The Triumphant Return of 'Blues With a Feeling'

The biggest Blues night in the land is back in 2022! After a COVID-caused hiatus, Blues With a Feeling is making a triumphant return. This incredible fundraiser honouring the late Blues giant King Biscuit Boy is always the highlight of the year.

On Saturday, June 4th, 2002 at 8pm, the Leander Boat Club will be rockin' to the sounds of Trickbag (featuring guests Lester Smith & Sonny Del-Rio), Tim Gibbons and the Swampbusters plus the Cameo Blues Band. A great deal for only $25.

Links: Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, More Covers/Stories of The Band, , Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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

Links: Cameo Blues Band, More Cameo Blues Band Stories, Video above courtesy of Mike Eastman

Links: King Biscuit Boy, More KBB Stories, Video above courtesy of Mike Papas

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CONGRATS! 2022 Juno Winners! Includes local artists

The 2022 Junos were awarded on May 14 & 15.

Here is the opening night awards ceremony

The televised awards ceremony on May 15.

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories, Videos above courtesy of CBC Music

Below is a complete list of winners. Local nominees are bolded.

• Blues Album: Open Road - Colin James (released by Waterdown's Stony Plain Records & featuring Hamilton's Jesse O'Brien)
• Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group: War Club - DJ Shub (Six Nations)
• Group: Arkells (Hamilton)
• Adult Alternative Album: Inwards & Onwards - Half Moon Run
• Adult Contemporary Album: The Art of Falling Apart - Serena Ryder
• Album Artwork: Mykaël Nelson, Nicolas Lemieux , Albert Zablit - HISTOIRES SANS PAROLES – HARMONIUM SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Simon Leclerc 
• Alternative Album: When Smoke Rises - Mustafa
• Artist: Charlotte Cardin
• Breakthrough Artist: Jessia
• Breakthrough Group: Monowhales
• Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Deborah Cox
• Children's Album: Falling in Africa - Garth Prince 
• Classical Album (Solo): enargeia - Emily D’Angelo 
• Classical Album (Small Ensemble): Beethoven: Sonates pour violon et piano / Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5  and Charles Richard-Hamelin
• Classical Album (Large Ensemble): Solfeggio L’Harmonie des saisons, conducted by Eric Milnes ft. Hélène Brunet 
• Classical Composition: Arras - Keiko Devaux
• Comedy Album: Grandma’s Girl - Andrea Jin 
• Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album: No Greater Love - The Color 
• Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording: Take My Breath - The Weeknd
• Contemporary Roots Album: Outside Child - Allison Russell
• Country Album: What Is Life? - Brett Kissel 
• Dance Recording: Caution - Kaytranada
• Electronic Album: Oasis Sky - Tor 
• Fan Choice: Shawn Mendes
• Francophone Album: Impossible à aimer - Cœur de pirate
• Global Music Album: Kalasö Afrikana - Soul Sister
• Humanitarian Award: Susan Aglukark
• Inspired Minds Ambassador Award: Dallas Green
• Instrumental Album: That Tall Distance - David Myles
• International Achievement Award: Shawn Mendes
• Jazz Album (Solo): Change of Plans - Will Bonness
• Jazz Album (Group): Worldview - Avataar
• Metal/Hard Music Album: Bleed the Future - Archspire 
• Music Video: Adele: Easy On Me (Director: Xavier Dolan)
• Pop Album: Phoenix - Charlotte Cardin
• Producer: WondaGurl
• Rap Album: Stock Exchange - Haviah Mighty 
• Rap Single: BOLD - Charmaine
• Recording Engineer: Hill Kourkoutis
• Reggae Recording: Easy Now - Kairo McLean
• Rock Album: Sisters Not Twins (The Professional Lovers Album)-  The Beaches
• Single: Meaningless - Charlotte Cardin
• Songwriter: The Weeknd
• Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group: Kakike Fawn - Wood 
• Traditional R&B/Soul Recording: 24hrs - Savannah Ré 
• Traditional Roots Album: Joyful Banner Blazing - Maria Dunn
• Vocal Jazz Album: Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy
• Underground Dance Single: Shadows In The Dark ft. Elliot Moss - HNTR 
• Special Achievement Award: Denise Jones

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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The Rolling Stones' 'Exile on Main Street' Turn 50 (Includes Local Covers)

Today (May 11, 2022) Exile on Main Street, the Rolling Stones classic album turns 50 years old.

Trivia:

• Release date: May 11, 1972 on Rolling Stones Records, distributed by Atlantic Records
• Produced Jimmy Miller
• Inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012
• Guests: Nicky Hopkins, Bobby Keys, Ian Stewart, Jimmy Miller, Billy Preston, Al Perkins and more

Below are a few local covers of songs from the album.

Links: George Douglas, More George Douglas Stories, Dave Pomfret. More Dave Pomfret Stories, Frank Koren, More Frank Koren Stories, Video above courtesy of skumm60

Links: More Christa Bradbury Stories, Video above courtesy of Angelo NotoCampanella

And a video from the Stones themselves

Links: Rolling Stones, More Rolling Stones Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy of The Rolling Stones, More 50th Anniversary Albums

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GOOD LUCK! Artists from Waterdown's Stony Plain Records Nominated for 2022 Living Blues Awards! VOTE NOW! Deadline June 15.

Voting is now open for the 2022 Living Blues Awards. Many talented artists signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records (including Ottawa's Sue Foley) are in the running. The voting survey allows for write ins, so feel free to add your favourites as well.

Click here to vote - deadline is June 15, 2022.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! 

Album (New Recordings)

• Pinky's Blues by Sue Foley (released by Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  
  
  
  Links: Sue Foley, More Sue Foley Stories, Video above courtesy of Sue Foley
  
  
• 662 by Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
• Spider in My Stew by Bob Corritore & Friends
• You Gotta Have It by Tia Carroll
• Living in a Burning House by Selwyn Birchwood
• Now Dig This! by Crystal Thomas
• Be Ready When I Call You by Guy Davis
• Not in My Lifetime by Wee Willie Walker
• Sippnotized by Mr. Sipp
• Dear America by Eric Bibb
• Long as I Got My Guitar by Zac Harmon
• I Be Trying by Cedric Burnside
• Raisin' Cain by Chris Cain
• Surrender by Clarence Spady
• 75 and Alive by Johnny Tucker featuring Kid Ramos and the Allstars

Artist of the Year (Female)

• Sue Foley (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Maria Muldaur (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  
  
  
  Links: Maria Muldaur, More Maria Muldaur Stories, Video above courtesy of Folk Roots and Roots
  
  
• Mavis Staples
• Rhiannon Giddens
• Tia Carroll
• Shemekia Copeland
• Irma Thomas
• Lindsey Beaver
• Crystal Thomas
• Ana Popovic

Guitar

• Sue Foley (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Duke Robillard (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  
  
  
  Links: Duke Robillard, More Duke Robillard Stories, Video above courtesy of Folk Roots and Roots
  
  
• Lurrie Bell
• Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
• Buddy Guy
• Tinsley Ellis
• Mr. Sipp
• Kirk Fletcher
• Jimmy Johnson
• Eric Gales

Keyboard

• Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  
  
  
  Links: Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, More Kenny "Blues Boss" Stories,  Video above courtesy of Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne - Topic
  
  
• Roosevelt Purifoy
• Victor Wainwright
• Eden Brent
• Marcia Ball
• Anthony Geraci
• Mitch Woods
• Leon Blue
• Johnny Iguana
• Erwin Helfer

Album (Reissue Recordings)

• The Henry Glover Story (Various Artists)
• Matchbox Bluesmaster Series, Set 1 (Various Artists)
• Down Home Blues: Miami, Atlanta & the South Eastern States – Blues in the Alley (Various Artists)
• Original West Side Chicago Blues Guitar: The Hip Linkchan Story, 1959-1988
• I Love to Jump the Boogie by Eddie "Guitar" Burns
• Chicago / The Blues / Today! (Various Artists)
• R&B in DC 1940-1960: Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm and More (Various Artists) 
• True Genius by Ray Charles
• The Jimmie Vaughan Story
• Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans: Selected Singles As and Bs 1949-1962 by Tommy Ridgley

Artist (Male)

• Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
• Tommy Castro
• Bobby Rush
• Mr. Sipp
• Taj Mahal
• Sugaray Rayford
• Jimmy Johnson
• Bob Corritore
• Cedric Burnside
• Chris Cain

Book 

• The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story by Rob Bowman
• The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture by Chris Thomas King
• The Texas Blues of Smokey Hogg by Guido van Rijn
• Timekeeper: My Life in Rhythm by Howard Grimes with Preston Lauterbach
• I Don't Like the Blues: Race, Place & the Backbeat of Black Life by B. Brian Foster
• I Ain't Studdin' Ya: My American Blues Story by Bobby Rush with Herb Powell
• New York City Blues: Postwar Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond by Larry Simon
• King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King by Daniel de Vise

Harmonica

• Billy Branch
• Bob Corritore
• Phil Wiggins
• Kim Wilson
• Mark Hummel
• Andrew Alli
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Rick Estrin
• Sugar Blue
• Jason Ricci

Live Performer

• Taj Mahal
• Bobby Rush
• Shemekia Copeland
• Buddy Guy
• Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
• Victor Wainwright
• Cedric Burnside
• Crystal Thomas
• Jimmy Johnson
• Mr. Sipp

Singer

• Shemekia Copeland
• Don Bryant
• Trudy Lynn
• Sugaray Rayford
• Mavis Staples
• Diunna Greenleaf
• Crystal Thomas
• John Németh
• Johnny Tucker
• Robert Finley

Links: Living Blues, More Living Blues Awards Stories

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Previous (Mother's Day Videos)

Happy Mothers Day! (Tomi Swick, Suzie Vinnick, Dan Medakovic, Sly and the Family Stone)

Updated Post from 2017

Links: Tomi Swick, More Tomi Swick Stories, Video above courtesy of Stellablu477



Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Video above courtesy of Suzie Vinnick



Links: Dan Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, Video above courtesy of Dan Medakovic



Links: Sly Stone, More Sly Stone Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy of muthafunka

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Happy National Train Day! Videos by Jackie Washington, Frank Koren, Fred Eaglesmith

Update of 2021 post

Links: Jackie Washington, More Jackie Washington Stories, Video above courtesy of Scarlett, Washington & Whiteley - Topic

Links: Frank Koren, More Frank Koren Stories, Video above courtesy of Frank Koren - Topic

Links: Fred Eaglesmith, More Fred Eaglesmith Stories, Video above courtesy of EveryDayMusicTV

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CONGRATS! Sue Foley (from Waterdown's Stony Plain Records) Wins 2 Blues Music Awards

Ottawa Blueswoman Sue Foley, an artist currently signed to Waterdown music label Stony Plain Records took home two statuettes at the 2022 Blues Music Award in Memphis on May 5, 2022 

CONGRATS SUE!

Below is a complete list of winners.

• Traditional Blues Album: Pinky’s Blues, Sue Foley (released by Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  
  
  
  Links: Sue Foley, More Sue Foley Stories, Video above courtesy of Sue Foley
  
  
• Traditional Blues Female Artist: Sue Foley (currently signed with Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Acoustic Blues Album: Dear America, Eric Bibb 
• Acoustic Blues Artist: Keb’ Mo’
• Album: Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town
• Band: Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
• Bass: Danielle Nicole
• Blues Rock Album: Resurrection, Mike Zito 
• Blues Rock Artist: Albert Castiglia 
• Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Vanessa Collier 
• Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram 
• Contemporary Blues Album: 662, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
• Drums: Tom Hambridge
• Emerging Artist Album: Live On Beale Street: A Tribute To Bobby “Blue” Bland, Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band 
• Entertainer: Tommy Castro
• Guitar: Eric Gales
• Harmonica: Jason Ricci 
• Horn: Jimmy Carpenter 
• Piano: Mike Finnigan 
• Song: I’d Climb Mountains by Selwyn Birchwood
  
  
  
  Links: Selwyn Birchwood, Video above courtesy of Selwyn Birchwood OFFICIAL
  
  
• Soul Blues Female Artist: Annika Chambers
• Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
• Soul Blues Album: Long As I Got My Guitar, Zac Harmon 
• Traditional Blues Male Artist: Taj Mahal
• Vocals: John Nemeth 

Links: Blues Music Awards, More Blues Music Awards Stories

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Happy International Tuba Day! Jay Burr, Dave Bargeron of Blood Sweat & Tears, Rebirth Brass Band

Updated from a 2018 Post

Links: More Jay Burr Stories, FOG Brass Band, Video above courtesy of Rebecca Hennesy



Links: Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation, More Tom Waits Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Splashwave Productions



Links: Rebirth Brass Band, Video above courtesy of RebirthBB



Links: Blood Sweat and Tears, Video above courtesy of  charsbass1

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Happy World Accordion Day! (Denis Keldie, Ed Roth, Jordan Abraham, Hamilton Accordion Club)

Updated from a 2017 post

Links: Denis Keldie, More Denis Keldie  Stories, Russell deCarle, More Prairie Oyster (Rusell's Band) Stories, Video above courtesy of Gilmour Street Music Hall



Links: Ed Roth (on Accordion), More Ed Roth Stories, Rick Zolkower, Video above courtesy of libertytranechannel



Links: Jordan Abraham (on accordion), More Jordan Abraham Stories, Johannes Linstead, More Johannes Linstead Stories, Video above courtesy of Johannes Linstead



Links: Hamilton Accordion Club, Video above courtesy of Dale G. Henderson

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Happy National Cartoonists' Day

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis

Strange Brew by John Deering

Loose Parts by Dave Blazek

Local Cartoonists:

• Sandra Bell-Lundy (Between Friends) (born in St. Catharines)
• Sheree Bradford-Lea (born in Hamilton)
• Blaine (RIP) (Hamilton Spectator)
• Cartoon Bob (Oakville) caricatures
• Chris Chambers (Hamilton musician and cartoonist)(some mature content)
• Scott Chantler (Waterloo)
• Brian Fray (Guelph)
• Lynn Johnston (For Better or For Worse)(Lived in Hamilton)
• Graeme MacKay (Hamilton Spectator)
• Bruce McCall (Born in Simcoe)
• Steve Nease (Oakville)
• Bruce Outridge (Burlington) caricatures
• Paul Szep (born in Hamilton)
• Doug Wright (RIP) (Burlington)

Please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com if you know of any other cartoonists that should be on our list.

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