BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20120517T011715CEST-8640UfD6F5@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20120516T230515Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nOne of the most cherished annual events on the blues music calendar\nhits the road with the biggest names in harp history: ringleader Mark\nHummel\, Charlie Musselwhite\, Billy Boy Arnold\, Curtis Salgado\, and Sugar Ray Norcia\, all backed by The Blues Survivors. Packing as much musical diversity as possible into one harp-heated evening\, the\nlegendar y group pays tribute to Little Walter - the fiery wizard who\naltered expe ctations of what was possible on the humble harmonica. The\nbacking band i s a who's who of the top blues players in the US: Billy\nFlynn on guitar\, Bob Welsh on piano and guitar\, June Core on drums and RW Grigsby on bass .\n\n"\;Mark Hummel came of age in the early seventies\, at the heigh t or rock and roll\, but instead of picking up a guitar\, like most of hi s peers\, he went out and bought a harmonica\, and he hasn't stopped play ing since. A specialist in the West Coast blues\, he's a seasoned showma n who knows more than a thing or two about how to please an audience.&quo t\; \; \; -  \;The New Yorker\n\n"\;Hummel whoops up cloud s of volcanic ash on one number after another."\; \; -  \;Dow nBeat\n\n"\;A fine songwriter...his band\, known as the Blues Survivor s\, achieves an ideal balance between firmness and looseness...Hummel's b reathtaking command of the harmonica is...showcased on the explosive upte mpo instrumental 'Harpoventilating'"\;. \; -  \;Living Blues \n"\;Hummel plays the harmonica with the fat\, full sound that made Li ttle Walter sound almost like a saxophonist rather than a harp man"\; . \; \; -  \;Chicago Sun-Times\n\n"\;Little Walter Jacobs was one of the best singers of the blues and a\nblues harp player par exce llence"\;\nRolling Stone Keith Richards\n"\;Little Walter was a ve ry\,very powerful influence on me"\;\nEric Clapton\n\n"\;All these musicians know his music as I do\, and Walter's songs have been our bible . It's the basis for how we approach the music. The guitars and drummers i n my bands always studied these records\,matching tones\, lick and beats t o my Walter influenced harmonica stylings and amplified approach. Most Chi cago influenced blues harpists have done this with their sidemen on the ba sis that Walter kept the best musicians in his early bands. Robert Jr. Loc kwood\, Louis and Dave Myers\, Luther Tucker\, Fred Below and many others recorded the original sides that went on to become the holy grail of blues harp records that all other harpers are still trying to aspire to. Walter changed all the rules and raised the bar so high that nobody has yet surp assed him in both innovation or technical prowess. He remains my favorite harp man and was a great blues singer as well\,and after forty years of li stening to his sides I'm still thrilled by their sound. Jacob's influence will be forever felt among the deepest blues fans. For these shows I have put together a special limited edition CD titled BLUE AND LONESOME:A Littl e Walter Tribute featuring songs I cut cut over the years done by the grea t harp master."\; - MARK HUMMEL\n\nMARK HUMMEL is a road warrior - a t rue Blues Survivor. Along the way\, he has crafted his own trademark har monica sound - a subtle combination of tone\, phrasing and attack\, comb ined with a strong sense of swing. Hummel has achieved wide recognition through nearly constant touring and appearances at the major blues festi vals which have firmly established his solid reputation around the US\, Canada and Europe. \n\nBorn in New Haven\, Connecticut and raised in Los A ngeles\, California\, Mark absorbed the music of such Chicago based harp blowers as Little Walter\, James Cotton\, and Sonny Boy Williamson\, be fore settling in Berkeley\, California in 1972. There he played with loc al bluesmen such as Cool Papa\, Boogie Jake\, Mississippi Johnny Waters and Sonny Lane. In 1980\, he took the helm to lead the popular Blues Sur vivors Band.\n\nIn 1985\, Mark Hummel &\; The Blues Survivors released Playing in Your Town\, on Rockinitus Records\, and immediately went out on the road. Earning their name\, they toured virtually non-stop through out the United States\, Canada and Europe often playing alongside such b lues greats as Charlie Musselwhite\, Brownie McGhee\, Lowell Fulson and Eddie Taylor. Mark's most current CD\, Golden State Blues on the Electro Fi label\, was recorded with his touring band\, The Blues Survivors\, p lus special guests such as Rusty Zinn\, Anson Funderburgh\, Steve Lucky\ , and is receiving extended radio play.\n\nIn 1988\, Mark was introduced to Canadian guitarist and vocalist Sue Foley. After several tours that year\, Mark and Sue released Up &\; Jumpin'\, which also features pia no legend Charles Brown. Mark hit the road again in 1990\, before releas ing Hard Lovin' in 1992 on Double Trouble Records. He has been on the ro ad constantly since then\, stopping only to record Feel Like Rockin' in 1994 and Married to the Blues in 1995 on Flying Fish Records.\n\nSince 1 991 Mark has been both producing and performing at his Blues Harmonica Bl owout series. These shows have grown to be a much-heralded event and con tinue to draw sellout crowds wherever they appear. The list of participa nts is a Who's Who of Blues harp history: John Mayall\, John Hammond\, N orton Buffalo\, Charlie Musselwhite\, James Cotton\, Huey Lewis\, Curtis Salgado\, Kim Wilson\, Watermelon Slim\, Sugar Ray Norcia\, Kenny Neal\ , James Harman\, Fingers Taylor\, Snooky Pryor\, Dave Earl\, Rod Piazza\ , Magic Dick\, William Clarke\, Rick Estrin\, Paul DeLay\, Billy Branch\ , Lazy Lester\, Carey Bell\, Little Sonny\, Paul Osher\, Lee Oskar\, Cep has and Wiggins\, Gary Primich\, Paul Rischell and Annie Raines\, Carlos Del Junco\, Sam Myers and many more! \n\nCHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - is one of the most recognized names in Blues harmonica. Born in 1944 \, Musselwhite has traveled the long road from backwoods Mississippi to a teenaged upbri nging in Memphis\, where he first heard and learned the blues from it's or iginators. On to the south side of Chicago\, Charlie served his apprentice ship with Johnny Young &\; Big Walter Horton. By the mid '70s he &\; Paul Butterfield were the two trendsetting white bluesblowers in the biz. In the mid-'90s Charlie Musselwhite signed with Alligator Records and had a string of successful recordings. Musselwhite has recently hit his strid e with a Grammy nominated Alligator Records release autobiographical CD of originals titled THE WELL. Charlie Musselwhite has received several Gramm y nominations and won 19 W.C. Handy Awards. Not bad for a southern country boy from Kosciusko\, MS. www.charliemusselwhite.com\n\nBILLY BOY ARNOLD - a contemporary of James Cotton and Jr. Wells. who started with Ellis McDa niels in Chicago in 1955\,where they created the "\;Bo Diddley"\; sound at Chess Records. Billy Boy learned harp at the feet of the legendar y John Lee"\;Sonny Boy"\; Williamson when Billy was just 12 yrs. o ld. Billy went on to record singles for VeeJay like "\;Wish You Would& quot\;\, "\;Ain't Got You"\; and "\;You Got Me Wrong"\; wi th an allstar band made up of Jody Williams\, Otis Spann and Syl Johnson. Arnold has released his Electro Fi Records debut CONSOLIDATED MOJO\, which was produced by Hummel with backing by the Blues Survivors. Billy's most recent CD is a Tribute to Big Bill Bronzy on Electro Fi that features the guitarist on these shows\,Billy Flynn. www.electrofi.com\n\nCURTIS SALGADO - first gained northwest fame in the mid 70s as the main frontman - singe r in the early Robert Cray Band. At the time\, Curtis probably did much or more singing then Cray\, who prefered a more backseat role as bandleader. Salgado also played fiery harmonica in the band but when these two vocali sts joined their voices in harmony\, they truly soared. This was the main reason John Belushi started the Blues Brothers\, while filming "\;Anim al House"\; in Eugene\,Or. Belushi would come and listen\,hang out &am p\; pick Curtis's brain to get inspriration to start the Blues Bros.(the f irst TV performance &\; LP are dedicated to Salgado). After leaving Cra y\, Curt hooked up for a short stint with Roomful of Blues\, while Ronnie Earl &\; Ron Levy were members. When Carlos Santana called Salgado to b e his vocalist Curt couldn't say no but soon was ready to resume his own c areer. Salgado has been a major star in the NW but is just beginning to ma ke a national name. Thanks to several releases on Shanachie records\, Salg ado's soulful pipes and powerful harp blowing are catching the public's ea r finally. Curtis also is making a major comeback from a liver transplant &\; cancer scare. Curtis has just signed to Alligator Records. Now the rest of the world can hear what the NW as known for 25 years\, that Salgad o can sing &\; play with the best of them.\n\nSUGAR RAY NORCIA started the popular East Coast blues band THE BLUETONES 30 years ago with guitaris t Ronnie Earl. They backed Big Walter Horton\, Big Joe Turner\, Jimmie Rog ers\, Otis Rush\, JB Hutto &\; countless others in the early '80s all o ver the North East. They've recorded two albums for Rounder Records. In 19 91 Norcia hooked up with Roomful of Blues and toured the world with the 11 piece band\, appearing on their Grammy-nominated Rounder release TURN IT ON\,TURN IT UP. Norcia  \;also recorded the Grammy nominated Telarc re lease SUPER HARPS during his Roomful tenure with harmonica heavywieights C harlie Musselwhite\, James Cotton and Billy Branch. In 2001\, Norcia reuni ted the Bluetones with guitarist Kid Bangham &\; later Monster Mike Wel sh. The Bluetones have recorded four CDs on Severn Records\, their latest being SWINGING.\n\nThese shows also feature a special handpicked backup ba nd with some of the best blues musicians in the USA: \nBilly Flynn on guit ar AND harmonica (Kim Wilson\,Otis Rush\,Legendary Blues Band\,History of Living Chicago Blues tour)\nLittle Charlie Baty on guitar and harmonica (L ittle Charlie &\; the Nightcats)\nJune Core on drums (Musselwhite\, Lit tle Charlie and Nightcats\, Robert Jr. Lockwood and Hummel)\nRW Grigsby on upright bass (Mike Morgan\,Gary Primich and Hummel) DTSTART:20120127T200000 DTEND:20120130T000000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout featuring Charlie Musselwhite \, Billy Boy Arnold\, Curtis Salgado\, Sugar Ray Norcia & Little Charlie B aty END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR