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| DR. ALPHONSO SANDERS the Chair of Fine Arts and Director of the BB King Recording Studio at Mississippi Valley State University has performed at many recognized jazz festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Hague, Netherlands; the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland; the Mobile Jazz Festival; Many of the Delta Blues Festivals and the 1996 Summer Olympic entertainment festivities at Central Park, Atlanta. |
| BIG GEORGE BROCK Congratulations to Big George Brock & the Houserockers --family -- on this year’s Blues Foundation "Blues Music (Handy) Award" nomination for "Comeback Album of the Year." Big George spent his teenage years near Clarksdale, Mississippi, before settling in St. Louis, Missouri. Goner-records.com reviewed one Big George show like this: "Big George looked great in his pink suit and pink hat. We weren't ready for the onslaught to come - furious Muddy Waters-styled blues stomping. It was the closest thing to seeing Muddy Waters in his heyday that I'll ever get to see. England's Blues & Rhythm magazine called Big George's set at Clarksdale's 2004 Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival "the real deal." |
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| Levan Lortkipanidze - Keyboard, Flute, Harp, Guitar. Levan is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music in The Republic of Georgia. He played with David Lee Durham for over five years. He is a student at Valley State University pursuing another degree. He is a gifted musician playing in many genres. He came to this country on a recording contract in Nashville, but found his way to the Mississippi Delta. He has immersed himself in the Mississippi Delta blues, has become a hometown favorite, and has earned right to be considered a true bluesman. He was named the 2004 Mississippi Delta Blues Musician of the Year by the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola. |
| Musicians - Barbara Looney, T Model Ford and Mickey Rogers |
| MICKEY ROGERS has been a bluesman for a long time. He's played guitar for Bobby Rush and was the driving force behind Willie Foster's band, The Rhythm Upsetters. Hearing Mickey play is hearing the real blues straight from the source. Since Mickey retired from the "Chitlin' Circuit", he's been a regular in the clubs in the delta area. |
| Terry “Big T” Williams THE REAL DEAL/ Just a quarter mile from the legendary “crossroads,” a blues guitarist crawls across the floor on his knees as sweat streaks down his face. He’s well into his first set of the night as he takes “Catfish Blues” from 0 to 11 and back again. The crowd is on its feet. The cameras are flashing. The sound falls somewhere between Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and another world. The backing band is all smiles as it locks in tight, waiting for all hell to break loose. He’s back on his feet now... slaughtering the guitar as he makes his way into the crowd that quickly surrounds him. Again, he takes the volume up before bringing it back down. The band follows his lead impeccably. He’s back on stage now... singing and punctuating each phrase with his deep Delta guitar riffs. He’s the real deal. A sure thing. He’s the man they call “Big T.” And whether it’s a neighborhood juke joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi or a big city blues club inChicago, Illinois, the result is the same. The crowd stays late, leaves happy and asks, “When’s Big T coming back?” BIG T’S BIO Born in Farrell, Mississippi just outside Clarksdale, Big T has been playing blues for over two decades now. Early on, he tutored with local blues guitar legend “Mr. Johnnie” Billington. Mr. Johnnie taught him the basics, and Big T learned the rest on the road with blues bands like the Jelly Roll Kings, Wesley Jefferson Band, Little Jeno’s All-Stars and the Stone Gas Band. Big T’s biggest influence is probably Clarksdale’s “Big Jack” Johnson, who Big T played with for years. In addition, Big T has sat in with well-known musicians like Albert King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, CeDell Davis and Jimbo Mathus. Considering his experience, it's no wonder that reviews of Big T's performances invariably use words like "authentic," "energetic" and "real" to describe his talent and abilities. HIS RECORDINGS Meet Me in the Cottonfield CD – Broke & Hungry Records 2007 Hellhounds In My Shadow CD - Big T’s band (Stand On The Ocean Records, 2002) Lowdown, Dirty MS Blues CD - 2 tracks (Stand On The Ocean Records, 2002) Deep Blues soundtrack CD - Big T backs Big Jack Johnson (Atlantic, 1991) Juke Joint Saturday Night video - Rhythm guitar player (Juke Joint Prod., 1997) Deep Blues video/DVD - Big T backs Big Jack Johnson (Winstar, 1991)Review of Meet Me in the Cottonfield Big T and Wesley Jefferson live where I do -- Clarksdale, Mississippi. That said, I didn't grow up in the tough Delta environment they did -- one of cotton fields, juke joints and a tough State Penn. They did, and it shows in their blues. From Wesley's field holler kick off to the album through Big T's slow, searing blues guitar workout on "Catfish Blues," this is a deeply engaging piece of work and one that rewards the listener more and more with each listen. Thanks (once again) goes out to Jeff Konkel and Broke & Hungry Records for daring to capture the often difficult to capture music and personalities of the Mississippi Delta. This is the real stuff as it is still played today in the Land Where Blues Began. No rock, no rap, just blues. By Roger Stolle, Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art “Meet Me In The Cotton Field” offers an exciting chance to experience two people who not only play the blues but also live the blues. Their music is sincere and very personal – even when they cover well-known songs. The blues doesn’t get more real then here. author: Przemek Draheim, Polish Blues Radio Host, www.blues.pl/draheim |
| Carol with T-Model Ford in Greenville, MS |
| T-Model Ford calls Greenville, MS home when he's not out touring as a nationally acclaimed Fat Possum artists. A self-proclaimed "Bad Man", T-Model has lived the blues all his life. T-Model is a dynamo onstage delivering his driving, hill style blues smiling to the very end. |
| Mickey Rogers |
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