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THIS YEAR, August
29, 30, 31 • 5pm - 5am
Nightly •
in Rentiesville OK
READ ABOUT EACH ACT ON THE SHOW HERE: |
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Thirty five bands from 9
states – 50 sets – 65 hours of music in all will be presented in
“the Blues Lover’s Paradise, right here in Rentiesville” three
stages each of three days/nights
What a way to wrap up the summer. Dance under the stars or sit
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COMING VERY SOON - THE COMPLETE 2008
LINEUP!!!!!
Johnny Rawls
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Harris
Jon Fox, 14 
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Joanna Connor FRI
Larry Garner
SAT Michael Burks SUN
James Peterson SAT/SUN
DC and Selby Minner FRI SAT & SUN |
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Phoenix OK
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FRIDAY,
August 29th — Main Outdoor Stage |
BATTLE
OF THE BLUES BANDS |
bands just show up at 5 - play from 6
- 7...winner qualified to go to IBSC in Memphis, hired on
next year's show and wins $100. Must have never been hired
on the Fest to ccompete. |
JOHNNY RAWLS
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DC & SELBY MINNER
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 Flash/DC
DC & SELBY MINNER,
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Festival founders, DC has been inducted into 3 halls of fame
here in OK.; see 2.DC and Selby
Minner link at page TOP |
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FRIDAY,
August 31 — Indoor Club Stage |
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ODD SHEEP OUT
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winners of our Battle of the Blues Bands last year!! They
had a great time in Memphis at he IBC.... from the Tulsa
area... growing in leaps and bounds.
years
of time-in in this group. DFest video at
www.oddsheepout.com, vocalist
Jennifer Marriott is from Canada. |
OKLAHOMA OLLIE
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OKLAHOMA OLLIE in from LA – years as a bassist and now
guitar and vocals as well… welcome home, Ollie! |
BERRY HARRIS
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An OK BLUES
HALL OF FAME inductee - Berry has been keeping the blues
alive in Wichita KS almost single handedly for years and
years... originally from Stringtown OK, close to where Reba
McIntyre grew up.
brings his own brand of blues.
Berry
is a lion of the Festival here. The city of Wichita even
declared a Berry Harris DAY.
Berry is one of the
reasons we are the premier showcase of OK (born) blues
musicians.
photo by Holly Roach: Berry jams with Debbie Blackwell,
invitational jam in club |
HARRY & DEB BLACKWELL
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DEBBIE
AND HARRY BLACKWELL – the Fabulous Blackwell Bros. in from
Dunsmuir CA. West Coast Blues hippy style…running jams and
doing their own set – and coming in early, working to bring
you the fest as well. Deb has been a musician since 13,
fender and vocals. A “mountain girl originally from east
LA..I went through heavy culture shock but this place, Mt
Shasta, has lots of magic and I just can’t leave it too
long”. That’s where she met Harry, too…
www.myspace.com/debbieblackwell
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INVITATIONAL JAMS
10 – Midnight, CLUB STAGE |
A NOTE ON
THE JAMS (Jam Sessions) – as it wouldn’t be fair to schedule
a band indoors while the headliners are onstage outside, the
10 pm til midnight INVITATIONAL JAM in the club is a chance
for any musician ever hired on the Festival to ‘musically
get to know’ any other…great surprises every night. THE ALL
STAR JAM from about 3 am on is the headliners who feel the
spirit working out together. In the past this has included
Kenny Neal jamming with Magic Slim…many magic moments.
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Also – each nite
the headliners come into the club and perform a short set
after midnight. Then, if we are lucky, they jam out til 5 am! |
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FRIDAY
& all 3 nights..., Aug 29, 30, 31 —
Back Porch Stage
includes workshops
and is part of KID’s VILLAGE at this family-friendly
Festival.
F.O.R. Blues let's kids in free and buys some of the
best talent from OK Arts Council. |
DOMENICA LOVERA
JOANN McMILLAN |
face painting, beading, home
made shakers to create rhythms…
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NOTE ON THE KID’S VILLAGE
– ongoing through entire fest, and free—
DOMENICA LOVERA, the Kid’s Village organizer paints faces,
provides watercolors, crafts projects and more.
JOANN
McMILLAN, OK Arts Council Artist in Residence, is a mainstay
of the Kid’s Village, bringing in loads of costumes, puppets
and fun for the kids
GLEN
HENRY head of VSA Arts OK volunteers and brings in arts
assembly projects. Hats to decorate…
PATRICK DUFFY runs The Ceramics Encounter – a chance
to get dirty and mom cannot complain – a pottery wheel!
JAHRUBA; in from Norman comes the wizard with kids and his
merry drumming circle. Hands-on drum fun! a 21st century
Griot –African storyteller – who uses authentic artifacts,
folk-tales, songs and instruments to teach about Africa and
the African-American experience. |
JOANN McMILLAN
dancing to the
blues |
costume on! Blues Fest
Guide's Tom and Cheryl Yearnshaw wrote:
"In keeping with DC’s and Selby’s active participation in
the Oklahoma school system through their innovative ‘Blues
in the Schools’ programs, the Kid’s Village has also
been a big part of the event. Face painting, costumes,
‘dragons’ (a la Chinese New Years parades), clay pottery,
and puppet shows are made lovingly available by a group of
exceptional volunteers. These are all hands-on activities,
keeping young minds occupied while the hypnotic sounds of
blues slowly soak into the young minds that will be the
future of the blues. This Kid’s Village is unlike anything
we’ve seen before!!! " |
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workshop at school in town
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TONY MATHEWS
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Inducted into our
own OK BLUES HALL OF FAME land about to receive the DC
Minner Lifetime Achievement Award as well.. Tony worked with Ray
Charles and Little Richard for years...has done too much
session work for him to remember :-) on other's records...
and keeps his own band together in Hollywood...grew up in
Checotah
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SPONSORS |
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SATURDAY,
August 30th — Main Outdoor Stage |
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James Peterson - back by popular
DEMAND!!
JAMES PETERSON, b: 1937 in
Alabama, was a journeyman in Chicago, then opened the
Governor’s Inn in upstate NY where son Lucky (age 5) and he
were discovered by someone James had hired – Willie Dixon,
no less. A father–son album led to national TV; including
the Tonight Show. The inimitable and animated James later
recorded for Waldoxy, and has also self produced. The ‘Blues
Preacher’ is a storyteller in song. He walks through the
crowd singing and playing.
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SELBY MINNER
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This party
is in DC's back yard, he was born and grew up here, founded
the Fest and the OK Blues Hall of Fame together with his
wife/bassist/vocalist/guitarist Selby. The Blues Club is
still open the First Saturday of each month...Selby and her
band and friends will continue the Blues on the Move
Tradition - D.C. told her "you are my best student"(!), and
she is working to prove him right! She says "He taught me to
play lead guitar, now I just want to get really good
at it!"
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CHECOTAH HS
JAZZ BAND
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CHECOTAH HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND with Jim Davis – an award
winning local group. |
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SNAKEBOY &
CATHY RAE SHINER |
Snakeboy originally from CA, brought
us Guitar Gigi years ago - now in another incarnation from
Norman OK.....
.....funky and sweet, between the sets |
SATURDAY, Sept. 1 —
Indoor Club Stage
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the Down Home
Blues Club...an intimate setting, a true juke joint! |
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PAT MOSS
DEEP BLUES DANCE BAND
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PAT
MOSS of Tahlequah – a leader in his Cherokee tribe who
has
worked as a domestic violence prevention
advocate, an advisor to prisons on Native
American spiritualism, and is gifted in the use of herbal
medicine. Accomplished on harp and guitar, Moss approaches
the music with
humility then soars into powerful, moving
expressions of deeply felt appreciation for its
transcendent qualities.
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MISS BLUES |
from OKC, originally Paris (near Direct) TX. Her mom died when she
was 8 and Miss Blues went from being very loved to the odd
step child… she educated herself, traveled the nation and
has published Hoe Cakes and Collard Greens with Patti
Cogshell – a beautiful offering of cultural tidbits and
wisdom complete with a CD www.hoecakesandcollardgreens.com
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WANDA WATSON BAND |
WANDA WATSON from Tulsa and
Fort Smith – a good time hard rockin’ vocalist with powerful
chops, a great big heart, and a tight band. One of DC’s fave
singers. Ok Blues Hall of Fame inductee 2007 |
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INVITATIONAL JAMS
10 – Midnight, CLUB STAGE |
As it wouldn’t be fair
to schedule a band opposite the headliners on the Main Stage, each nite between 9 and midnight we invite Festival
musicians to
JAM IN THE CLUB |
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ALL STAR JAM |
Tony Mathews and the
Rentiesville YaYas Domenica & Janie
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SATURDAY, August 31st —
Small Outdoor Back Porch Stage
DAY
includes workshops
and is part of KID’s VILLAGE at this family-friendly
Festival.
F.O.R. Blues let's kids in free and buys some of the
best talent from OK Arts Council. |
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in the KID's
VILLAGE which is ongoing thru the entire fest - fun things
to do!
Jam Time 2006 |
Kids on Back Porch:
BLUE FIRE FOLEY
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a passion for the blues from age
three or earlier. He's 13, now, and sings Muddy Waters -
growing all the time.
Blue Fire
creates blue fire - photo
by Holly roach |
and JONATHAN FOX
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Jonathan
Fox is a 14 year old blues guitarist who entertains audiences with some
licks and techniques normally seen in more experienced
guitarists. Originally from
Arizona
he migrated with his family to
San Antonio
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TX
at the early age of 3. He began playing guitar in June, 2003
and began public performance in October 2004. Jonathan has
been influenced by a number of guitar players, including
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Paul Gilbert,
Yngwie Malmsteen, Tommy Emmanuel, Buddy Guy and Eddie Van
Halen. He has been mentored by several local guitarists. In
addition to his instructor, Jorge Ortiz, Jonathan has
performed with; W.C. Clark, Gary Clark Jr., Shawn Pittman,
The After Midnight Blues Band, Will Owen-Gage, The Kristal
and Silver Band, The Bennie Harp Band, The Jimmy Spacek
Band, Delta Ryde, Albert Garcia and the Surprise Package,
Toatly Bluz, Seth Walker, Butch Morgan, Ruben V, Catherine
Denise, Joey Fender, Ed Wills, and The S.A. Blue Cats.
Jonathan has performed at Dusk To Dawn Blues Festival
(Rentiesville, OK) The Rolling Oaks Sports Bar, Casbeers,
Massimo's, Sam’s Burger Joint, Texas Pride Barbeque, The
Cove, Fiascos, Martini Ranch, The Blue Cactus Café, The
Hanging Tree Saloon, The Shade Tree Saloon, Santa’s Place,
Leon Springs Dance Hall and Chango’s Havana Club.
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TONY MATHEWS
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JAHRUBA
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We will bring in JAHRUBA
-- from OKC comes the wizard with kids and his merry drumming
circle. Hands-on drum fun! Limbo stick....
Jahruba is a 21st century Griot – an
African storyteller – who share his cultural history and
traditions through songs and stories handed down by his
ancestors. Jahruba approach is to use authentic artifacts,
folk-tales, songs and instruments to teach young and old
about Africa and the African-American experience.
Jahruba's African drumming workshops are
just the right tool to inspire would be musicians.
Drums Help:
- Encourage students to think for
themselves.
- Develop rhythmic skills.
- Enhance musical abilities.
- Teaches self discipline and makes good
listeners out of those who normally are not good
listeners.
JAHRUBA WILL ALSO BRING THE REGGAE BAND SAT NITE
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JAMES
PETERSON
(FL, AL)
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The inimitable and animated
JAMES PETERSON, b: 1937 in Alabama, was a journeyman in
Chicago, then opened the Governor’s Inn in upstate NY where
Lucky (age 5) and he were discovered by someone James had
hired – Willie Dixon, no less. A father – son album led to
appearances on national TV -the Tonight, show among others.
James later recorded for Waldoxy, and has self produced
also. He and Lucky (who has gone on to studio-musician fame
himself) are currently together again with their new CD ‘If
You Can’t Fix It’. “Sizzling, ..pithy…tightly wound..clearly
inspired” reports Blues Revue! James is a mainstay not to be
missed on Friday! The ‘Blues Preacher is a storyteller in
song who never stops moving. He walks the crowd singing and
playing. I doubt you will ever hear him feeling more at home
than he does in Rentiesville.
Sunday nite also. |
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great food! |
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SUNDAY,
August 31st — Main Outdoor Stage |
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GOSPEL |
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| SMILING BOB LEWIS |
between the sets on the outdoor
stage here from Fort Smith
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Selby Minner and Blues on the Move
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Festival founders,
you are at DC's home place when you come to the Festival.
Bassist for Freddy King, OV Wright, Chuck
Berry and Bo Diddley he switched to guitar in the California
redwoods during the 70's just before he formed Blues on the
Move with Selby. Fun and true blues. Love songs.... |
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SUNDAY, Sept. 2 — Indoor Club Stage |
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in the club after hours |
WALTER WATSON
PURE SILK
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comes to us from Tulsa with two vocalists, guitar bass and
drums. Walter is one of the best drummers on the scene
today. |
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JAM time....Deb Blackwell (CA) and
Berry Harris (Wichita KS, OK) |
INVITATIONAL JAMS
10 – Midnight, CLUB STAGE
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catch your favorite Festival
performers doing a little extra - maybe someone from the
West coast jamming with someone from Chicago or Florida!
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SUNDAY, August 31 — Back Porch Stage
includes workshops
and is part of KID’s VILLAGE at this family-friendly
Festival.
F.O.R. Blues let's kids in free and buys some of the
best talent from OK Arts Council. |
| JIMMY the hat
HOBBS |
in from Arkansas, a little rough
but very original... |
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WORKSHOPS: |
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pottery and face
painting fun in the Kid's VIllage... |
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Kids
VIllage Pottery master receives a volunteer of the year
award. |
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More Kid's Village
ongoing all thru the Festifval....see above) |
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Phoenix |
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