News Roundup (Order of Canada, Jerome Godboo, Poor Angus)

New Order of Canada Recipients

Highlights Below

Click here for complete list

Officers

• Keith Hipel (Waterloo) (engineer, academic)
• Raymond Laflamme (Waterloo) (science researcher and administrator)
• Mary Law (Cambridge) (occupational therapist)
• Brian Robertson (Toronto) (former CRIA President, CARAS Founder)
• William Shatner (Quebec) (Actor)

Members

• Jann Arden (Calgary) (Musician)
• Alain Caron (Boucherville, Que.) (Jazz bassist)
• Oliver Gannon (Surrey BC) (Jazz guitarist)
• Gordon Stobbe (Seaforth, N.S.) (fiddler)
• Valerie Tryon, (Ancaster)(classical pianist)
  
  
  
  Links: Valerie Tryon, More Valerie Tryon Stories, Video above courtesy of pianushko
  
  
• Jay Switzer (Toronto) (former President CHUM TV)

Links: Order of Canada, More Order of Canada Stories

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News

Local

• CBC Music: Daniel Romano kicks the year off with two surprise releases
• Vote for local artists in the Music Express Awards
• Last CHCH Videos of 2017: Tim Hicks, Kate Todd, Christian Parry, Kendal Thompson

World

• Anita Baker preparing farewell concerts
• Archies to Meet the Monkees in new comic

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music Loving Monkey

Trebleclef popped in to Stonewalls in Hamilton to experience the very first in a weekly No Cover Sundays show.  They kicked things off with the explosive Jerome Godboo Band. It was incredible!

Click here for more pictures from this event

Here's a sampling:

Links: Jerome Godboo, More Jerome Godboo Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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Featured Video



Links: Poor Angus, More Poor Angus Stories, Video above courtesy of Kristina Beeby-Curtis

MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

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News Roundup, Part 2 (End of the Year Lists and Charts)

Local artists are bolded. Click titles for complete lists

WMHB Top 100 Blues Chart 2017

Top 3

1. Eliza Neals: 10,000 Feet Below
2. Thorbjorn Risager and The Black Tornado: Change My Game
3. Annee 2Cu Blues Band: This Time, Cap'n

Locals on List

• 14. TG Swampbusters: Swamp Rock Country Blues
  
  
  
  Links: Tim Gibbons, More Tim Gibbons Stories, Video above courtesy of BOYDWILSONFILMS
  
  
• 18. Godboogie: Play Music and Dance (ft Kitchener's Shawn Kellerman on Guitar)
  
  
  
  Links: Jerome Godboo, More Jerome Godboo Stories, Video above courtesy of Jerome Godboo

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FYI Music News

Canada's Top Songs by Radio Format

Country

1. James Barker Band: Chills
6. Tim Hicks: Slide Over



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of TimHicksVEVO

7. Tim Hicks: Slow Burn

Modern Rock

1. Arkells: Knocking at the Door

Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of ArkellsVEVO

Mainstream Rock

1. Arkells: Knocking at the Door

Hot Adult Contemporary

1. Alessia Cara: Scars To Your Beautiful
8. Walk Off the Earth: Fire in My Soul

Top Stories (by Month)

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CBC Music

CBC Radio 2 Top 20

Top 5

1. Arcade Fire: Everything Now
2. Ria Mae: Bend
3. Scott Helman: Kinda Complicated
4. Walk Off the Earth: Fire in My Soul
   
   
   
   Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories,  Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth
   
   
5. Beck: Up All Night

Favourite Live Performances

• Whitehorse: Die Alone
  
  
  
  Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Favourite Stories of 2017

Top 3

1. The real reason musicians are dropping out of music schools
2. Here are your 20 favourite Canadian songs
3. Watch k.d. lang's unforgettable cover of Neil Young's 'Helpless'

Best Cover Songs

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Misc.

Top Country Moments of 2017

• Tim Hicks Awarded Two Gold Records at Niagara Show

No Depression's Top Albums of 2017

Top 3

1. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: The Nashville Sound
2. Margo Price: All American Made
3. Chris Stapleton: From a Room: Vol. 1

MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

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Christmas Videos! (Godboogie, Freedom Train, Charly Chiarelli, Caledonia Folk Club)

Merry Christmas from Hamilton Blues Lovers!

Links: Jerome Godboo, More Jerome Godboo Stories, Video above courtesy of rockynashfilms



Links: Freedom Train, More Freedom Train Stories, Video above courtesy of Freedom Train



Links: Charly Chiarelli, More Charlie Chiarelli Stories, Video above courtesy of Charly Chiarelli



Links: More Paul Young (R.I.P.) (1st performer) Stories, Video above courtesy of Brian Morton

Click here for more Christmas stuff

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News Roundup (Glen Campbell, Kyle Pacey, Trebleclef, Passings)

Founding Steppenwolf Keyboardist Goldy McJohn Passes

Links: Steppenwolf, More Steppenwolf Stories, Video above courtesy of Steve MacQueen

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Kyle Pacey
  
  
  
  Links: Kyle Pacey, More Kyle Pacey Stories, More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast 
  
  
• Talkin' Blues Podcast w Shawn Kellerman
• Local Unsigned Only Competition Finalists

Canada

• Bobby Taylor (of the Vancouvers) passes
  
  
  
  Links: The Vancouvers, Video above courtesy of HoraceIsaac SoWhatSeessions
  

World

• Glen Campbell
  
  
  
  Links: Glen Campbell, More Glen Campbell Stories, Video above courtesy of the winner
  

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The Adventures of Trebleclef the Music Loving Monkey

Trebleclef had a very busy weekend.

On Friday, he went to see Matt Paxton at the Staircase in Hamilton

Click here for more pictures from the event

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For Saturday, he went to the Festival of Friends - newly returned to Gage Park!

Click here for more pictures from the events

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On Sunday he went to a Celebration of Life for Paul C Young at the Moonshine Cafe.

Click here for more pictures from the event

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Happy World Guitar Day! (John Shymko, Shawn Trotter, Shawn Kellerman, Gary Cain)

Video above courtesy of line6variax



Links: Shawn Trotter, More Shawn Trotter StoriesVideo above courtesy of Shawn Trotter



Links: Shawn Kellerman, More Shawn Kellerman Stories, Video above courtesy of Michael Bathurst



Links: Gary Cain, More Gary Cain Stories, Video above courtesy of Gary Cain

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News Roundup (Terra Lightfoot, Slo Motions, Angel Forrest, Guess Who)

FYI Music News Interview w Terra Lightfoot

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Slo Motions
  
  
  
  

  
  

  Links: More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast

Canada

• Blues Tribe Video Podcast w Angel Forrest
  
  
  
  Links: Angel Forrest, More Angel Forrest Stories, More Blues Tribe Podcasts, Video above courtesy of The Blues Tribe
  
  
• Guess Who's 'Hand Me Down World' inducted into Canadian Songwriter Hall of Fame
  
  
  
  Links: Guess Who, More Guess Who Stories, Video above courtesy of Jamie Cahoon

World

• Passings: Sonny Geraci (Outsiders lead singer), Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown drummer), Junie Morrison (Funkadelic)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef attended the Camp Ooch Fundraiser at Bay City Music Hall and got his Blues on!

Left to right: James Green, Frank Cosentino, Shawn Kellerman

Click here for more pictures from the event.

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Rock the Winter Blues Away in Hamilton and Support Camp Ooch (Godboogie, Jerry Johnson, Frank Cosentino, Steve Negus)

Need a break from the winter blahs? On Friday, February 17 you can rock those Blues away at the Bay City Music Hall in Hamilton. Jerome Godboo will host a night of amazing music featuring his band Godboogie (it's also their CD release), the Jerry Johnson Band, Frank Cosentino, Steve Negus (ex Saga) and more.

Not only will you enjoy all this for only $15, but all proceeds go towards Camp Oochigeas (Camp Ooch for short). They give wonderful camping experiences to children with cancer.

Here are a few spectacular video from the participants.



Links: Jerome Godboo, More Jerome Godboo Stories, Video above courtesy of rockynashfilms



Links: Jerry Johnson, More Jerry Johnson Stories, Video above courtesy of  tambourini



Links: Frank Cosentino, More Frank Cosentino Stories, Video above courtesy of Angelo NotoCampanella



Links: Steve Negus, More Steve Negus Stories, Video above courtesy of drumgod52

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CONGRATS! Drummer Jimmy Boudreau to Receive Mel Brown Award!

Photo courtesy of Jimmy's site.

Drummer Jimmy Boudreau will be the recipient of the 2016 Mel Brown Award, a prize named after his former band leader.  The one time member of Mel's Homewreckers will get the accolade as part of this year's Kitchener Blues Fest.

His impressive careers includes work with an array of superstars like Snooky Pryor, Sam Moore, Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits), The Mamas and the Papas, The Western Swing Authority and Jason McCoy.

Click here for the Waterloo Region Record Story.

CONGRATS!



Video above courtesy of SonorCanadaTube



Video above courtesy of Jonathan Knight



Links: Shawn Kellerman, More Shawn Kellerman Stories, Video above courtesy of Dave Sloane, More Mel Brown Award Stories

Blast from the Past: Charity Brown Wins 2015 Mel Brown Award

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Love Lost and Found DVD Explores Mel Brown's Legendary Life

The late, great Mel Brown was a talented, Mississippi-born blues legend who chose to spend his life in Kitchener, Ontario.  Sadly, he left us in 2009 but his career and legacy are celebrated in Love Lost and Found: The Story of Mel Brown.

This amazing documentary, directed by Kitchener's Sean Jasmins, does justice to Mel's memory.  Narrated by his widow, Miss Angel and featuring musical footage from the 80s to some of his final performances, we get to experience his journey from its humble beginnings to entering the musical elite to choosing Kitchener as his adopted home.

Along the way, we are treated to great interviews with international musicians such as Mavis Staples, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Marcia Ball, and Joe Louis Walker.  Canadian blues stars such as Steve Strongman, Julian Fauth, Cheryl Lescom, Ian Taylor, Matt Storch, Danny Michel and Jordan Patterson also discuss Mel's incredible life and legacy.  Members of his band, the Homewreckers, offer a few cool road stories as well.  To top things off, there's a cool special feature: audio footage of a 1968 recording session with his dad, John Henry "Bubba" Brown, where Mel plays second guitar.

This must-have DVD is available exclusively at Encore Records in Kitchener.



Video above courtesy of Peter Beacock







2 videos above courtesy of Gitar Carl

Blast from the Past: Mel Brown Passes

Links: Mel Brown, More Mel Brown Stories, More DVD Releases, More Releases

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News Roundup (Southbound Soul, Shawn Kellerman, JoJo Worthington, Janis Joplin)

Bizarro by Dan Piraro

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World

• Janis Joplin Stamp Art Unveiled
• Judas Priest's Rob Halford Says He'd Kill to do a Blues Album
• Passings: Gerry Goffin , Teenie Hodges, Bobby Womak

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Recently Added

Our Performer List

• Southbound Soul
  
  
  
  Links: Southbound Soul, More Southbound Soul Stories, Video above courtesy of Southbound Soul
  
  
• Tallest Tree (Dawn and Marra)
• JoJo Worthington
  
  
  
  Links: More JoJo Worthington Stories, Video above courtesy of Latent Image Studios
  

Our Venue List

• Buck's Tavern (Brantford)

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Blasts From the Past 

• 2009: Videos: Randy Steele Tribute (Hard Rock Edition)
• 2010: Videos: The Overplayers@Slainte
• 2011: Trailblazers Videos
• 2012: New Amalgamated Muck CD
• 2013: News Roundup w Chuck Jackson, Slim Whitman, Marty Allen

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Upcoming Birthdays

Thursday, July 3

• John Cotton (Bluesers)
• Jerome Godboo

Friday, July 4

• James Ferris (Uncorked, solo)
• Shawn Kellerman
  
  
  
  Links: More Shawn Kellerman Stories, Video above courtesy of Marius BKF
  
  
• Greg Plant (ex-Crawlin' Kingsnakes)
• Pete Sisk

Saturday, July 5

• Matty Simpson (Fred Eaglesmith Band)

Tuesday, July 8

• Judi Rideout
• Steven Elmo Murphy (Solo, Stumbleweed)
• Thomspon Wilson (Harlan Pepper)

Wednesday, July 9

• Craig Cardiff
• Fred Eaglesmith
• Mike Williams

Thursday, July 10

• Rik Emmett (ex-Triumph)

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