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Current Local Blues Artists of San Diego

August 2007 Featured San Diego Blues Artist ~~ www.goodbluesupdate.com

Current San Diego Blues News By Chet Cannon

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Click the VOTE button next to your Favorite Local San Diego Blues Artist, then click Submit Vote below. VOTE Anna Troy www.AnnaTroy.com Votes This Year 2007  Grand Total Votes VOTE April Spain .. Booking Contact:.... AprilSpain@msn.com .....Phone 760 208-9388 Votes This Year 2007  Grand Total Votes VOTE Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz http://www.auntkizzyzboyz.com Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz won 2nd place at the 2007 International Blues Challenge. They competed with over 100 bands from around The World in Memphis.. Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments Votes This Year 2007   Grand Total Votes VOTE Baja Blues Boys http://www.bajabluesboys.com/Simple Time.mp3 www.BajaBluesBoys.com Votes This Year 2007   Grand Total Votes VOTE Barney Roach   Photo was taken at one of our proudest moments... opening for BB King at 4th & B.   Playing with Lafayette has been the best musical experience I've ever had! A great talent, and a great friend!   We are all waiting to See & Hear your UTube Video Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Bayou Brothers www.BayouBrothers.net 619 691-1609 kmgbaja@cox.net Votes This Year 2007   Grand Total Votes VOTE Beyond Blue http://www.BeyondBlueMusic.com Latest CD Bring it Home Doin' What You Please I Can't Let Go http://www.BeyondBlueMusic.com info@beyondbluemusic.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Big Slim & The Blues Invaders   www.TheBluesInvaders.com   We are all waiting to See & Hear your UTube Video Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Bill Magee Blues Band http://www.BillMageeBlues.com Phone: 858 451-9877 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs www.forbiddenpigs.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Billy Watson & His International Silver String Band   YOU CAN PICK UP BILLY'S CD'S UP AT THESE FINE LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS Lou's Records in Leucadia Mitch's Surf Shop in Solana Beach OR TO ORDER A COPY OF ANY OF BILLY WATSON'S CD's (except for "Little Snick" which is currently sold out) BY MAIL, PLEASE SEND A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: Shipping Address: 518 S. Strand #2 Oceanside, CA 92054 EACH CD IS ONLY $12 (shipping & handling included), SO GOBBLE THEM UP BY THE MOUTHFULL! eMail: info@billywatson.com 760 721-3069 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Blues Brokers www.bluesbrokers.com   800 JAMMIN1 (800.526.6461) and ... bookings@bluesbrokers.com   Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments: "New CD Review By Chet Cannon"  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Blue Label Blues Band http://www.geocities.com/bluelabelblues/   eMail: bluelabelblues@yahoo.com Regular hosts of one of the finest blues jams around - at Fat Catz in Encinitas every Wednesday night. Attracts the best locals as well as artists in town for gigs. Joe Walsh has sat in with them at least 3 times I know of. Lee Bittner, drums, played for Big Brother And The Holding Company and recorded Spirit In The Sky with Norman Greenbaum. A real pro! Barry, vocals/guitar, is soulful and knows the blues from top to bottom. Joe Zito, bass, lays down traditional lines with an up-to-date feel that keeps tunes fresh and interesting. Jim Volkert, guitar, is a scorcher. Whether it's a laid back shuffle or a deadly slow wailer of a tune...his tone and searing guitar work take you on a ride you don't want to get off of. It's almost as rewarding to listen to these guys as it is to jam with them! Thanks for reading, >Dave "Bloozman" Sawyer< Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Blue Largo Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Chill Boy & The Firebirds http://www.ChillBoy.com 760 942-3045 troubleblues@msn.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Chet Cannon and The Committee   Buy the CD here: www.cdbaby.com/cd/chetcannonatc   Check performing schedule here: www.myspace.com/ChetandtheCommittee   Below is a review by Jim Santella... Southland Blues Magazine May, 2007 Chet Cannon and The Committee ...Don't Get Me Started! Self Produced 2007 review by Jim Santella.....From Southland Blues Magazine; May, 2007 With a program of ten original songs and three comfortable covers, Chet Cannon and his rockin' blues band keep the beat moving throughout this live session from Etta's Place in San Diego. Bluesman Cannon sings 'em out nice and strong, leads with a down home candor, and blows a mighty mean harp. His Committee backs up each track with a convincing authority that carries the performance through over 70 minutes of jumpin' joy. Tony Agosta provides a powerful guitar signature, Jerry Yetman adds the band's bass foundation, Jonny Viau fills and complements with stellar tenor sax asides, Michael Minor colors with a rockin' drum beat, Rafael Salmon rounds out The Committee's membership with keyboard fire, as Cannon fires each salvo with a powerful thrust. Several guests (John Flynn, Ian Vatet, Paul Rosko, Dave K, and Buick Wilson) provide additional colors for this welcome session. Memphis Slim's "Lonesome" finds the band jumpin' with boogie on their minds. Snooky Pryor's "Headed South" features Cannon's soulful harp in an extended adventure that represents the meaning of the blues. Muddy Water's "Evil" is delivered with a classic feeling that oozes with passion. Now that The Committee has started, let's hope that they never stop. BluShouter@aol.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments www.goodbluesupdate.com  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE D.A. & The Hitmen http://www.dahitmen.com Bookings: jpdiego@earthlink.net Other: contact@dahitmen.com I recently heard the new CD from D.A. & The Hitmen.... Great Blues!!! Hope to hear more from them. Don Parman   Reviews & Comments: "One Great Review By Chet Cannon" Heard your new CD "Looking Past the Blues" and loved it! Keep up the good music! And good Luck on all future music projects and gigs! Lloyd D Paine Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Dennis "Doc" Alters . . ..www.docalters.com   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE ............Don Belter ....... Don Belter 1st Local Blues Artist of San Diego to submit a video to B.H.F.   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Fred Heath Band 619 283-2715 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Hoodoo Blues Newest CD Newest Songs I Need Love Leaving My Trouble Behind Who Do You Think You Are Phone: 858 922 8344 Web Site: http://www.hoodooblues.com eMail: blowder@hoodooblues.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Johnny Mannion www.JohnnyMannion.com Votes This Year 2007   Grand Total Votes VOTE Jonny Viau http://www.JonnyViau.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Jump Jones http://www.jumpjones.com bigmickey@jumpjones.com Call Mike for booking at: 619 933-9585 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Kenny Schoppmeyer Ken Schoppmeyer is certainly the blues icon everyone goes back to for roots of San Diego Blues. Besides being a blues harp wizard, he has encouraged, and let sit in his bands just about anyone that wanted to come up and go for it at the Wind. Most of the blues pickers around town owe Ken a thank you or two. I know I sure do for dragging me back out of the closet during those times I thought picking was on the downhill side for me. Remember Ken was doing blues years ago before the general public thought it was a cool thing to do. A true San Diego Blues Legend. San Diego's Graybeard 335 Guy 7/1/03 gmsax@aol.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Lafayette   We are all waiting to See & Hear your UTube Video Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Len Rainey & The Midnight Players gmsax@aol.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Martha's Kitchen http://www.HotRodDemink.com 619 223-5309 TheShrew@aol.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak http://www.michelelundeen.com Office #: 619-583-2999 Luckymljj@msn.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Mississippi Mud featuring Scottie Blinn and Eric "Jailhouse" Von Herzon www.doublebarrelrecords.com booking info Scottie Blinn fax (619) 469-6229. e-mail at: stiki@prodigy.net Mississippi Mud, Scottie Blinn plays one of the meanest guitars and his vocals will fill you with the kind of energy that makes you feel alive. Eric "jailhouse" Von Herzon. will make you absolutely wild with his Harmonica, the way he plays will touch you to the depth of your soul and you will leave there feeling alive and wanting more. Kris 7/7/03 Reviews & Comments: "One Great Review By Chet Cannon"  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Mystery Train http://www.mysterytrainlive.com Bookings: Sonny Derin at 619-295-3406 eMail: Contact@sonnyderin.com Photos & Web Design courtesy 'the Harpster' Votes This Year 2007   Grand Total Votes VOTE Nathan James http://www.NathanDJames.com     Check out Nathan James New CD Review by Chet Cannon For Bookings: 760 630-2742 eMail: nathanjamesmusic@hotmail.com Mailing: 4115 Tiberon Dr. Oceanside, CA 92056 USA Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments "One Great Review By Chet Cannon"  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Nite Life http://www.TheNiteLife.net Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Nik Simon Band http://www.NikSimonBand.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Nude Blues MLaughbaum@aol.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE LM Barre She Haunts Me Still Winds of Change LM Barré (bar ray) has been a working musician virtually all of his life. Inspired by many performances by his favorite artists at Bill Graham's Fillmore, Lloyd began his profession\al career playing bass. With this his first band covered material by the Stones, the Yardbirds, the Kinks, the Byrds and other famous groups of the 60's. Personal website: http://lmbarre.com Email: barre@sbcglobal.net Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Robin Henkel Featured Local San Diego Blues Artist of the Year 2007 Photos taken by Louis Brazier at Lestat's Featured Local San Diego Blues Artist of the Year 2007 http://www.RobinHenlel.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Ronnie Lane & The Texas Twisters http://community.webtv.net/Bluescowboy1/RonnieLaneBand bluescowboy@webtv.net 760 434-6682 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Ruby & The Redhots 760 737-7477 Hotline: 800 464-RUBY Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Shelltown Horns shelltown-horns@usa.net 619 965- 1441 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Sonny Derin & Mystery Train www.SonnyDerin.com eMail: Contact@sonnyderin.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Sue Palmer http://www.SuePalmer.com 619 287-3637 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Sweet Blue Onion Photo courtesy of Frances Gonzales eMail: johnny@sweetblueonion.com   Phone Number: Johnny- 619-216-0737 http://www.SweetBlueOnion.Homestead.com eMail: johnny@sweetblueonion.com Contact Phone Number: Johnny- 619-216-0737 Johnny Mannion is one of my local blues heros, and I've been doing this blues thing since the 60's in San Diego. Johnny, is first and foremost the kind of guy that will brag about everyone else. Well, I'm going to toot Johnny's horn, as no one has more passion for our art than Johnny. Years of playing with Tom Cat, jammin' with Ken Schoppmeyer, and hanging around Moze Guitars, Johnny has learned his roots well, and delivers a true venue. He and Mike Gonzales can "wang that thang", if you don't believe me check out Sweet Blue Onion Blues Band live. Mike - San Diego's Graybeard 335 guy. Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE The Freemonts with Mighty Joe Milsap http://www.freemonts.com Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE The Johnny Voodoo Band 619 285-0755 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Tom Cat Courtney Tom Cat is the father figure of San Diego blues and has helped so many young players over the years. I was fortunate enough to have played with Tom Cat from 1985 to 1991 and it was the greatest learning experience of my life. Tom is one of the kindest and FUNNIEST people you will ever meet. I was up at Moze guitars one day when Tom Cat came in, we were talking and this young kid came up to him and said "Your B.B. King aren't you!" Tom said ... "Nah I ain't BB King"... the kid kept on... "Your BB King I know you are"... Tom smiled and said "I ain't BB King"... The kid would not let up.. "Yes you are I know you are" Tom Cat finally said in his slow Texas drawl " Man I am MUCH better lookin than BB King". We all laughed so hard. Tom was always a gentleman and is still a gentleman. I am proud to have spent my youth playing with Tom Cat and learning from one of the masters. He can say so much with a single note. Thank you Tom. Johnny Mannion Sweet Blue Onion Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Tommy Budd & Windy City Blues windycity@radiolink.net 619 281-5187 Audio & Video Clips Reviews & Comments   Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE Top Dog Blues Rock http://www.TopDog.8m.com France@att.net Reviews & Comments  Votes This Year 2007 Grand Total Votes VOTE West of Memphis New CD http://www.westofmemphis.com REVIEW By Bob Pavich I'd like to take this space to review as well as I can the "West of Memphis" show at Joltin' Joes in Escondido friday night. First off, I knew it would be a great time, they always put on an entertaining show in addtion to some great music... The band started pretty much on time and their first number set the tone for what was to come...they almost took the roof off of Joes! Most of the night was uptempo "Chicago" style blues numbers like "Sweet Home Chicago". They slowed it down in several spots for a few tunes such as a volcanic rendition of "Stormy Monday Blues" and others. There was one stand-out tune of the night; an original written by the guitarist in the group, Tom Walpole, called "Monkey Business". It had a likable hook and the main guitar riff was very inventive...you can tell when a song has that "something" and this one did... While I'm talking about guitar riffs, I think I should mention the band members talents. Tom has obviously been woodshedding because he was "on fire" last night. The man is the encyclopedia of blues riffs! If you want to hear what electric blues sounds like when played like Buddy or B.B. would play it...ya gotta hear this guy...Karl Cabbage you're familiar with; was a wild man as usual. From his amazing harp technique to his onstage "humor" he works the crowd as you would expect...he's a wild man! The bassist Doug Brunelle showed just how accomplished he was playing some amazing bass solos throughout the night but mostly