The 14th Annual Festival- Presented by The Eagle 106.5 FM & The Businesses of Clover Island . . . .
The 2010 Festival Artists include:
Saturday, UnTapped Blues & Brews Festival:
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Curtis Salgado . . .
The Soul of Blues and the voice of R&B . . .
Curtis Salgado is the soul of blues. Salgado was nominated for four of the Blues Foundation's 2009 National Blues Awards, including Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year and Soul Blues Album of the year for his album, Clean Getaway. Salgado was the inspiration behind John Belushi's creation of the Blues Brothers characters in the late 1970s The Blues Brother's debut album Briefcase Full of Blues is dedicated to Salgado and Cab Calloway's character in The Blues Brothers film is named after Curtis. For six years he performed with Robert Cray's band, and sang lead on Cray's debut album. Later in 1995 he spent a short stint as the lead vocalist with the latin rock band, Santana. Curtis Salgado is a 2010 Blues Foundation, Blues Music Award nominee for best Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Eddie Shaw and The Wolf Gang . . .
Chicago's Blues Legend and the red hot Vaan Shaw..
Eddie Shaw has been a sideman, singer, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, producer and tavern owner. Eddie was the bandleader and manager for the late blues giant Howlin' Wolf from 1972 to 1975. Before Wolf died in 1976, he urged Eddie to carry on the blues with The Wolf Gang. Eddie not only kept the core of the band together (later adding his talented son Vaan on guitar), but also forged a new identity for Eddie Shaw and The Wolf Gang. Eddie Shaw has been bringing his fat-toned, blues-drenched saxophone to blues fans for fifty years, thirty of them as a band leader and vocalist. He's won fans all over the world, and continues to perform constantly, carrying on in the Windy City spirit of his mentor Howlin' Wolf and his friend Magic Sam, but above all as his own man, Chicago's #1 blues horn player. Eddie Shaw is a 2010 Blues Music Award nominee for best Instrumentalist-Horn
Hamilton Loomis
Bridging Rock, Soul and Blues . . . Protégé of Bo Diddley.
"If blues, soul, and rock can be said to form a triangle, you'll find Hamilton Loomis right in the center of it", says Guitar Player. An apt description, as Loomis is one of the young artists at the forefront of bringing blues into the 21st century and redefining it for a contemporary audience. His Blind Pig Label release, Ain't Just Temporary, finds Loomis masterfully blending his myriad influences, at once forging ahead into new musical territories while maintaining a strong connection to the blues legends that took him under their wings at a young age. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Bo Diddley said of Loomis, "You got to put some seasonin" in what you're doin', and this boy's got the whole salt shaker!"
Kevin Selfe and the Tornadoes
2009 Cascade Blues Society Contemporary Band of the Year.
Kevin Selfe and the Tornadoes are the 2009 MUDDY AWARD WINNER - BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ACT. Kevin Selfe is a man who has dedicated his life to the blues. For more than a decade, he has been sharing that love and dedication with audiences from coast to coast, building a loyal following wherever his energetic mix of traditional and contemporary blues is heard. In September 2009, Kevin Selfe and The Tornadoes released their highly anticipated second CD, Playing The Game. Kevin will play both on the main stage Saturday afternoon at the Fairgrounds and again at Jack-Son's on Saturday after the fairgrounds go quiet.
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BoneFest All Star Band
Three trombone masters, on one big, bad, and bone-ified stage.
BoneFest All-Band featuring the "funk of James Brown" Fred Wesley, the "sizzle of Elvin Bishop" Ed Earley, and Mr. Energy & Intensity" Randy Oxford. These bone masters will be on our stage for a once in a life time performance. As a special treat, a live CD from UnTapped will be recorded from our stage at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Fred Wesley was the lead trombone player for Ike and Tina Turner, former music director, arranger, trombonist and a primary composer for the James Brown Band, and lead bone player for George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. Ed Earley is the lead bone for the Elvin Bishop Band and he has played with everybody in the blues world from Albert King to John Lee Hooker. BoneFest will be backed by the Randy Oxford Band. The Band hotter than ever and it is fresh off a successful trip to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.
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509 Tri-Star Jam
Non-stop blues explosion featuring Romagossa Blu, Vaughn Jensen and Coyote Kings.
The 509 Tri-Star Jam features the non-stop music of the three of the areas rockin' blues bands --- Romagossa Blu, The Vaughn Jensen Band and The Coyote Kings. Romagossa Blu plays an eclectic blend of music, ranging from folk-rock to Latin to reggae to blues. The Vaughn Jensen Band is raw, rough and ready to tear up the blues from their Tri-City base. The Coyote Kings are the hottest new Blues, Roots, and Rock band from the Great Pacific Northwest.
Friday Night, Blast-off Performers:
Miriam's Well
Soul and lots of feeling . . . a bucket full of fresh hot tunes.
Portland, Oregon's Miriam's Well. KBOO 90.7FM DJ Robyn Shanti said it best . . . "Miriam's Well is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Portland in a long time. Miriam's unique soulful and bluesy voice is complimented and highlighted by the backing of a truly outstanding band." Miriam is back with a new CD full of hot, sultry tunes
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Billy Roy Danger and the Rectifiers
Red Hot and Twangy, Roots Rockin' Mayhem!
Hailing from Louisville, KY, now based in Tacoma, WA, Billy Roy Danger & the Rectifiers play roots-based originals and covers. Rising out of the Widely popular band, Junkyard Jane, BRD is a Four-piece Roots Rockin' combo, built to entertain and provoke deep thoughts and lot's o' dancin'. Mixing influences from Buck Owens to Bootsy Collins, John Prine to John Holmes. Billy will play both on Friday nite at Clover Island and again at Jack-Son's on Saturday after the fairgrounds go quiet.
BoneFest All-Star Band
Featuring Randy Oxford, Fred Westerly, and Ed Earley. (see above)
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Reverend Honeybucket Johnson
Unplugged and unscripted acoustics.
The Reverend Honeybucket Johnson puts a twist on the traditional blues by adding a touch of folk, a pinch of funk, a dollop of rockabilly, and a shaker of New Orleans to every song. He calls his one-off brand of blues Oregon Hillbilly Music. He is the former drummer and band leader of the Hudson Rocket Band and he organizes and hosts the Blues by the Sea Festival in Astoria, Oregon each fall.