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| Author | Topic: International Blues Challenge |
| boogie |
posted 2/10/09 3:06 PM
Well another Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge has come and gone. Last weekend was one for the record books . I don't envy the judges ,they had and outstanding field of Blues bands to judge and it wasn't an easy job. When it comes down to judging talent ,the old saying,"beauty is in the eye of the beholder comes to mind, after hearing the results of this years competition I was in shock. I wondered if the judges were at the same venues I was . If so they evidently saw things differently from me I guess I should give credence to the assertion that cultural background,age and life experiences form your opinions as to what is exceptional and what is just marginal yeah their were a lot of excellent players ,yeah many had professional presentations many knew exactly how to deliver their Blues message to the masses, but there were also excellent players who couldn't sing, there were singers who seemed to have just barely begun to master their instruments .But above all we had an excellent time heard a lot of GOOD BLUES Like it or not the Blues Foundation is in the forefront of preserving the Blues and cultivating the next crop of Blues men and women so it stands to reason that the the judges scoring reflect their lifestyles and taste which are different from mine. The definition of what is true Blues is determined by the powers that be and the judges understanding of the Blues . So if we assert that the judges don't have a clue as to what Blues really is ,or what the Blues should be we either have to get involved and strive to have our views and musical tastes recognized or start our own thing to recognize those who we feel are outstanding artist. With that I say Congratulations to the winners enjoy your success. IBC Band results 1st place South Florida Blues Society--JP Soars & the Red Hots 2nd Place Cascade Blues Association--Ty Curtis Band 3rd Place Ottawa Blues Society--MonkeyJunk Albert King Guitar Award JP Soars Solo and Group 1st Place - Little Joe McLerran Blues Society Of Tulsa 2nd Place - Alphonso & Richard Crossroads Blues Society of MS IBC OBSERVATION Its all about the Money Honey $200.00 A Night Hotel Rooms...We stayed across the river in Arkansas where we got a much more reasonable rate and we were only 10 minutes from Beale Street No Mention No Mention of The IBC On WDIA FOOD Beale Street Food SUCKS everywhere we ate was over priced and either under or overcooked. Thanks to Ms. Anna Coday and Karen Wolfe who came to our rescue and took us to THESE BONES over in West Memphis where we enjoyed some of the Best Bar B Q we've ever eaten. LASTLY We were at the Club 152 at Midnight when the judges announced the semi finalist.Stevie J and The Blues Eruption were just about to kick offf the late night jam session when they waved them down and made them stop to announce the results, right then and there Stevie and crew learned that they would not be proceeding to the finals.To demonstrate their professionalisim The Group went ahead and kicked off the session and" tore the roof off the sucker" the session was so intense that artist from all over were rushing to join Stevie and crew on stage over and over we heard fans and musicians alike tell Stevie "Dude Yall Wuz Robbed" http://www.theboogiereport.com |
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