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2007 Discoveries
[Thunderheads Play Historic Parkway Theater] [McMahon's Irish Pub Features the Blues] [Flood Relief Blues Benefit] [West Bank Boogie Redux at 331 Club] [Hoopsnakes at Medina] [Diamond Blue Revue Anniversary at Shaw's] [Cornbread Harris Returns to Loring Pasta Bar] [Big Walter Smith at The Dakota] [Willie Murphy Sightings] [Paul Testa 45th Anniversary] [Art Attack Blues Party] [Blues on Stage Seeks Writers] [West Bank Bash Oct 21] [e.p. atelier's Songwriter Thursdays] [R.J. Mischo Joins Reverend Raven Tour] [Bob Bingham Returns to Whiskey Junction] [Cadillac Kolstad Opens for Corey Stevens at Floyd's] [Rough Cuts Open For Little Charlie at Famous Dave's] [Papa John To Teach Class at WBSM] [Joe T. Cook & The Longshots] [Grand Old Day —D'Amico's] [Santiago Shakedown 5] [Mancini's Char House] [Jackson's Juke Joint] [Icebox Gallery] [Re-Opening of Whiskey Junction] [Big John Dickerson HOF] [Mojo Buford & James Cotton] [Big Walter & Shirley Smith] [The Electric Fetus]
Big John Dickerson
Big John Dickerson Honored
MN Rock &Country Hall of Fame Induction
Big John Dickerson was inducted into the MN Rock & Country Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 28th at the Medina Entertainment Center. For more information on Big John Dickerson please visited his Profile Page in our Already Adopted section.
(4/28/07)
Caught in the Act
Mojo Buford & James Cotton at the Dakota
Photo by Linda Goertzen & Don Tonnell
Monday night, February 26, 2007, at the Dakota Club was magical with two blues legends sitting side by side on stage playing undilluted Chicago blues. The richly intimate ambiance at the Dakota added to the magical mood of the night. Songs played and sung included Champange and Reefer, Sweet Home Chicago, Got My Mojo Working, Big Boss Man, Love Stikes Like Lightin', and Hoochie Coochie Man. Cotton played a few solos including the Creeper.
(2/26/07)
Big Walter & Shirley Smith Honored
at the St Paul Winter Music Festival
Shirley & Big Walter Smith
The 1st Annual St Paul Winter Music Festival (Feb 23-25) provided blues fans with some great performances despite the nasty weather on Saturday. For more on the festival, please go to the Happenings Page.
In connection with the event, Steve Heckler presented a "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Shirley and Big Walter Smith in recognition of their generous contributions of time and talent to various fundraising efforts throughout the years.
(2/23/07)
Congratulations to The Electric Fetus
2007 Recipient of a "Keeping The Blues Alive" Award
Steve Pearson, Gregg Harcus, Judy Cedar,
Jim Bremer, Lynn Kelly & Roz Goldberg
at Keeping The Blues Alive Awards Ceremony.
Long time supporter of local blues musicians, The Electric Fetus of Minneapolis was honored as "Retailer of the Year" by the Blues Foundation at its Keeping The Blues Alive Awards Ceremony in Memphis, TN on February 3rd. Steve Pearson and Jim Bremer collected the KBA award on behalf of the Fetus.
Program notes from the KBA summarized: Founded by Keith Covart, Dan Foley, Ron Korsh and Roger Emalie, this one-of-a-kind music retailer first opened its doors in 1968 in Minneapolis. Today it boasts three locations, in Minneapolis, Duluth and St. Cloud. To this day, it is still the "go-to" store to find the most complete collection of Blues (and every other variety of music) for sale. Electric Fetus is involved with various festivals, including Duluth's Bayfront Blues Festival, selling CDs for many of the performers, and hosts "in-store" performances with a wide variety of Blues artists. It also serves as an important one-stop supplier to smaller stores around the region.
(2/3/07)
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