When the weather was fine, Sweet Soul Music GmbH presented the show “The Sound of Classic Motown” in the beautifully situated Bremer Seebühne, a homage to the golden era of the world-famous label. The music label Motown (MotorTown) was founded in Detroit in 1960 by the songwriter Berry Gordy Jr. His first performers included Barrett Strong and Diana Ross & The Supremes, who quickly became world famous. All his artists were well-groomed and well-dressed in order to weaken the bad image of the white population at the time and shone with demanding choreographies during live performances. The...

Weekly Blue Monday Blues Jam @ Lagerhalle, Osnabrück DE on 2020-09-21        

Blue Monday Blues Jam is a weekly session which takes place at Lagerhalle, Osnabrück DE. Up to 20 of the finest German blues musicians, e. g. Kai Strauss, Alex Lex, Christian Dannenberg, Tommy Schneller, Jimmy Reiter etc etc, participate in this event. Due to the bad lighting conditions the pictures do not have the quality as usual. https://youtu.be/sR5JiUt3DZg https://youtu.be/IwRiIqQIy1c https://youtu.be/3wfHmL7FMAU  

The Paul DesLauriers Band from Montreal, Canada for the first time in Germany at 28th Grolsch Blues Festival, Schöppingen DE on 2019-06-08 in a spectacular show.   Paul presented his new album "Bounce" released on May 31, 2019.       The Paul DesLauriers Band are Paul DesLauriers (voc, g) and Sam Harrisson (dr) and Alec McElcheran (b). Electric Act of the Year and two-time Entertainer of the Year at Maple Blues Awards, in 2016 they also took 2nd place at the 32nd International Blues Challenge, the world’s largest gathering of blues acts held by The Blues...

Archie Lee Hooker & The Coast to Coast Blues Band at 28th Grolsch Blues Festival, Schöppingen DE on 2019-06-08 Archie Lee Hooker, born in 1950  in  Quitman county, one of the poorest regions deep down in the Mississippi Delta, is the nephew of the boogieman John Lee Hooker. A couple of years ago he moved to France. The Coast To Coast Blues Band is Fred Barreto (Brazil) on lead guitar, Matt Santos (Brazil) on Hammond & Harmonica, Nicolas Fageot (France) on bass and Yves “Deville” Ditsch (Luxembourg) on Drums.       https://youtu.be/ctBD_fmceOI

Must see live band "Ghost Town Blues Band" in their first ever performance in Europe at 28th Grolsch Blues Bluesfestival, Schöppingen DE on 2019-06-08. GTBB is Matt Isbell (voc, g), Andrew McNeill (dr), Matt Karner (b), Suavo Jones (trombone), Cedric Taylor (keys)  and Taylor Orr (g). Phenomenal, rousing show which fascinated the audience in Schöppingen. Looking already forward to seeing these guys again somewhere, somewhen, somehow.         https://youtu.be/qS3EA84q--E https://youtu.be/qsx0MAV6Rck https://youtu.be/qKsWsi_15Jo

Fundraising Jam for HART Fund and Generation Blues during BMA week at Hard Rock Cafe Memphis, TN on 2019-05-10 hosted by Andy T. Many great blues artists like Bob Corritore, Anthony Geraci, Mike Welch, Andy T., Scot Sutherland, Ben Rice, Trudy Laynn, Annika Chambers  ……….. did fundraising for the Generation Blues and the HART fund. The Blues Foundation expanded its longstanding Blues in the Schools youth education efforts with a new initiative that began in 2010 entitled Generation Blues. This scholarship program allows qualified applicants under the age of 21 to study their instrument of choice...

40th Blues Music Awards 2019 took place at Cook Convention Center,  Memphis TN on May 09, 2019. For the 40th year, the Blues Music Awards presented a one-of-a-kind gathering of renowned performers and rising stars who reflect the breadth and variety of talent found in today’s blues music scene. Universally recognized as the top accolade for blues musicians, the BMAs annually honor the past year’s exceptional achievements in performances, recordings, and songwriting, along with serving to sustain the blues’ rich cultural traditions. This celebratory evening, which ranks as a premier event...

On the eve of the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee Albert Castiglia's Blues Music Awards Party on Beale takes place at the world famous Rum Boogie Cafe on Beale Street. Many of the nominees of the BMAs many of the nominees are gathering there to celebrate this very important event for 6 hours. Participants on 08. May 2019 were i. a. Bobby Rush, Bob Corritore, Shemekia Copeland, Bob Margolin, Johnny Rawls, JP Soars, Amanda Fish .......    

This review was also published in Dutch Bluesmagazine https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/verslag-beale-street-music-festival-memphis-3-5-may-2019/?fbclid=IwAR3wS3ydFn1yQRyffv7YJRts2CexI2KESoQDI8H2UOgvBfkbHi3XUxPw00U Beale Street Music Festival 2019   It’s the first weekend in May and the Memphis in May festival kicks off it’s many activities with the Beale Street Music Fest (BSMF) opening the festivities. I‘m here for the fifth year in a row because it’s THE week for Blues lovers from all over the world and the lineup promises three days...