Hank Jones 100th Birthday

Today (July 31, 2018) would have been American Jazz pianist Hank Jones' 100th birthday! He played with, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Diana Krall, and more

Biography highlights (courtesy of Wikipedia)

• Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (July 31, 1918)
• Played piano for Marilyn Monroe when she sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK (1962)
• NEA Jazz Masters Award (1989)
• ASCAP Jazz Living Legend Award (2008)
• National Medal of Arts (2008)
• Lifetime Achievement Grammy (2009)
• Passed away (May 16, 2010)

Video above courtesy of All That Jazz Don Kaart



Video above courtesy of dgbailey777



Video above courtesy of stevenl671

Links: Hank Jones, More 100th Birthdays

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Beatles Related Cartoon

More Musical Toons

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News

Local

• CHCH Video: Denielle Bassels
  
  
  
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• Bman's Blues Report on Dan Mckinnon
• FYI Music News: Questions with Shade
• New Rocket & the Renegades Album
• New Suzie Vinnick album

Hamilton Spectator Stories

• Kojo Damptey
• Dan Lauzon
• Burlington Sound of Music Festival parts way with Executive Director

Polaris Prize Short List

• Alvvays – Antisocialites
• Jean-Michel Blais – Dans ma main
• Daniel Caesar – Freudian
• Jeremy Dutcher – Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
• Pierre Kwenders – MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time
• Hubert Lenoir – Darlène
• Partner – In Search Of Lost Time
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids – The Average Savage
• U.S. Girls – In A Poem Unlimited
• Weaves – Wide Open

World

• Musicians Get the Girls (According to Science)
• Cindy Walker's 100th Birthday

Passings

• Adrian Cronauer (DJ that inspired Good Morning Vietnam)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef had a fun time seeing Cootes Paradise @ the Corktown.

Links: Cootes Paradise, More Cootes Paradise Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

Duane Rutter did an amazing job of opening the show!



Links: Duane Rutter, More Duane Rutter Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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He also went to the Shakers at This Ain't Hollywood. It was a blast!

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Hamilton's Rocket & the Renegades Debut Will Hook You In Immediately

If ya got a hankering for music with some teeth to it, look no further than Born in the Hammer, the debut album from Hamilton's Rocket and the Renegades. These are some nasty, punky, rockabilly rhythms right here.  It'll hook you in immediately.

Rocket (aka Robin Magder-Pierce) has a voice that makes its presence known right from the start. There's emotion and power that'll hit ya hard! The impressive lyrical storytelling will keep you coming back for repeated listens.

The renegades boast such luminaries as Rick Prinsthal (Paperboys, Deacons, Krickets, 3D's) on guitar/vocals, 57 Trevy (Burnin' Ethyl) on bass/vocals and Claude DesRoches (Shakers, Swampbusters) on drums. Also popping in on the album are Mike Williams (bass) and Rick Andrew of the Shakers (backup vocals).

To get the CD in your hot little hands, you can contact rocket through her website or by showing up to one of her unforgettable live shows.



Video above courtesy of Robin Magder-Pierce



Video above courtesy of Rick Prinsthal

Blast from the Past: Rocket on Barber Shop Podcast

Links: Rocket and the Renegades, More Rocket Stories, More Releases 

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Wainfleets' Suzie Vinnick is Electrified on New Album

Shake the Love Around, the latest album from Wainfleet's Suzie Vinnick, finds our heroine with a more electrified but still rootsy sound. While the quieter, beautiful numbers are here, Suzie and her cohorts prove they can unleash some unabashed, bluesy rock if the need arises.

You'll find some gospel, funk, folk, soul and more gracing this amazing album. The lady's voice and incredible storytelling permeate the recording with power and emotion. Her guitar and bass work also stand out.

She has enlisted quite a contingent of stunning musicians. The main core of the band includes Gary Craig (drums), Mark Lalama (multi-instrumental, producer, co-writer) and Johnny Johnson (sax). Guests include Colin Linden (guitar) and Kevin Breit (guitar) as well as background vocals by Dean McTaggart and David Leask (who also co-write). Steve Strongman, Matt Andersen, and Treasa Levasseur offer up their writing skills as well.

You can pick up a copy of the CD at her astonishing live shows or via her online shop, iTunes or emusic.







Blast From the Past: Suzie Vinnick Live at the RBG

Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Videos above courtesy of Suzie Vinnick-Topic, More Releases

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Music Related Cartoons

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News

Local

• CHCH Video: Day of 1000 Musicians, Redcoat
  
  
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  Links: Recoat, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• Remembering Local Music Fan and Volunteer Kerry Brooks
• Video: Brian Vollmer (Helix) Hangs with Tim Hicks
• Local Canadian Country Music Award Nominees

Canada

• Big Sugar bassist Gary Lowe passes

World

• Hallmark to offer greeting cards with vinyl 45s

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef popped by Bishop's Park in Hamilton to experience Hailee Rose and Dave Rave rockin' the outdoors.

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Later that week, he attended his very first Hamilton Artcrawl and got to see the always amazing Lori Yates live at Tourism Hamilton.

Click here for more photos from the event



Links: Lori Yates, More Lori Yates Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B Lous

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Cindy Walker's 100th Birthday

Today (Friday, July 20, 2018) would have been American country songwriter and performer Cindy Walker's 100th birthday.

Biography highlights (courtesy of Wikipedia)

• Born in Texas (July 20, 1918)
• Wrote Lone Star Trail for Bing Crosby (1940)
• Got Decca Records contract (1940)
• Stars in movie, Mr. Texas (1951)
• Became member of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1970)
• Inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame (1997)
• Passes in Texas (2006)
• Inducted into Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame (2011)

Here are some videos from the lady herself.

Links: Cindy Walker, Videos above courtesy of mrblindfreddy9999, More 100th Birthdays

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Nelson Mandela's 100th Birthday! Videos by Mandela, The Specials, Johnny Clegg, Santana

Today (July 18, 2018) would have been Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday.

In honour of this great man, here are a few videos about the legendary activist and statesman:



Links: The Specials, Video above courtesy of The Specials



Links: Johnny Clegg, Video above courtesy of tenshu50



Links: Santana, More Santana Stories, Video above courtesy of JP CN

And now a speech from the man himself



Links: Nelson Mandela, Video above courtesy of Mars Daniels, More 100th Birthdays

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Videos from the Shakers

Dave and Rick were on CHCH a while back to promote the show. here's the video:


Links: More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH

Here are a few classic video from this legendary group.







Links:  Shakers, More Shakers Stories, Videos above courtesy of Luis PPA!

Blast from the Past: the Complete Shakers CD Review

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GOOD LUCK! Local Canadian Country Music Award Nominees!

The 2018 Canadian Country Music Award nominations were unveiled recently and a number of local luminaries have been given the nod. Here's hoping a few of them will be taking home the hardware on September 9, 2018. The icing on the cake is that this year, the incredible event will be hosted by Hamilton!

Hammertown's own Chris Altmann is up for Steel Guitar Player of the Year. Peter Walker, the music director's for Hamilton's CHKX-FM was nominated for Music Director of the Year (Large Market).



Links: New Rebel Westerners, Chris Altmann, More Chris Altmann Stories, Video above courtesy of Vesna Trkulja-Stevens

In the neighbouring city of Burlington, hometown boy Tebey is in the running for Record Producer of the Year for the work on his own album, Love a Girl.



Links: Tebey, More Tebey Stories, Video above courtesy of Tebey

Down the road apiece, there's St. Catharines country superstar Tim Hicks, who's up for the Fans' Choice Award. Gavin Michael Booth, the director of his video Slide Over is nominated for Video Director of the Year. The group behind his Loud single is in the running for Creative Team of the Year.



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

Other area nominees include Cambridge drummer Rich DaSilva (Drummer of the Year), two members of Waterloo's Western Swing Authority: Shane Guse (Special Instrument Player of the Year) Paul Chapman (Guitar Player of the Year) plus Barrytone Studios from St. Clements, ON (Recording Studio of the Year)



Links: Mac Shepherd, Rich DaSilva, More Rich DaSilva Stories, Video above courtesy of Rich DaSilva

Here's the complete list of nominees.

Steel Guitar Player

• Chris Altmann
• John Ellis
• Mitch Jay
• Doug Johnson
• Mark Whitehead

Music Director (Large Market)

• Peter Walker (CHKX-FM (Hamilton), CJKX-FM, Oshawa)
• Larry Donohue (CFCW, Edmonton)
• Steph Hansen (CKRY-FM/CISN-FM, Calgary/Edmonton)
• Amanda Kingsland (CKBY-FM, Ottawa)

Record Producer(s) 

• Danick Dupelle, Tebey (Tebey: Love A Girl)
• Gord Bamford, Phil O’Donnell (Gord Bamford: Neon Smoke)
• Spencer Cheyne, Brett Kissel, Justin Kudding, Bart McKay, Matt McKay, Luke Wooten (Brett Kissel: We Were That Song)
• Dan Swinimer (David James: Downtown Kids)
• Jeff Dalziel (Washboard Union: What We’re Made Of)

Fans' Choice Award

• Tim Hicks
• Gord Bamford
• James Barker Band
• Dean Brody
• Chad Brownlee
• High Valley
• Brett Kissel
• Jess Moskaluke
• Dallas Smith
• Shania Twain

Creative Team

• Tim Hicks: Loud (single)
• Rory Gardiner: Be You (album)
• Bobby Wills: In Comes The Night (album)
• Jess Moskaluke: Past The Past (album)
• The Road Hammers: The Squeeze (album)

Video Director

• Gavin Michael Booth
• Tim Hicks: Slide Over
• Hunter Brothers: Born and Raised, Those Were The Nights
• Scotty James: Sombrero
• River Town Saints: You Get To Me
• Stephano Barberis
• Meghan Patrick: The Bad Guy
• Shirley Gnome: Coming Clean
• Jade Mya: Dirt Covered Rhinestone
• Johnny Reid: Heart Of A Woman
• Jesse Mast: Hold The Line
• Chad Brownlee: Might As Well Be Me, Out Of The Blue
• Gord Bamford: Neon Smoke
• Dallas Smith: Sky Stays This Blue
• JoJo Mason: Something To Wrap My Heart
• Washboard Union: What We’re Made Of
• Ben Knechtel
• James Barker Band: Chills
• Jess Moskaluke: Drive Me Away
• The Reklaws: Hometown Kids
• Travis Nesbitt
• The Dungarees: Anywhere With You, Ring The Bells
• Dan Davidson: Say We Did
• Washboard Union: Shine
• Joel Stewart
• Paul Brandt: All About Her
• Bobby Wills: In Comes The Night
• Jess Moskaluke: Kill Your Love, Past The Past

Drummer

• Rich DaSilva
• Matthew Atkins
• Ben Bradley
• Flavio Cirillo (Dallas Smith)
• Chad Melchert

Special Instrument Player

• Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority) (mandolin)
• David Barber (banjo)
• Denis Dufresne (banjo)
• Mitch Jay (dobro)
• Connor Riddell (banjo) (Brett Kissel)

Guitar Player

• Paul Chapman (Western Swing Authority)
• Derek Cave
• Matt McKay
• Darren Savard (Dallas Smith)
• Geoff Tom

Recording Studio

• Barrytone Studios, St. Clements, Ont.
• Bark McKay Productions, Saskatoon, Sask.
• MCC Recording Studio, Calgary
• OCL Studios, Chestermire, Alta.
• Revolution Recording, Toronto

Album

• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Jess Moskaluke: Past the Past
• Lindsay Ell: The Project
• Brett Kissel: We Were That Song
• Washboard Union: What We’re Made Of

Single

• James Barker Band: Chills
• Aaron Goodvin: Lonely Drum
• Jess Moskaluke: Past the Past
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Dallas Smith: Side Effects

Female Artist

• Lindsay Ell
• Madeline Merlo
• Jess Moskaluke
• Meghan Patrick
• Shania Twain

Male Artist

• Gord Bamford
• Chad Brownlee
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith
• Bobby Wills

Group or Duo

• James Barker Band
• High Valley
• Hunter Brothers
• Reklaws
• Washboard Union

Video

• Brett Kissel: We Were That Song
• Jess Moskaluke: Drive Me Away
• Meghan Patrick: The Bad Guy
• Reklaws: Hometown Kids
• Dallas Smith: Sky Stays This Blue

Roots Artist or Group

• The Lovelocks
• Jessica Mitchell
• Lindi Ortega
• Washboard Union
• Donovan Woods

Rising Star

• Dan Davidson
• Aaron Goodvin
• Hunter Brothers
• Leaving Thomas
• Reklaws

Interactive Artist 

• Tenille Arts
• Hunter Brothers
• Brett Kissel
• Leaving Thomas
• Nice Horse

Songwriter(s) 

• James Barker Band: It's Working (co-written by Gavin Slate, Travis Wood)
• Dean Brody: 8th Day (co-written by Matt Rovey)
• Aaron Goodvin: Lonely Drum (co-written by Alexander Black, Cathy Gravitt)
• Jess Moskaluke: Drive Me Away (co-written by Zach Abend, Corey Crowder)
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It (co-written by Dan Isbell, Jeremy Stover)

Bass Player

• Kirby Barber (High Bar Gang)
• Chris Byrne (The Road Hammers)
• Lisa Dodd
• Justin Kudding
• Travis Switzer

Fiddle Player

• Denis Dufresne
• Ali Raney
• Mike Sanyshyn
• Tyler Vollrath
• Mark Whitehead

Keyboard Player

• Scott Galloway
• Mike Little
• Bart McKay
• Dale Wallace
• Brendan Waters

Music Director (Medium/Small Market)

• Shilo Bellis (CJXL-FM, Moncton)
• Jenn Dalen (CKGY-FM, Red Deer, AB)
• Paul Ferguson (CHCQ-FM, Belleville, ON)
• Cal Gratton (CJVR-FM, Melfort, Sask.)
• Cory Noel (CKFM-FM, Olds, AB)

Booking Agency

• APA Agency
• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Sakamoto Agency
• United Talent Agency

Country Club

• Cook County Saloon, Edmonton
• The Dakota Tavern, Toronto
• Gabby’s Country Cabaret, Langley, BC
• Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall, Calgary
• The Roxy, Vancouver, BC

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition

• Boots and Hearts Music Festival, Oro-Medonte, Ont.
• Big Valley Jamboree, Camrose, Alta.
• Calgary Stampede, Calgary
• Cavendish Beach Music Festival, Cavendish, P.E.I.
• Rockin' River Country MusicFest, Merritt, B.C.

Country Music Program or Special

• Canadian Coast To Coast 
• The Casey Clarke Country Countdown
• The Casey Clarke Show
• The Dungarees Christmas Special
• Jess Moskaluke: Home Movie

Management Company

• Big Loud Management LLC.
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• MDM Artist Management Services
• RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
• Starseed Entertainment Inc.

Music Publishing Company

• ole
• Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
• Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
• Universal Music Publishing Canada
• Warner/Chappell Music Canada

Record Company

• MDM Recordings Inc.
• ole red dot
• Open Road Recordings Inc.
• Universal Music Canada
• Warner Music Canada

Industry Person

• Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada
• Jim Cressman, Invictus Entertainment Group
• Mike Denney, MDM Recordings Inc.
• Shannon McNevan, Universal Music Canada
• Robert Ott, ole

Retailer

• Apple Canada
• Spotify Canada Inc.
• Sunrise Records

Talent Buyer or Promoter

• Paul Biro, Sakamoto Agency
• Jim Cressman, Invictus Entertainment Group
• Emmanuel Patterson, Live Nation Entertainment
• Julia Rambeau, MRG Group
• Denise Ross, Live Nation Entertainment

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, More CCMA Stories

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July 2018 issue of Maple Blues 

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News

Local

• The Vaudevillian + Frankie & Jimmy on Underplayed and Underpaid
  
  
  
  Links: The Vaudevillian, More Vaudevillian Stories, Frankie and Jimmy, More Frankie and Jimmy Stories, Video above courtesy of Bryan McNeill
  
  
• Jack de Keyzer on the Drew Marshall Show
  
  
  
  Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack de Keyzer Stories, More Drew Marshall Show Episodes, Video above courtesy of drewmarshallshow
  
  
• Stony Plain Partners With Waterdown's True North & Linus for Global Rights Management

Canada

• July 2018 issue of Maple Blues 

Passings

• Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers Bassist)
• Tab Hunter (singer/actor)
• Vince Martin (Folk rocker)
• Steve Sotto (Adolocents, Agent Orange)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef checked out Adam Ostrosser's weekly Carrigan Arms (Burlington) gig. That week, his guest was the always amazing Matty Simpson.

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Our little monkey also went to fist Music at Fieldcote show of the year. It kick off with the fabulous Mark McNeil backed by Trickbag, Lester Smith and Cottonwood Brass. It was incredible!

Links: Mark McNeil, More Mark McNeil Stories, Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, Les Smith, More Les Smith Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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Wonderful Lunch Concerts at Gore Park This Summer (Includes Videos)

Need a lunch time pick me up? Well, Gore Park in Hamilton is hosting lunch time concerts from 12-2pm from Tuesday to Friday this summer. Check out the schedule above!

Here are a few videos from upcoming performers:

Links: Big John and the Night Trippers, Video above courtesy of Big John and the Night Trippers



Links: Joe's Garage Band, Video above courtesy of Andy H



Links: Quails in the Nest, More Quails in the Nest Stories, Video above courtesy of Quails in the Nest - Topic



Links: William Mukuna, Video above courtesy of MohawkTV247

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Love Hate City by Hamilton's Nathan Fleet is Unpredictable and Eclectic

You name it and Hamilton's Nathan Fleet has most likely thrown it into his latest album, Love Hate City. He forges amazing sounds with bits of punk, classic rock, soul, funk, blues and everything in between. It's an unpredicatble surprise in each and every song. Driven by incredible guitar work, wonderful vocals and more, its eclectic nature will make it worth your while.

Love Hate City is an album about his hometown, the Hammer. You can feel the soul of the former steel city oozing out of each track.

You can get copies of this explosive CD at his great live shows or through his online shop. It's also available via iTunes and cdbaby.

Links: Nathan Fleet, More Nathan Fleet Stories, Videos above courtesy of Nathan Fleet, More Releases

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The Band to Release 50th Anniversary Edition of Music From Big Pink

Links: The Band, More Stories of The Band, Video above courtesy of quickhick

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News

Local

• CHCH Video: The Lay Awakes
  
  
  Links: The Lay Awakes, More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• Cashbox Canada Story on Wax Mannequin

World

• 5 Famous Songs That Mean The Opposite Of What You Think (Bowie, Donovan, Clash, Harry Stiles, Muppets)
• Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll Winners
• Irma Thomas to receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Award

Passings

• Dan Ingram (Radio DJ)
• David Bianco (producer)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef had a blast on Canada Day weekend. This year's It's Your Festival in Hamilton featured many legendary Hamilton bands.

Pictures:

• Sunday (Canada Day): Shakers, Crowbar and Teenage Head
• Monday (Junkhouse)

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Videos: Legendary Hamilton Bands @ It's Your Festival 2018 (Shakers, Crowbar, Teenage Head, Junkhouse)

The 2018 It's Your Festival boasted a number of legendary Hamilton bands for the Canada Day weekend.  Luckily a few people took some footage and we'd like to showcase it here.

We couldn't find anything from Crowbar so if anyone knows of any videos, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com and we'll add it to this page.



Links: Shakers, More Shakers Stories, More footage from this show, Video above courtesy of TetsuOmega



Links: Crowbar, More Crowbar Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers



Links: Teenage Head, More Teenage Head Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous



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

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