feb-mar
DESCRIPTION
Feb-Mar Blue NotesTRANSCRIPT
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In This Issue
2013 Board
Local Blues
Artists
Hall of Famers
Member Party
CD Review
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
F e b r u a r y - M a r c h 2 0 1 3
2
A Note of Thanksmdash Liz Walker
Sacramento Blues
Society is a
Proud Member
of
The Sacramento Blues Society (SBS) is one of the oldest blues societies in California founded in1979 and is a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit corporation formed to preserve and promote blues music as an art form SBS has kept the blues tradition alive in the Sacramento area by promoting the local blues music scene and bringing internationally renowned
artists to the region and produces and mails a newsletter ldquoBlue Notesrdquo six times a year for our membership SBS is an affiliate member of
The Blues Foundation and provides educational opportunities for young people with The Blues Foundationrsquos ldquoBlues In The Schoolsrdquo Program
2013 Committee Chairs
Blues in the Schools mdashCynthia JaynesLiz Walker Blue Notes mdashValeriejeanne AndersonJan Kelley
CD ReviewsmdashMindy Giles EventsIBC Competition mdashMari Lu Onweller
FinancemdashRoss du Clair Sacramento Blues Hall of FamemdashSally KatenJan Kelley
MembershipVolunteers mdashSharon Allen MerchandiseConcessionsGraphicsmdashRick Nolan
SacBlues e-NewsCalendarmdashWillie Brown Website LiaisonmdashLiz Walker
2013 Board Officers
Dr Derek WashingtonmdashPresident Laura LundmdashVice President Cynthia JaynesndashSecretary
Liz WalkermdashTreasurer Jan Kelley-Parliamentarian
Board Members at Large
Sharon Allen Ross du Clair
Cynthia Juarez Mari Lu Onweller
Rick Nolan
Board of Directors Meetingsmdash2nd Tuesday Each month 700 PM at the SMUD Building 6301 S Street Sacra-
mento All SBS members in good standing are invited to attend
February-March 2013
doesnt exist in a lot of areas) and makes it easy for you to know whats happening every week Dave Baldwin has been our webmaster since the beginning of our website (years) Currently the website is receiving a makeover and I for one am very excited about whats ahead We thank Dave for all his work and assistance Publishing a bi-monthly newsletter is no small task Filling 8 pages with interesting accurate articles on a deadline takes commitment and passion Valeriejeanne Anderson has been doing just that for many many years and we salute her LizziemdashPast President-2012
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Happy new year all you blues lovers 2012 was a happening year for the Sacramento Blues Society and 2013 is looking good so far By the time youre reading this the new board will have elected officers and set committee chairs I hope you make the time to get to know your board members and help them out whenever you can Id like to take a moment to acknowledge some folks who have volunteered their time and have put in numerous hours behind the scenes to help bring you the blues news you want Willie Brown Mr Ambassador publishes a comprehensive blues calendar 52 weeks a year This is an incredibly valuable tool (that I can tell you from experience
Message from the Presidentmdash
As your new President I will continue to follow in the path designed to both sustain and strengthen the Sacramento Blues Society as a vital force in keeping the blues alive lo-cally I encourage members in good standing with the Society to become more active in the operations of the organization as that will strengthen it further in our quest to promote and preserve the blues by building a strong base in the Sacra-mento area I invite members to contact me at any time for issues that serve the Society Just drop a note to Presidentsacbluescom Dr Derek Washington
As we begin planning for the 2013 Blue Notes year we hope to get your assistance in representing the local blues scene We each have favorite artists around town and each know some phenomenal people that keep the music going I want to encourage each of you to share your thoughts and knowledge This issue we began a series on local musicians If you want to know why these particular people were picked it was because someone wrote about them and sent it in See Itrsquos easy We also plan a listing of local CDs currently availablemdashbut we need to know what is out there So send us some infor-mationmdashwe will be glad to share it
Check out
Sacramento
Blues Society
Merchandise
T-shirtsTank tops
Sweat shirts and
more
Order at wwwsacbluescom
From the Editormdash
3
Mari Lu Onweller Events Chair I love the Blues and I love my SBS fam-ily As Events Chair I hope to make 2013 a jumpinrsquo good time for all the other Blues lovers Watch for some fantastic and fun events S h a r o n A l l e n M e m b e r -
ship Chair Blues music is a passion of mine and it is so important that Blues music and its heritage have a future As the new chairperson of the Membership Committee I hope to increase our membership interest and excitement in being an SBS member
Ross du Clair Finance Chair I volun-teered for the Finance Committee because our Society has a lot of mov-ing parts all working together to sat-isfy our membership Some of these gears that move are monitoring financial obligations establishing protocol for ongoing expenses moni-toring grants and managing event contracts Im a detail oriented per-
son and this is just my type of challenge Cynthia Juarez (Cindy Sue) Member At Large I will be actively dedicated in the promotions and execution of The Sacramento Blues Society I will continue to encourage and present the opportunity to our youth and oth-ers to explore their musical abilities and passions
Derek Washington President I am a life-long member of the Sacramento Blues Society and one of its founders in 1979 In the ensuing years I have served as SBS president vice presi-dent parliamentarian and chaired the elections committee as well as serving as master of ceremonies at many of the SBS musical events As the newly elected President of SBS
Board of Directors I will continue to follow in the path designed to both sustain and strengthen SBS as a vital force in keeping the blues alive
Laura Lund Vice President I love blues music I believe that a strong Sacramento Blues Society is important for keeping the blues alive and thriv-ing I have been an SBS member for several years and have been an active volunteer with the SBS Board I am delighted to be your new Vice Presi-dent I plan to help the Board continue to actively engage with the Sacramento blues community in-cluding musicians enthusiasts and venues
Cynthia Jaynes (CJ) Secretary I am looking forward to working with this new Board of Directors in my elected capacity as Secretary I will continue my involvement with the Blues In The Schools (BITS) program which has been a passion of mine for the past eight years My vision is for SBS to become a respected arts provider in the Sacramento region
2013 Sacramento Blues Society Board of Directors
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 F e b r u a r y - M a r c h 2 0 1 3
Cynthia Juarez Sharon Allen Derek Washington Laura Lund Liz Walker Jan Kelley Mari Lu Onweller Cynthia Jaynes Rick Nolan amp Ross du Clair
Meet Your New Board Members Photos by Bob Cosman
Returning Board Members are Liz Walker Treasurer Jan Kelley Parliamentarian and Rick Nolan Merchandise Chair
4
Blues in the SchoolsmdashBy Cynthia Jaynes
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
I want to take a moment to explain the requirements for musi-cians involved with BITS First all musicians must be SBS mem-bers (which can be secured with their first payment) they must adhere to all school policies and have signed agreements in place with the BITS Committee Musicians involved with the after school artist in residence program must also pass a back-ground check and a TB test
A huge Thank You to our sponsors Mary Carrera of Carrera Productions Rex Foundation Yolo County Arts Council and the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission We would not have such a vibrant program without your generous support
The BITS Committee is looking forward to the new year of in-spiring young Blues players We are honored to be included in the Directory of Providers in the Any Given Child program funded by the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington DC We have already been contacted by two schools one is a large middle school and wersquore planning an outdoor concert for their students to be held next Spring Itrsquos exciting to bring some national arts funds to our local musicians
We are also bringing BITS to the Childrenrsquos Receiving Home and the often over-looked kids that have been innocently re-moved from their homes and truly in need of the healing power of the Blues We are really excited to serve these kids
Deanna Bogart Pianoland (Blind Pig) Imagine a big city late night sky-scrapers Therersquos a dim light in a little window Zoom in Its 3 am
but the scene inside the warm recording studio is cookinrsquo A woman sits at the grand piano the sound is big warm bur-nished enveloping She fills the room with single notes like teardrops churns like a boogie woogie train and builds an emotional cathedral -- an interior life revealed This is Deanna Bogartrsquos wonderful new album Pianoland A multiple Blues Music Award winner this multi-instrumentalist (saxophone piano) band leader and singer-songwriter takes an intimate sans-sax and late night turn with her 8th album She has a smoked-in-velvet voice part Rita CoolidgeMarcia Ball even a little Bobbie Gentry and her soulful elegance on piano bring to mind boogie piano masters but also the great Jimmy Webb an Oklahoma native who is master of sublime pop writing Her collection of songs (six originals and five cov-ers) is a smart departure and can be a doorway to the kind of wider audiences that Webb and Bonnie Raitt have garnered The album opens with ldquoIn the Rainrdquo a joyous gospelbluesy train shuffle rhythm with jazz piano runs ldquoOn And On Andrdquo is Creedence by cosmic starlight RampB couched in funky philoso-phy with delightful and unexpected inventive phrases She is taking chances and loves it A seamless segue into a beautiful Errol Garner ldquoBoogie Woogie Boogierdquo leads to ldquoCouldnrsquot Love You Morerdquo This is her hit songmdashpersonal balladry that reaches the level of the best brilliant WebbBilly Joel even Jon
Pianoland CD Reviewmdashby Mindy Giles
Bon Jovi compositions Bogartrsquos accompanying players (Scott Ambush on bass and Mike Aubin on drums) shine with simpatico on ldquoWhere the Well Runs Dryrdquo a Bobbie Gentry delta soul feel fresh with some inventive Eltonish ldquoTake Me To The Pilotrdquo chordal runs Willie Dixonrsquos classic ldquoI Love The Life I Live ldquowas a signature song for Mose Allison but again Bogart trusts her girlish ways and finds a wonderful new interpretation In her hands the sentiment is Myrna Loy or Barbara Stanwyck Boogie woogie legend Pete Johnsonrsquos ldquo Death Ray Boogierdquo is a joyous rave-- and what a set-up for what needs to immediately be on the short list for one of the best interpretations of Harold Arlenrsquos ldquoOver The Rainbowrdquo ever recorded Judy Garland at age 16 was so deephellipbut this bluesy version woman-wise and gentle is redemptive sad and so beautiful Wow Deanna The title track ldquoPianolandrdquo is purposeful and soaring--pure East Coast autobiographical cinema and at 7+ minutes reminds me of Springsteenrsquos ldquoJunglelandrdquo or Joelrsquos lsquoNew York State of Mindrdquo
ldquoWhen it all gets turned around and I need to leave the ground
Irsquom safe and sound In Pianolandrdquo
And if we are staying on the movie star theme another terrific instrumental the autumnal ldquoBlues at Elevenrdquo is pure Lauren Bacall Seductive and wise Bogart owns it And it transits us to her earth motherly coda James Taylorrsquos deeply complex adult lullaby of reassurance ldquoClose Your Eyesrdquo One of the best records of 2012 any genre Mindy Giles
5
New Gal in TownmdashBy Kim Duvall amp Valeriejeanne Anderson Photo by Vj
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
There was a new name on the program for Divalicious Christmas Benefit at the Torch Club Emmie Jones and none of us were expecting this Mississippi hurri-cane How does she like it here ldquoSacramentorsquos blues scene is amazing It reminds me so much of the scene on the Gulf Coast Musicians are so supportive and non-musicians are so appreciative Itrsquos a great place to sing the blues even if the weather is so darn nice I canrsquot believe there is so much talent and so much fun to be heard and had in town and all before 8 pmrdquo Emmie Jones came here in August 2012 formed Sawmill Gravy and recorded a demo by October Sawmill Gravy ldquoItrsquos that good white gravy your Granny puts on top of Chicken Fried Steak mashed potatoeshelliplike my Daddy says lsquoYou could put that stuff on a shingle and make it taste goodrsquo Itrsquos cooked with love and served up hot It sticks to the bone and feeds the soul You can raise your babies on it and it always hits the spot Thatrsquos what Sawmill Gravy is all about and for me thatrsquos what the blues is all aboutrdquo
She began singing in church and progressed to writing her own music on her 14th birthday when she got a ldquorealrdquo guitar and a Mel Bay chord book Her earliest musical influences were Dolly Parton Willie Nelson The Juddrsquos and Dwight Yoakam with plenty of John Fogarty courtesy of her Dad a Creedence Clearwater fan Emmie claims to ldquopick and singrdquo and is mostly self-taught with assistance from the more experienced
musicians that ldquoshowed me some licksrdquo as she scrambled to play in front of or with anyone with a gig At 16 while playing in coffee shops and catfish restaurants she recorded her first al-bum of originals and began playing in bars at 18 She gives spe-cial mentoring credit to Ricky Chancey (harmonica w Hank Wil-liams Jr) who is ldquoone mean harp manrdquo and local Gulf Coast legend Lisa Mills who has recorded with Robert Plant and tours frequently with Big Brother and the Holding Company Emmie will be releasing an album in the summer of 2013 and will also release an EP as half of the pop group The Ooo La Las very soon
Ka Toya ldquoLady Rhythmrdquo MooremdashBy Mari Lu Onweller Photo supplied by Ka Toya
Somewhat of a rarity in the music business Ka-Toya (Lady Rhythm) Moore is in a class of her own as a female drummer She shares with us some of the highlights of her career She says ldquoMusic is my life I believe that all musicians hear music and form it into their own language which is ex-pressed in the sounds that travel through our in-strumentsrdquo Born and raised in Stockton California Lady Rhythm entered Sacramento State in 1996 and settled in this area She was born into a talented family of music her grandparents were traveling concert gospel singers and both of her parents sing At a young age she experi-enced traveling with her grandparents to church events and shows as their drummer and background singer Her blues influence came from family through blues music played at her family reunions and summertime fish fries as well as from blues emanating from the eight track tapes in family Cadillac sedans and Chevy trucks Her family was supportive of her choice to pursue music and gave her financial support while she explored music education and traveled the world with her music In the 5thgrade Lady Rhythm studied clarinet and found it honked and squeaked too much and wasnrsquot loud enough In the 6th grade she moved to percussion By the 7th grade she played drum set and sang with The Spiritual Five and The Spiri-tualettes two gospel groups run by her grandparents She played in award winning marching and jazz bands in school won several solo awards and scholarships throughout middle
and high school and also has won a Sammy Award Currently she plays all percussion bass guitar (only at church) and sings A year ago she started ldquoDrummers With Educa-tionrdquo (drummerswitheducationwebscom) With a motto of ldquoEmpower Enrich and Enlighten through the worlds of Music and Educationrdquo this drum corps based program is designed to carry on her passion and vision of music while filling in the edu-cation gaps of music missing from our school sys-tem Her vision came to life through a counselor
desiring a drum line at her school So far Drummers With Education is in five schools in the Sacra-mento City Unified School District The program is open to stu-dents involved in after school programs at some sites With the intent to extend education beyond the bell students learn to read music work with others and develop their character and leadership skills Drummers With Education groups have per-formed at the Crest Theater the grand opening of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Marilynrsquos on K Street The National Lights on Celebration at the Capital and the 2012 Macyrsquos Santa Parade among others Whatrsquos in store in 2013 for this remarkable young woman She plans to expand Drummers With Education to more districts and schools explore new genres with new bands personally focus on her vocal development and pursue a collaborative project with Drummers With Education and Blues in the Schools
6
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
A Starr on Stagemdashby Vj Anderson Photo supplied by Val Starr
Karen Sanders Steps UpmdashBy Mari Lu Onweller CD Photo by Richard White
Val Starr is known for causing a party when her group is on stage The Blues Rocket band plays their own special brand of Contemporary California Blues urging everyone to get up and dance while she sings and dances around the stage with her guitar Val was born in Los Angeles in the late 1950rsquos and grew up in a musical soundtrack courtesy of her motherrsquos love for musical theater This experience affects her work as a songwriter and performer incor-porating strong story lines not unlike those found in musicals as a basis for her song lyrics She claims The Beatles and Carole King as her songwriting influences She can-not remember ever not singing and even has a recording of Moon River she performed at age 4 Developing her talent with piano lessons and playing guitar she also sang in school choirs and musicals Deeply influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s she was drawn to blues rock infused bands - Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones and Cream and listened to the vocal influence of Joni Mitchell By age 19 she was singing in an original band called Local Au-thority writing songs and performing in the LA area She espe-cially remembers opening for Huey Lewis and the News and singing backup vocals on Greg Kihns album Kihn of Hearts Purposely choosing music as a profession her first job in Holly-wood was working for an artist management firm Toby Ent who managed 80s hair bands such as Angel Quiet Riot and
other similar bands As a young woman in the 80s the early career choices were basically limited to being either a waitress or a secretary Val says ldquoSince God had the great sense of humor to make me a klutz my only other viable option was to become a secretary I was organized and a crackerjack typist so I quickly climbed the secretarial pool and within two years was the Assistant to the President of Chrysalis Re-cordsrdquo She also worked at ABC Records and Polygram Records and was an Independent Record Promoter for nearly
20 years After a career as a record promoter she became a pioneer in streaming media and launched one of the first online radio networks Allradiocom She currently owns and operates two successful online radio networks Gotradiocom and 100Hitzcom with over 50 channels of music programming 247 This includes the Bit of Blues channel which is supported by many blues record labels such as Alligator Records Blind Pig Records Concord Records and other blues affiliated labels Valrsquos collaborator through this musical journey is her partner of 36 years JohnE Sandwich Working together she writes lyrics melodies and chord patterns and JohnE fine tunes the arrange-ments Her band is like family and consists of JohnE Sandwich-bass David Holokai Tan-guitar and Jimmy Collazo-drums In 2013 Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket will be recording their second CD Blues Away
This native of Fort Worth Texas moved fre-quently as her dad was in the Air Force The family spent a lot of time in Fairfield California then settled in Sacramento at age 20 Karen Sanders began piano lessons when she was five years old Her mother a concert pian-ist was her first teacher After the first year Karenrsquos mother hired a professional piano teacher At first it was fun but then it became a lot of work When she was eight her mother gave her per-mission to quit Although the piano was the first instrument Karen played the flute was her first love At age 10 she began flute lessons but had already taught herself several songs lsquoby earrsquo She currently plays flute saxophone and keyboards in addition to singing Each instrument is useful to her in creating her music keyboard is her favorite tool for writing the flute is for creating the texture and mood and the sax is for getting down and being sexy Getting involved with the blues came easy for Karen much like most blues lovers She feels ldquoto play it or to hear it played well moves you gives you comfort expresses something that if you
could say it yourself you would It makes your body swing and sway and makes you feel aliverdquo In 2011 Karenrsquos musical career got a jump start She played at the solo competition for the SBSrsquo International Blues Challenge (IBC) She didnt win but met one of the judges Paris Clayton who expressed interest in working with Karen on her original music Paris is a multi-talented
musician and music producer who pulled together mostly local talent to record Karenrsquos first CD titled Again Karen says Paris is her hero ldquohe made my dreams come true I could not have asked for a better resultrdquo (Editor note credits on this CD include Kyle Rowland Chris Amato Shawn King Kenny Nichols Sean Barfly Mark Harmon Sal Valentino Benicio Herevia Paul Gibney and Rick Taylor in addition to Paris Clayton) wwwkarensandersmusiccom Karenrsquos wish is to have the CD become popular enough for her to form her own band As anyone who has seen her perform solo knows she is truly capable of having a full band sound
7
2012 Hall of Fame Inductionsmdashby Sally Katen Photos by Vj
February-March 2013
ldquo and Donna Proctor on Bassrdquomdashby Paris Clayton
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
came an in-demand electric bass player in Northern California and beyond Her smooth playing and fine vocals gained the at-tention of many headliners over the years including Blues leg-end Charles Brown who offered her a place in his ensemble Jimmy McCracklin Floyd Dixon BB King Frankie Lee John Ma-yall Ray Charles and many more Their encouragement has driven her to strive for excellence to this day Her versatility professional attitude and easy going personality have garnered much work in her forty year career including stints with Blues hall of famer Mick Martin Seattle blues diva Duffy Bishop Gospel great Glenn Lane and two time Grammy Award winner Mary Youngbloodrsquos group Sisters of the Earth
I first met Donna Proctor Smith when we worked together in a series of Blues in the Schools concerts and was immediately impressed with her bass playing professional approach and great personality Since then weve done many gigs together and her thorough preparation and great sense of humor always make it enjoyable At the age of three she demonstrated a fascination for music that was gladly encouraged by her father Vernon Proctor a renowned career commander of the United States Air Force Band and after retirement a Sacramento City College adjunct instructor At age twelve she began classical training on flute Then at 18 she took up her fathers instrument the bass She quickly be-
Our Member Party also has some serious business to complete This is the time the Society honors the contributors of signifi-cance that built the current blues scene in Sacramento This year we inducted four individuals and for the first time an insti-tution Past recipient (2010) Johnny ldquoGuitarrdquo Knox stepped up to honor bassist Al Arnett who passed in May 2012 Mrs Georgia Ar-nett his widow accepted the award with many family members in attendance Next Musician Dave Frazer flew in from Los An-geles to honor his mentor and friend vocalist and guitarist Steve Samuels Samuelsrsquo friends from the Bay Ares were also in atten-
dance Past recipient Mick Martin (2010) honored Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland guitarist and leader of the Crawdaddies Past recipient Lena Mosey (2011) honored drummer Marshall ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones who flew out from Atlanta Ga to accept his award And the Blues Societyrsquos own Willie Brown honored the current owners of the long time blues venue the World Famous Torch Club and its owners Marina and Ron Texeira You can find more information on the Hall of Fame at wwwsacbluescomHoFphp
Mrs Georgia Arnett
Marshal ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones
Lena Mosley introduces Marshall ldquoSoulman Jones
Marina amp Ron Texeira accepting award
Willie Brown introduces the Texeira Family
Mick Martin introduces Ray Copeland
Musician Dave Frazer introduces Steve Samuels Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland Steve Samuels
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
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February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
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Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
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Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
2
A Note of Thanksmdash Liz Walker
Sacramento Blues
Society is a
Proud Member
of
The Sacramento Blues Society (SBS) is one of the oldest blues societies in California founded in1979 and is a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit corporation formed to preserve and promote blues music as an art form SBS has kept the blues tradition alive in the Sacramento area by promoting the local blues music scene and bringing internationally renowned
artists to the region and produces and mails a newsletter ldquoBlue Notesrdquo six times a year for our membership SBS is an affiliate member of
The Blues Foundation and provides educational opportunities for young people with The Blues Foundationrsquos ldquoBlues In The Schoolsrdquo Program
2013 Committee Chairs
Blues in the Schools mdashCynthia JaynesLiz Walker Blue Notes mdashValeriejeanne AndersonJan Kelley
CD ReviewsmdashMindy Giles EventsIBC Competition mdashMari Lu Onweller
FinancemdashRoss du Clair Sacramento Blues Hall of FamemdashSally KatenJan Kelley
MembershipVolunteers mdashSharon Allen MerchandiseConcessionsGraphicsmdashRick Nolan
SacBlues e-NewsCalendarmdashWillie Brown Website LiaisonmdashLiz Walker
2013 Board Officers
Dr Derek WashingtonmdashPresident Laura LundmdashVice President Cynthia JaynesndashSecretary
Liz WalkermdashTreasurer Jan Kelley-Parliamentarian
Board Members at Large
Sharon Allen Ross du Clair
Cynthia Juarez Mari Lu Onweller
Rick Nolan
Board of Directors Meetingsmdash2nd Tuesday Each month 700 PM at the SMUD Building 6301 S Street Sacra-
mento All SBS members in good standing are invited to attend
February-March 2013
doesnt exist in a lot of areas) and makes it easy for you to know whats happening every week Dave Baldwin has been our webmaster since the beginning of our website (years) Currently the website is receiving a makeover and I for one am very excited about whats ahead We thank Dave for all his work and assistance Publishing a bi-monthly newsletter is no small task Filling 8 pages with interesting accurate articles on a deadline takes commitment and passion Valeriejeanne Anderson has been doing just that for many many years and we salute her LizziemdashPast President-2012
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Happy new year all you blues lovers 2012 was a happening year for the Sacramento Blues Society and 2013 is looking good so far By the time youre reading this the new board will have elected officers and set committee chairs I hope you make the time to get to know your board members and help them out whenever you can Id like to take a moment to acknowledge some folks who have volunteered their time and have put in numerous hours behind the scenes to help bring you the blues news you want Willie Brown Mr Ambassador publishes a comprehensive blues calendar 52 weeks a year This is an incredibly valuable tool (that I can tell you from experience
Message from the Presidentmdash
As your new President I will continue to follow in the path designed to both sustain and strengthen the Sacramento Blues Society as a vital force in keeping the blues alive lo-cally I encourage members in good standing with the Society to become more active in the operations of the organization as that will strengthen it further in our quest to promote and preserve the blues by building a strong base in the Sacra-mento area I invite members to contact me at any time for issues that serve the Society Just drop a note to Presidentsacbluescom Dr Derek Washington
As we begin planning for the 2013 Blue Notes year we hope to get your assistance in representing the local blues scene We each have favorite artists around town and each know some phenomenal people that keep the music going I want to encourage each of you to share your thoughts and knowledge This issue we began a series on local musicians If you want to know why these particular people were picked it was because someone wrote about them and sent it in See Itrsquos easy We also plan a listing of local CDs currently availablemdashbut we need to know what is out there So send us some infor-mationmdashwe will be glad to share it
Check out
Sacramento
Blues Society
Merchandise
T-shirtsTank tops
Sweat shirts and
more
Order at wwwsacbluescom
From the Editormdash
3
Mari Lu Onweller Events Chair I love the Blues and I love my SBS fam-ily As Events Chair I hope to make 2013 a jumpinrsquo good time for all the other Blues lovers Watch for some fantastic and fun events S h a r o n A l l e n M e m b e r -
ship Chair Blues music is a passion of mine and it is so important that Blues music and its heritage have a future As the new chairperson of the Membership Committee I hope to increase our membership interest and excitement in being an SBS member
Ross du Clair Finance Chair I volun-teered for the Finance Committee because our Society has a lot of mov-ing parts all working together to sat-isfy our membership Some of these gears that move are monitoring financial obligations establishing protocol for ongoing expenses moni-toring grants and managing event contracts Im a detail oriented per-
son and this is just my type of challenge Cynthia Juarez (Cindy Sue) Member At Large I will be actively dedicated in the promotions and execution of The Sacramento Blues Society I will continue to encourage and present the opportunity to our youth and oth-ers to explore their musical abilities and passions
Derek Washington President I am a life-long member of the Sacramento Blues Society and one of its founders in 1979 In the ensuing years I have served as SBS president vice presi-dent parliamentarian and chaired the elections committee as well as serving as master of ceremonies at many of the SBS musical events As the newly elected President of SBS
Board of Directors I will continue to follow in the path designed to both sustain and strengthen SBS as a vital force in keeping the blues alive
Laura Lund Vice President I love blues music I believe that a strong Sacramento Blues Society is important for keeping the blues alive and thriv-ing I have been an SBS member for several years and have been an active volunteer with the SBS Board I am delighted to be your new Vice Presi-dent I plan to help the Board continue to actively engage with the Sacramento blues community in-cluding musicians enthusiasts and venues
Cynthia Jaynes (CJ) Secretary I am looking forward to working with this new Board of Directors in my elected capacity as Secretary I will continue my involvement with the Blues In The Schools (BITS) program which has been a passion of mine for the past eight years My vision is for SBS to become a respected arts provider in the Sacramento region
2013 Sacramento Blues Society Board of Directors
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 F e b r u a r y - M a r c h 2 0 1 3
Cynthia Juarez Sharon Allen Derek Washington Laura Lund Liz Walker Jan Kelley Mari Lu Onweller Cynthia Jaynes Rick Nolan amp Ross du Clair
Meet Your New Board Members Photos by Bob Cosman
Returning Board Members are Liz Walker Treasurer Jan Kelley Parliamentarian and Rick Nolan Merchandise Chair
4
Blues in the SchoolsmdashBy Cynthia Jaynes
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
I want to take a moment to explain the requirements for musi-cians involved with BITS First all musicians must be SBS mem-bers (which can be secured with their first payment) they must adhere to all school policies and have signed agreements in place with the BITS Committee Musicians involved with the after school artist in residence program must also pass a back-ground check and a TB test
A huge Thank You to our sponsors Mary Carrera of Carrera Productions Rex Foundation Yolo County Arts Council and the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission We would not have such a vibrant program without your generous support
The BITS Committee is looking forward to the new year of in-spiring young Blues players We are honored to be included in the Directory of Providers in the Any Given Child program funded by the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington DC We have already been contacted by two schools one is a large middle school and wersquore planning an outdoor concert for their students to be held next Spring Itrsquos exciting to bring some national arts funds to our local musicians
We are also bringing BITS to the Childrenrsquos Receiving Home and the often over-looked kids that have been innocently re-moved from their homes and truly in need of the healing power of the Blues We are really excited to serve these kids
Deanna Bogart Pianoland (Blind Pig) Imagine a big city late night sky-scrapers Therersquos a dim light in a little window Zoom in Its 3 am
but the scene inside the warm recording studio is cookinrsquo A woman sits at the grand piano the sound is big warm bur-nished enveloping She fills the room with single notes like teardrops churns like a boogie woogie train and builds an emotional cathedral -- an interior life revealed This is Deanna Bogartrsquos wonderful new album Pianoland A multiple Blues Music Award winner this multi-instrumentalist (saxophone piano) band leader and singer-songwriter takes an intimate sans-sax and late night turn with her 8th album She has a smoked-in-velvet voice part Rita CoolidgeMarcia Ball even a little Bobbie Gentry and her soulful elegance on piano bring to mind boogie piano masters but also the great Jimmy Webb an Oklahoma native who is master of sublime pop writing Her collection of songs (six originals and five cov-ers) is a smart departure and can be a doorway to the kind of wider audiences that Webb and Bonnie Raitt have garnered The album opens with ldquoIn the Rainrdquo a joyous gospelbluesy train shuffle rhythm with jazz piano runs ldquoOn And On Andrdquo is Creedence by cosmic starlight RampB couched in funky philoso-phy with delightful and unexpected inventive phrases She is taking chances and loves it A seamless segue into a beautiful Errol Garner ldquoBoogie Woogie Boogierdquo leads to ldquoCouldnrsquot Love You Morerdquo This is her hit songmdashpersonal balladry that reaches the level of the best brilliant WebbBilly Joel even Jon
Pianoland CD Reviewmdashby Mindy Giles
Bon Jovi compositions Bogartrsquos accompanying players (Scott Ambush on bass and Mike Aubin on drums) shine with simpatico on ldquoWhere the Well Runs Dryrdquo a Bobbie Gentry delta soul feel fresh with some inventive Eltonish ldquoTake Me To The Pilotrdquo chordal runs Willie Dixonrsquos classic ldquoI Love The Life I Live ldquowas a signature song for Mose Allison but again Bogart trusts her girlish ways and finds a wonderful new interpretation In her hands the sentiment is Myrna Loy or Barbara Stanwyck Boogie woogie legend Pete Johnsonrsquos ldquo Death Ray Boogierdquo is a joyous rave-- and what a set-up for what needs to immediately be on the short list for one of the best interpretations of Harold Arlenrsquos ldquoOver The Rainbowrdquo ever recorded Judy Garland at age 16 was so deephellipbut this bluesy version woman-wise and gentle is redemptive sad and so beautiful Wow Deanna The title track ldquoPianolandrdquo is purposeful and soaring--pure East Coast autobiographical cinema and at 7+ minutes reminds me of Springsteenrsquos ldquoJunglelandrdquo or Joelrsquos lsquoNew York State of Mindrdquo
ldquoWhen it all gets turned around and I need to leave the ground
Irsquom safe and sound In Pianolandrdquo
And if we are staying on the movie star theme another terrific instrumental the autumnal ldquoBlues at Elevenrdquo is pure Lauren Bacall Seductive and wise Bogart owns it And it transits us to her earth motherly coda James Taylorrsquos deeply complex adult lullaby of reassurance ldquoClose Your Eyesrdquo One of the best records of 2012 any genre Mindy Giles
5
New Gal in TownmdashBy Kim Duvall amp Valeriejeanne Anderson Photo by Vj
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
There was a new name on the program for Divalicious Christmas Benefit at the Torch Club Emmie Jones and none of us were expecting this Mississippi hurri-cane How does she like it here ldquoSacramentorsquos blues scene is amazing It reminds me so much of the scene on the Gulf Coast Musicians are so supportive and non-musicians are so appreciative Itrsquos a great place to sing the blues even if the weather is so darn nice I canrsquot believe there is so much talent and so much fun to be heard and had in town and all before 8 pmrdquo Emmie Jones came here in August 2012 formed Sawmill Gravy and recorded a demo by October Sawmill Gravy ldquoItrsquos that good white gravy your Granny puts on top of Chicken Fried Steak mashed potatoeshelliplike my Daddy says lsquoYou could put that stuff on a shingle and make it taste goodrsquo Itrsquos cooked with love and served up hot It sticks to the bone and feeds the soul You can raise your babies on it and it always hits the spot Thatrsquos what Sawmill Gravy is all about and for me thatrsquos what the blues is all aboutrdquo
She began singing in church and progressed to writing her own music on her 14th birthday when she got a ldquorealrdquo guitar and a Mel Bay chord book Her earliest musical influences were Dolly Parton Willie Nelson The Juddrsquos and Dwight Yoakam with plenty of John Fogarty courtesy of her Dad a Creedence Clearwater fan Emmie claims to ldquopick and singrdquo and is mostly self-taught with assistance from the more experienced
musicians that ldquoshowed me some licksrdquo as she scrambled to play in front of or with anyone with a gig At 16 while playing in coffee shops and catfish restaurants she recorded her first al-bum of originals and began playing in bars at 18 She gives spe-cial mentoring credit to Ricky Chancey (harmonica w Hank Wil-liams Jr) who is ldquoone mean harp manrdquo and local Gulf Coast legend Lisa Mills who has recorded with Robert Plant and tours frequently with Big Brother and the Holding Company Emmie will be releasing an album in the summer of 2013 and will also release an EP as half of the pop group The Ooo La Las very soon
Ka Toya ldquoLady Rhythmrdquo MooremdashBy Mari Lu Onweller Photo supplied by Ka Toya
Somewhat of a rarity in the music business Ka-Toya (Lady Rhythm) Moore is in a class of her own as a female drummer She shares with us some of the highlights of her career She says ldquoMusic is my life I believe that all musicians hear music and form it into their own language which is ex-pressed in the sounds that travel through our in-strumentsrdquo Born and raised in Stockton California Lady Rhythm entered Sacramento State in 1996 and settled in this area She was born into a talented family of music her grandparents were traveling concert gospel singers and both of her parents sing At a young age she experi-enced traveling with her grandparents to church events and shows as their drummer and background singer Her blues influence came from family through blues music played at her family reunions and summertime fish fries as well as from blues emanating from the eight track tapes in family Cadillac sedans and Chevy trucks Her family was supportive of her choice to pursue music and gave her financial support while she explored music education and traveled the world with her music In the 5thgrade Lady Rhythm studied clarinet and found it honked and squeaked too much and wasnrsquot loud enough In the 6th grade she moved to percussion By the 7th grade she played drum set and sang with The Spiritual Five and The Spiri-tualettes two gospel groups run by her grandparents She played in award winning marching and jazz bands in school won several solo awards and scholarships throughout middle
and high school and also has won a Sammy Award Currently she plays all percussion bass guitar (only at church) and sings A year ago she started ldquoDrummers With Educa-tionrdquo (drummerswitheducationwebscom) With a motto of ldquoEmpower Enrich and Enlighten through the worlds of Music and Educationrdquo this drum corps based program is designed to carry on her passion and vision of music while filling in the edu-cation gaps of music missing from our school sys-tem Her vision came to life through a counselor
desiring a drum line at her school So far Drummers With Education is in five schools in the Sacra-mento City Unified School District The program is open to stu-dents involved in after school programs at some sites With the intent to extend education beyond the bell students learn to read music work with others and develop their character and leadership skills Drummers With Education groups have per-formed at the Crest Theater the grand opening of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Marilynrsquos on K Street The National Lights on Celebration at the Capital and the 2012 Macyrsquos Santa Parade among others Whatrsquos in store in 2013 for this remarkable young woman She plans to expand Drummers With Education to more districts and schools explore new genres with new bands personally focus on her vocal development and pursue a collaborative project with Drummers With Education and Blues in the Schools
6
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
A Starr on Stagemdashby Vj Anderson Photo supplied by Val Starr
Karen Sanders Steps UpmdashBy Mari Lu Onweller CD Photo by Richard White
Val Starr is known for causing a party when her group is on stage The Blues Rocket band plays their own special brand of Contemporary California Blues urging everyone to get up and dance while she sings and dances around the stage with her guitar Val was born in Los Angeles in the late 1950rsquos and grew up in a musical soundtrack courtesy of her motherrsquos love for musical theater This experience affects her work as a songwriter and performer incor-porating strong story lines not unlike those found in musicals as a basis for her song lyrics She claims The Beatles and Carole King as her songwriting influences She can-not remember ever not singing and even has a recording of Moon River she performed at age 4 Developing her talent with piano lessons and playing guitar she also sang in school choirs and musicals Deeply influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s she was drawn to blues rock infused bands - Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones and Cream and listened to the vocal influence of Joni Mitchell By age 19 she was singing in an original band called Local Au-thority writing songs and performing in the LA area She espe-cially remembers opening for Huey Lewis and the News and singing backup vocals on Greg Kihns album Kihn of Hearts Purposely choosing music as a profession her first job in Holly-wood was working for an artist management firm Toby Ent who managed 80s hair bands such as Angel Quiet Riot and
other similar bands As a young woman in the 80s the early career choices were basically limited to being either a waitress or a secretary Val says ldquoSince God had the great sense of humor to make me a klutz my only other viable option was to become a secretary I was organized and a crackerjack typist so I quickly climbed the secretarial pool and within two years was the Assistant to the President of Chrysalis Re-cordsrdquo She also worked at ABC Records and Polygram Records and was an Independent Record Promoter for nearly
20 years After a career as a record promoter she became a pioneer in streaming media and launched one of the first online radio networks Allradiocom She currently owns and operates two successful online radio networks Gotradiocom and 100Hitzcom with over 50 channels of music programming 247 This includes the Bit of Blues channel which is supported by many blues record labels such as Alligator Records Blind Pig Records Concord Records and other blues affiliated labels Valrsquos collaborator through this musical journey is her partner of 36 years JohnE Sandwich Working together she writes lyrics melodies and chord patterns and JohnE fine tunes the arrange-ments Her band is like family and consists of JohnE Sandwich-bass David Holokai Tan-guitar and Jimmy Collazo-drums In 2013 Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket will be recording their second CD Blues Away
This native of Fort Worth Texas moved fre-quently as her dad was in the Air Force The family spent a lot of time in Fairfield California then settled in Sacramento at age 20 Karen Sanders began piano lessons when she was five years old Her mother a concert pian-ist was her first teacher After the first year Karenrsquos mother hired a professional piano teacher At first it was fun but then it became a lot of work When she was eight her mother gave her per-mission to quit Although the piano was the first instrument Karen played the flute was her first love At age 10 she began flute lessons but had already taught herself several songs lsquoby earrsquo She currently plays flute saxophone and keyboards in addition to singing Each instrument is useful to her in creating her music keyboard is her favorite tool for writing the flute is for creating the texture and mood and the sax is for getting down and being sexy Getting involved with the blues came easy for Karen much like most blues lovers She feels ldquoto play it or to hear it played well moves you gives you comfort expresses something that if you
could say it yourself you would It makes your body swing and sway and makes you feel aliverdquo In 2011 Karenrsquos musical career got a jump start She played at the solo competition for the SBSrsquo International Blues Challenge (IBC) She didnt win but met one of the judges Paris Clayton who expressed interest in working with Karen on her original music Paris is a multi-talented
musician and music producer who pulled together mostly local talent to record Karenrsquos first CD titled Again Karen says Paris is her hero ldquohe made my dreams come true I could not have asked for a better resultrdquo (Editor note credits on this CD include Kyle Rowland Chris Amato Shawn King Kenny Nichols Sean Barfly Mark Harmon Sal Valentino Benicio Herevia Paul Gibney and Rick Taylor in addition to Paris Clayton) wwwkarensandersmusiccom Karenrsquos wish is to have the CD become popular enough for her to form her own band As anyone who has seen her perform solo knows she is truly capable of having a full band sound
7
2012 Hall of Fame Inductionsmdashby Sally Katen Photos by Vj
February-March 2013
ldquo and Donna Proctor on Bassrdquomdashby Paris Clayton
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
came an in-demand electric bass player in Northern California and beyond Her smooth playing and fine vocals gained the at-tention of many headliners over the years including Blues leg-end Charles Brown who offered her a place in his ensemble Jimmy McCracklin Floyd Dixon BB King Frankie Lee John Ma-yall Ray Charles and many more Their encouragement has driven her to strive for excellence to this day Her versatility professional attitude and easy going personality have garnered much work in her forty year career including stints with Blues hall of famer Mick Martin Seattle blues diva Duffy Bishop Gospel great Glenn Lane and two time Grammy Award winner Mary Youngbloodrsquos group Sisters of the Earth
I first met Donna Proctor Smith when we worked together in a series of Blues in the Schools concerts and was immediately impressed with her bass playing professional approach and great personality Since then weve done many gigs together and her thorough preparation and great sense of humor always make it enjoyable At the age of three she demonstrated a fascination for music that was gladly encouraged by her father Vernon Proctor a renowned career commander of the United States Air Force Band and after retirement a Sacramento City College adjunct instructor At age twelve she began classical training on flute Then at 18 she took up her fathers instrument the bass She quickly be-
Our Member Party also has some serious business to complete This is the time the Society honors the contributors of signifi-cance that built the current blues scene in Sacramento This year we inducted four individuals and for the first time an insti-tution Past recipient (2010) Johnny ldquoGuitarrdquo Knox stepped up to honor bassist Al Arnett who passed in May 2012 Mrs Georgia Ar-nett his widow accepted the award with many family members in attendance Next Musician Dave Frazer flew in from Los An-geles to honor his mentor and friend vocalist and guitarist Steve Samuels Samuelsrsquo friends from the Bay Ares were also in atten-
dance Past recipient Mick Martin (2010) honored Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland guitarist and leader of the Crawdaddies Past recipient Lena Mosey (2011) honored drummer Marshall ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones who flew out from Atlanta Ga to accept his award And the Blues Societyrsquos own Willie Brown honored the current owners of the long time blues venue the World Famous Torch Club and its owners Marina and Ron Texeira You can find more information on the Hall of Fame at wwwsacbluescomHoFphp
Mrs Georgia Arnett
Marshal ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones
Lena Mosley introduces Marshall ldquoSoulman Jones
Marina amp Ron Texeira accepting award
Willie Brown introduces the Texeira Family
Mick Martin introduces Ray Copeland
Musician Dave Frazer introduces Steve Samuels Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland Steve Samuels
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
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past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
3
Mari Lu Onweller Events Chair I love the Blues and I love my SBS fam-ily As Events Chair I hope to make 2013 a jumpinrsquo good time for all the other Blues lovers Watch for some fantastic and fun events S h a r o n A l l e n M e m b e r -
ship Chair Blues music is a passion of mine and it is so important that Blues music and its heritage have a future As the new chairperson of the Membership Committee I hope to increase our membership interest and excitement in being an SBS member
Ross du Clair Finance Chair I volun-teered for the Finance Committee because our Society has a lot of mov-ing parts all working together to sat-isfy our membership Some of these gears that move are monitoring financial obligations establishing protocol for ongoing expenses moni-toring grants and managing event contracts Im a detail oriented per-
son and this is just my type of challenge Cynthia Juarez (Cindy Sue) Member At Large I will be actively dedicated in the promotions and execution of The Sacramento Blues Society I will continue to encourage and present the opportunity to our youth and oth-ers to explore their musical abilities and passions
Derek Washington President I am a life-long member of the Sacramento Blues Society and one of its founders in 1979 In the ensuing years I have served as SBS president vice presi-dent parliamentarian and chaired the elections committee as well as serving as master of ceremonies at many of the SBS musical events As the newly elected President of SBS
Board of Directors I will continue to follow in the path designed to both sustain and strengthen SBS as a vital force in keeping the blues alive
Laura Lund Vice President I love blues music I believe that a strong Sacramento Blues Society is important for keeping the blues alive and thriv-ing I have been an SBS member for several years and have been an active volunteer with the SBS Board I am delighted to be your new Vice Presi-dent I plan to help the Board continue to actively engage with the Sacramento blues community in-cluding musicians enthusiasts and venues
Cynthia Jaynes (CJ) Secretary I am looking forward to working with this new Board of Directors in my elected capacity as Secretary I will continue my involvement with the Blues In The Schools (BITS) program which has been a passion of mine for the past eight years My vision is for SBS to become a respected arts provider in the Sacramento region
2013 Sacramento Blues Society Board of Directors
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 F e b r u a r y - M a r c h 2 0 1 3
Cynthia Juarez Sharon Allen Derek Washington Laura Lund Liz Walker Jan Kelley Mari Lu Onweller Cynthia Jaynes Rick Nolan amp Ross du Clair
Meet Your New Board Members Photos by Bob Cosman
Returning Board Members are Liz Walker Treasurer Jan Kelley Parliamentarian and Rick Nolan Merchandise Chair
4
Blues in the SchoolsmdashBy Cynthia Jaynes
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
I want to take a moment to explain the requirements for musi-cians involved with BITS First all musicians must be SBS mem-bers (which can be secured with their first payment) they must adhere to all school policies and have signed agreements in place with the BITS Committee Musicians involved with the after school artist in residence program must also pass a back-ground check and a TB test
A huge Thank You to our sponsors Mary Carrera of Carrera Productions Rex Foundation Yolo County Arts Council and the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission We would not have such a vibrant program without your generous support
The BITS Committee is looking forward to the new year of in-spiring young Blues players We are honored to be included in the Directory of Providers in the Any Given Child program funded by the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington DC We have already been contacted by two schools one is a large middle school and wersquore planning an outdoor concert for their students to be held next Spring Itrsquos exciting to bring some national arts funds to our local musicians
We are also bringing BITS to the Childrenrsquos Receiving Home and the often over-looked kids that have been innocently re-moved from their homes and truly in need of the healing power of the Blues We are really excited to serve these kids
Deanna Bogart Pianoland (Blind Pig) Imagine a big city late night sky-scrapers Therersquos a dim light in a little window Zoom in Its 3 am
but the scene inside the warm recording studio is cookinrsquo A woman sits at the grand piano the sound is big warm bur-nished enveloping She fills the room with single notes like teardrops churns like a boogie woogie train and builds an emotional cathedral -- an interior life revealed This is Deanna Bogartrsquos wonderful new album Pianoland A multiple Blues Music Award winner this multi-instrumentalist (saxophone piano) band leader and singer-songwriter takes an intimate sans-sax and late night turn with her 8th album She has a smoked-in-velvet voice part Rita CoolidgeMarcia Ball even a little Bobbie Gentry and her soulful elegance on piano bring to mind boogie piano masters but also the great Jimmy Webb an Oklahoma native who is master of sublime pop writing Her collection of songs (six originals and five cov-ers) is a smart departure and can be a doorway to the kind of wider audiences that Webb and Bonnie Raitt have garnered The album opens with ldquoIn the Rainrdquo a joyous gospelbluesy train shuffle rhythm with jazz piano runs ldquoOn And On Andrdquo is Creedence by cosmic starlight RampB couched in funky philoso-phy with delightful and unexpected inventive phrases She is taking chances and loves it A seamless segue into a beautiful Errol Garner ldquoBoogie Woogie Boogierdquo leads to ldquoCouldnrsquot Love You Morerdquo This is her hit songmdashpersonal balladry that reaches the level of the best brilliant WebbBilly Joel even Jon
Pianoland CD Reviewmdashby Mindy Giles
Bon Jovi compositions Bogartrsquos accompanying players (Scott Ambush on bass and Mike Aubin on drums) shine with simpatico on ldquoWhere the Well Runs Dryrdquo a Bobbie Gentry delta soul feel fresh with some inventive Eltonish ldquoTake Me To The Pilotrdquo chordal runs Willie Dixonrsquos classic ldquoI Love The Life I Live ldquowas a signature song for Mose Allison but again Bogart trusts her girlish ways and finds a wonderful new interpretation In her hands the sentiment is Myrna Loy or Barbara Stanwyck Boogie woogie legend Pete Johnsonrsquos ldquo Death Ray Boogierdquo is a joyous rave-- and what a set-up for what needs to immediately be on the short list for one of the best interpretations of Harold Arlenrsquos ldquoOver The Rainbowrdquo ever recorded Judy Garland at age 16 was so deephellipbut this bluesy version woman-wise and gentle is redemptive sad and so beautiful Wow Deanna The title track ldquoPianolandrdquo is purposeful and soaring--pure East Coast autobiographical cinema and at 7+ minutes reminds me of Springsteenrsquos ldquoJunglelandrdquo or Joelrsquos lsquoNew York State of Mindrdquo
ldquoWhen it all gets turned around and I need to leave the ground
Irsquom safe and sound In Pianolandrdquo
And if we are staying on the movie star theme another terrific instrumental the autumnal ldquoBlues at Elevenrdquo is pure Lauren Bacall Seductive and wise Bogart owns it And it transits us to her earth motherly coda James Taylorrsquos deeply complex adult lullaby of reassurance ldquoClose Your Eyesrdquo One of the best records of 2012 any genre Mindy Giles
5
New Gal in TownmdashBy Kim Duvall amp Valeriejeanne Anderson Photo by Vj
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
There was a new name on the program for Divalicious Christmas Benefit at the Torch Club Emmie Jones and none of us were expecting this Mississippi hurri-cane How does she like it here ldquoSacramentorsquos blues scene is amazing It reminds me so much of the scene on the Gulf Coast Musicians are so supportive and non-musicians are so appreciative Itrsquos a great place to sing the blues even if the weather is so darn nice I canrsquot believe there is so much talent and so much fun to be heard and had in town and all before 8 pmrdquo Emmie Jones came here in August 2012 formed Sawmill Gravy and recorded a demo by October Sawmill Gravy ldquoItrsquos that good white gravy your Granny puts on top of Chicken Fried Steak mashed potatoeshelliplike my Daddy says lsquoYou could put that stuff on a shingle and make it taste goodrsquo Itrsquos cooked with love and served up hot It sticks to the bone and feeds the soul You can raise your babies on it and it always hits the spot Thatrsquos what Sawmill Gravy is all about and for me thatrsquos what the blues is all aboutrdquo
She began singing in church and progressed to writing her own music on her 14th birthday when she got a ldquorealrdquo guitar and a Mel Bay chord book Her earliest musical influences were Dolly Parton Willie Nelson The Juddrsquos and Dwight Yoakam with plenty of John Fogarty courtesy of her Dad a Creedence Clearwater fan Emmie claims to ldquopick and singrdquo and is mostly self-taught with assistance from the more experienced
musicians that ldquoshowed me some licksrdquo as she scrambled to play in front of or with anyone with a gig At 16 while playing in coffee shops and catfish restaurants she recorded her first al-bum of originals and began playing in bars at 18 She gives spe-cial mentoring credit to Ricky Chancey (harmonica w Hank Wil-liams Jr) who is ldquoone mean harp manrdquo and local Gulf Coast legend Lisa Mills who has recorded with Robert Plant and tours frequently with Big Brother and the Holding Company Emmie will be releasing an album in the summer of 2013 and will also release an EP as half of the pop group The Ooo La Las very soon
Ka Toya ldquoLady Rhythmrdquo MooremdashBy Mari Lu Onweller Photo supplied by Ka Toya
Somewhat of a rarity in the music business Ka-Toya (Lady Rhythm) Moore is in a class of her own as a female drummer She shares with us some of the highlights of her career She says ldquoMusic is my life I believe that all musicians hear music and form it into their own language which is ex-pressed in the sounds that travel through our in-strumentsrdquo Born and raised in Stockton California Lady Rhythm entered Sacramento State in 1996 and settled in this area She was born into a talented family of music her grandparents were traveling concert gospel singers and both of her parents sing At a young age she experi-enced traveling with her grandparents to church events and shows as their drummer and background singer Her blues influence came from family through blues music played at her family reunions and summertime fish fries as well as from blues emanating from the eight track tapes in family Cadillac sedans and Chevy trucks Her family was supportive of her choice to pursue music and gave her financial support while she explored music education and traveled the world with her music In the 5thgrade Lady Rhythm studied clarinet and found it honked and squeaked too much and wasnrsquot loud enough In the 6th grade she moved to percussion By the 7th grade she played drum set and sang with The Spiritual Five and The Spiri-tualettes two gospel groups run by her grandparents She played in award winning marching and jazz bands in school won several solo awards and scholarships throughout middle
and high school and also has won a Sammy Award Currently she plays all percussion bass guitar (only at church) and sings A year ago she started ldquoDrummers With Educa-tionrdquo (drummerswitheducationwebscom) With a motto of ldquoEmpower Enrich and Enlighten through the worlds of Music and Educationrdquo this drum corps based program is designed to carry on her passion and vision of music while filling in the edu-cation gaps of music missing from our school sys-tem Her vision came to life through a counselor
desiring a drum line at her school So far Drummers With Education is in five schools in the Sacra-mento City Unified School District The program is open to stu-dents involved in after school programs at some sites With the intent to extend education beyond the bell students learn to read music work with others and develop their character and leadership skills Drummers With Education groups have per-formed at the Crest Theater the grand opening of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Marilynrsquos on K Street The National Lights on Celebration at the Capital and the 2012 Macyrsquos Santa Parade among others Whatrsquos in store in 2013 for this remarkable young woman She plans to expand Drummers With Education to more districts and schools explore new genres with new bands personally focus on her vocal development and pursue a collaborative project with Drummers With Education and Blues in the Schools
6
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
A Starr on Stagemdashby Vj Anderson Photo supplied by Val Starr
Karen Sanders Steps UpmdashBy Mari Lu Onweller CD Photo by Richard White
Val Starr is known for causing a party when her group is on stage The Blues Rocket band plays their own special brand of Contemporary California Blues urging everyone to get up and dance while she sings and dances around the stage with her guitar Val was born in Los Angeles in the late 1950rsquos and grew up in a musical soundtrack courtesy of her motherrsquos love for musical theater This experience affects her work as a songwriter and performer incor-porating strong story lines not unlike those found in musicals as a basis for her song lyrics She claims The Beatles and Carole King as her songwriting influences She can-not remember ever not singing and even has a recording of Moon River she performed at age 4 Developing her talent with piano lessons and playing guitar she also sang in school choirs and musicals Deeply influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s she was drawn to blues rock infused bands - Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones and Cream and listened to the vocal influence of Joni Mitchell By age 19 she was singing in an original band called Local Au-thority writing songs and performing in the LA area She espe-cially remembers opening for Huey Lewis and the News and singing backup vocals on Greg Kihns album Kihn of Hearts Purposely choosing music as a profession her first job in Holly-wood was working for an artist management firm Toby Ent who managed 80s hair bands such as Angel Quiet Riot and
other similar bands As a young woman in the 80s the early career choices were basically limited to being either a waitress or a secretary Val says ldquoSince God had the great sense of humor to make me a klutz my only other viable option was to become a secretary I was organized and a crackerjack typist so I quickly climbed the secretarial pool and within two years was the Assistant to the President of Chrysalis Re-cordsrdquo She also worked at ABC Records and Polygram Records and was an Independent Record Promoter for nearly
20 years After a career as a record promoter she became a pioneer in streaming media and launched one of the first online radio networks Allradiocom She currently owns and operates two successful online radio networks Gotradiocom and 100Hitzcom with over 50 channels of music programming 247 This includes the Bit of Blues channel which is supported by many blues record labels such as Alligator Records Blind Pig Records Concord Records and other blues affiliated labels Valrsquos collaborator through this musical journey is her partner of 36 years JohnE Sandwich Working together she writes lyrics melodies and chord patterns and JohnE fine tunes the arrange-ments Her band is like family and consists of JohnE Sandwich-bass David Holokai Tan-guitar and Jimmy Collazo-drums In 2013 Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket will be recording their second CD Blues Away
This native of Fort Worth Texas moved fre-quently as her dad was in the Air Force The family spent a lot of time in Fairfield California then settled in Sacramento at age 20 Karen Sanders began piano lessons when she was five years old Her mother a concert pian-ist was her first teacher After the first year Karenrsquos mother hired a professional piano teacher At first it was fun but then it became a lot of work When she was eight her mother gave her per-mission to quit Although the piano was the first instrument Karen played the flute was her first love At age 10 she began flute lessons but had already taught herself several songs lsquoby earrsquo She currently plays flute saxophone and keyboards in addition to singing Each instrument is useful to her in creating her music keyboard is her favorite tool for writing the flute is for creating the texture and mood and the sax is for getting down and being sexy Getting involved with the blues came easy for Karen much like most blues lovers She feels ldquoto play it or to hear it played well moves you gives you comfort expresses something that if you
could say it yourself you would It makes your body swing and sway and makes you feel aliverdquo In 2011 Karenrsquos musical career got a jump start She played at the solo competition for the SBSrsquo International Blues Challenge (IBC) She didnt win but met one of the judges Paris Clayton who expressed interest in working with Karen on her original music Paris is a multi-talented
musician and music producer who pulled together mostly local talent to record Karenrsquos first CD titled Again Karen says Paris is her hero ldquohe made my dreams come true I could not have asked for a better resultrdquo (Editor note credits on this CD include Kyle Rowland Chris Amato Shawn King Kenny Nichols Sean Barfly Mark Harmon Sal Valentino Benicio Herevia Paul Gibney and Rick Taylor in addition to Paris Clayton) wwwkarensandersmusiccom Karenrsquos wish is to have the CD become popular enough for her to form her own band As anyone who has seen her perform solo knows she is truly capable of having a full band sound
7
2012 Hall of Fame Inductionsmdashby Sally Katen Photos by Vj
February-March 2013
ldquo and Donna Proctor on Bassrdquomdashby Paris Clayton
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
came an in-demand electric bass player in Northern California and beyond Her smooth playing and fine vocals gained the at-tention of many headliners over the years including Blues leg-end Charles Brown who offered her a place in his ensemble Jimmy McCracklin Floyd Dixon BB King Frankie Lee John Ma-yall Ray Charles and many more Their encouragement has driven her to strive for excellence to this day Her versatility professional attitude and easy going personality have garnered much work in her forty year career including stints with Blues hall of famer Mick Martin Seattle blues diva Duffy Bishop Gospel great Glenn Lane and two time Grammy Award winner Mary Youngbloodrsquos group Sisters of the Earth
I first met Donna Proctor Smith when we worked together in a series of Blues in the Schools concerts and was immediately impressed with her bass playing professional approach and great personality Since then weve done many gigs together and her thorough preparation and great sense of humor always make it enjoyable At the age of three she demonstrated a fascination for music that was gladly encouraged by her father Vernon Proctor a renowned career commander of the United States Air Force Band and after retirement a Sacramento City College adjunct instructor At age twelve she began classical training on flute Then at 18 she took up her fathers instrument the bass She quickly be-
Our Member Party also has some serious business to complete This is the time the Society honors the contributors of signifi-cance that built the current blues scene in Sacramento This year we inducted four individuals and for the first time an insti-tution Past recipient (2010) Johnny ldquoGuitarrdquo Knox stepped up to honor bassist Al Arnett who passed in May 2012 Mrs Georgia Ar-nett his widow accepted the award with many family members in attendance Next Musician Dave Frazer flew in from Los An-geles to honor his mentor and friend vocalist and guitarist Steve Samuels Samuelsrsquo friends from the Bay Ares were also in atten-
dance Past recipient Mick Martin (2010) honored Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland guitarist and leader of the Crawdaddies Past recipient Lena Mosey (2011) honored drummer Marshall ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones who flew out from Atlanta Ga to accept his award And the Blues Societyrsquos own Willie Brown honored the current owners of the long time blues venue the World Famous Torch Club and its owners Marina and Ron Texeira You can find more information on the Hall of Fame at wwwsacbluescomHoFphp
Mrs Georgia Arnett
Marshal ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones
Lena Mosley introduces Marshall ldquoSoulman Jones
Marina amp Ron Texeira accepting award
Willie Brown introduces the Texeira Family
Mick Martin introduces Ray Copeland
Musician Dave Frazer introduces Steve Samuels Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland Steve Samuels
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
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P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
4
Blues in the SchoolsmdashBy Cynthia Jaynes
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
I want to take a moment to explain the requirements for musi-cians involved with BITS First all musicians must be SBS mem-bers (which can be secured with their first payment) they must adhere to all school policies and have signed agreements in place with the BITS Committee Musicians involved with the after school artist in residence program must also pass a back-ground check and a TB test
A huge Thank You to our sponsors Mary Carrera of Carrera Productions Rex Foundation Yolo County Arts Council and the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission We would not have such a vibrant program without your generous support
The BITS Committee is looking forward to the new year of in-spiring young Blues players We are honored to be included in the Directory of Providers in the Any Given Child program funded by the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington DC We have already been contacted by two schools one is a large middle school and wersquore planning an outdoor concert for their students to be held next Spring Itrsquos exciting to bring some national arts funds to our local musicians
We are also bringing BITS to the Childrenrsquos Receiving Home and the often over-looked kids that have been innocently re-moved from their homes and truly in need of the healing power of the Blues We are really excited to serve these kids
Deanna Bogart Pianoland (Blind Pig) Imagine a big city late night sky-scrapers Therersquos a dim light in a little window Zoom in Its 3 am
but the scene inside the warm recording studio is cookinrsquo A woman sits at the grand piano the sound is big warm bur-nished enveloping She fills the room with single notes like teardrops churns like a boogie woogie train and builds an emotional cathedral -- an interior life revealed This is Deanna Bogartrsquos wonderful new album Pianoland A multiple Blues Music Award winner this multi-instrumentalist (saxophone piano) band leader and singer-songwriter takes an intimate sans-sax and late night turn with her 8th album She has a smoked-in-velvet voice part Rita CoolidgeMarcia Ball even a little Bobbie Gentry and her soulful elegance on piano bring to mind boogie piano masters but also the great Jimmy Webb an Oklahoma native who is master of sublime pop writing Her collection of songs (six originals and five cov-ers) is a smart departure and can be a doorway to the kind of wider audiences that Webb and Bonnie Raitt have garnered The album opens with ldquoIn the Rainrdquo a joyous gospelbluesy train shuffle rhythm with jazz piano runs ldquoOn And On Andrdquo is Creedence by cosmic starlight RampB couched in funky philoso-phy with delightful and unexpected inventive phrases She is taking chances and loves it A seamless segue into a beautiful Errol Garner ldquoBoogie Woogie Boogierdquo leads to ldquoCouldnrsquot Love You Morerdquo This is her hit songmdashpersonal balladry that reaches the level of the best brilliant WebbBilly Joel even Jon
Pianoland CD Reviewmdashby Mindy Giles
Bon Jovi compositions Bogartrsquos accompanying players (Scott Ambush on bass and Mike Aubin on drums) shine with simpatico on ldquoWhere the Well Runs Dryrdquo a Bobbie Gentry delta soul feel fresh with some inventive Eltonish ldquoTake Me To The Pilotrdquo chordal runs Willie Dixonrsquos classic ldquoI Love The Life I Live ldquowas a signature song for Mose Allison but again Bogart trusts her girlish ways and finds a wonderful new interpretation In her hands the sentiment is Myrna Loy or Barbara Stanwyck Boogie woogie legend Pete Johnsonrsquos ldquo Death Ray Boogierdquo is a joyous rave-- and what a set-up for what needs to immediately be on the short list for one of the best interpretations of Harold Arlenrsquos ldquoOver The Rainbowrdquo ever recorded Judy Garland at age 16 was so deephellipbut this bluesy version woman-wise and gentle is redemptive sad and so beautiful Wow Deanna The title track ldquoPianolandrdquo is purposeful and soaring--pure East Coast autobiographical cinema and at 7+ minutes reminds me of Springsteenrsquos ldquoJunglelandrdquo or Joelrsquos lsquoNew York State of Mindrdquo
ldquoWhen it all gets turned around and I need to leave the ground
Irsquom safe and sound In Pianolandrdquo
And if we are staying on the movie star theme another terrific instrumental the autumnal ldquoBlues at Elevenrdquo is pure Lauren Bacall Seductive and wise Bogart owns it And it transits us to her earth motherly coda James Taylorrsquos deeply complex adult lullaby of reassurance ldquoClose Your Eyesrdquo One of the best records of 2012 any genre Mindy Giles
5
New Gal in TownmdashBy Kim Duvall amp Valeriejeanne Anderson Photo by Vj
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
There was a new name on the program for Divalicious Christmas Benefit at the Torch Club Emmie Jones and none of us were expecting this Mississippi hurri-cane How does she like it here ldquoSacramentorsquos blues scene is amazing It reminds me so much of the scene on the Gulf Coast Musicians are so supportive and non-musicians are so appreciative Itrsquos a great place to sing the blues even if the weather is so darn nice I canrsquot believe there is so much talent and so much fun to be heard and had in town and all before 8 pmrdquo Emmie Jones came here in August 2012 formed Sawmill Gravy and recorded a demo by October Sawmill Gravy ldquoItrsquos that good white gravy your Granny puts on top of Chicken Fried Steak mashed potatoeshelliplike my Daddy says lsquoYou could put that stuff on a shingle and make it taste goodrsquo Itrsquos cooked with love and served up hot It sticks to the bone and feeds the soul You can raise your babies on it and it always hits the spot Thatrsquos what Sawmill Gravy is all about and for me thatrsquos what the blues is all aboutrdquo
She began singing in church and progressed to writing her own music on her 14th birthday when she got a ldquorealrdquo guitar and a Mel Bay chord book Her earliest musical influences were Dolly Parton Willie Nelson The Juddrsquos and Dwight Yoakam with plenty of John Fogarty courtesy of her Dad a Creedence Clearwater fan Emmie claims to ldquopick and singrdquo and is mostly self-taught with assistance from the more experienced
musicians that ldquoshowed me some licksrdquo as she scrambled to play in front of or with anyone with a gig At 16 while playing in coffee shops and catfish restaurants she recorded her first al-bum of originals and began playing in bars at 18 She gives spe-cial mentoring credit to Ricky Chancey (harmonica w Hank Wil-liams Jr) who is ldquoone mean harp manrdquo and local Gulf Coast legend Lisa Mills who has recorded with Robert Plant and tours frequently with Big Brother and the Holding Company Emmie will be releasing an album in the summer of 2013 and will also release an EP as half of the pop group The Ooo La Las very soon
Ka Toya ldquoLady Rhythmrdquo MooremdashBy Mari Lu Onweller Photo supplied by Ka Toya
Somewhat of a rarity in the music business Ka-Toya (Lady Rhythm) Moore is in a class of her own as a female drummer She shares with us some of the highlights of her career She says ldquoMusic is my life I believe that all musicians hear music and form it into their own language which is ex-pressed in the sounds that travel through our in-strumentsrdquo Born and raised in Stockton California Lady Rhythm entered Sacramento State in 1996 and settled in this area She was born into a talented family of music her grandparents were traveling concert gospel singers and both of her parents sing At a young age she experi-enced traveling with her grandparents to church events and shows as their drummer and background singer Her blues influence came from family through blues music played at her family reunions and summertime fish fries as well as from blues emanating from the eight track tapes in family Cadillac sedans and Chevy trucks Her family was supportive of her choice to pursue music and gave her financial support while she explored music education and traveled the world with her music In the 5thgrade Lady Rhythm studied clarinet and found it honked and squeaked too much and wasnrsquot loud enough In the 6th grade she moved to percussion By the 7th grade she played drum set and sang with The Spiritual Five and The Spiri-tualettes two gospel groups run by her grandparents She played in award winning marching and jazz bands in school won several solo awards and scholarships throughout middle
and high school and also has won a Sammy Award Currently she plays all percussion bass guitar (only at church) and sings A year ago she started ldquoDrummers With Educa-tionrdquo (drummerswitheducationwebscom) With a motto of ldquoEmpower Enrich and Enlighten through the worlds of Music and Educationrdquo this drum corps based program is designed to carry on her passion and vision of music while filling in the edu-cation gaps of music missing from our school sys-tem Her vision came to life through a counselor
desiring a drum line at her school So far Drummers With Education is in five schools in the Sacra-mento City Unified School District The program is open to stu-dents involved in after school programs at some sites With the intent to extend education beyond the bell students learn to read music work with others and develop their character and leadership skills Drummers With Education groups have per-formed at the Crest Theater the grand opening of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Marilynrsquos on K Street The National Lights on Celebration at the Capital and the 2012 Macyrsquos Santa Parade among others Whatrsquos in store in 2013 for this remarkable young woman She plans to expand Drummers With Education to more districts and schools explore new genres with new bands personally focus on her vocal development and pursue a collaborative project with Drummers With Education and Blues in the Schools
6
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
A Starr on Stagemdashby Vj Anderson Photo supplied by Val Starr
Karen Sanders Steps UpmdashBy Mari Lu Onweller CD Photo by Richard White
Val Starr is known for causing a party when her group is on stage The Blues Rocket band plays their own special brand of Contemporary California Blues urging everyone to get up and dance while she sings and dances around the stage with her guitar Val was born in Los Angeles in the late 1950rsquos and grew up in a musical soundtrack courtesy of her motherrsquos love for musical theater This experience affects her work as a songwriter and performer incor-porating strong story lines not unlike those found in musicals as a basis for her song lyrics She claims The Beatles and Carole King as her songwriting influences She can-not remember ever not singing and even has a recording of Moon River she performed at age 4 Developing her talent with piano lessons and playing guitar she also sang in school choirs and musicals Deeply influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s she was drawn to blues rock infused bands - Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones and Cream and listened to the vocal influence of Joni Mitchell By age 19 she was singing in an original band called Local Au-thority writing songs and performing in the LA area She espe-cially remembers opening for Huey Lewis and the News and singing backup vocals on Greg Kihns album Kihn of Hearts Purposely choosing music as a profession her first job in Holly-wood was working for an artist management firm Toby Ent who managed 80s hair bands such as Angel Quiet Riot and
other similar bands As a young woman in the 80s the early career choices were basically limited to being either a waitress or a secretary Val says ldquoSince God had the great sense of humor to make me a klutz my only other viable option was to become a secretary I was organized and a crackerjack typist so I quickly climbed the secretarial pool and within two years was the Assistant to the President of Chrysalis Re-cordsrdquo She also worked at ABC Records and Polygram Records and was an Independent Record Promoter for nearly
20 years After a career as a record promoter she became a pioneer in streaming media and launched one of the first online radio networks Allradiocom She currently owns and operates two successful online radio networks Gotradiocom and 100Hitzcom with over 50 channels of music programming 247 This includes the Bit of Blues channel which is supported by many blues record labels such as Alligator Records Blind Pig Records Concord Records and other blues affiliated labels Valrsquos collaborator through this musical journey is her partner of 36 years JohnE Sandwich Working together she writes lyrics melodies and chord patterns and JohnE fine tunes the arrange-ments Her band is like family and consists of JohnE Sandwich-bass David Holokai Tan-guitar and Jimmy Collazo-drums In 2013 Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket will be recording their second CD Blues Away
This native of Fort Worth Texas moved fre-quently as her dad was in the Air Force The family spent a lot of time in Fairfield California then settled in Sacramento at age 20 Karen Sanders began piano lessons when she was five years old Her mother a concert pian-ist was her first teacher After the first year Karenrsquos mother hired a professional piano teacher At first it was fun but then it became a lot of work When she was eight her mother gave her per-mission to quit Although the piano was the first instrument Karen played the flute was her first love At age 10 she began flute lessons but had already taught herself several songs lsquoby earrsquo She currently plays flute saxophone and keyboards in addition to singing Each instrument is useful to her in creating her music keyboard is her favorite tool for writing the flute is for creating the texture and mood and the sax is for getting down and being sexy Getting involved with the blues came easy for Karen much like most blues lovers She feels ldquoto play it or to hear it played well moves you gives you comfort expresses something that if you
could say it yourself you would It makes your body swing and sway and makes you feel aliverdquo In 2011 Karenrsquos musical career got a jump start She played at the solo competition for the SBSrsquo International Blues Challenge (IBC) She didnt win but met one of the judges Paris Clayton who expressed interest in working with Karen on her original music Paris is a multi-talented
musician and music producer who pulled together mostly local talent to record Karenrsquos first CD titled Again Karen says Paris is her hero ldquohe made my dreams come true I could not have asked for a better resultrdquo (Editor note credits on this CD include Kyle Rowland Chris Amato Shawn King Kenny Nichols Sean Barfly Mark Harmon Sal Valentino Benicio Herevia Paul Gibney and Rick Taylor in addition to Paris Clayton) wwwkarensandersmusiccom Karenrsquos wish is to have the CD become popular enough for her to form her own band As anyone who has seen her perform solo knows she is truly capable of having a full band sound
7
2012 Hall of Fame Inductionsmdashby Sally Katen Photos by Vj
February-March 2013
ldquo and Donna Proctor on Bassrdquomdashby Paris Clayton
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
came an in-demand electric bass player in Northern California and beyond Her smooth playing and fine vocals gained the at-tention of many headliners over the years including Blues leg-end Charles Brown who offered her a place in his ensemble Jimmy McCracklin Floyd Dixon BB King Frankie Lee John Ma-yall Ray Charles and many more Their encouragement has driven her to strive for excellence to this day Her versatility professional attitude and easy going personality have garnered much work in her forty year career including stints with Blues hall of famer Mick Martin Seattle blues diva Duffy Bishop Gospel great Glenn Lane and two time Grammy Award winner Mary Youngbloodrsquos group Sisters of the Earth
I first met Donna Proctor Smith when we worked together in a series of Blues in the Schools concerts and was immediately impressed with her bass playing professional approach and great personality Since then weve done many gigs together and her thorough preparation and great sense of humor always make it enjoyable At the age of three she demonstrated a fascination for music that was gladly encouraged by her father Vernon Proctor a renowned career commander of the United States Air Force Band and after retirement a Sacramento City College adjunct instructor At age twelve she began classical training on flute Then at 18 she took up her fathers instrument the bass She quickly be-
Our Member Party also has some serious business to complete This is the time the Society honors the contributors of signifi-cance that built the current blues scene in Sacramento This year we inducted four individuals and for the first time an insti-tution Past recipient (2010) Johnny ldquoGuitarrdquo Knox stepped up to honor bassist Al Arnett who passed in May 2012 Mrs Georgia Ar-nett his widow accepted the award with many family members in attendance Next Musician Dave Frazer flew in from Los An-geles to honor his mentor and friend vocalist and guitarist Steve Samuels Samuelsrsquo friends from the Bay Ares were also in atten-
dance Past recipient Mick Martin (2010) honored Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland guitarist and leader of the Crawdaddies Past recipient Lena Mosey (2011) honored drummer Marshall ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones who flew out from Atlanta Ga to accept his award And the Blues Societyrsquos own Willie Brown honored the current owners of the long time blues venue the World Famous Torch Club and its owners Marina and Ron Texeira You can find more information on the Hall of Fame at wwwsacbluescomHoFphp
Mrs Georgia Arnett
Marshal ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones
Lena Mosley introduces Marshall ldquoSoulman Jones
Marina amp Ron Texeira accepting award
Willie Brown introduces the Texeira Family
Mick Martin introduces Ray Copeland
Musician Dave Frazer introduces Steve Samuels Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland Steve Samuels
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
5
New Gal in TownmdashBy Kim Duvall amp Valeriejeanne Anderson Photo by Vj
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
There was a new name on the program for Divalicious Christmas Benefit at the Torch Club Emmie Jones and none of us were expecting this Mississippi hurri-cane How does she like it here ldquoSacramentorsquos blues scene is amazing It reminds me so much of the scene on the Gulf Coast Musicians are so supportive and non-musicians are so appreciative Itrsquos a great place to sing the blues even if the weather is so darn nice I canrsquot believe there is so much talent and so much fun to be heard and had in town and all before 8 pmrdquo Emmie Jones came here in August 2012 formed Sawmill Gravy and recorded a demo by October Sawmill Gravy ldquoItrsquos that good white gravy your Granny puts on top of Chicken Fried Steak mashed potatoeshelliplike my Daddy says lsquoYou could put that stuff on a shingle and make it taste goodrsquo Itrsquos cooked with love and served up hot It sticks to the bone and feeds the soul You can raise your babies on it and it always hits the spot Thatrsquos what Sawmill Gravy is all about and for me thatrsquos what the blues is all aboutrdquo
She began singing in church and progressed to writing her own music on her 14th birthday when she got a ldquorealrdquo guitar and a Mel Bay chord book Her earliest musical influences were Dolly Parton Willie Nelson The Juddrsquos and Dwight Yoakam with plenty of John Fogarty courtesy of her Dad a Creedence Clearwater fan Emmie claims to ldquopick and singrdquo and is mostly self-taught with assistance from the more experienced
musicians that ldquoshowed me some licksrdquo as she scrambled to play in front of or with anyone with a gig At 16 while playing in coffee shops and catfish restaurants she recorded her first al-bum of originals and began playing in bars at 18 She gives spe-cial mentoring credit to Ricky Chancey (harmonica w Hank Wil-liams Jr) who is ldquoone mean harp manrdquo and local Gulf Coast legend Lisa Mills who has recorded with Robert Plant and tours frequently with Big Brother and the Holding Company Emmie will be releasing an album in the summer of 2013 and will also release an EP as half of the pop group The Ooo La Las very soon
Ka Toya ldquoLady Rhythmrdquo MooremdashBy Mari Lu Onweller Photo supplied by Ka Toya
Somewhat of a rarity in the music business Ka-Toya (Lady Rhythm) Moore is in a class of her own as a female drummer She shares with us some of the highlights of her career She says ldquoMusic is my life I believe that all musicians hear music and form it into their own language which is ex-pressed in the sounds that travel through our in-strumentsrdquo Born and raised in Stockton California Lady Rhythm entered Sacramento State in 1996 and settled in this area She was born into a talented family of music her grandparents were traveling concert gospel singers and both of her parents sing At a young age she experi-enced traveling with her grandparents to church events and shows as their drummer and background singer Her blues influence came from family through blues music played at her family reunions and summertime fish fries as well as from blues emanating from the eight track tapes in family Cadillac sedans and Chevy trucks Her family was supportive of her choice to pursue music and gave her financial support while she explored music education and traveled the world with her music In the 5thgrade Lady Rhythm studied clarinet and found it honked and squeaked too much and wasnrsquot loud enough In the 6th grade she moved to percussion By the 7th grade she played drum set and sang with The Spiritual Five and The Spiri-tualettes two gospel groups run by her grandparents She played in award winning marching and jazz bands in school won several solo awards and scholarships throughout middle
and high school and also has won a Sammy Award Currently she plays all percussion bass guitar (only at church) and sings A year ago she started ldquoDrummers With Educa-tionrdquo (drummerswitheducationwebscom) With a motto of ldquoEmpower Enrich and Enlighten through the worlds of Music and Educationrdquo this drum corps based program is designed to carry on her passion and vision of music while filling in the edu-cation gaps of music missing from our school sys-tem Her vision came to life through a counselor
desiring a drum line at her school So far Drummers With Education is in five schools in the Sacra-mento City Unified School District The program is open to stu-dents involved in after school programs at some sites With the intent to extend education beyond the bell students learn to read music work with others and develop their character and leadership skills Drummers With Education groups have per-formed at the Crest Theater the grand opening of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Marilynrsquos on K Street The National Lights on Celebration at the Capital and the 2012 Macyrsquos Santa Parade among others Whatrsquos in store in 2013 for this remarkable young woman She plans to expand Drummers With Education to more districts and schools explore new genres with new bands personally focus on her vocal development and pursue a collaborative project with Drummers With Education and Blues in the Schools
6
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
A Starr on Stagemdashby Vj Anderson Photo supplied by Val Starr
Karen Sanders Steps UpmdashBy Mari Lu Onweller CD Photo by Richard White
Val Starr is known for causing a party when her group is on stage The Blues Rocket band plays their own special brand of Contemporary California Blues urging everyone to get up and dance while she sings and dances around the stage with her guitar Val was born in Los Angeles in the late 1950rsquos and grew up in a musical soundtrack courtesy of her motherrsquos love for musical theater This experience affects her work as a songwriter and performer incor-porating strong story lines not unlike those found in musicals as a basis for her song lyrics She claims The Beatles and Carole King as her songwriting influences She can-not remember ever not singing and even has a recording of Moon River she performed at age 4 Developing her talent with piano lessons and playing guitar she also sang in school choirs and musicals Deeply influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s she was drawn to blues rock infused bands - Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones and Cream and listened to the vocal influence of Joni Mitchell By age 19 she was singing in an original band called Local Au-thority writing songs and performing in the LA area She espe-cially remembers opening for Huey Lewis and the News and singing backup vocals on Greg Kihns album Kihn of Hearts Purposely choosing music as a profession her first job in Holly-wood was working for an artist management firm Toby Ent who managed 80s hair bands such as Angel Quiet Riot and
other similar bands As a young woman in the 80s the early career choices were basically limited to being either a waitress or a secretary Val says ldquoSince God had the great sense of humor to make me a klutz my only other viable option was to become a secretary I was organized and a crackerjack typist so I quickly climbed the secretarial pool and within two years was the Assistant to the President of Chrysalis Re-cordsrdquo She also worked at ABC Records and Polygram Records and was an Independent Record Promoter for nearly
20 years After a career as a record promoter she became a pioneer in streaming media and launched one of the first online radio networks Allradiocom She currently owns and operates two successful online radio networks Gotradiocom and 100Hitzcom with over 50 channels of music programming 247 This includes the Bit of Blues channel which is supported by many blues record labels such as Alligator Records Blind Pig Records Concord Records and other blues affiliated labels Valrsquos collaborator through this musical journey is her partner of 36 years JohnE Sandwich Working together she writes lyrics melodies and chord patterns and JohnE fine tunes the arrange-ments Her band is like family and consists of JohnE Sandwich-bass David Holokai Tan-guitar and Jimmy Collazo-drums In 2013 Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket will be recording their second CD Blues Away
This native of Fort Worth Texas moved fre-quently as her dad was in the Air Force The family spent a lot of time in Fairfield California then settled in Sacramento at age 20 Karen Sanders began piano lessons when she was five years old Her mother a concert pian-ist was her first teacher After the first year Karenrsquos mother hired a professional piano teacher At first it was fun but then it became a lot of work When she was eight her mother gave her per-mission to quit Although the piano was the first instrument Karen played the flute was her first love At age 10 she began flute lessons but had already taught herself several songs lsquoby earrsquo She currently plays flute saxophone and keyboards in addition to singing Each instrument is useful to her in creating her music keyboard is her favorite tool for writing the flute is for creating the texture and mood and the sax is for getting down and being sexy Getting involved with the blues came easy for Karen much like most blues lovers She feels ldquoto play it or to hear it played well moves you gives you comfort expresses something that if you
could say it yourself you would It makes your body swing and sway and makes you feel aliverdquo In 2011 Karenrsquos musical career got a jump start She played at the solo competition for the SBSrsquo International Blues Challenge (IBC) She didnt win but met one of the judges Paris Clayton who expressed interest in working with Karen on her original music Paris is a multi-talented
musician and music producer who pulled together mostly local talent to record Karenrsquos first CD titled Again Karen says Paris is her hero ldquohe made my dreams come true I could not have asked for a better resultrdquo (Editor note credits on this CD include Kyle Rowland Chris Amato Shawn King Kenny Nichols Sean Barfly Mark Harmon Sal Valentino Benicio Herevia Paul Gibney and Rick Taylor in addition to Paris Clayton) wwwkarensandersmusiccom Karenrsquos wish is to have the CD become popular enough for her to form her own band As anyone who has seen her perform solo knows she is truly capable of having a full band sound
7
2012 Hall of Fame Inductionsmdashby Sally Katen Photos by Vj
February-March 2013
ldquo and Donna Proctor on Bassrdquomdashby Paris Clayton
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
came an in-demand electric bass player in Northern California and beyond Her smooth playing and fine vocals gained the at-tention of many headliners over the years including Blues leg-end Charles Brown who offered her a place in his ensemble Jimmy McCracklin Floyd Dixon BB King Frankie Lee John Ma-yall Ray Charles and many more Their encouragement has driven her to strive for excellence to this day Her versatility professional attitude and easy going personality have garnered much work in her forty year career including stints with Blues hall of famer Mick Martin Seattle blues diva Duffy Bishop Gospel great Glenn Lane and two time Grammy Award winner Mary Youngbloodrsquos group Sisters of the Earth
I first met Donna Proctor Smith when we worked together in a series of Blues in the Schools concerts and was immediately impressed with her bass playing professional approach and great personality Since then weve done many gigs together and her thorough preparation and great sense of humor always make it enjoyable At the age of three she demonstrated a fascination for music that was gladly encouraged by her father Vernon Proctor a renowned career commander of the United States Air Force Band and after retirement a Sacramento City College adjunct instructor At age twelve she began classical training on flute Then at 18 she took up her fathers instrument the bass She quickly be-
Our Member Party also has some serious business to complete This is the time the Society honors the contributors of signifi-cance that built the current blues scene in Sacramento This year we inducted four individuals and for the first time an insti-tution Past recipient (2010) Johnny ldquoGuitarrdquo Knox stepped up to honor bassist Al Arnett who passed in May 2012 Mrs Georgia Ar-nett his widow accepted the award with many family members in attendance Next Musician Dave Frazer flew in from Los An-geles to honor his mentor and friend vocalist and guitarist Steve Samuels Samuelsrsquo friends from the Bay Ares were also in atten-
dance Past recipient Mick Martin (2010) honored Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland guitarist and leader of the Crawdaddies Past recipient Lena Mosey (2011) honored drummer Marshall ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones who flew out from Atlanta Ga to accept his award And the Blues Societyrsquos own Willie Brown honored the current owners of the long time blues venue the World Famous Torch Club and its owners Marina and Ron Texeira You can find more information on the Hall of Fame at wwwsacbluescomHoFphp
Mrs Georgia Arnett
Marshal ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones
Lena Mosley introduces Marshall ldquoSoulman Jones
Marina amp Ron Texeira accepting award
Willie Brown introduces the Texeira Family
Mick Martin introduces Ray Copeland
Musician Dave Frazer introduces Steve Samuels Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland Steve Samuels
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
6
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
A Starr on Stagemdashby Vj Anderson Photo supplied by Val Starr
Karen Sanders Steps UpmdashBy Mari Lu Onweller CD Photo by Richard White
Val Starr is known for causing a party when her group is on stage The Blues Rocket band plays their own special brand of Contemporary California Blues urging everyone to get up and dance while she sings and dances around the stage with her guitar Val was born in Los Angeles in the late 1950rsquos and grew up in a musical soundtrack courtesy of her motherrsquos love for musical theater This experience affects her work as a songwriter and performer incor-porating strong story lines not unlike those found in musicals as a basis for her song lyrics She claims The Beatles and Carole King as her songwriting influences She can-not remember ever not singing and even has a recording of Moon River she performed at age 4 Developing her talent with piano lessons and playing guitar she also sang in school choirs and musicals Deeply influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s she was drawn to blues rock infused bands - Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones and Cream and listened to the vocal influence of Joni Mitchell By age 19 she was singing in an original band called Local Au-thority writing songs and performing in the LA area She espe-cially remembers opening for Huey Lewis and the News and singing backup vocals on Greg Kihns album Kihn of Hearts Purposely choosing music as a profession her first job in Holly-wood was working for an artist management firm Toby Ent who managed 80s hair bands such as Angel Quiet Riot and
other similar bands As a young woman in the 80s the early career choices were basically limited to being either a waitress or a secretary Val says ldquoSince God had the great sense of humor to make me a klutz my only other viable option was to become a secretary I was organized and a crackerjack typist so I quickly climbed the secretarial pool and within two years was the Assistant to the President of Chrysalis Re-cordsrdquo She also worked at ABC Records and Polygram Records and was an Independent Record Promoter for nearly
20 years After a career as a record promoter she became a pioneer in streaming media and launched one of the first online radio networks Allradiocom She currently owns and operates two successful online radio networks Gotradiocom and 100Hitzcom with over 50 channels of music programming 247 This includes the Bit of Blues channel which is supported by many blues record labels such as Alligator Records Blind Pig Records Concord Records and other blues affiliated labels Valrsquos collaborator through this musical journey is her partner of 36 years JohnE Sandwich Working together she writes lyrics melodies and chord patterns and JohnE fine tunes the arrange-ments Her band is like family and consists of JohnE Sandwich-bass David Holokai Tan-guitar and Jimmy Collazo-drums In 2013 Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket will be recording their second CD Blues Away
This native of Fort Worth Texas moved fre-quently as her dad was in the Air Force The family spent a lot of time in Fairfield California then settled in Sacramento at age 20 Karen Sanders began piano lessons when she was five years old Her mother a concert pian-ist was her first teacher After the first year Karenrsquos mother hired a professional piano teacher At first it was fun but then it became a lot of work When she was eight her mother gave her per-mission to quit Although the piano was the first instrument Karen played the flute was her first love At age 10 she began flute lessons but had already taught herself several songs lsquoby earrsquo She currently plays flute saxophone and keyboards in addition to singing Each instrument is useful to her in creating her music keyboard is her favorite tool for writing the flute is for creating the texture and mood and the sax is for getting down and being sexy Getting involved with the blues came easy for Karen much like most blues lovers She feels ldquoto play it or to hear it played well moves you gives you comfort expresses something that if you
could say it yourself you would It makes your body swing and sway and makes you feel aliverdquo In 2011 Karenrsquos musical career got a jump start She played at the solo competition for the SBSrsquo International Blues Challenge (IBC) She didnt win but met one of the judges Paris Clayton who expressed interest in working with Karen on her original music Paris is a multi-talented
musician and music producer who pulled together mostly local talent to record Karenrsquos first CD titled Again Karen says Paris is her hero ldquohe made my dreams come true I could not have asked for a better resultrdquo (Editor note credits on this CD include Kyle Rowland Chris Amato Shawn King Kenny Nichols Sean Barfly Mark Harmon Sal Valentino Benicio Herevia Paul Gibney and Rick Taylor in addition to Paris Clayton) wwwkarensandersmusiccom Karenrsquos wish is to have the CD become popular enough for her to form her own band As anyone who has seen her perform solo knows she is truly capable of having a full band sound
7
2012 Hall of Fame Inductionsmdashby Sally Katen Photos by Vj
February-March 2013
ldquo and Donna Proctor on Bassrdquomdashby Paris Clayton
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
came an in-demand electric bass player in Northern California and beyond Her smooth playing and fine vocals gained the at-tention of many headliners over the years including Blues leg-end Charles Brown who offered her a place in his ensemble Jimmy McCracklin Floyd Dixon BB King Frankie Lee John Ma-yall Ray Charles and many more Their encouragement has driven her to strive for excellence to this day Her versatility professional attitude and easy going personality have garnered much work in her forty year career including stints with Blues hall of famer Mick Martin Seattle blues diva Duffy Bishop Gospel great Glenn Lane and two time Grammy Award winner Mary Youngbloodrsquos group Sisters of the Earth
I first met Donna Proctor Smith when we worked together in a series of Blues in the Schools concerts and was immediately impressed with her bass playing professional approach and great personality Since then weve done many gigs together and her thorough preparation and great sense of humor always make it enjoyable At the age of three she demonstrated a fascination for music that was gladly encouraged by her father Vernon Proctor a renowned career commander of the United States Air Force Band and after retirement a Sacramento City College adjunct instructor At age twelve she began classical training on flute Then at 18 she took up her fathers instrument the bass She quickly be-
Our Member Party also has some serious business to complete This is the time the Society honors the contributors of signifi-cance that built the current blues scene in Sacramento This year we inducted four individuals and for the first time an insti-tution Past recipient (2010) Johnny ldquoGuitarrdquo Knox stepped up to honor bassist Al Arnett who passed in May 2012 Mrs Georgia Ar-nett his widow accepted the award with many family members in attendance Next Musician Dave Frazer flew in from Los An-geles to honor his mentor and friend vocalist and guitarist Steve Samuels Samuelsrsquo friends from the Bay Ares were also in atten-
dance Past recipient Mick Martin (2010) honored Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland guitarist and leader of the Crawdaddies Past recipient Lena Mosey (2011) honored drummer Marshall ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones who flew out from Atlanta Ga to accept his award And the Blues Societyrsquos own Willie Brown honored the current owners of the long time blues venue the World Famous Torch Club and its owners Marina and Ron Texeira You can find more information on the Hall of Fame at wwwsacbluescomHoFphp
Mrs Georgia Arnett
Marshal ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones
Lena Mosley introduces Marshall ldquoSoulman Jones
Marina amp Ron Texeira accepting award
Willie Brown introduces the Texeira Family
Mick Martin introduces Ray Copeland
Musician Dave Frazer introduces Steve Samuels Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland Steve Samuels
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
7
2012 Hall of Fame Inductionsmdashby Sally Katen Photos by Vj
February-March 2013
ldquo and Donna Proctor on Bassrdquomdashby Paris Clayton
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
came an in-demand electric bass player in Northern California and beyond Her smooth playing and fine vocals gained the at-tention of many headliners over the years including Blues leg-end Charles Brown who offered her a place in his ensemble Jimmy McCracklin Floyd Dixon BB King Frankie Lee John Ma-yall Ray Charles and many more Their encouragement has driven her to strive for excellence to this day Her versatility professional attitude and easy going personality have garnered much work in her forty year career including stints with Blues hall of famer Mick Martin Seattle blues diva Duffy Bishop Gospel great Glenn Lane and two time Grammy Award winner Mary Youngbloodrsquos group Sisters of the Earth
I first met Donna Proctor Smith when we worked together in a series of Blues in the Schools concerts and was immediately impressed with her bass playing professional approach and great personality Since then weve done many gigs together and her thorough preparation and great sense of humor always make it enjoyable At the age of three she demonstrated a fascination for music that was gladly encouraged by her father Vernon Proctor a renowned career commander of the United States Air Force Band and after retirement a Sacramento City College adjunct instructor At age twelve she began classical training on flute Then at 18 she took up her fathers instrument the bass She quickly be-
Our Member Party also has some serious business to complete This is the time the Society honors the contributors of signifi-cance that built the current blues scene in Sacramento This year we inducted four individuals and for the first time an insti-tution Past recipient (2010) Johnny ldquoGuitarrdquo Knox stepped up to honor bassist Al Arnett who passed in May 2012 Mrs Georgia Ar-nett his widow accepted the award with many family members in attendance Next Musician Dave Frazer flew in from Los An-geles to honor his mentor and friend vocalist and guitarist Steve Samuels Samuelsrsquo friends from the Bay Ares were also in atten-
dance Past recipient Mick Martin (2010) honored Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland guitarist and leader of the Crawdaddies Past recipient Lena Mosey (2011) honored drummer Marshall ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones who flew out from Atlanta Ga to accept his award And the Blues Societyrsquos own Willie Brown honored the current owners of the long time blues venue the World Famous Torch Club and its owners Marina and Ron Texeira You can find more information on the Hall of Fame at wwwsacbluescomHoFphp
Mrs Georgia Arnett
Marshal ldquoSoulmanrdquo Jones
Lena Mosley introduces Marshall ldquoSoulman Jones
Marina amp Ron Texeira accepting award
Willie Brown introduces the Texeira Family
Mick Martin introduces Ray Copeland
Musician Dave Frazer introduces Steve Samuels Ray ldquoCatfishrdquo Copeland Steve Samuels
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
8
February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
2012 Member Partymdashby Dana Moret Photos by Vj
Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood was the first act to take the stage and man do they deliver A regular on the Stockton to Sacra-mento circuit for years guitarist and vocalist Jeramyrsquos newest gig is with his own band (Chip Yeager on bass and George Schuler on drums) where he gets to do what he does best Enter-tain Second runner-up in last yearrsquos International Blues Chal-lenge (IBC) local competition his guitar style is reminis-cent of early Shane Dwight or Tommy Castro He tore it up with his edgy rock blues guitar licks and kept the crowdrsquos attention with his engaging stage presence If
yoursquore paying atten-tion to the blues
scene in Sacramento yoursquore sure to catch one of his shows in the coming year After an intermission and the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame inductions (see page 7) we were ready for a second act Bay area diva Paula Harris brought down the house with her smooth sultry and undeniably powerful vocals Her band was smoking hot with the dynamic Derrick ldquoDrsquomarrdquo Martin on the drums and guitar virtuoso Terry Hiatt on guitar An added bonus was a
Tom Poole Tony Peebles Terry Hiatt Mike Rinta
DrsquoMar Martin amp Simon Russell
Paula beckons
Joey Fabian
Whispers the blues Paula sings her heart out
Continued page 9
Dana Moret George Schuler Jeremy and Chip Yeager
Jeremy Norris Joining the crowd Takinrsquo it to the table
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
9
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1 February-March 2013 V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
full horn section Tom Poole on trumpet Tony Peebles on saxophone and Mike Rinta on trombone The dance floor was packed from the very first note Paularsquos talents skyrocketed her to the top of her game when she was selected as San Franciscos representative in the 2011 IBC competition She later went on to place in the top 3 at the world wide competition in Memphis This lady knew how to bring it and for that Miss Harris we will
follow you whenever yoursquore in town As the evening approached the 2013 Sacramento Blues Society 2013 Board of Director Election results were an-nounced (see page 3) and the party was over A few hardy partiers kept their seats as a blues jam began on the stage A great musical afternoon for the Sacramento Blues Society to end 2012
2012 Member Partymdashcontinued
Blues amp BBQmdashNew OrleansmdashBy Ann Malveaux
derful I was sitting next to a man on my way from the Seafood Fes-tival (another free festival occur-ring the same weekend along the banks of the Mississippi) back to the festival (really not that far walking if youre in good shape) and he asked if I was a tourist Yes I came from Califor-nia for the Blues amp BBQ festival and I also enjoyed the Seafood Festival According to him theres a festival in or around NO every week you know you get two folks together with a can of beer and its a festival here Checking out the local magazine I discovered hes right Music music and more music to enjoy in the Big Easy
What a fascinating city Beautiful large Halloween deco-rated homes in the Garden District the constant buzz in
the French Quarter the Mis-sissippi fantastic food southern hospitality and numerous festivals (and did I say fantastic food) Cant help but love the place
Had an unusual experience I rode a bus Last time that happened was probably thirty years ago And the interesting sharing south-ern charm of the folks you meet on NO buses is won-
We told you we would be
bringing our stories back
from New Orleans all
year to tempt you to
ldquocome along with usrdquo in
2013 Here is another
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
10
February-March 2013
Andy Keene amp Kinda Blue ajkeane3aolcom Bad Catz wwwbadcatzcom Big Earl and the Cryin Shame bigearlgmailcom Bluz Houndz 916-991-6148
Blues Vandals bluesvandalscom Bobby Blues Ray 916-422-5830 Chicken amp Dumpling wwwchickenanddumplingnet Coyote Slim wwwcoyoteslimcom Dave Croall amp the Soothers rightdavehotmailcom Diamond Bob amp the Alley Sneakers wwwdiamondbobsbluescom 408-313-7194 Gary Mendoza Band wwwgarymendozabandcom 916-599-9947 Groove Diggers 916-217-1263 Jeramy Norris and The Dangerous Mood wwwfacebookcomJeramyNorrisTheDangerousMood Julie and The Jukes cmorielucdavisedu Kyle Rowland Band wwwkylerockinrowlandcom
Support our Band Membersmdash Hire an SBS Member Band
V o l u m e 3 4 I s s u e 1
Marshal Wilkerson wwwmarshalwilkersonbandcom Nedra Russ wwwnjrmusiccom O Street Jumps wwwmyspacecomOStreetJumpsBand Randy Carey randrockprodigynet 916-607-0695 Red Moon Band wwwfacebookcompagesREd-MOOn133617156681084 Ro Harpo and the Blues Busters wwwfacebookcomRoharpo Rolling Blackouts deborahsingsblueshotmailcom Rube amp the Rhythm Rockers wwwruberhythmrockerscom
Sky OBanion Blues Band wwwfacebookcomskyobanion Snake Alley wwwsnakealleybandcom
Spotted Dog Blues Band bookingspotteddogmusiccom Sunny Blue Bland Review kingsofthebluesymailcom Used Blues Band Seanmyifpcom Val Starr amp the Blues Rocket wwwbluesrocketbiz Wingnut Adams wwwwingnutadamscom
Northern California Blues Festival
infonorcalbluesfestcom
Website
httpwwwnorcalbluesfestcom
Bluebird Tours
Grady OBryant
1017 L St Ste 580 Sacramento CA 95814
(916)443-8741 office
(916)271-2685 cell
(916)473-5789 fax
wwwsactripscom
California Seller of Travel 2084147-40
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
11
Sacramento Blues Society Is Pleased To Acknowledge
our Sponsors and Donors and Thank them for Supporting our Programs
Platinum Sponsor
Carrera Productions Mary Carrera
The Rex Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Folsom Telegraph
Silver Sponsor
M-3 California
Jobe Custom Guitars Byron and Ginny Jobe
Crystal Basin
Bronze Sponsor
AAA Insurance Emmy Sabra
916-724-0351
CLA Real Estate Max Moon
916-214-4348
The Couch Sports Lounge wwwthecouchnet
Damore Hamric amp Schneider Inc Marta Williams CPA
916-481-2856
Gotradiocom 916-765-0162
Keller Williams Real Estate
Edward Haneffant 916-782-1000
Roseville Station Lounge
wwwthestationloungenet
Torch Club Marina Texeira
wwwtorchclubnet
Arts Education SponsorDonor
Sacramento Blues Revue Sacbluesrevuecom
Private Donor
The Read Family
Business Donor
Barber Blues 916-258-BLUE (2583) wwwbarberbluesnet
Bluebird Tours Grady OrsquoBryant
wwwsactripscom
Bluezzee Tees 530-321-7197
Bluezzee-teescom
Elk Grove Sports Bar 916-685-6103
wwwelkgrovesportsbarcom
San Juan Club Nick amp JoAnn Jamson wwwsanjuanclubnet
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom
12
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SACRAMENTO CA PERMIT NO 2149
Blue Notes is
The official bi-monthly
Newsletter of the
Sacramento Blues Society
Co-editors
Vj Anderson amp Jan Kelley
Send information for the newsletter to
editorsacbluescom
or mail to
Editor at above address
Not a Member
Join on our website
wwwsacbluescom Current calendar news
past newsletters and more
P O Box 60580
Sacramento CA 95860-0580
Tj Lev artist Typically using acrylics her art is whimsical very colorful bold and fun She is Inspired by the magic of the natural world the ocean the moon and also watching her hus-band Joe Lev make funky music Images can be conceived by something small an ordinary object a shadow a reflection all spiced with her vibrant imagination and wacky sense of humor ldquoBe wellrdquo Tj Follow her on facebook wwwfacebookcomrosebrushstudio or her website wwwophelias-flowerscom