues Bully @ The Junction 

Colonel & Doubleshot w/ Polly O’Keary @ Jazzbones 

Cooke ‘n’ Green @ St. Cloud’s 

Dan Page Trip @ Tugboat Annie’s 


Hudson Blues Band @ Forecasters 

Junkyard Jane @ Ripple Tavern (Ms Lk) 

Little Bill w/Dick Powell & Billy Stapleton @ Chehalis 

Garlic Festival (4:00) 

Mark Riley Band @ Jekyll & Hydes 

Mark Whitman Band @ Goldie’s on Airport Way 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe, @ Sam’s Saloon 

(Kenn) 

RadioKings @ Novo’s 

Rod Cook & Toast @ The River Rock 

Roger Rogers @ Oxford 

The Steamers @ Celtic Bayou Pub 

TubeKings @ Fire Creek Grill 

24 24 Saturday Saturday 

Saturday 

Hot Hot Hot August August August Blues Blues Blues: Blues Blues Deborah Coleman, Curtis Salgado, 

Junkyard Jane, The Bumpy Jump Band 

(www.wwbs.com) 

Alice Stuart Band w/ George Rezendes @ Wild Buffalo 

Annieville Blues & Mark Whitman @ Mama Lucia’s 

(8:00) 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ Dry Dock Golf Tournament 

Weekend (Birch Bay 2:00 & 9:00) 

Blues Bully @ The Junction 

Blues Orbiters w/ The Brown & Blues Band @ @ Shishole 

Bay / Benefit For The NW Burn Foundation (1:00) 

Blues Torpedoes @ Caddyshack 

August August 2002 

2002 

Charles White Band @ Goldies Casino 

Cooke ‘n’ Green @ Bad Albert’s 

Double Cookin’ @ Destination Harley (Noon) 

Eric Madis Trio @ Fiddler’s Inn 

Janie Cribbs @ Rockfish 

Jump Up! @ Leif Erikson Ballroom 

Junkyard Jane @ Hot August Blues (Walla Walla) 

Kahler @ Paragon 

Little Bill @ Steilacoom Deli 

Lizard Kings @ Forecasters 


Mark Riley Band @ Jekyll & Hydes 

Mary McPage & The Funk Bros @ Diamond Knot 

Brewery 

Nick Vigario @ Nudestock 2002 (Issaq 3:00) & @ Jake’s 

Roger Rogers @ Oxford 

Smokin Gun @ Larry’s 

The Steamers @ Chehalis Garlic Festival 

Tim Casey & The Bluescats @ Raging River Saloon 

Too Slim & The Taildragers @ Jazzbones 

TubeKings @ Fire Creek Grill 

Zeus Storage @ Steel Sky Bistro 

25 25 25 Sunday 

Sunday 

Beth Wulff w/ The Joe Joseph Band @ New Orleans 

Dan Page Trip @ Chehalis Garlic Festival 

Fourth Degree @ Forecasters Beer Garden (2:00) 

Joe Joseph & Company @ New Orleans 

Kahler @ Suni’s on 99 

Two Scoops Combo @ Normandy Park (5:00) 

26 26 Monday 

Monday 



Junkyard Jane @ The Swiss 


27 27 Tuesday 

Tuesday 


Charles White Band @ American Lake Park (Tac 6:00) 

Double Cookin’ @ Out to Lunch Concert @ Key Tower 

(Noon) 

Terry Robb @ Kalama Blues Festival 

The Steamers @ The Junction 



Wednesday 




Miles From Chicago @ Central Club 

Rockfish Opry w/ Dan Duggin & Ron Bailey @ Rockfish 

Rod Cook’s Artist Showcase featuring Henry Cooper @ 

Bad Albert’s 


Thursday 

Badd Dog Blues Society @ Roche Harbor (San Juan Isl) 

Little Bill w/ Dick Powell & Billy Stapleton @ Salmon 

Bay Eagles 

Mary McPage & The Funk Bros @ Rox Broiler 

The Balloons @ Jazzbone’s 

Voodoo Spoon @ Wild Buffalo 

30 30 30 Friday 

Friday 

Alice Stuart Band @ Tugboat Annie’s 

Blue Healers @ Alligator Soul 

Blues Torpedoes @ Winthrop Palace 

Bumbershoot @ Mural Stage w/ The Jelly Rollers @ 

(12:45) Tim Casey & The Bluescats (4:00) 

Dan Page Trip @ Legends 

Duffy Bishop Band w/ Henry Cooper @ Tractor Tavern 

Eouffe Zydeco Band @ New Orleans 

Fossil Rock @ Sally’s II 

Hutson & Powell Band @ Caddy Shack 

Jeff & The Jet City Fliers @ Oxford Saloon 

Jr. Cadillac @ Wild Buffalo 

Junkyard Jane @ The Junction 

Laurette Langille & Rogue Paradise Blues @ Old Edison 

Inn 

Little Bill Duo w/ Billy Stapleton @ 5th Ave Grill 

Mark Whitman Band @ The Corner Inn 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe @ Clearwater 

Saloon 

Orville Johnson & Mark Graham @ Latona Pub 

Rod Cook & Toast @ Bumbershoot (Mural Stage 2:30) & 

@ The Fire Creek Grill 

Too Slim & The Taildragers @ Pig Out in The Park 

(Spok) 

Tube Kings @ Forecasters 


Saturday 

Rendevious Rendevious Blues Blues Festiva Festival Festiva (Oroville): Tim Turner 

Band, Pole Cats, Roger Rogers Band, Nicole Fournier & 

3 lb. Universe, Chuck G. Jones 

Blues Therapy @ Rockfish 

Blues Torpedoes @ Winthrop Palace 

Dan Page Trip @ Legends 

Duffy Bishop Band @ Riverfront Park (Spok 4:00) 

Etouffe Zydeco Band @ New Orleans 

Fossil Rock @ Sally’s II 

Jeff & The Jet City Fliers @ Oxford Saloon 

Junkyard Jane @ Longbranch Labor Day Dance 

Kahler @ Oroville Blues Festival (with Tim Turner) 

Little Bill Duo w/ Billy Stapleton @ 5 th Ave Grill 


Mark Whitman @ Destination Harley (Fife Noon) 

Nick Vigario @ 4 th Annual Blues Bash Lake City 

Community Center (7:00) 

Nicole Fournier & Her 3 lb. Universe @ Rendvous Blues 

Festival (Oriville 8:00) 

NW Blues Slide Guitar Showcase Featuring Doug 

“Louisana Lightning” Kearney, Steve Bailey & Billy 

Stapleton @ Mural Stage (12:15) 

Rod Cook & Toast @ The Fire Creek Grill 

The Steamers @ Forecasters 

Tony Coleman @ Wild Buffalo 

Too Slim & The Taildragers @ Bumbershoot (Main 

Stage 12:30) & 

1 1 Sunday 

Sunday 

Rendevious Rendevious Blues Blues Festival Festival (Oroville): Duffy Bishop, 

Nick Vigarino’s Meantown Blues, Blues Torpedos, Dan 

Page Trip, Powers & Kingman 

Weekly Weekly Jams 

Jams 

SUNDAYS 

SUNDAYS 

China Clipper – Scotty Harris Band Featuring Mark 

Whitman 

Dakota Creek Roadhouse – Laurette Langille (5:00) 

Daverthumps – Raven & Stan Eike w/ The Empty Shoes 

Band 

Larry’s – Roger Rogers Invitational Jam 

Lucky Star Pub & Eatery – Randy Oxford Invitational 

Schooner’s – Tim Hall 

The Swiss – Acoustic w/ Malcolm Clark 

MONDAYS 

MONDAYS 

Cole’s – Blue Mondays 

TUESDAYS 

TUESDAYS 

Blarney’s – Chester Alley Band w/ Dennis Jones 

Cole’s – Brown & Blues Band (13th / 27th ) 

Oxford – Songwriter’s Open Mic w/ Patrick Thayer 

(8:30) 

Plaza Broiler – Dave Prez & His Combo Nation 

Redondo Grill – Randy Oxford Invitational Jam (8:00) 

Seafarers Sports Bar – Acoustic w/ Malcolm Clark 

(8:00) 

Wild Buffalo – Tuesday Bluesday Invitational Jam 

WEDNESDAYS 

WEDNESDAYS 

Charlie’s Bar & Grill – Blues Attitude (Oly) 

Jake’s – Randy Oxford Invitational Jam 

Larry’s – Charles White All Star Jam 

THURSDAYS 

THURSDAYS 

Bad Albert’s – Annieville Blues 

Cole’s – Pete Morceri Band 

Destiny Seafood & Grill – Blue Thursday w/ Forrest C. 

Rosaire (8:00) 

Jekyll & Hydes – Acoustic /w Malcolm Clark 

Riveria – Rod Cook, Burnie LaCombe & Scott Morris 

(7:00) 

BEER Swilling Blues Fans needed to 

staff booth, beer pavillion, etc. at 

events. Must stay sober while on 

the job. Contact Leslie Fleury - 

bluzwork@hotmail.com or call 425 

239-3321 


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