Furry Lewis, Bukka White, Sam Phillips, Judd Phillips, and members of her Memphis band "Jumpin' Slick" (including members Vernon Norwood, Larry Gazda, Leamon Gambill and Reseda Mickey).
Sounds Like
Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Tracy Nelson
Over a 35-year career, Liz Lottmann’s brassy, sassy, high-energy blues and R&B performances have earned her the respect of musicians and audiences alike. She has worked her way though the blues and jazz clubs of the U.S., Europe, Japan, South and Central America and Canada. While touring with her own bands, she also frequently sang with Donn McMinn’s Memphis Blues Revue, whose players included Jeff "Stick" Davis and Billy Earheart of Amazing Rhythm Aces, and Willie Hall of The Blues Brothers. She has shared the stage and jammed with artists such as Taj Mahal, the Nighthawks, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, and Spyro Gyra. Liz is proud to be born-and-raised in Northeast Arkansas. While still in high school there, she began composing and performing her own special brand of "barbed-wire" folk. She was a solo artist at Memphis coffeehouses and soon attracted the attention of Judd Phillips, who produced an album of her original songs at Sun Studios in midtown Memphis. When Jerry Lee Lewis heard her album, he encouraged her to reach out toward the blues. At that time, Furry Lewis, the legendary "country bluesman," was working the Memphis area, and each time they’d run into each other, Liz pestered him to show her a few licks on guitar. Furry’s brief lessons allowed her to glimpse the backbone of the blues, and she’s never lost sight of it.
The music featured here is from her CDs recorded with Lectric Liz & LiveWire, and "Memphis Revisited" -- a piece of Liz's "True Memphis Sound" backed by members of the Amazing Rhythm Aces and Ben Cauley of The Bar-Kays. Liz and the guys really deliver the Memphis package--horns, the backup chorus, the funky/blues/soul/country/rock of Memphis music.
Thanks for joining Odie's House of Blues. It ain't no secret anymore, Odie's is Arkansas' first all blues club with fine dining, great vibes, live blues on two stages and an open BLUES JAM SESSION EVERY THRUSDAY 9 PM. Hosted by Mike Dollins & The Cruize Brothers www.mikedollins.biz Just a few blocks south of Oaklawn, on Central Ave. Come join the fun, and tell your friends; Jammin' the blues is just alright at Odie's House of Blues. Be sure to subscribe to our blogs, to get all the blues updates. More details at Blues Guitar News www.bluesguitarnews.com Psst pass the word, blues is alive and well in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Come out to the Thursday jam session. Don’t miss out on this new blues jam happening in Arkansas.
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Blues Art Journal
Illinois Blues Blast
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Blues Hall of Fame
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Hey Y'all. Pass the word along that Arkansas has an all Blues Club now. Odie's House of Blues, in Hot Springs, AR. 3413 Central Ave, on the way to Oaklawn. Call 501-622-0396 for blues shows and times. There is an open mic BLUES JAM every Thursday at 9 PM, where all jammers are welcome to strut their stuff, and have a great time jammin' some blues. Details at www.bluesguitarnews.com
Thanks for the add, from your Arkansas friends by the Mississippi River, down on historic Cherry Street -- the Cradle of the Delta Blues. Happy holidays!
Boomer's would like to invite you to join us for lunch between 11am and 2pm Monday through Friday to buy one lunch and get the other FREE!!! Check out our 360bentonville. com site where you can print off the coupon or read up on the details. We also have specials daily from 3-7pm! Boomer's Time Out. You deserve it.
Howdy folks, Last minute show addition, hope you don't mind! This Friday and Saturday night, at the Wet Pig Barbeque, 989 Razorback Road,9pm-12 Midnight. It's great food, and I hope ya'll can make it!
