MANY OF MY INFLUENCES AND FRIENDS ARE HERE *ON MY PLAYLIST
"Blues in the Grooves" DJ
Wednesday's Across The Tracks WFDU 89.1FM
http://www.wfdu.fm July 8 2009
Maceo Parker/ ABC /School's In
*Coryell, Auger. Sample Trio /Rice Krispies Socrates/ Cooldige Returns
*The Radiators/ Devil's Dream The Lost Southlade Sessions
*Johnny Lang/Back For A taste of YOur Love/Lie to Me
*Popa Chubby/Voodoo Chile
*Gary Moore and Jack Bruce/ Serves Me Right to Suffer/Remembering John Lee Hooker
*Deep Purple/Highway Star/ Machine Head
*Allman Bros/ Stormy monday / The Fillmore concerts
*Paul Butterfield/ The Work Song Live Boston 1966
*Rob Paparozzi/ ticket to rider/ Etruscan Soul
*Percy Sledge/ When A Man Lolve s A Woman
*Ben E King/ This Magic Moment & Stand By me
*Michael Jackson/ Stop Doggin Me Around
*Barbara Lynn/Money/ Blues & Soul situation
*Etta James/ Love & Happiness/
*Janis Joplin /Piece Of My Heart
*Buddy Holly Rave On
*Joe Cocker/ Don't Let Me Misunderstood/& With a Little Help From My Firedns
*Bob Devos/Freedom Jazz Dance/Playing For Keeps
*Sting/ Fortress Around My Heart/DreAM OF tHE BLUE tURTLES
*Branco Suave/Take Five/ The return of Branco Suave
*Ringo StAR/ pHOTOGraph Live
*Donny Hathaway/ Song for you Live
*Tina Turner/ Money
*Rebrith Brass Band /Do what You Wanna
*Black Eyed Peas w/ James Brown? They Don't Want Music
*Ike & Tina Turner? I've Been Lovin You/ Bold Soul Sister
Above are tracks from CD release on "New, Borrowed and Blue" featuring new tunes and producitons with producer/songwriter/ guitarist Dave Fields and co-producer/arranger/writer/sax man Rob Chaseman. Included in on The CD are 3 live tracks with Whole Lotta Blues from a radio broadcast Feb 07 on Bill Nolan's "Antique Blues" on CT/NY's WPKN. CD available only at shows or via email right now. The Track "If It Don't Fit" as featured on “Groove on Up” on the Savant label (ww.jazzdepot.com). Check out the CD with the father of ACID JAZZ guitar himself, Melvin Sparks!!
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NEW OPEN JAM ANNOUNCEMENT: WE KICKED IT OFF THIS MONTH AND EVERYONE DIGS THE NEW DIGS!!!
EVERY WED OPEN JAM/SHOW AT GREGORY T’ S!
214 Kinderkamack Rd
Emerson, New Jersey
Mingle Event presents: Every Wed at 9pm to 1PM.
With special featured guests each week!
Come in sign-up. Bands okay. Blues, Funk, Rock.
R & B Come early and enjoy the awesome menu!!
www.mingleevent.com
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Besides being a singer/bandleader, I’m a mom to an amazing 15 year old who is home schooling and after that, plays guitar and composes constantly! I am also on the Board of Directors for the New York Blues & Jazz Society as Musician’s Liaison and Public Relations. I run a great jams all over NJ and NY .I also teach voice and performance workshops. With all that and playing regularly with my own bands and others, I love my life!
WHOLE LOTTA BLUES is blues, funky rock and R&B, with many obscure covers, originals featruing Rob Chaseman on saxes and always the best guitars. Groove is the gel, passion the focus and red hot sweaty fun the result! See us in performance type settings such as the Turning Point Café. Lucille’s at BB Kings, openings for headliners, private and corporate events.
“Just wanted to thank you for a very special evening
in Piermont (Turning Point) last Saturday night.
Your passion, talent, and band blew us away.
Catching someone of your caliber in such an
intimate venue made for an unforgettable experience.
If it sounds like we are gushing, it's because we are!” Mark and Sandy, Fans
“Powerful/from the bottom of soul-filled song well
with a serpents unpredictability, Nikki can sink her
teeth into the skin of almost any style of song and
make you want to get bit again.” Mister G, DJ 91.7FM WHUS Storrs, Conn
“It was a pleasure having you & Whole Lotta Blues
in the club the many times you appeared...
My deepest thanks & appreciation for all
that you did for the club.” Kevin Kiekel, owner Boxcar, Conn.
“Thank you for the wonderful 'Since I Fell For You'!
Melvin Sparks of course was a delight
- and so was the rest of the band. “ John Broven, author, music historian
NIKKI ARMSTRONG PROJECT is blues and jazz in a more sophisticated setting. I don’t do headstands or splits on these dates due to the chanteuse type attire I like to wear for these shows.
“All your singing was great--Body and Soul,
Bye Bye Blackbird, Stormy Weather-
-you've got that blues-ballad thing down!!”
Michael Lydon, author, songwriter and a founding Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine
I also perform with various bands such as ZOOM and The MELVIN SPARKS BAND, for public, corporate and private events as a featured vocalist.
One of my favorite statements from one of my favorite musicians:
“Sweet, Sweet Nikki,
The pitfalls of the "music business" is
something we are all subjected to, at
one time or another! In your case, you
have so much talent and smarts going
for you (besides your beauty) you must
not let it deter you... Expect it, and I'm
certain you will surely climb that next
plateau!! Much love, Vinnie” Vinnie Bell, session guitarist/inventor
My new website will launch next week! nikkiarmstrong.com
The Colors of Fall are still with us and The Gods of Winter are Coming Buckaroos so get out this Weekend and enjoy your Grooves and Find where the Live Music Calls!! Slide on those Ballerina Shoes and have some Fun!! Call someone you've wanted to tell just how much you care and Love them, go ahead...might not be able to next week and it'll take a Load off. So glad your with me on this Groove Train, it gives the Juice to my Mojo!! Listen to the Inner Voice and let it Flow...Roll the Dice! Don't forget to Listen to my upcoming Shows on KAFM at www.kafmradio.org The Platform for All Indie Artists!!
Ciao,Nikki Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
No matter how you feel about these Wars that the Powers to be have us in, these are our Son's, Daughter's, Father, Mothers, Husbands and Wives...They Dream, they wish, to have a Sunday like us So, take some time Today and just think about these Americans who do the Dirty Work so we can enjoy the Boogie here at Home! Enjoy this Fine Fall day and call someone and tell them how much you care for them...Go ahead, it'll make you feel good and ya' just never know...You could get Lucky!
Wishing everyone a Great Week as I prepair
for my Move back to the Rocky's and getting back on the Air to unleash
da Boogie which as you know, is good for everyones Groove! Call someone
this week and let them know just how much you care for them and how
much you want to get close, like a Slow Dance brings! Not far from
where I'll lay my head is such Waterfalls, The Boogie is On!
It's
that Time again Nikki to slide on those Ballerina Shoes and find a
Dance Floor to unleash your Weekend Groove! Sometimes one just needs to
go out and let it Flow, it's Natures' way of making one well! So make
plans today for a Great Weekend and unleash that Love Groove and let
someone feel your Mojo! The Boogie is On!
Hey Nikki! Thanks again for a great gig last night! What a lot of fun to finally do a gig with you! you were great as always!.. and nice to find a new partner in groove crime in Lee.
You comment was a surprise, My ears, hehe... I have learned so much about music from you, what it is that I like, how it is created and because of that I have been inspired to "foolishly" teach myself drums and you encourage me, someday you will pay for this "faith" at a jam hehe... i'm inspired by your skills and abilities, creativity and positiveness, I have known no one like you ever before. I'm humbled by your friendship and that of your family, it is comfort, it is solace, it is wisdom that you have given me, and it is also truth, all things that are truly wonderful and beyond a price, things I need and cherish... you give me love and understanding. Things everybody needs and so seldom ever find, and I love you for this. You are also one hot, funky, dancing, singing sexy redhead but who noticed.
You are the best of the best, you are my friend... I love you back, "and that's all I'm going to say 'bout that."
hey Nikki. I think we're workin' together soon... awesome! so looking forward to it. Hope all is great with you! Miss you. Hopefully the wagon wheel gig will start back up.
Wishin' You An Amazin' Nite..and thinkin' today of..WOW 40yrs its been since an inspiring weekend of lust,love,sex and rock n' roll..feelin' blessed to live next to this piece of history, bethel woods till this day holds some amazin' concerts in the area~~~The most famous of the Sixties rock festivals was Woodstock music and art fair. It was held on farm property in Bethel New York on August 15-17th 1969 (Woodstock 69). Three Days of peace and music would come to define a generation.Festival organizers decided on the title Woodstock because it was where folksinger Bob Dylan and many other musicians lived in New York~~
