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Nagy,
Bill Wharton's new cd and show are indeed "Hot N' Heavy". He packed the place and no one left hungry. Yum Yum gumbo! Larry Garner done good, too. Man, he was in a story tellin' mood. No one like him. Quite the start to our 8th Anniversary. We have two new standard bearers and the club's favorite journeyman blues player, BBC family member and all around good guy continuing the musical festivities this week for our 8th Anniversary celebration. 2010 Blues Music Award nominee, Greg Nagy, makes his inaugural appearance on the corner stage on Thursday, March 11 at 8 pm. Greg's first cd, Walk That Fine Thin Line, is nominated for Best New Artist Debut in this year's BMA's. Greg hails from Flint, Michigan, where he made his mark as the guitarist for Root Doctor. Now with his own three piece, Greg picks up where he left, playing and singing straight up blues, R&B and soul with a good helping of Gospel and funk thrown in to keep things funky. Greg is an understated guitarist, not wasting any notes or blowing out the walls--just enough to complement his rich, soulful and gritty vocal style. Lively and upbeat for folks dancin' pleasure but a mighty fine listen, too. Greg is backed up by Jim Shaneberger on bass and vocals and Kevin Dupree on drums and percussion. Good stuff! They are stopping off at the BBC on their way to the Bonita Blues Festival in Bonita Springs. Lucky us--we get another great act routing on their way to a Florida festival! Music and more at: http://www.myspace.com/gregnagyband and http://gregnagy.com Advance tickets are $8 available at www.bradfordvilleblues.com and $10 on the day of show. The first 25 ticket purchasers get a free copy of Walk That Fine Thin Line. On Friday, March 12, blues singer and songwriter Gina Sicilia returns to the corner stage with her hot and sultry blues. This young singer (all of 24 years old) from Philadelphia burst onto the blues circuit with an incredible voice. She belts out smooth, soulful, earthy, powerful blues with phenomenal range, depth and delivery. Her repertoire includes blues, soul, jazz, Gospel, and dash of Americana country. Ain't no doubt about it, this lady can sing. Her first cd, "Allow Me To Confess", was nominated for a 2008 Blues Music Award for Best New Artist Debut Album. Her follow up, "Hey Sugar", --she wrote most of the music--received worldwide critical acclaim. Here is what the critics have to say about Gina: " Gina Sicilia
may be the best blues singer on the music scene today..." "Gina Sicilia
has a voice that brings to mind Etta James with its soul "Gina Sicilia's
young, talented voice has the ability to melt your heart "Unbelievable
voice". "Here we have
the next generation of Etta James and Ruth Brown. She's Gina's backed up by a sterling band that lays down some raw jivin' tracks befitting a '50's speak easy that meld perfectly with Gina's chops. These guys are good! Gina's even better! Check out her music and videos at: http://www.myspace.com/ginasicilia and at http://www.ginasicilia.com The show starts at 9:30. Advance tickets are $13 in advance and $15 on the day of show. Students and members of any blues organization get in for $13 on the day of show. Bring your dancin' shoes! On Saturday,
March 13, the club's favorite son, Johnnie
Marshall &
The Johnnie Marshall Blues Band return to the corner
stage with their down home partyin' blues, big crowds, big fun,
and lots of shakin' tail feathers. Johnnie moves a crowd as
no other. The dancers and Johnnie feed off each other creating
an energy level that gets stronger as the night goes on. Providing
the rhythm are long time band member smilin' Chris Thomas on
drums and Tallahassee's revered Jiggs Walker on bass. These
guys cast their partyin' magic on the crowd from the very first
song. The dance floor falls under their spell and by night's
end, the whole place is caught up in their potion and boogiein'
till the wee hours! Reservations, through advance ticket purchases,
are highly recommended 'cause Johnnie always packs the place
and frequently sells out. It jus' don't get any more fun than
this. Here is a video of Johnnie at the BBC http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=156\67448 If you can't make it out, tune in to HANK FM, 99.9 at 10: 00 pm for a live simulcast of Johnnie's first set! Or log onto http://www.999hank.fm for a live internet stream. Budweiser is sponsoring the broadcasts so look for some Bud beer specials on Saturday night! Many thanks to Hank Kestenbaum for supporting the BBC and providing live blues over the air! Call the club (850/906-0766) for reservations but remember that advance ticket purchasers get table and admission priority. Our shows have been selling out, so if you want to insure you get to see the shows, get your tickets on-line now before advance tickets are gone. As usual, Ms. Ernestine will be frying her fish this weekend from Terry's Blues Room next to the fire. Beth and Steve will keep the bonfire burnin' as usual. Chill out by the fire and meet new friends! Eighth Anniversary Celebration in March and April. We are bringing in many of the club's family of bands that have playing the club since the Dave's CC days and we're adding a few newer acts to the roster. Many of these bands have been with us through thick and thin and have worked with us so that the BBC could present the best of the best in the blues--most being Blues Music Award winners or nominees. The list of bands is so long that we have extended this great line-up through April. Here are the March acts:
APRIL OFFERINGS
Saturday, May 1 – Watermelon Slim: 2008 BMA winner for Band of the Year and Album of the Year. 15 other BMA nominations. Last at the BBC as a harp player in Mark Hummel's last Blues Harp Blow-out Check out the BBC's website at http://www.bradfordvilleblues.com for more information on these and other upcoming shows. You can also see newly added pictures of BBC shows at the BBC MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/bradfordvilleblues Our many thanks for your support in keeping the blues live and the BBC alive! Gary, Kim,
Kevin, Walter, Aslan, Beth and Steve, Casey, Terry, Ernest,
Jim, Ree, Rick, Raymond, Paula, Bob and the rest of the BBC
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