Joyce Hough...............................Ayanna Hobson & The Soul Mates
Rory Block.......................................... The Alameda Allstars
Eric Bibb ..............................................Lydia Pense & Cold Blood
Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson ................Shane Dwight
Coco Montoya................................................Tommy Castro
Roomful of Blues ............................................Shemekia Copeland
At our 10th Annual "Blues by the Bay" Festival I had the privilege of introducing myself, shaking hands, and escorting these fine muscians to our hospitality area. Then I made sure they got on stage (on time) and (on some occations) instructed them to move their vehicles, buses, motor homes to make room for others coming in.
Our venue is right on Humboldt Bay where the view and the temperature (65-70) is a slice of heaven. The single most comment I heard from these road warriors was "We just love coming here and getting out of the heat".Some of these people had come from Vegas and Reno where the temp was in the high 90's.
The weekend was a treasure chest of talent most will never forget in their lifetimes. I know I won't.
I'm off to the "California World Music Festival" in Grass Valley, Calif. Will be returning home sometime Monday. Blogging will be "light" to "non-existent".
While I'm gone, I will expect all wars to have ended, peace pipes smoked, and the price of fuel down 30 cents a gallon. Any questions?
p.s. Many thanks to Lindsey, Alan, and Glenn (our director) for making Blues by the Bay a huge success.
Eric Bibb ..............................................Lydia Pense & Cold Blood
Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson ................Shane Dwight
Coco Montoya................................................Tommy Castro
Roomful of Blues ............................................Shemekia Copeland
At our 10th Annual "Blues by the Bay" Festival I had the privilege of introducing myself, shaking hands, and escorting these fine muscians to our hospitality area. Then I made sure they got on stage (on time) and (on some occations) instructed them to move their vehicles, buses, motor homes to make room for others coming in.
Our venue is right on Humboldt Bay where the view and the temperature (65-70) is a slice of heaven. The single most comment I heard from these road warriors was "We just love coming here and getting out of the heat".Some of these people had come from Vegas and Reno where the temp was in the high 90's.
The weekend was a treasure chest of talent most will never forget in their lifetimes. I know I won't.
I'm off to the "California World Music Festival" in Grass Valley, Calif. Will be returning home sometime Monday. Blogging will be "light" to "non-existent".
While I'm gone, I will expect all wars to have ended, peace pipes smoked, and the price of fuel down 30 cents a gallon. Any questions?
p.s. Many thanks to Lindsey, Alan, and Glenn (our director) for making Blues by the Bay a huge success.
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