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Welcome to DCMinnerBlues.com: Home of F.O.R. Blues Inc., Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival,
Blues Club/Hall
of Fame, bi-weekly Jam Band and more. contact:
dcminner@windstream.net |
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Schedule |
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remember
- we have things for kids
to do thru the entire fest in the Kid's
Village - free!! |
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DUSK til
DAWN BLUES FEST
2009
Fri
Sat Sun
Sept 4, 5,
6
• 5pm -
5am Nightly
This Year's
Festival - # 19
2009
SCHEDULE
...... lineup
subject to
change!
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FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 4 |
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 5 |
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 6 |
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T I M E |
OUTDOOR
MAIN
STAGE |
INDOOR
CLUB
STAGE |
Back
Porch Stage: |
OUTDOOR
MAIN
STAGE |
INDOOR
CLUB
STAGE |
Back Porch
Stage: |
OUTDOOR
MAIN
STAGE |
INDOOR
CLUB
STAGE |
Back Porch
Stage: |
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4 |
-Gates Open- |
-Gates Open-
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-Gates Open- |
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Band breaks
Becky Reyes &
Harmonica Scott
Bisbee AZ
MC:
Wolfman Black |
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Band breaks
Sunshine Hahn
OK, FL
MC:TBA |
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Little Joe |
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band breaks.
Blues Man
Hunter |
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6
PM |
Battle
of Bands
Young
up-and-comers....
IBC prelims
MC TBA |
Roland Bowling
OKC |
Jahruba
Norman |
DETONA-TORS
TX |
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Jahruba
Norman |
GOSPEL
new!!-
Frank Ray /
John and
Rev. Tony Wise
Choir
OKC |
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7:15 PM |
Becky &
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Wes
Reynolds
Tulsa |
Berry
Harris
OK Blues Hall of
Fame
KS, OK
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Clarence King |
Hoppy Niles
One Armed Bandit
--Chi, OKC
Sunshine Hahn |
Down Home
Blues Band
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David Berntson
Learn to
play Harmonica |
Andrew
'To-low 16'
Miller & his
Band of Brothers
age 17
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Miss Blues
reccomends
OKC
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Perry Thomas
Muskogee OK
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8:30 PM |
new!!-
Becky &
____Scott____
new!!-Cedrick
Burnside &
Lightnin';
2 Man Wrecking
Crew |
Andrew
'To-low 16'
Miller & his
Band of Brothers
age 17
Harry & Debbie
Blackwell
Dunsmuir CA |
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8pm Selby Minner
& Blues on
the Move
Rentiesville OK
OK Blues Hall of
Fame
Sunshine Hahn
9pm Jimmy the
Preacher
Ellis
OK Blues Hall of
Fame
Tulsa,Dallas
Sunshine Hahn |
Harley & Bill
Willis
Shades of Blues
Checotah, Tulsa
James Walker
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8:15 P.M.
Blue Fire
Foley
age 14
Stillwater
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9:00 P.M.
Jonathan
Fox
age 15
TX |
new!!-
Frank Ray
was w. Flash
Terry
Tulsa
Selby Minner
& Blues on
the Move
Rentiesville OK
OK Blues Hall of
FameK
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Jahruba
Becky Reyes,
Scott Muhleman |
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9:45 PM |
Becky &
____Scott____
Selby Minner
& Blues on
the Move Andrew
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sp guest |
Walter Watson
Pure Silk
Tulsa
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Jesse Cahn |
10pm
new!!-
RANDY McALLISTER
TX
Sunshine Hahn |
Leon Blue |
10:00 P.M.
Andrew
'To-low 16'
Miller & his
Band of Brothers
age 17
new!!- |
VERNON
GARRETT
TX, L.A
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Tony
Mathews
Hollywood,
Checotah |
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11 PM |
Becky & Scott
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WATER-MELON SLIM
& the Workers
new!! |
Invitational
Jam
w Richard Web |
Tony Mathews
OKC |
new!!-
ZAC HARMON
TX |
Invitational
Jam
w Karen Woody
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new!
David
Berntson
Learn to
play Harmonica |
GUITAR SHORTY!
back by popular
demand!! |
Invitational
Jam
w
Jimmy James
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12 AM |
move into club!
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Selby
Blues on the
Move
R'ville OK |
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Selby
Blues on the
Move
R'ville OK
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Jam with
Jahruba
Norman |
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Selby
Blues on the
Move
R'ville OK
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1:15 AM |
50 sets!!
65 hours of
music!! |
WATER-MELON
SLIM
& the Workers |
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move into club!
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new!!-RANDY
McALLISTER
TX
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Tony Mathews
Hollywood,
Checotah |
move into club!
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VERNON
GARRETT
TX, L.A.
new!!- |
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2:30 AM |
35 bands from
across the US! |
2 MAN
Wrecking Crew
& the Workers
ALL STAR Jam
Clarence King -
sax |
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new!!-
ZAC
HARMON
TX
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GUITAR SHORTY!
back by popular
demand!! |
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3:45 -5 AM |
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ALL STAR
may include:
Leon, Watermelon
Slim, Cedric,
Malcolm
+ + |
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ALL STAR
Jam:
may include:
Miss Blues,
Randy
McAllister, Zac
Harmon
Leon Blue
+ + |
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9:00 P.M.
Baby Ray Mucker
Hugo OK |
ALL STAR
JAM
may include:
Guitar
Shorty, Vernon
Garrett |
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OUTDOOR
MAIN STAGE |
INDOOR CLUB
STAGE |
Back Porch
Workshops /
Kid's VIllage
Stage |
OUTDOOR
MAIN STAGE |
INDOOR CLUB
STAGE |
Back Porch
Workshops /
Kid's VIllage
Stage |
OUTDOOR
MAIN STAGE |
INDOOR CLUB
STAGE |
Back Porch
Workshops /
Kid's VIllage
Stage |
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FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 4 |
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 5 |
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 6 |
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All
Acts Subject to
Change |
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*Slots
marked JAM
SESSION may
include anyone
who was EVER on
Festival!
ALL STAR JAM
is Fest
headliners! |
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BATTLE OF THE
BLUES BANDS: for
bands not hired
on the show.....details
How To Enter plus
KIDS VILLAGE:
Ongoing...ALL
during fest we
have things for
KIDS to do!
Click here for
all details!!! |
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(links at top of this page, lineup now complete, flyer
below)
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RENTIESVILLE
2009 LINEUP
35
bands from 10 states, 65 hours of music)
FRIDAY September 4 th
WATERMELON SLIM & Workers
CEDRIC BURNSIDE &
LIGHTNIN' MALCOM
2 Man Wrecking Crew
BECKY REYES, Harmonica Scott
Pure Silk Wes Reynolds
Berry Harris Leon Blue
Tony Mathews
Selby Minner
Pat Moss Roland Bowling
Clarence King Jahruba
Invitational Jam with Richard Web
Battle of the Bands & JAMS
THE KID’S VILLAGE
(all three nites ) :
Jahruba
-drums faces & crafts
Joann & puppets Patrick Duffy pottery |
SATURDAY September 5th
ZAC HARMON
RANDY MCALLISTER
JIMMY the Preacher ELLIS
MISS BLUES DETONATORS
JAMES
WALKER
LEON BLUE
HOPPY NILES One Armed Bandit
HARLEY HAMM, BILL WILLIS and
Shades of Blues (SOB)
Sunshine Hahn
SELBY MINNER BLUES ON THE MOVE
Andrew 'To-low 16' Miller
Band
Jimmy James Eric Sengbusch
Clarence King
Pat Moss
David Berntson & Harps 4 Kidz
Blue Fire Foley Jonathan Fox
& JAM to include
THE KID’S VILLAGE
adds Dave
Berntson
and HARMONICA workshops |
SUNDAY September 6th
GUITAR SHORTY
VERNON GARRETT
DOWN HOME BLUES BAND
LEON BLUE
FRANK RAY
SELBY MINNER Bl on the Move
Harry and Debbie Blackwell
BECKY REYES, Harmonica Scott
Debbie Henning
Tony Mathews Perry Thomas
Invitational Jam with Jimmy James
Gospel Show Sun:
Rev Tony
Wise, OKC
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Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival 5 W's
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WHAT: |
Three days and nights, Three stages, indoors and
out... 35 bands, over 200 musicians,
workshops,
kid's arts and
music activities,
bar-b-que. A fun time that attracts 4,000 people to
the historic rural Black Township Rentiesville,
the birthplace and home of OK Blues Legend D.C.
Minner. |
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WHEN: |
2009- Labor Day
Wknd, Fri Sat Sun
Sept 4, 5, 6 -- 5 pm
'til 5 am nightly |
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WHO: |
Click to see
roster,
band bios
&
schedule. |
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What's Cool, What' Not: |
Bring chairs or blankets unless you come early. No
coolers or pets. |
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HOW
MUCH: |
Tickets are $15/day (about $1.50 a band!)
KIDS under 12 FREE! Volunteers FREE! |
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Volunteer Option: |
It takes a lot of people to do this - we have a
great deal for volunteers Volunteer Option: help us
out for 3 hours, get your $15 for that day BACK and
½ off on a T-shirt!
Click here for
details. |
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WHERE WE ARE: |
DC Minner's Down Home Blues Club in Rentiesville, OK
(pop. 66) is in the rural township of
RENTIESVILLLE OK. Just off of US 69, follow the
signs into Rentiesville to DC Minner Street and you
are here....Rentiesville is 15 minutes South of
Muskogee, 70 miles SE of Tulsa, 1hour West of Fort
Smith, 2 hours East of Oklahoma City -- 2 exits
north on US 69 from I-40;
Click for maps. |
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MOTELS: |
We recommend any major chain in Muskogee, 15 minutes
up US 69. Travel Lodge, Bacone Inn, Motel 6, Super
8, Ramada Inn. .... In Checotah the motel we
recommend is America's Best across from the truck
stop, near Wal-Mart.
More motel info. |
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CAMPING: |
Parking is free across the road. Also primitive
camping. Or Fountainhead State Park on
Lake Eufaula, first come first served, as it is a
holiday weekend. |
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SPONSORED BY: |
SPONSORS help make this happen...OK
Arts Council, The Muskogee Daily Phoenix, VSA Arts,
Budweiser, Coke, The Blues Festival Guide, Tom's
Golf Cars, the Muskogee Area Arts Council, KMOD,
KGOU, Preview, Tulsa World, IP, Entertainment Fort
Smith, Chef Eddie, SW Blues, BareBones Independant
Filmmakers, OK Blues Society (www.okblues.org), lots
of friends who come early and help...! |
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HOSTED BY: |
OKLAHOMA BLUES HALL OF FAME, FRIENDS OF RENTIESVILLE
BLUES INC.
(a 501 c 3 not-for-profit corporation) together with
DC and Selby Minner.
Click here for more
about F.O.R. Blues Inc. |
..Jahruba's Drum Circle
James Peterson
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The DUSK TIL DAWN BLUES FESTIVAL is AUGUST 29, 30, 31
in Renitesville at the
BLUES CLUB/HALL OF FAME ,
70 miles
SE of Tulsa – BA Exp, Hwy 51 South to 69 –
Stay on 69 thru Muskogee to the Rentiesville Oktaha Exit.
Turn right 4 miles, then Left (E) onto Rentiesville Honey
Springs Rd,
2 miles to DC Minner St and you are here.
(918) 473-2411,
dcminner@windstream.net
www.dcminnerblues.co
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Musical Notes
~by Susan Herndon
"I don't care
What you say about me
Just so you say it."
~Woody Guthrie, 1948
the blues muse
Selby Minner,
singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist and blues
warrior, says she has no method to songwriting, but she
does have one beautiful and simple rule that she
follows: "If I get an idea, I get up and write it
down." She says she's very faithful to it-- "it's a
commitment; whenever the Muse strikes-- wait on it hand
and foot." She also has a theory about the music...
"it's a living thing, it wants to be played. For it to
stay alive, it must be taught and learned and played and
performed. It's an act of service." And so, she has
lived her life by this code, following the Muse.
Born and raised in East Providence, Rhode Island, Selby
was going to art school at the Rhode Island School of
Design when she had a life changing experience.
Janis Joplin came to the school, along with her
band, Big Brother. "They put on a four hour
concert and it blew my mind," she says. "She had all
her hits"... Selby was eighteen years old and from that
moment on, became a singer, "following guitar players
around and singing in coffeehouses."
She and guitarist, Jim Donovan, started a duo
called, Home Cookin, made their way
playing gigs across the U.S. and it was he who
encouraged her to play guitar, she also gives him credit
for teaching her to play slide guitar. The duo
eventually broke up, and Selby, in Berkley, California,
began playing solo guitar and vocal, but she was wanting
to play electric blues. She had bought a bass guitar,
and she abandoned the acoustic folk-blues she'd been
playing. It was around this time that she met D.C.
Minner. D.C. had just switched from bass to
electric; so Selby became his bass player. They also
became husband and wife. And, together they traveled
the country, the whole world even, playing four nights a
week, dedicated to that Blues Muse, as a group called
Blues on the Move.
"I switched back to guitar about four years before D.C.
passed." D.C. Minner, Selby's husband of 28
years, legendary blues man and Oklahoma Jazz Music Hall
of Fame inductee, passed away one year ago on May 6.
Together, they not only created a lot of great music,
but have put Rentiesville, Oklahoma on the musical map.
In '91 they founded the Dusk til Dawn Blues
Festival, a favorite three-day celebration, held
every Labor Day weekend. They also established the
Down Home Blues Club in 1988, hosting regular jam
sessions. And they developed the Oklahoma Blues Hall
of Fame. As Artists in Residence with the
Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council, they have
promoted the Blues Muse, teaching in the schools-- work
that Selby will continue in the upcoming 8-10 weeks.
And Selby, herself, has even written a book, The
Band Guide, which includes everything D. C.
taught her... with invaluable information about being
in a band.
The Down Home Blues Club, usually open one night
a month, will be open six nights a month this June. The
first Friday, June 5th, will be an all ages, open mic
coffee house. Saturday, the 6th, she'll be playing
there with her band, and every Sunday from 2 pm to 2 am
there will be an open jam throughout summer.
With a new CD called, Take One, coming out
in about 2-3 weeks, Selby says, "I just really love the
Blues... the minor sound, the rhythm, and the stories.
It gives you permission to live life and to enjoy it...
it's about living life and about surviving." Selby is
definitely a survivor, committed to the Muse and
dedicated to the Blues.
Fortunately, Selby likes playing in Okemah and notes how
supportive of the music everyone here is. She will be
at Okemah's Blues and Jazz Festival at the
Grape Ranch this Saturday at 2 p.m. And will be
at Grape Ranch again on Saturday, June 27th for
the weekend singer/songwriter series. She also plays on
occasion at the Brickstreet Cafe, so ask Luna
when she might be there again!
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Wes reynolds and the Bop Cats tulsa including Smokin John
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