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FESTIVALS Mississippi Delta Blues Inc. Musicians have headlined and/or performed at many festivals. Lucerne Blues Festival Lucerne, Switzerland Rapperswil Blues Festival Rapperswil, Switzerland Roots N Blues Festival Parma, Itlay Southside Shuffle Mississauga, Canada Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Davenport, Iowa Dodgeville Blues Festival Dodgeville, Wisconsin Hayward/Russel City Blues Festival Russel City, California The Chicago Blues Festival Chicago, Illinois Mississippi Blues Festivals *The Sunflower River Blues *Festival - Clarksdale, MS *The Jook Joint Festival Clarksdale, MS The Hwy 61 Blues Festival Leland, MS *The Rosedale Blues Festival Rosedale, MS *The B.B. King Festival Indianola, MS *The Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival Greenville, MS *The Oxford Blues Festival Oxford, MS ***and more ...... |
THE WAY OF BLUES REVUE BAND Legendary Mississippi Blues Musicians Mississippi Delta Blues, Inc. & Hit the Road Entertainment have partnered to present THE WAY OF BLUES REVUE which showcases the noted and legendary Mississippi Blues Trail musicians who LIVED THE BLUES, PLAYED THE BLUES AND KNOW THE WAY OF BLUES™. The Way of Blues Revue will bring to the stage an awesome and crowd pleasing show which will have the audiences up on their feet. The performances of these musicians on stage together and being showcased each individually during the revue in this “Jook Joint Jam” way creates Energy … which feeds the musicians and the fans in an unforgettable musical experience. These musicians have been noted on Mississippi Blues Trail Markers and honored by Mississippi Blues Festivals for their life work. They bring a combined blues history of over 150 years of “real deal blues” to you. They each have their own unique sound having incorporated into their work their Mississippi roots as well as their experiences gained on their own particular blues journeys. Featured Musicians in The Way of Blues Revue are King Edward, Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry, Mickey Rogers along with Dr. Alphonso Sanders. . BOOK THE WAY OF BLUES REVUE™ FOR YOUR FESTIVAL http://www.bluesmamas.com For Videos: http://www.YouTube.com/bluesmamas http://www.reverbnation.com/wayofbluesrevue CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BOOKING: WAY OF BLUES™ REVUE Peggy Brown & Carol Marble Exclusive Management, Road Managers, Promoters, & Publicity. Peggy – 601-613-7377 Carol – 662-347-2869 wayofbluesrevue@gmail.com |
BILL HOWL-N-MADD PERRY Noted on Mississippi Blues Trail Markers, featured in movies & documentaries - Bill is mentioned on a Blues Trail Historical Marker located in front of Po Monkey’s in Merigold, MS. He is also noted on the Blues Trail Marker in Oxford, MS. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry has an exhibit on his career and place in blues history as a Blues Musician in the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry - Born in Tula Mississippi, Bill Perry has been performing for nearly forty In his earlier career he has written songs for musicians such as Lil Johnny Taylor, Ted Taylor, and Cash McCall. He worked for Phil Chess as a studio musician and for Stan Lewis where he wrote for Jewel Paula Records. He did a stint writing for J.J. Taylor on a Willie Dixon Label. Bill writes and performs his own original music producing CD’s which are played throughout the world placing in the top of many music charts, including XM radio B.B. King’s Bluesville Picks to Click. His most recent CD’s are (2010 – Twice as Nice – Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry and Alphonso Sanders) (2009 - Way of Blues) (2007 - Jook Joint Jump) - (2006 - Reason I Sing the Blues.) Watch for Bill’s new release, (The Clarksdale Sessions). He performs with his full band and also as a Solo Acoustic Performer. He has been hired as both a musician and an actor. He also does Blues Education Workshops and has been involved with those in Mississippi and in other states. He has been hired to perform in movies and television as an actor and also as a musician. He recently was cast in scenes with Cuba Gooding, Jr. in a recent movie Way of War. He has been hired as a musician and actor for a segment of the television top rated series The Gene Simmons Family Jewels show. Bill and his band were featured in an advertisement to promote the State of Mississippi which is seen in many international magazines. He has been featured in many documentaries for blues education. Bill is an instructor in the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi’s Museum’s Arts and Education Program. Bill has also worked with B.B. King in the B.B. King Music workshop at Mississippi Valley State University. He has been part of Educational programs presented by Dr. Alphonso Sanders. Bill teaches using his knowledge of music and his life story. He has featured students on his #1 CD Juke Joint Jump. In 2009 he served along with Bobby Rush and Dick Waterman on the Panel of Blues professionals at the B. B. King International Blues Education Workshop at Mississippi Valley State University. Perry is a member of the Mississippi Artist Roster www.howl-n-madd.biz www.youtube.com/billperryblues |
JESSE ROBINSON Noted on Mississippi Blues Trail Markers, a King Mose Memorial Award winner, started the late night blues at the Subway Lounge which was known for the numerous legendary musicians who performed on the shows. Jesse Robinson - has been playing blues for more than 50 years. In that time he has performed with superstars like B. B. King, Buddy Guy and Koko Taylor. Jesse was appointed by the Governor to the Mississippi Blues Commission of the State of Mississippi; he is on the National Advisory Board of the B.B. King Museum. In 2008 he was a Jackson Music Award Winner being presented "The King Mose Memorial Award". Jesse is a member of the Mississippi Artist Roster and is noted on the Blues Trail Marker in front of the location of the Subway Lounge. Jesse Robinson was born in Benton, Mississippi. In 1965 Jesse moved to Chicago, where he performed with his own band and sat in with blues greats including Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Freddie King, and Magic Sam. In 1971 Jesse moved back to Jackson, and led his band seven nights a week at the Avalon Court on Highway 49. In 1978 Jesse began hosting "Blue Mondays" at Dorsey’s and brought in guests including Z.Z. Hill. It was at Dorsey’s where Jesse met Little Milton Campbell, with whom he performed from 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1986 Jesse worked as the bandleader for blues singer Bobby Rush, and played guitar on Rush’s hit album “Sue.” Jesse started the late night weekend blues tradition at the Subway Lounge. The Subway Lounge was featured in the documentary film about the Subway Lounge, Last of the Mississippi Jukes. Jesse established the popular "Blue Monday" series at Fields Cafe on Farish Street, which drew hundreds of attendees. Jesse has performed for the Mississippi Economic Development Authority at trade fairs across the country and at the Mississippi Picnic in New York City’s Central Park. He has guest lectured on the blues at Mississippi State University, Millsaps College, the International B.B. King Education Workshop and he has worked with various “blues in the schools” programs. Jesse continues to perform as a solo act as well as with Jesse Robinson and the 500 Pounds of Blues Band. Jesse packs the house when he presents one of his special shows - Jesse Robinson and Friends. Book this show for your next festival or corporate event and experience a real deal Mississippi style blues jam. Jesse performs solo, with his 500lbs of Blues Band and produces his Jesse Robinson and Friends Jam. He is available for corporate events and festivals. |
| MICKEY ROGERS Performed with Howlin' Wolf when he was 15 and went with Wolf and Sumlin to England when he was 19, from Chess Record to Mo Town and on and on ... Mickey is honored with a stone on the Greenville, Mississippi Walk of Fame and is featured in the Hwy 61 Museum in Leland, MS Mickey Rogers is one of Mississippi’s real deal blues musicians. He spent some time back in the day at Chess Records and at Mo Town doing studio work. He has been playing the Festivals and Clubs in the US and Internationally for forty years or so. He has performed throughout the United States and to Holland, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. When Mickey was a teenager he was playing in bars in Chicago. He played with Howling Wolf when he was fifteen at Sylvio’s Lounge in Chicago. He was so young that Howling Wolf would hide Mickey behind the amps so the police wouldn't’t catch him performing underage. According to Mickey in Blues & Rhythm: “Howlin’ Wolf’s guitar player Hubert Sumlin, he didn't live for from us and my uncle knew him well, and my uncle would take me over there and I would be with Hubert learning how to play stuff with him. Howlin’ Wolf was playing at Sylvio’s in Chicago and his bass player one evening got messed up drunk and Hubert came and got me and I played bass for Howlin’ Wolf that time.” Mickey first trip to the UK was with Wolf and Hubert Sumlin. Mickey remembers Wolf coming to his house and saying to Mickey’s aunt, “I have to take your boy with me to Europe for a while.”During Mickey’s career he has played with artists like The Jackson 5, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Clay, Hubert Sumlin, Harold Burrage, The Dramatics, Gladys Knight & The Pips, the Temptations, Chi-Lites, Tyrone Davis and Bobby Rush. Mickey is honored with a stone on the Musician Walk of Fame in Greenville, Mississippi. He and his band the Soul Blues Band perform regularly at festivals, clubs and private parties. Honored by the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival " the oldest Blues Festival in Mississippi" Mickey Rogers received the Eugene Powell *Sonny Boy Nelson 11th Annual Award which reads " In recognition of Playing Music in the Mississippi Delta Blues Tradition" -Presented to Roosevelt Mickey Rogers, Jr. by Friends of the Festival. Mickey Rogers is a member of the Mississippi Artist Roster. http://www.reverbnation.com/mickeyrogers |
MARCO PANDOLFI Performs regularly with Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry and other Mississippi musicians when touring in the U.S. Marco is a favorite with the Mississippi club scene. Marco Pandolfi’s presence on the Italian Blues scene goes back twenty years. He has been playing in the most important events on the peninsula, winning the respect of the greatest Blues Musicians in Italy and abroad. His performances and his recordings have been reviewed by the most authoritative magazines such as: Il Blues, Blues Revue, Soul Bag, Blues Britain Magazine...). His music is played on radio programs around the world (B.B. King’s Bluesville-XM radio USA, King Biscuit Time- Helena AK, WWOZ New Orleans, WEFT Radio-Champaign, Illinois and more). www.marcopandolfi.com |
DR. ALPHONSO SANDERS Solo/Duo second place winner IBC 2009 and 2010 Sanders is a performer, song writer and educator. He is Director of the B.B. King Recording Studio. Dr. Sanders is Chair of Fine Arts at Mississippi Valley State University. He is responsible for archiving the work of Mississippi blues musicians. He also produces his education workshop The School of Jook and Jam. He is the Director of the B.B. King International Blues Education Workshop. He is very involved in Music Education on a national and international level. As a performer, Dr. Sanders has been to many local, regional and international festivals, is a regular at most of the Mississippi Clubs and Jooks. He was *2nd Place Winner Solo/Duo at the International Blues Challenge 2009 and second place IBC solo/duo winner in 2010 as a duo with Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry. www.reverbnation.com/label/mississippideltabluesinc Globalmusicsupply.com Empresssaxophone.com |
| ADAM GUSSOW Check out the 2012 Workshop! Promoter and creator of the Hill Country Harmonica Blues Workshop attended by over 100 players from 30 states and 7 foreign countries! Festivals where Adam has performed are the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, The King Biscuit Blues Festival, the Kansas City Jazz & Blues Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival and RiverBlues Festival, and more, along with hundreds of club gigs. In Satan and Adam were the cover story in Living Blues magazine. He's also headlined the Mundharmonika-Live festival in Klingenthal, Germany (2008) and has taught at Blues Week in the UK (2008). In the spring of 2010, Gussow added a new credit line to his resume´ as the creator and promoter of Hill Country Harmonica, a two-day intensive that drew more than 100 players from 30 states and 7 foreign countries to Foxfire Ranch in north Mississippi to study with Billy Branch, Billy Gibson, Johnny Sansone, and other top pros. ADAM GUSSOW is an official endorser for HOHNER HARMONICAS VIDEO - Adam Gussow and Brandon Bailey: rhythm & bluesharp on Memphis TV |
| Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry's newest CD Produced by Grammy nominated Gary Vincent Vincent Productions |
| Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry and Sharo Perry and other musicians on stage with Bill Luckett & Morgan Freeman at Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Musicians selected as artists to be featured in "Blues @ HOME", a project by award-winning Mississippi artist H.C. Porter and renowned producer, composer and songwriter Tena Clark. This project will document Mississippi's living Blues legends through Porter's mixed media paintings, oral histories and music recordings collected by Clark. Click on the link below for information and updates on "Blues @ HOME". You can purchase limited-edition, fine-art photographs from the collection. View and Purchase "Blues @ Home" Photos |
| Dave Wright WEFT Radio and Carol Marble at Ground Zero Blues Club Bill & Mickey being interviewed by Dave |
| B.B. King at his Gala during the opening of the B.B. King Museum, Indianola, MS - Jesse Robinson opened for the event. |
| Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry on performing for the filming of the Gene Simmons Show |
| MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES INC We Know The Way of Blues An Entertainment company working with musicians from throughout Mississippi, the US, Canada and Europe deltablues@bellsouth.net 662-347-2869 www.reverbnation.com/label/mississippideltabluesinc Mississippi Delta Blues represents professional musicians who have international experience and have been honored with being noted on Mississippi Blues Trail Markers, been interviewed about the history of the blues and their contribution to the music and have been noted in many books and documentaries. We represent, promote and/or work on special musical events with musicians from around the U.S, Canada, Italy, and elsewhere who are involved in performing and recording. Talk to us about one of these great bands performing for your next event! |
| Carol and Ron Marble Inc. are proud to be founding members of Society and the Mississippi Delta Society and the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola and a corporate member of the Blues Foundation. The Blues Foundation Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola The Central Mississippi Blues Society |
