X-Account-Key: account2 X-UIDL: 0MKoTA-1IhOEW3zJ0-00057K X-Mozilla-Status: 1001 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 X-Mozilla-Keys: Return-Path: Delivery-Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:35:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass (mxus0: domain of in.confirmedcc.com designates 64.95.77.164 as permitted sender) client-ip=64.95.77.164; envelope-from=ESC1101841971138_1010956245373_3167@in.confirmedcc.com; helo=c3.confirmedcc.com; Received: from c3.confirmedcc.com (c3.confirmedcc.com [64.95.77.164]) by mx.perfora.net (node=mxus0) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MKoTA-1IhOEW3zJ0-00057K for tdavis@dr-love.com; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:35:41 -0400 Received: from p1-ws001 (unknown [10.250.0.101]) by c3.confirmedcc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 740322302D1 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:35:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <1101841971138.1010956245373.3167.1.1500735BD@scheduler> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:35:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry Mason Reply-To: amazinmace@aol.com To: tdavis@dr-love.com Subject: The Boogie Report Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_10273750_1218788116.1192448154595" X-Mailer: Roving Constant Contact 0 (http://www.constantcontact.com) List-Unsubscribe: http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&m=1010956245373&se=3167&k=10648723&t=1101841971138 X-Return-Path-Hint: ESC1101841971138_1010956245373_3167@in.confirmedcc.com X-Roving-ID: 1010956245373.3167 X-Lumos-SenderID: 1010956245373 X-Roving-CampaignId: 1101841971138 X-Roving-StreamId: 0 Envelope-To: tdavis@dr-love.com ------=_Part_10273750_1218788116.1192448154595 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Boogie Report Serving Our Constituency Across All Borders Oct. 15,,2007 Greetings Tyler Perry Movie Opens In The # 1=20 Spot Academy Awards heavyweights such as=20 George Clooney and Cate Blanchett were=20 no match for another of Tyler Perry's=20 populist tales. The Lionsgate release "Tyler Perry's Why=20 Did I Get Married?", a marital yarn whose=20 ensemble cast includes Janet Jackson,=20 Malik Yoba, Jill Scott and writer-director=20 Perry, debuted as the No. 1 weekend=20 movie with $21.5 million, according to=20 studio estimates Sunday. The Tommy Johnson Blues Foundation is=20 pleased to announce it's Second Annual=20 Reception and Blues Festival.=20 This year's Festival promises to=20 be a fun-filled day for the entire family.=20 Local vendors will be on hand to showcase=20 their products. Our concert stage will=20 be graced by some of the finest Blues and=20 R&B Performers around and there will be=20 activities to keep the children entertained.=20 Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be=20 available for purchase from local vendors.=20 The Festivities will take place on=20 October 19th and October 20th in Jackson=20 and Crystal Springs respectively. Tommy=20 Johnson was a native of Crystal Springs=20 and many of Johnson's family members=20 reside in Crystal Springs. It is fitting=20 and proper that we celebrate Tommy=20 Johnson and his musical legacy in the=20 place that he called home - Crystal=20 Springs. As we celebrate Tommy's life and=20 his musical accomplishments, we must=20 also acknowledge the foundation's primary=20 goal. The primary goal of the Tommy=20 Johnson Blues Foundation is to raise funds=20 to meet the cost of reopening Warm=20 Springs Cemetery.=20 Tommy Johnson=20 has lain in an unmarked grave in this=20 cemetery for more than half a century.=20 Blues lovers from around the world (along=20 with Tommy's family) eagerly await the day=20 when they will finally be able to visit the=20 grave of the Legendary Blues-man. Come out and CELEBRATE with us and=20 help us get Warm Springs Cemetery re- opened!=20 MORE INFO=20 HERE (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.tvm4qfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS0= 284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonfreepress.com%2Fmusic%2Fcomments.php%3Fid%3= D15154_0_28_0_C) Powerhouse guitarist/vocalist Michael=20 Burks and his band will perform live in=20 Jackson. Boasting remarkable natural=20 talent, deep-rooted soulfulness and driven=20 by an intense, blue collar work ethic, Burks=20 has earned well-deserved national=20 recognition to become one of the blues=20 world's fastest-rising stars. Burks'=20 first Alligator release, MAKE IT RAIN, was=20 named as one of the Top 200 greatest=20 guitar recordings by GuitarOne magazine.=20 In 2006, the Delta Cultural Center=20 awarded Burks the prestigious Sonny=20 Payne Award for Blues Excellence,=20 presented=20 each year to an individual or individuals=20 who have strongly influenced blues=20 music in Arkansas. He is currently=20 working on material for a new release,=20 tentatively slated for 2008. Concert=20 information is as follows: Friday, November 2nd & Saturday, November 3rd: 930 Blues Caf=E9 930 N. Congress Street Jackson, MS 601-948-3344 10:30 p.m. Uptown Columbus, Inc., and God Bless=20 Fort Benning, continues the fall Uptown=20 Columbus series=20 Concerts are scheduled every Friday in=20 October and run through November 16,=20 Events will include children=20 activities, and art in all the 1000th through=20 1100th blocks of Broadway.=20 The event is free to the public and no=20 coolers are allowed.=20 For more information contact Uptown=20 Columbus, Inc. at (706) 596-0111 or visit=20 it's website.=20 Friday, October 12, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The=20 Fiddleworms/ Southern Rock, Blues and=20 The Galen Kipar Project/Folk, Groove,=20 Blue.=20 Friday, October 19, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. =20 Peggy Jenkins and the Rhythm Rosters/=20 R&B, Blues, Precious Bryant/Traditional=20 Blues and Kyle Shiver/Acoustic Blues,=20 Folk.=20 Friday, October 26, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The=20 Old School Band/R&B, Soul, Funk and=20 Marshall Ruffin & Ed Cox/ Traditional=20 Blues, Roots Music, Jazz.=20 Friday, November 2, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.=20 Leah Randazzo/Soul, Jazz, R&B, Funk=20 Suzanne Shaw & Company, Jazz=20 (Sponsored by Columbus Jazz Society).=20 Friday, November 9, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.=20 ColourSlide, Pop Rock, Alternative and=20 Matt Self/ Singer Songwriter Friday, November 16, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.=20 The Old School Band/ R&B, Soul, Funk=20 and Grayson Capps/ Traditional Roots &=20 Blues.=20 Soulful Singer Ruthie Foster to hold=20 benefit=20 concert for THEARC Southeast Washington's THEARC=20 announced today=20 that soulful-singer Ruthie Foster, described=20 as the=20 newest voice in old-school soul, will=20 perform a benefit=20 concert for the "One in a Million Campaign=20 for=20 THEARC," on Wednesday, October 17,=20 2007 at 7:00=20 pm in THEARC's Theater, 1901=20 Mississippi Avenue=20 SE, Washington, DC. Tickets are $40 and=20 includes a=20 pre-show dessert reception. Reservations=20 can be=20 made through THEARC by calling (202)=20 481-3272 and=20 by visiting the website, www.thearcdc.org. The Texas-bred Foster's sound artfully=20 combines=20 blues, gospel, roots and folk music rich=20 with honest=20 spirituality and emotion. The Philadelphia=20 City Paper=20 writes: "The energy she brings with just=20 voice and=20 guitar is stunning. Ruthie's drawn=20 comparisons to Ella=20 and Aretha, but musically neither is really=20 close. What=20 she does have in common with Fitzgerald=20 and=20 Franklin is the irresistible blaze-it's=20 impossible to look=20 away, even close the eyes, for one=20 second." Foster's new album, "The Phenomenal=20 Ruthie Foster,"=20 has been described as an honest to=20 goodness=20 classic soul album in the spirit of Sam=20 Cooke. Her=20 recent live music release, Stages, is a=20 collection of 14=20 songs recorded in Austin, TX, Houston and=20 Boston The International Blues=20 Challenge tickets on sale now For the 24th year, Blues musicians from around the=20 world will compete for cash, prizes, and industry=20 recognition as The Blues Foundation=20 presents the=20 International Blues Challenge beginning January 31=20 and continuing February 1-2, 2008 in=20 Memphis, TN.=20 The world's largest gathering of Blues acts represents=20 an international search by The Blues Foundation and=20 its affiliated organizations for the Blues band and=20 Blues solo/duo most deserving of taking=20 their act to=20 the international stage. In 2007, over 90 bands and 60=20 solo/duo acts from 34 states and 8=20 countries=20 competed. Even greater participation is expected in=20 2008, as musicians and fans fill the clubs=20 up and=20 down Beale Street beginning at 5:00pm for=20 the semi- finals on Thursday and Friday and at the=20 Band finals=20 (1:00pm) and the Solo/Duo finals (7:30pm)=20 at the=20 Orpheum Theater on Saturday.=20 Advance tickets, host hotel information, merchandise=20 and preliminary event schedule will be available at www.blues.org=20 (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.qwrqnrbab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS0284&= p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.blues.org)beginning October 1. The Atlantic Music Conference Come experience the=20 powerful=20 networking and performance opportunities=20 at the Mid- Atlantic Music Conference presented by=20 Hitmusiclink.com, November 9- 11, 2007 in=20 Charlotte, NC at the luxurious Halton=20 Theater.=20 This=20 growing conference has boasted a wealth=20 of rave=20 reviews from its talent and executives that have been=20 in attendance. There are 30 performance=20 slots=20 available. All genres are accepted. Participating artists=20 will qualify to win the Independent Artist Enhancement=20 award which includes: a $2000 gift card to SAM ASH=20 Music Store, Professional Press kit, 5000 2 sided CD=20 inserts, 1 year subscription to=20 Fizzkicks.com Music=20 Download Service, a free CD-15=20 membership=20 subscription to Indie-Music.com, a Free=20 Video bio,=20 online distribution and a song added to a compilation=20 courtesy of Unlimitedtracks.com and 8=20 hours studio=20 time provided by Optimist Records. Northside Community Cares Concert=20 Series=20 2007 November 18,2007 George Dupuis Rec.=20 Center 1234=20 E. Pont Des Mouton Road Lafayette,=20 Louisiana=20 12:noon to 8:pm $5.00 admission=20 (donated can=20 goods for Thanksgiving Baskets also=20 welcome)=20 Contact Number 1-337-277-2487 or 1-337- 235- 5923=20 Entertainment will be provided by local and national=20 Recording artists Zydeco, Cajun, Gospel,=20 R&B, Soul,=20 Blues, Jazz, Folk, Spoken words, Hip Hop=20 (Rap),=20 Country, Reggae, Dance groups ETC. 100% of all proceeds will be given to Local schools=20 and The United Way of Acadiana. This is=20 our third=20 annual event TO DATE. Please help us get the word out to our=20 wonderful=20 communities. Thanks, Chris Andrus=20 (Founder) aka Lil'=20 Fallay . 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(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.qwrqnrbab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3D= S0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.blues.org) MUSIC SERVICE If you are a radio station music director,street jock,club=20 jock internet jock and would like to recieve music=20 service.simply send an email with you=20 contact=20 information to:boo gie365@gm ail.com , (mailto:boogie365@gmail.com) please put music service in the title line.=20 The International Songwriting Competition The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is=20 accepting entries for the 2007 competition=20 in 19=20 categories including "Blues". Offering=20 better exposure,=20 bigger prizes ($150,000 (US) - including $25,000 (US)=20 cash) and the best judges for any=20 songwriting=20 competition in the world. Judges for 2007 include:=20 Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Waits, John Mayll,=20 Kenny Wayne=20 Shepherd and 7 record label presidents=20 from major=20 and independent records labels including=20 Bruce=20 Iglauer (Founder/President Alligator Records). For=20 entry information and a complete list of judges please=20 visit www.s ongwritingcompetition.com (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.mtdqpecab.= 6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.songwritingcompetition.com). FROM THE DESK OF RONNIE=20 LOVE Most of us carry our cell phones with=20 names &=20 numbers stored in their memory but=20 nobody, other=20 than ourselves, knows which of these=20 numbers=20 belong to our closest family or friends. If we were to be involved in an accident or taken=20 seriously ill, the people attending us would have our=20 mobile phone but wouldn't know who to=20 call. Yes,=20 there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one=20 is the contact person in case of an=20 emergency?=20 Hence=20 this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency)=20 Campaign. The=20 concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method=20 of contact during emergency situations. As=20 cell=20 phones are carried by the majority of the population,=20 all you need to do is store the number of a contact=20 person or persons who should be=20 contacted during=20 emergency under the name "ICE" (In Case=20 Of=20 Emergency).=20 responde to IBDfoster@yahoo.com Who's Who Are you listed in Who's Who In Black=20 Music ? If not=20 send your picture and bio to Robert=20 Rosenthall=20 at :rrosenthall@msn.com=20 All Companies Please Service Wanda Evers WMPR FM 1018 Pecan=20 Park Circle Jackson, MS 39286 Office: (601) 948-5835 Request: (601) 948-5950 Fax: (601) 948-6162 Party With Lady Dynomite Make PLANS nOW tO PARTY WITH US=20 AT DJ LADY=20 DYNOMITES BIRTHDAY=20 PARTY. OCT=20 20TH=20 AT THE Magnolia Elk's Lodge on macphelah rd. in=20 Moss=20 Point.Ms. SPECIAL GUEST=20 INCLUDE Mc Tony Jones,Dj Chico ,King Bingo,Simone'De,Ron=20 B.=20 Hughes,Dre' T,Charlie Brown, Al Lindsay,Jimmy Taylor,Stacie De,Napoeleon,James=20 Smith,karen Wolfe,Mr.Sam Fallie, Silverstar,Toni Green.The Dutchess,=20 SWEET=20 ANGEL,TOTAL CONTROL,YOUNG NIK=20 AND MANY=20 OTHERS. Admission by invitation only without invitation it will be=20 $10:00 =20 donation @the door. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in this issue * "Quotes" * Ask The Twins * The Blues Music Awards * T.I. Arrested On Gun Charge Before BET Awards * Need Top Quality Production * TOOTIE'S LAST SUIT * 2007 WDIA JUKE JOINT TOUR SECOND STOP" * African Radio Opts Out Of Black History Month * cds * Celebrating his joy of the sax * Juke Joint Jumpin The Boss Lounge Memphis * Tyler Perry: "What's Done In the Dark"by Brinda Fuller Willis, Ph. D. * The Ultimate Blues Show * THE GREENWOOD BLUES FESTIVAL 2007 * Great New Music From Baby Boy * Remembering Tommy Johnson * Soul Patrol Digital CD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ask The Twins Dear Twins: Recently I met a wonderful=20 man or so I thought until I found out just=20 what a damaged soul he really is and just=20 how much I can't seem to help him. You=20 see he is suffering from post-traumatic=20 stress syndrome. He is just back from Iraq=20 after having been over there for twenty-five=20 months. He's trying to get back into the=20 swing of things but I'm not sure if he stands=20 a fighting chance at ever having a normal=20 life. His sleep pattern is very disrupted and=20 his time awake is constantly invaded by=20 flashbacks to some of the awful things he=20 has seen and done. He's seeing a=20 psychiatrist and he's going to a support=20 group but he's getting discourage because=20 he doesn't feel he's ever going to get his=20 life back. He has frequent crying spells and=20 then outbursts of anger without any=20 warning. What can I do to help him? Do=20 you all think he's ever going to come out of=20 this? Check Out The Twins Response - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.4dsou8= bab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fsouthernsoulmusic.net%2Faskth= etwins%2Findex.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Blues Music Awards The 29th Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 8=20 at the Grand Casino and Hotel in Tunica, MS. The event brings together Blues performers, industry=20 representatives and fans from all over the world to=20 celebrate the best in Blues recordings and=20 performances from the previous year. Each year, the=20 Foundation present The Blues Music Awards to the=20 artists selected by its members. They are universally=20 recognized as the highest honor given to Blues=20 artists. The Nomination=20 Process The Blues Music Awards honor those professional=20 artists and recordings that stand out within the=20 eligibility period, which runs from November 1 through=20 October 31. In addition to the awards for the past=20 year's top recordings, additional categories honor=20 individual, actively touring artists for their overall=20 excellence and accomplishment in that year. Each September, The Blues Foundation solicits from=20 the labels--even the single artist label--a list of their=20 eligible recordings. If you are a record label or blues=20 musician who released a CD during the period=20 November 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007, go to=20 http://www.blues.or g/labels/ (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.7snfkfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts= =3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.blues.org%2Flabels%2F) to submit your release= for=20 consideration by the nominators. As per the more=20 detailed explanation below, your CD is eligible by the=20 fact of its release, but it sure doesn't hurt to add it to=20 this list for the convenience of the nominators. Does=20 that mean we want every act that released a CD during=20 the period to submit? Probably not, but whether your=20 release has a legitimate shot at a Blues Music Award=20 nomination--that is your call. This part of the process=20 will end October 19.=20 If you wish to guarantee that your release gets into the hands of the anony= mous nominators, click here to check out the process - http://rs6.net/tn.js= p?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.6snfkfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS0284&p=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.= bandvillage.com%2Fbmasubmit%2F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T.I. Arrested On Gun Charge Before BET Awards IT.I.'s night to shine at the BET Hip Hop Awards didn't=20 work out the way he'd probably expected.=20 The rapper (real name: Clifford Harris) was arrested=20 Saturday afternoon by agents from the Bureau of=20 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on charges of buying=20 illegal machine guns, just hours before he was=20 scheduled to appear at the awards show, according to=20 Reuters. Agents said the rapper was arrested as he=20 accepted delivery of three machine guns and two=20 silencers from a bodyguard. He is due in court=20 Monday.=20 "This convicted felon allegedly was trying to add=20 several machine guns to an already large and entirely=20 illegal arsenal of guns," David E. Nahmias, U.S.=20 Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a=20 statement.=20 "Thanks to the good and quick work of ATF, he is now=20 in custody and his firearms have been seized," the=20 statement continued.=20 T.I. was convicted of a violation of the Georgia=20 Controlled Substances Act in 1998 and given seven=20 years probation, the Department of Justice said.=20 The arrest was the result of an undercover operation=20 by ATF agents that started on October 2 when agents=20 learned an individual was seeking to buy machine=20 guns without registering them, the statement=20 continued.=20 That individual, an unnamed bodyguard for T.I., was=20 arrested on Wednesday after paying $2,200 for three=20 machine guns, two silencers and a pistol. The=20 bodyguard said he was buying the guns for T.I., and, in=20 cooperation with agents, arranged to deliver them to=20 the rapper on Saturday. It is a federal offense for a=20 convicted felon to have someone else purchase=20 firearms on their behalf.=20 "This investigation developed very quickly," said=20 Vanessa McLemore, Special Agent in Charge of ATF's=20 Atlanta Division, in the statement. "We learned only=20 this Wednesday that the cooperating witness was=20 allegedly buying the machine guns for Harris. The=20 cooperating witness told Harris on Thursday that he=20 had obtained the items, and on Friday Harris made it=20 clear that he wanted them delivered to him [Saturday].=20 Harris then agreed to meet and took possession of=20 the machine guns [Saturday] afternoon. He now faces=20 serious federal charges and a potentially long prison=20 sentence."=20 The arrest took place in the parking lot of a downtown=20 Atlanta shopping center, according to the Atlanta=20 Journal Constitution.=20 Three other firearms were found in the vehicle T.I. was=20 driving and during a search of his home in College=20 Park six other firearms were found a bedroom closet,=20 according to Reuters.=20 On Saturday evening, several ATF agents, most of=20 them wearing medical gloves, carried about 10 boxes,=20 as well as papers and folders, out of T.I.'s house and=20 placed them into a police car at the bottom of the=20 driveway, according to the Journal Constitution.=20 At press time, T.I.'s representative at Atlantic Records=20 had not granted MTV News' requests for comment.=20 T.I.'s absence from the BET event -- where he was=20 nominated for nine awards, more than any other artist - - was notable. The MC was scheduled to perform=20 alongside Wyclef Jean for their nominated=20 collaboration, "You Know What It Is," but with T.I.=20 missing in action, the show's host, Katt Williams, filled=20 in.=20 The comedian, clad in jeans, a white T-shirt, hoodie=20 and white hat, appeared onstage and brought the=20 audience to cheers momentarily when fans thought=20 T.I. was in the building. But Williams revealed himself,=20 and 'Clef carried on the set. DJ Drama broke the=20 silence by shouting "Free T.I." along with Busta=20 Rhymes, and David Banner also voiced his support.=20 E-40, who was supposed to announce T.I. and=20 Wyclef's performance, told the crowd, "We're going to=20 hold it down for T.I."=20 "I really don't know everything that happened," Mike=20 Jones told MTV Radio. "But everyone showed him love=20 and held him down the right way. I was expecting to=20 see his performance as well, but a lot of stuff went on=20 and I don't know exactly what happened yet.=20 Whatever's going on, we got much love for Tip."=20 Common took home the coveted Album of The Year=20 nod in a tie with T.I., and accepted the award on behalf=20 of Tip.=20 Just the other night, T.I. was seen onstage with=20 onetime lyrical rival Ludacris. He put his arm=20 around 'Cris as Luda performed a freestyle verse over=20 50 Cent's "I Get Money." The verse, which has=20 garnered attention on mixtapes, features Luda's boast=20 about winning the Grammy for Rap Album of the Year,=20 an award Tip openly says he should have won.=20 Witnesses say Tip and Luda's onstage pairing was=20 not exactly a love fest, although there was no incident.=20 T.I. was in the middle of working on his new album, a=20 follow-up to this year's T.I. vs. T.I.P., as well as=20 developing some films. On November 2, he'll be seen=20 in the film "American Gangster." He plays the nephew=20 of heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, who chooses between=20 a possible career in the major leagues or being a part=20 of the infamous family business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Need Top Quality Production ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOOTIE'S LAST SUIT As early as the 1700s, African Americans in New=20 Orleans masqueraded as Native Americans in honor=20 of the refuge local tribes offered runaway slaves in the=20 bayous of New Orleans, and of bonds of friendship=20 and marriage forged between these peoples. By the=20 Civil War, the identity of New Orleans had been cast in=20 the crucible of the city's singular Mardi Gras=20 celebration- one that consolidated the power of white=20 ruling elites, a tradition that continued long after=20 Emancipation. But by the 1880s, New Orleans' African=20 Americans had organized themselves into Mardi Gras=20 Indian tribes or gangs that "masked Indian," and often=20 fought pitched battles on Mardi Gras day. In the=20 atmosphere of post-Reconstruction's injustices and=20 hypocrisies, "masking Indian" was an implicit civil=20 rights protest aimed at white elites and at segregation,=20 in keeping with New Orleans' carnivalesque spirit.=20 The feature-length documentary, TOOTIE'S LAST SUIT=20 explores the complex relationships, rituals, history,=20 and music of New Orleans' vibrant Mardi Gras Indian=20 culture while telling the story of Allison "Tootie"=20 Montana, former Chief of Yellow Pocahontas Hunters.=20 Celebrated throughout the New Orleans as "the=20 prettiest," for the beauty and inventiveness of his=20 elaborately beaded Mardi Gras costumes, Tootie=20 Montana masked for 52 years, longer than any other=20 Mardi Gras Indian. read on - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.uvm4qfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts= =3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.tootieslastsuit.com%2Ffilm.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2007 WDIA JUKE JOINT TOUR SECOND STOP" Hello Blues and Southern Soul fans I am excited to be=20 sitting here and writing my review for the second stop=20 on the 2007 WDIA JUKE JOINT TOUR.I'm definetly=20 feeling like a lil kid who is opening up all his presents=20 on Christmas Day.Last week I was able to experience=20 all the excitement that surrounds this WDIA Juke Joint=20 Tour and I thought I had it figured out.Good people=20 was I wrong.I told myself,you better drive up early so=20 you can get setup and possibly be able to converse=20 with all these hardworking artists.Showtime was at=20 6:00 pm so I wanted to arrive a couple of hours=20 early.LD'S CLUB PISCES was the host for this blues=20 and southern soul party.I arrived at the show around=20 3:30 pm and I couldn't believe my eyes it was a long=20 line assembled and fans were hoping to gain entry=20 into tonights venue.I never imagined that it would be=20 so many people already there.The show was still=20 about three(3) hours away and these fans were all=20 here and waiting to get their partying on.I had to find=20 out how long these folks had been standing and=20 waiting to gain entry.One lady,MS. Tiffany Hardy said=20 she had come all the way from Columbus,Ohio with=20 some of her girlfriends and they had been at Club=20 Pisces since 12:30.Thats approximately three(3)=20 hours and still another three hours before showtime=20 so we are talking about fans waiting at least six(6)=20 hours to be apart of this WDIA JUKE JOINT=20 TOUR.AMAZING! read on - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.4snfkfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts= =3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.theboogiereport.net%2Fjboogiemasononline%2Fid= 22.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ African Radio Opts Out Of Black History Month TAfrican community radio station, Voice of Africa=20 Radio, has opted out of these month's black history=20 celebrations, as a display of protest at the attempts=20 to condense at least 2000 years of rich African history=20 and culture into just 31 days. Space Clottey, Founder and Project Manager said of=20 the Black History Month ban: "Africans have been part=20 of British culture for at least 2000 years, but=20 unfortunately this essential part of our heritage has=20 been clearly neglected. Quite frankly, it's just absurd=20 to try and compress all that rich culture and history=20 into just one month." Black History Month, celebrated every October in the=20 UK by communities and organizations throughout the=20 country is supposed to be a time of remembrance;=20 paying tribute to and educating others about the=20 important people and events in black history. Black History Month was pioneered by African=20 American Carter G Woodson. He started in 1927 by=20 promoting 'Negro History Week' in the second week of=20 February, initially celebrating the birthdays of=20 Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. By the=20 1960s=20 it has evolved into Black History Month and was=20 subsequently introduced in other countries, including=20 the UK. Clottey said: "If African history was taught in schools=20 in the UK, even as little as once a week, it would be=20 far more productive and educational, as opposed to=20 cramming it into 31 days. Surely when a culture has=20 contributed so much in terms of financial wealth and=20 diversity, we owe it to ourselves to be better=20 educated in knowing what that our contribution was."=20 VOAR is based in Newham, one of the largest=20 ethnically diverse boroughs in London. The station,=20 which was founded in January 2000, was broadcast=20 until April 2003 as an unlicensed radio station but won=20 a 5 year permanent radio licence in February 2006.=20 The station said it will still be hosting an array of=20 specialist shows during the month of October, which=20 it now refers to as 'Africa Awareness Month'. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cds more - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.6bnicfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS= 0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdsentertainment.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Celebrating his joy of the sax For Duke Ellington, the pinnacle of praise was to=20 describe a musician as "beyond category." The late=20 Texas-born saxophonist and composer Julius=20 Hemphill, who came up through the worlds of R&B=20 and jazz, merits the full measure of that Ellingtonian=20 encomium. Best known as the cofounder and=20 principal composer of the World Saxophone Quartet, a=20 group hailed as revolutionary in the 1980s as a stand- alone sax section that offered the jazz equivalent of a=20 classical string quartet, Hemphill (1938-1995) also=20 composed music for jazz bands big and small, scores=20 for dance and theater pieces, and concert pieces for=20 classical instrumentation. Many of Hemphill's=20 compositions can be heard Thursday night at the=20 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, performed by=20 pianist Ursula Oppens, the Daedalus String Quartet,=20 saxophonist Marty Ehrlich, and the Julius Hemphill=20 Sextet. It's the latest installment of the=20 museum's "Composer Portraits" series, presented in=20 collaboration with Columbia University's Miller Theatre read on - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.vvm4qfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts= =3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fae%2Fmusic%2Farticles%2F2007%2F1= 0%2F14%2Fcelebrating_his_joy_of_the_sax%2F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Juke Joint Jumpin The Boss Lounge Memphis A handful of veterans entertain the Thursday-night=20 crowd in The Boss lounge at 912 Jackson. Bass=20 player Leroy Hodges of the vaunted Hi rhythm section,=20 former Bar-Kays and Soul Children drummer Roy=20 Cunningham, keyboardist Jesse Dotson, and Denise=20 LaSalle's guitarist Kenny Lee Kight make the=20 Memphis Connection with guest vocalists Sugarman=20 and Preacherman. The Boss' bossman parks his Rolls Royce out front,=20 lending a touch of class to the squat, black building.=20 Inside, though, it's all neon, disco d=E9cor, and plasma=20 screens. The plasmas might roll with the night's NBA=20 action, or a kung-fu DVD on repeat. The stage is=20 beautifully framed with mirrors and a red neon sign=20 reminding you where you're at. read on - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.wvm4qfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts= =3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.backroadsofamericanmusic.com%2Farchive%2F2007= %2F06%2F22%2Fthe-boss-lounge.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tyler Perry: "What's Done In the Dark"by Brinda Fuller Willis, Ph. D. What's Done In The Dark" at Mercy=20 Hospital was=20 exposed on the stage of Thalia Mara Hall,=20 Friday night=20 October 5, 2007 before a packed house=20 during the first=20 Jackson, Mississippi performance.=20 Tyler Perry's hilariously funny stage play set=20 the crowd=20 on fire with one-liners that resonated the=20 culture and=20 dialect of the Southern vernacular in ways=20 few artisans=20 can deliver. The dialogue characterized the=20 everyday=20 conversations of African Americans that=20 can only be=20 understood from an intra-cultural=20 perspective making=20 it even funnier as the actors spoke the=20 words of=20 sentences frequently finished by the=20 audience.=20 Perry brought to life characters that are=20 ingrained in=20 the social fabric of the African American=20 persona that=20 are so familiar giving a birds-eye view into=20 the most=20 intimate and delicate details of secrets that=20 include=20 cheating husbands, deadbeat dads,=20 infidelity, single=20 parenthood, unrequited love, abounding=20 faith in God=20 and the perseverance of Black women. more - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.yxavkwbab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS= 0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.theboogiereport.net%2Fjboogiemasononline%2Fid64.h= tml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ultimate Blues Show more info - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.6hxuifcab.6lga8qn6.3167&t= s=3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.theboogiereport.net%2Fultimatebluesshow%2F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE GREENWOOD BLUES FESTIVAL 2007 Hello Blues and Southern Soul=20 fans. My 2007 Blues and southern soul=20 ride kept me in my own backyard as I=20 recently attended "The 2007 Greenwood=20 Blues Festival".At most of the shows that I=20 attend I've probably seen the artists=20 perform already,some of them probably=20 several times but its always good to see a=20 new artist perform for the very first time.The=20 Leflore County Civic Center played host to=20 this blues and southern soul party.This=20 building has a lot of good memories for=20 me.I think everytime that I attend a show=20 here I always reflect back to the time that I=20 met and saw our beloved Jackie Neal=20 perform.I know you all have heard me talk=20 about that night a thousand times but I=20 would be lying to myself if I say I don't get=20 sentimental everytime I walk through the=20 civic center doors and not think about her.It=20 was her final performance as she would be=20 taken away only five(5) days later.I guess=20 anytime there is a show held at this venue=20 and if I am in attendance,my review will be=20 dedicated to her.=20 The lineup for this blues and southern soul=20 party included Betty Padgett,Leon=20 McMullen,Bigg Robb & Da Problem=20 Solvas,Nathaniel Kimble and Mel=20 Waiters.When I arrived,to my suprise it=20 wasn't a large crowd on hand.I know one of=20 the local SWAC colleges was having=20 homecoming and that usually attracts a=20 large crowd but I had no idea it would=20 effect the attendance of this show.I did run=20 into a couple of familar faces, my man=20 Cyerio Hughes(WGNL Radio=20 personality),Bluz Queen from "The Kitty=20 Kitty Club" and my Godfather,friend and=20 mentor,Jerry"Boogie"Mason along with his=20 beautiful daughter Kim were in the house.It=20 was plenty of people down front by the=20 stage area with their reserved tables and=20 we had a table down front as well so we=20 were in a good spot for tonight's show.It=20 was a BYOB affair so the people were=20 ready to get their blues on tonight.So with=20 my man Cyerio kicking it with "The=20 Godfather" and "Da Big Dawg" and plenty=20 of cold Bud Light on hand sit back good=20 people and let me take you on this blues=20 and southern soul ride. more here - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.clqajvbab.6lga8qn6.3167&t= s=3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.theboogiereport.net%2Fjboogiemasononline%2Fi= d15.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great New Music From Baby Boy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remembering Tommy Johnson The Tommy Johnson Blues Foundation is a non- profit,=20 tax-exempt foundation working to preserve the legacy=20 and music of legendary blues=20 artist Tommy Johnson. The foundation's work has=20 been focused on restoring the Warm Springs=20 Cemetery in Crystal Springs, MS, where Tommy=20 Johnson has lain in an unmarked grave for more than=20 half a century. The church that maintained the cemetery has=20 gone to disrepair, and the land around the site=20 has reverted to private use. The Foundation=20 has been working to restore the grounds and=20 re-open public access to the cemetery. Through these=20 efforts the site was designated a=20 "historically significant abandoned cemetery"=20 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History,=20 and in October of 2001 a headstone=20 was provided for Tommy Johnson's grave by the=20 Mount Zion Memorial Fund, a non-profit group that=20 helps to restore the grave sites of Mississippi=20 musicians. The gravestone is kept at the Crystal=20 Springs Public Library=20 until access to the cemetery is re-opened. more here - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmofcab.0.ryc6oecab.6lga8qn6.3167&t= s=3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.tommyjohnsonblues.com%2Findex.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soul Patrol Digital CD The Internet provides an amazing opportunity for the=20 music and entertainment business in the forthcoming=20 millennium.=20 Its ability to bypass the standardized channels of=20 distribution and dissemination of entertainment and=20 information will=20 change the way business is conducted forever.=20 For the music industry this means a shift away from a=20 model where a few major record labels act as=20 monopolies or=20 gatekeepers regulating the flow of music from the=20 artists to the consumers. In its place will emerge an=20 industry=20 where artists and small independent labels can have=20 direct contact with the public and little need for a=20 middle=20 man to manufacture and distribute the product.=20 Well Virginia at SOUL PATROL the future is now. Bob Davis and crew have assembled an amazing=20 collection of some of the most entertaining music on=20 the planet and making the collection avaialable via=20 download on The Soul Patrol Virtual CD=20 No=20 matter what=20 your musical preferences are you'll find your kind of=20 music on the Soul Patrol Virtual CD artist like: The Dells, =20 Soul Generation featuring Cliff Perkins, =20 Angel Rissoff, =20 Mandrill, =20 Joseph Wooten, =20 J. D. Blair, =20 Kyle Jason, =20 Marlon Saunders & Gemma Genazzano, =20 Marlon Saunders, =20 Maty Soul, =20 Matt=E9, =20 Jill Sharp, =20 Toni Green, =20 and many others, and the price is right too under fifty cents per selection. Do yourself a favor, Jump to Soul Patrol and check It out here - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3Dc5nmo= fcab.0.dcnicfcab.6lga8qn6.3167&ts=3DS0284&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.soul-patrol.= com%2Falbum%2F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Solomon Burke While Solomon Burke never made a major=20 impact upon the pop audience - he never,=20 in fact, had a Top 20 hit - he was an=20 important early soul pioneer. On his '60s=20 singles for Atlantic, he brought a country=20 influence into R&B with emotional phrasing=20 and intricately constructed, melodic ballads=20 and midtempo songs. At the same time, he=20 was surrounded with=20 sophisticated "uptown" arrangements and=20 was provided with much of his material by=20 his producers, particularly Bert Berns. The=20 combination of gospel, pop, country, and=20 production polish was basic to the recipe=20 of early soul. While Burke wasn't the only=20 one pursuing this path, not many others did=20 so as successfully. And he, like Otis=20 Redding and Wilson Pickett, was an=20 important influence upon the Rolling=20 Stones, who covered Burke's "Cry to Me"=20 and "Everybody Needs Somebody to=20 Love" on their early albums.=20 Burke came by his gospel roots even more=20 deeply than most soul stars. He was=20 preaching at his family's Philadelphia=20 church and hosting his own gospel radio=20 show, even before he'd reached his teens.=20 He began recording gospel and R&B=20 sides for Apollo in the mid- to late '50s.=20 Like several former gospel singers (Aretha=20 Franklin, Wilson Pickett), he was molded=20 into a more secular direction when he=20 signed with Atlantic in the 1960s. Burke=20 had a wealth of high-charting R&B hits in=20 the early half of the '60s, which crossed=20 over to the pop listings in a mild fashion as=20 well. "Just Out of Reach," "Cry to Me," "If=20 You Need Me," "Got to Get You Off My=20 Mind," "Tonight's the Night," and "Goodbye=20 Baby (Baby Goodbye)" were the most=20 successful of these, although, unlike=20 Franklin or Pickett, he wasn't able to=20 expand his R&B base into a huge pop=20 following as well. He left Atlantic in the=20 late '60s and spent the next decade=20 hopping between various labels, getting=20 his biggest hit with a cover of Creedence=20 Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" in=20 1969, and recording an album in the=20 late '70s with cult soulster Swamp Dogg as=20 producer.=20 In the 1980s and 1990s, Burke became=20 one of the most visible living exponents of=20 classic soul music, continuing to tour and=20 record albums in a rootsy, at times gospel- ish style. Although these were critically well=20 received, their stylistic purity also ensured=20 that their market was primarily confined to=20 roots music enthusiasts rather than a pop=20 audience. His live and later recorded work,=20 however, is a favorite of those who want to=20 experience a soul legend with his talents=20 and stylistic purity relatively intact. Burke's=20 2002 release Don't Give Up on Me was=20 hailed as a major comeback for the=20 legendary soul man. Great songwriters like=20 Elvis Costello, Dan Penn, Nick Lowe, and=20 Tom Waits contributed songs and Joe=20 Henry produced the album, which has been=20 compared to Johnny Cash's landmark=20 American Recordings. After the critical=20 success of Don't Give Up on Me reaffirmed=20 Burke's status as one of the greatest living=20 exponents of classic soul, the singer=20 teamed up with producer Don Was for=20 Make Do with What You Got, a updated=20 variation on his classic style that was=20 released in spring 2005. A year later,=20 Burke released an interesting country and=20 soul hybrid, Nashville, on Shout! Factory. 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Tyler Perry Movie Opens In The # 1=20 Spot

Academy Awards heavyweights such as=20 George Clooney and Cate Blanchett were=20 no match for another of Tyler Perry's=20 populist tales.

The Lionsgate release "Tyler Perry's Why=20 Did I Get Married?", a marital yarn whose=20 ensemble cast includes Janet Jackson,=20 Malik Yoba, Jill Scott and writer-director=20 Perry, debuted as the No. 1 weekend=20 movie with $21.5 million, according to=20 studio estimates Sunday.


The Tommy Johnson Blues Foundation is=20 pleased to announce it's Second Annual=20 Reception and Blues Festival.=20

This year's Festival promises to=20 be a fun-filled day for the entire family.=20 Local vendors will be on hand to showcase=20 their products.
Our concert stage will=20 be graced by some of the finest Blues and=20 R&B Performers around and there will be=20 activities to keep the children entertained.=20 Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be=20 available for purchase from local vendors.=20
The Festivities will take place on=20 October 19th and October 20th in Jackson=20 and Crystal Springs respectively. Tommy=20 Johnson was a native of Crystal Springs=20 and many of Johnson's family members=20 reside in Crystal Springs.
It is fitting=20 and proper that we celebrate Tommy=20 Johnson and his musical legacy in the=20 place that he called home - Crystal=20 Springs. As we celebrate Tommy's life and=20 his musical accomplishments, we must=20 also acknowledge the foundation's primary=20 goal. The primary goal of the Tommy=20 Johnson Blues Foundation is to raise funds=20 to meet the cost of reopening Warm=20 Springs Cemetery.
Tommy Johnson=20 has lain in an unmarked grave in this=20 cemetery for more than half a century.=20 Blues lovers from around the world (along=20 with Tommy's family) eagerly await the day=20 when they will finally be able to visit the=20 grave of the Legendary Blues-man.

Come out and CELEBRATE with us and=20 help us get Warm Springs Cemetery re- opened!=20 MORE INFO=20 HERE


Powerhouse guitarist/vocalist Michael=20 Burks and his band will perform live in=20 Jackson.
Boasting remarkable natural=20 talent, deep-rooted soulfulness and driven=20 by an intense, blue collar work ethic, Burks=20 has earned well-deserved national=20 recognition to become one of the blues=20 world's fastest-rising stars. Burks'=20 first Alligator release, MAKE IT RAIN, was=20 named as one of the Top 200 greatest=20 guitar recordings by GuitarOne magazine.=20 In 2006, the Delta Cultural Center=20 awarded Burks the prestigious Sonny=20 Payne Award for Blues Excellence,=20 presented=20 each year to an individual or individuals=20 who have strongly influenced blues=20 music in Arkansas.
He is currently=20 working on material for a new release,=20 tentatively slated for 2008. Concert=20 information is as follows:
Friday, November 2nd & Saturday, November 3rd:

930 Blues Caf=E9
930 N. Congress Street
Jackson, MS
601-948-3344
10:30 p.m.



Uptown Columbus, Inc., and God Bless=20 Fort Benning, continues the fall Uptown=20 Columbus series=20 Concerts are scheduled every Friday in=20 October and run through November 16,=20

. Events will include children=20 activities, and art in all the 1000th through=20 1100th blocks of Broadway.=20

The event is free to the public and no=20 coolers are allowed.=20

For more information contact Uptown=20 Columbus, Inc. at (706) 596-0111 or visit=20 it's website.=20

Friday, October 12, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The=20 Fiddleworms/ Southern Rock, Blues and=20 The Galen Kipar Project/Folk, Groove,=20 Blue.=20

Friday, October 19, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. =20 Peggy Jenkins and the Rhythm Rosters/=20 R&B, Blues, Precious Bryant/Traditional=20 Blues and Kyle Shiver/Acoustic Blues,=20 Folk.=20

Friday, October 26, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The=20 Old School Band/R&B, Soul, Funk and=20 Marshall Ruffin & Ed Cox/ Traditional=20 Blues, Roots Music, Jazz.=20

Friday, November 2, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.=20 Leah Randazzo/Soul, Jazz, R&B, Funk=20 Suzanne Shaw & Company, Jazz=20 (Sponsored by Columbus Jazz Society).=20

Friday, November 9, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.=20 ColourSlide, Pop Rock, Alternative and=20 Matt Self/ Singer Songwriter

Friday, November 16, --- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.=20 The Old School Band/ R&B, Soul, Funk=20 and Grayson Capps/ Traditional Roots &=20 Blues.=20


Soulful Singer Ruthie Foster to hold=20 benefit=20 concert for THEARC

Southeast Washington's THEARC=20 announced today=20 that soulful-singer Ruthie Foster, described=20 as the=20 newest voice in old-school soul, will=20 perform a benefit=20 concert for the "One in a Million Campaign=20 for=20 THEARC," on Wednesday, October 17,=20 2007 at 7:00=20 pm in THEARC's Theater, 1901=20 Mississippi Avenue=20 SE, Washington, DC. Tickets are $40 and=20 includes a=20 pre-show dessert reception. Reservations=20 can be=20 made through THEARC by calling (202)=20 481-3272 and=20 by visiting the website, www.thearcdc.org.

The Texas-bred Foster's sound artfully=20 combines=20 blues, gospel, roots and folk music rich=20 with honest=20 spirituality and emotion. The Philadelphia=20 City Paper=20 writes: "The energy she brings with just=20 voice and=20 guitar is stunning. Ruthie's drawn=20 comparisons to Ella=20 and Aretha, but musically neither is really=20 close. What=20 she does have in common with Fitzgerald=20 and=20 Franklin is the irresistible blaze-it's=20 impossible to look=20 away, even close the eyes, for one=20 second."

Foster's new album, "The Phenomenal=20 Ruthie Foster,"=20 has been described as an honest to=20 goodness=20 classic soul album in the spirit of Sam=20 Cooke. Her=20 recent live music release, Stages, is a=20 collection of 14=20 songs recorded in Austin, TX, Houston and=20 Boston



The International Blues=20 Challenge
tickets on sale now

For the 24th year, Blues musicians from around the=20 world will compete for cash, prizes, and industry=20 recognition as The Blues Foundation=20 presents the=20 International Blues Challenge beginning January 31=20 and continuing February 1-2, 2008 in=20 Memphis, TN.=20 The world's largest gathering of Blues acts represents=20 an international search by The Blues Foundation and=20 its affiliated organizations for the Blues band and=20 Blues solo/duo most deserving of taking=20 their act to=20 the international stage. In 2007, over 90 bands and 60=20 solo/duo acts from 34 states and 8=20 countries=20 competed. Even greater participation is expected in=20 2008, as musicians and fans fill the clubs=20 up and=20 down Beale Street beginning at 5:00pm for=20 the semi- finals on Thursday and Friday and at the=20 Band finals=20 (1:00pm) and the Solo/Duo finals (7:30pm)=20 at the=20 Orpheum Theater on Saturday.=20

Advance tickets, host hotel information, merchandise=20 and preliminary event schedule will be available at www.blues.org=20 beginning October 1.


The Atlantic Music Conference

Come experience the=20 powerful=20 networking and performance opportunities=20 at the Mid- Atlantic Music Conference presented by=20 Hitmusiclink.com,

November 9- 11, 2007 in=20 Charlotte, NC at the luxurious Halton=20 Theater.=20

This=20 growing conference has boasted a wealth=20 of rave=20 reviews from its talent and executives that have been=20 in attendance. There are 30 performance=20 slots=20 available. All genres are accepted. Participating artists=20 will qualify to win the Independent Artist Enhancement=20 award which includes: a $2000 gift card to SAM ASH=20 Music Store, Professional Press kit, 5000 2 sided CD=20 inserts, 1 year subscription to=20 Fizzkicks.com Music=20 Download Service, a free CD-15=20 membership=20 subscription to Indie-Music.com, a Free=20 Video bio,=20 online distribution and a song added to a compilation=20 courtesy of Unlimitedtracks.com and 8=20 hours studio=20 time provided by Optimist Records.


Northside Community Cares Concert=20 Series=20 2007
November 18,2007 George Dupuis Rec.=20 Center 1234=20 E. Pont Des Mouton Road Lafayette,=20 Louisiana=20 12:noon to 8:pm $5.00 admission=20 (donated can=20 goods for Thanksgiving Baskets also=20 welcome)=20 Contact Number 1-337-277-2487 or 1-337- 235- 5923=20 Entertainment will be provided by local and national=20 Recording artists Zydeco, Cajun, Gospel,=20 R&B, Soul,=20 Blues, Jazz, Folk, Spoken words, Hip Hop=20 (Rap),=20 Country, Reggae, Dance groups ETC.

100% of all proceeds will be given to Local schools=20 and The United Way of Acadiana. This is=20 our third=20 annual event TO DATE.

Please help us get the word out to our=20 wonderful=20 communities. Thanks, Chris Andrus=20 (Founder) aka Lil'=20 Fallay .


Its Up and Running If You Love Soul Blues Music You=20 Gotta Check=20 This Station Out


You Will Roll On The Floor Laughing

You gotta check out the new Shelly Garrett play 'Til Death Do Us Part "Its A Winner=20


Happy Tenth Anniversary To Tom Davis=20 and The Love=20 Radio Family www.dr-=20 love.com


Happy Birthday

We are revamping our birthday calendar=20 and need=20 your help. Just click the link below and enter your=20 birthday details. (It's quick, easy and you can keep=20 your=20 age secret!)

CLICK HERE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
=20 =20 Brion O'Brion Monday October 15th
Madeline Hampton DJ Lady Dynomite Oct=20 18
=20 Lady B Kzrb 103.5 Fm's birthday is on=20 Friday October 19th.
Melvin Jackson Oct 21
Shonia Chandler Oct 24
=20 Stan Green Oct 26
=20 Debbie Armstrong Oct 30






Join Up And Join Hands

In case you haven't heard I am pleased to inform you=20 that Yours Truly has been elected to the board of=20 directors of the prestigious Blues=20 Foundation Id like to=20 take this opportunity to invite you to=20 become a member=20 of the foundation so that we can work together to keep=20 the blues alive and to take southern soul blues to the=20 next level. more info=20 here.

MUSIC SERVICE

If you are a radio station music director,street jock,club=20 jock internet jock and would like to recieve music=20 service.simply send an email with you=20 contact=20 information to:boo gie365@gm ail.com , please put music service in the title line.=20

The International Songwriting Competition The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is=20 accepting entries for the 2007 competition=20 in 19=20 categories including "Blues". Offering=20 better exposure,=20 bigger prizes ($150,000 (US) - including $25,000 (US)=20 cash) and the best judges for any=20 songwriting=20 competition in the world. Judges for 2007 include:=20 Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Waits, John Mayll,=20 Kenny Wayne=20 Shepherd and 7 record label presidents=20 from major=20 and independent records labels including=20 Bruce=20 Iglauer (Founder/President Alligator Records). For=20 entry information and a complete list of judges please=20 visit www.s ongwritingcompetition.com.

FROM THE DESK OF RONNIE=20 LOVE

Most of us carry our cell phones with=20 names &=20 numbers stored in their memory but=20 nobody, other=20 than ourselves, knows which of these=20 numbers=20 belong to our closest family or friends.

If we were to be involved in an accident or taken=20 seriously ill, the people attending us would have our=20 mobile phone but wouldn't know who to=20 call. Yes,=20 there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one=20 is the contact person in case of an=20 emergency?=20 Hence=20 this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency)=20 Campaign. The=20 concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method=20 of contact during emergency situations. As=20 cell=20 phones are carried by the majority of the population,=20 all you need to do is store the number of a contact=20 person or persons who should be=20 contacted during=20 emergency under the name "ICE" (In Case=20 Of=20 Emergency).=20 responde to IBDfoster@yahoo.com


Who's Who Are you listed in Who's Who In Black=20 Music ? If not=20 send your picture and bio to Robert=20 Rosenthall=20 at :rrosenthall@msn.com=20

All Companies Please Service

Wanda Evers WMPR FM 1018 Pecan=20 Park Circle Jackson, MS 39286 Office: (601) 948-5835 Request: (601) 948-5950 Fax: (601) 948-6162


Party With Lady Dynomite

Make PLANS nOW tO PARTY WITH US=20 AT DJ LADY=20 DYNOMITES BIRTHDAY=20 PARTY.

OCT=20 20TH AT THE Magnolia Elk's Lodge on macphelah rd. in=20 Moss=20 Point.Ms.

SPECIAL GUEST=20 INCLUDE

Mc Tony Jones,Dj Chico ,King Bingo,Simone'De,Ron=20 B.=20 Hughes,Dre' T,Charlie Brown, Al Lindsay,Jimmy Taylor,Stacie De,Napoeleon,James=20 Smith,karen Wolfe,Mr.Sam Fallie, Silverstar,Toni Green.The Dutchess,=20 SWEET=20 ANGEL,TOTAL CONTROL,YOUNG NIK=20 AND MANY=20 OTHERS.

Admission by invitation only without invitation it will be=20 $10:00 =20 donation @the door.

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  • "Quotes"
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  • Ask The Twins
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  • The Blues Music Awards
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  • T.I. Arrested On Gun Charge Before = BET Awards
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  • Need Top Quality Production
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  • TOOTIE'S LAST SUIT
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  • 2007 WDIA JUKE JOINT TOUR SECOND ST= OP"
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  • African Radio Opts Out Of Black His= tory Month
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  • Celebrating his joy of the sax
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  • Juke Joint Jumpin The Boss Loung= e Memphis
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  • Tyler Perry: "What's Done In the= Dark"by Brinda Fuller Willis, Ph. D.
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  • The Ultimate Blues Show
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  • THE GREENWOOD BLUES FESTIVAL 200= 7
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  • Great New Music From Baby Boy
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  • Remembering Tommy Johnson
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  • Soul Patrol Digital CD
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    Ask The Twins
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    Dear Twins: Recently I met a wonderful=20 man or so I thought until I found out just=20 what a damaged soul he really is and just=20 how much I can't seem to help him. You=20 see he is suffering from post-traumatic=20 stress syndrome. He is just back from Iraq=20 after having been over there for twenty-five=20 months. He's trying to get back into the=20 swing of things but I'm not sure if he stands=20 a fighting chance at ever having a normal=20 life. His sleep pattern is very disrupted and=20 his time awake is constantly invaded by=20 flashbacks to some of the awful things he=20 has seen and done. He's seeing a=20 psychiatrist and he's going to a support=20 group but he's getting discourage because=20 he doesn't feel he's ever going to get his=20 life back. He has frequent crying spells and=20 then outbursts of anger without any=20 warning. What can I do to help him? Do=20 you all think he's ever going to come out of=20 this?

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    The Blues Music Awards
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    The 29th Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 8=20 at the Grand Casino and Hotel in Tunica, MS.

    The event brings together Blues performers, industry=20 representatives and fans from all over the world to=20 celebrate the best in Blues recordings and=20 performances from the previous year. Each year, the=20 Foundation present The Blues Music Awards to the=20 artists selected by its members. They are universally=20 recognized as the highest honor given to Blues=20 artists.


    The Nomination=20 Process

    The Blues Music Awards honor those professional=20 artists and recordings that stand out within the=20 eligibility period, which runs from November 1 through=20 October 31. In addition to the awards for the past=20 year's top recordings, additional categories honor=20 individual, actively touring artists for their overall=20 excellence and accomplishment in that year.

    Each September, The Blues Foundation solicits from=20 the labels--even the single artist label--a list of their=20 eligible recordings. If you are a record label or blues=20 musician who released a CD during the period=20 November 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007, go to=20 http://www.blues.or g/labels/ to submit your release for=20 consideration by the nominators. As per the more=20 detailed explanation below, your CD is eligible by the=20 fact of its release, but it sure doesn't hurt to add it to=20 this list for the convenience of the nominators. Does=20 that mean we want every act that released a CD during=20 the period to submit? Probably not, but whether your=20 release has a legitimate shot at a Blues Music Award=20 nomination--that is your call. This part of the process=20 will end October 19.

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    T.I. Arrested On Gun Charge Bef= ore BET Awards
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    IT.I.'s night to shine at the BET Hip Hop Awards didn't=20 work out the way he'd probably expected.=20 The rapper (real name: Clifford Harris) was arrested=20 Saturday afternoon by agents from the Bureau of=20 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on charges of buying=20 illegal machine guns, just hours before he was=20 scheduled to appear at the awards show, according to=20 Reuters. Agents said the rapper was arrested as he=20 accepted delivery of three machine guns and two=20 silencers from a bodyguard. He is due in court=20 Monday.=20 "This convicted felon allegedly was trying to add=20 several machine guns to an already large and entirely=20 illegal arsenal of guns," David E. Nahmias, U.S.=20 Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a=20 statement.=20 "Thanks to the good and quick work of ATF, he is now=20 in custody and his firearms have been seized," the=20 statement continued.=20 T.I. was convicted of a violation of the Georgia=20 Controlled Substances Act in 1998 and given seven=20 years probation, the Department of Justice said.=20 The arrest was the result of an undercover operation=20 by ATF agents that started on October 2 when agents=20 learned an individual was seeking to buy machine=20 guns without registering them, the statement=20 continued.=20 That individual, an unnamed bodyguard for T.I., was=20 arrested on Wednesday after paying $2,200 for three=20 machine guns, two silencers and a pistol. The=20 bodyguard said he was buying the guns for T.I., and, in=20 cooperation with agents, arranged to deliver them to=20 the rapper on Saturday. It is a federal offense for a=20 convicted felon to have someone else purchase=20 firearms on their behalf.=20 "This investigation developed very quickly," said=20 Vanessa McLemore, Special Agent in Charge of ATF's=20 Atlanta Division, in the statement. "We learned only=20 this Wednesday that the cooperating witness was=20 allegedly buying the machine guns for Harris. The=20 cooperating witness told Harris on Thursday that he=20 had obtained the items, and on Friday Harris made it=20 clear that he wanted them delivered to him [Saturday].=20 Harris then agreed to meet and took possession of=20 the machine guns [Saturday] afternoon. He now faces=20 serious federal charges and a potentially long prison=20 sentence."=20 The arrest took place in the parking lot of a downtown=20 Atlanta shopping center, according to the Atlanta=20 Journal Constitution.=20 Three other firearms were found in the vehicle T.I. was=20 driving and during a search of his home in College=20 Park six other firearms were found a bedroom closet,=20 according to Reuters.=20 On Saturday evening, several ATF agents, most of=20 them wearing medical gloves, carried about 10 boxes,=20 as well as papers and folders, out of T.I.'s house and=20 placed them into a police car at the bottom of the=20 driveway, according to the Journal Constitution.=20 At press time, T.I.'s representative at Atlantic Records=20 had not granted MTV News' requests for comment.=20
    T.I.'s absence from the BET event -- where he was=20 nominated for nine awards, more than any other artist - - was notable. The MC was scheduled to perform=20 alongside Wyclef Jean for their nominated=20 collaboration, "You Know What It Is," but with T.I.=20 missing in action, the show's host, Katt Williams, filled=20 in.=20
    The comedian, clad in jeans, a white T-shirt, hoodie=20 and white hat, appeared onstage and brought the=20 audience to cheers momentarily when fans thought=20 T.I. was in the building. But Williams revealed himself,=20 and 'Clef carried on the set. DJ Drama broke the=20 silence by shouting "Free T.I." along with Busta=20 Rhymes, and David Banner also voiced his support.=20
    E-40, who was supposed to announce T.I. and=20 Wyclef's performance, told the crowd, "We're going to=20 hold it down for T.I."=20
    "I really don't know everything that happened," Mike=20 Jones told MTV Radio. "But everyone showed him love=20 and held him down the right way. I was expecting to=20 see his performance as well, but a lot of stuff went on=20 and I don't know exactly what happened yet.=20 Whatever's going on, we got much love for Tip."=20 Common took home the coveted Album of The Year=20 nod in a tie with T.I., and accepted the award on behalf=20 of Tip.=20
    Just the other night, T.I. was seen onstage with=20 onetime lyrical rival Ludacris. He put his arm=20 around 'Cris as Luda performed a freestyle verse over=20 50 Cent's "I Get Money." The verse, which has=20 garnered attention on mixtapes, features Luda's boast=20 about winning the Grammy for Rap Album of the Year,=20 an award Tip openly says he should have won.=20 Witnesses say Tip and Luda's onstage pairing was=20 not exactly a love fest, although there was no incident.=20
    T.I. was in the middle of working on his new album, a=20 follow-up to this year's T.I. vs. T.I.P., as well as=20 developing some films. On November 2, he'll be seen=20 in the film "American Gangster." He plays the nephew=20 of heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, who chooses between=20 a possible career in the major leagues or being a part=20 of the infamous family business.

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    TOOTIE'S LAST SUIT
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    As early as the 1700s, African Americans in New=20 Orleans masqueraded as Native Americans in honor=20 of the refuge local tribes offered runaway slaves in the=20 bayous of New Orleans, and of bonds of friendship=20 and marriage forged between these peoples. By the=20 Civil War, the identity of New Orleans had been cast in=20 the crucible of the city's singular Mardi Gras=20 celebration- one that consolidated the power of white=20 ruling elites, a tradition that continued long after=20 Emancipation. But by the 1880s, New Orleans' African=20 Americans had organized themselves into Mardi Gras=20 Indian tribes or gangs that "masked Indian," and often=20 fought pitched battles on Mardi Gras day. In the=20 atmosphere of post-Reconstruction's injustices and=20 hypocrisies, "masking Indian" was an implicit civil=20 rights protest aimed at white elites and at segregation,=20 in keeping with New Orleans' carnivalesque spirit.=20

    The feature-length documentary, TOOTIE'S LAST SUIT=20 explores the complex relationships, rituals, history,=20 and music of New Orleans' vibrant Mardi Gras Indian=20 culture while telling the story of Allison "Tootie"=20 Montana, former Chief of Yellow Pocahontas Hunters.=20 Celebrated throughout the New Orleans as "the=20 prettiest," for the beauty and inventiveness of his=20 elaborately beaded Mardi Gras costumes, Tootie=20 Montana masked for 52 years, longer than any other=20 Mardi Gras Indian.

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    2007 WDIA JUKE JOINT TOUR SECON= D STOP"
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    Hello Blues and Southern Soul fans I am excited to be=20 sitting here and writing my review for the second stop=20 on the 2007 WDIA JUKE JOINT TOUR.I'm definetly=20 feeling like a lil kid who is opening up all his presents=20 on Christmas Day.Last week I was able to experience=20 all the excitement that surrounds this WDIA Juke Joint=20 Tour and I thought I had it figured out.Good people=20 was I wrong.I told myself,you better drive up early so=20 you can get setup and possibly be able to converse=20 with all these hardworking artists.Showtime was at=20 6:00 pm so I wanted to arrive a couple of hours=20 early.LD'S CLUB PISCES was the host for this blues=20 and southern soul party.I arrived at the show around=20 3:30 pm and I couldn't believe my eyes it was a long=20 line assembled and fans were hoping to gain entry=20 into tonights venue.I never imagined that it would be=20 so many people already there.The show was still=20 about three(3) hours away and these fans were all=20 here and waiting to get their partying on.I had to find=20 out how long these folks had been standing and=20 waiting to gain entry.One lady,MS. Tiffany Hardy said=20 she had come all the way from Columbus,Ohio with=20 some of her girlfriends and they had been at Club=20 Pisces since 12:30.Thats approximately three(3)=20 hours and still another three hours before showtime=20 so we are talking about fans waiting at least six(6)=20 hours to be apart of this WDIA JUKE JOINT=20 TOUR.AMAZING!

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    African Radio Opts Out Of Black= History Month
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    TAfrican community radio station, Voice of Africa=20 Radio, has opted out of these month's black history=20 celebrations, as a display of protest at the attempts=20 to condense at least 2000 years of rich African history=20 and culture into just 31 days.
    Space Clottey, Founder and Project Manager said of=20 the Black History Month ban: "Africans have been part=20 of British culture for at least 2000 years, but=20 unfortunately this essential part of our heritage has=20 been clearly neglected. Quite frankly, it's just absurd=20 to try and compress all that rich culture and history=20 into just one month."
    Black History Month, celebrated every October in the=20 UK by communities and organizations throughout the=20 country is supposed to be a time of remembrance;=20 paying tribute to and educating others about the=20 important people and events in black history. Black History Month was pioneered by African=20 American Carter G Woodson. He started in 1927 by=20 promoting 'Negro History Week' in the second week of=20 February, initially celebrating the birthdays of=20 Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. By the=20 1960s=20 it has evolved into Black History Month and was=20 subsequently introduced in other countries, including=20 the UK.
    Clottey said: "If African history was taught in schools=20 in the UK, even as little as once a week, it would be=20 far more productive and educational, as opposed to=20 cramming it into 31 days. Surely when a culture has=20 contributed so much in terms of financial wealth and=20 diversity, we owe it to ourselves to be better=20 educated in knowing what that our contribution was."=20 VOAR is based in Newham, one of the largest=20 ethnically diverse boroughs in London. The station,=20 which was founded in January 2000, was broadcast=20 until April 2003 as an unlicensed radio station but won=20 a 5 year permanent radio licence in February 2006.=20 The station said it will still be hosting an array of=20 specialist shows during the month of October, which=20 it now refers to as 'Africa Awareness Month'.

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    For Duke Ellington, the pinnacle of praise was to=20 describe a musician as "beyond category." The late=20 Texas-born saxophonist and composer Julius=20 Hemphill, who came up through the worlds of R&B=20 and jazz, merits the full measure of that Ellingtonian=20 encomium.

    Best known as the cofounder and=20 principal composer of the World Saxophone Quartet, a=20 group hailed as revolutionary in the 1980s as a stand- alone sax section that offered the jazz equivalent of a=20 classical string quartet, Hemphill (1938-1995) also=20 composed music for jazz bands big and small, scores=20 for dance and theater pieces, and concert pieces for=20 classical instrumentation.

    Many of Hemphill's=20 compositions can be heard Thursday night at the=20 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, performed by=20 pianist Ursula Oppens, the Daedalus String Quartet,=20 saxophonist Marty Ehrlich, and the Julius Hemphill=20 Sextet. It's the latest installment of the=20 museum's "Composer Portraits" series, presented in=20 collaboration with Columbia University's Miller Theatre

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    Juke Joint Jumpin The Boss Loun= ge Memphis
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    A handful of veterans entertain the Thursday-night=20 crowd in The Boss lounge at 912 Jackson. Bass=20 player Leroy Hodges of the vaunted Hi rhythm section,=20 former Bar-Kays and Soul Children drummer Roy=20 Cunningham, keyboardist Jesse Dotson, and Denise=20 LaSalle's guitarist Kenny Lee Kight make the=20 Memphis Connection with guest vocalists Sugarman=20 and Preacherman.

    The Boss' bossman parks his Rolls Royce out front,=20 lending a touch of class to the squat, black building.=20 Inside, though, it's all neon, disco d=E9cor, and plasma=20 screens. The plasmas might roll with the night's NBA=20 action, or a kung-fu DVD on repeat. The stage is=20 beautifully framed with mirrors and a red neon sign=20 reminding you where you're at.

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    Tyler Perry: "What's Done In th= e Dark"by Brinda Fuller Willis, Ph. D.
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    What's Done In The Dark" at Mercy=20 Hospital was=20 exposed on the stage of Thalia Mara Hall,=20 Friday night=20 October 5, 2007 before a packed house=20 during the first=20 Jackson, Mississippi performance.=20

    Tyler Perry's hilariously funny stage play set=20 the crowd=20 on fire with one-liners that resonated the=20 culture and=20 dialect of the Southern vernacular in ways=20 few artisans=20 can deliver. The dialogue characterized the=20 everyday=20 conversations of African Americans that=20 can only be=20 understood from an intra-cultural=20 perspective making=20 it even funnier as the actors spoke the=20 words of=20 sentences frequently finished by the=20 audience.=20

    Perry brought to life characters that are=20 ingrained in=20 the social fabric of the African American=20 persona that=20 are so familiar giving a birds-eye view into=20 the most=20 intimate and delicate details of secrets that=20 include=20 cheating husbands, deadbeat dads,=20 infidelity, single=20 parenthood, unrequited love, abounding=20 faith in God=20 and the perseverance of Black women.

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    THE GREENWOOD BLUES FESTIVAL 20= 07
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    Hello Blues and Southern Soul=20 fans.
    My 2007 Blues and southern soul=20 ride kept me in my own backyard as I=20 recently attended "The 2007 Greenwood=20 Blues Festival".At most of the shows that I=20 attend I've probably seen the artists=20 perform already,some of them probably=20 several times but its always good to see a=20 new artist perform for the very first time.The=20 Leflore County Civic Center played host to=20 this blues and southern soul party.This=20 building has a lot of good memories for=20 me.I think everytime that I attend a show=20 here I always reflect back to the time that I=20 met and saw our beloved Jackie Neal=20 perform.I know you all have heard me talk=20 about that night a thousand times but I=20 would be lying to myself if I say I don't get=20 sentimental everytime I walk through the=20 civic center doors and not think about her.It=20 was her final performance as she would be=20 taken away only five(5) days later.I guess=20 anytime there is a show held at this venue=20 and if I am in attendance,my review will be=20 dedicated to her.=20

    The lineup for this blues and southern soul=20 party included Betty Padgett,Leon=20 McMullen,Bigg Robb & Da Problem=20 Solvas,Nathaniel Kimble and Mel=20 Waiters.When I arrived,to my suprise it=20 wasn't a large crowd on hand.I know one of=20 the local SWAC colleges was having=20 homecoming and that usually attracts a=20 large crowd but I had no idea it would=20 effect the attendance of this show.I did run=20 into a couple of familar faces, my man=20 Cyerio Hughes(WGNL Radio=20 personality),Bluz Queen from "The Kitty=20 Kitty Club" and my Godfather,friend and=20 mentor,Jerry"Boogie"Mason along with his=20 beautiful daughter Kim were in the house.It=20 was plenty of people down front by the=20 stage area with their reserved tables and=20 we had a table down front as well so we=20 were in a good spot for tonight's show.It=20 was a BYOB affair so the people were=20 ready to get their blues on tonight.So with=20 my man Cyerio kicking it with "The=20 Godfather" and "Da Big Dawg" and plenty=20 of cold Bud Light on hand sit back good=20 people and let me take you on this blues=20 and southern soul ride.

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    Remembering Tommy Johnson
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    The Tommy Johnson Blues Foundation is a non- profit,=20 tax-exempt foundation working to preserve the legacy=20 and music of legendary blues=20 artist Tommy Johnson. The foundation's work has=20 been focused on restoring the Warm Springs=20 Cemetery in Crystal Springs, MS, where Tommy=20 Johnson has lain in an unmarked grave for more than=20 half a century.

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