President - Lynn Parker
V. President - Brian Brazil
Secretary - Dave Gillespie
Treasurer - Bill Ruffino
Board of Directors:
Bea Wilson
Doyle Smith
Susan Rey
Volunteer Committee Chairs:
Blues In The Schools - Chris Pucher
Membership - Toni Dodd
Fundraising - Susan Rey
Other Volunteer Services:
Rick Cohen
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS:
Congratulations to our own JOHN PARKER for winning the
2007 ROCK CITY MUSIC AWARDS "BEST BLUES BAND OF THE YEAR",
2008 ROCK CITY MUSIC AWARDS "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT BLUES BAND" and
2008 LOS ANGELES REGIONAL "BEST SELF PRODUCED CD" WINNER
"JOHN PARKER - SELF TITLED"
hit the "ROOTS BLUES TOP 50" CHARTS after only 8 days of Airplay. Five songs are currently in the "BROADJAM MUSIC TOP 10" CHARTS and one has been licensed by CBS to appear in the Top 10 TV Series "NCIS".
Congratulations to our own "ALAN WRIGHT BAND", BAND WINNER of our "2008 BATTLE OF THE BLUES BANDS" and competed in the 2009 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE.
Congratulations to our own BRYAN CHAN, SOLO WINNER of our "2008 BATTLE OF THE BLUES BANDS" and competed in the 2009 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE
Congratulations to our own "PHIL GATES BLUES BAND" for winning the title of
2008 "KINGS OF BEALE STREET".
Congratulations to our own LAURIE MORVAN BAND, our 2007 BATTLE OF THE BANDS
WINNER, who also WON our 2007 "BEST SELF PRODUCED CD" COMPETITION
for her "CURES WHAT AILS YA"
Laurie's band was a "TOP 10 FINALIST" at the "2008 IBC" and "Cures What Ails Ya"
not only finished as a "TOP 5 FINALIST" in the "WORLD'S CD COMPETITION" - Laurie also sold the 2ND LARGEST NUMBER OF CDS DURING THE IBC.
Congratulations to our own JEFF JENSEN for hitting the
"LIVING BLUES TOP 20" CHARTS with his new "SELF TITLED" CD and for winning our 2004 and 2006 "BATTLE OF THE BLUES BANDS" and competed in the 2005 and 2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE.
Congratulations to our own TERESA JAMES who was nominated for
the very prestigious 2007 BLUES MUSIC AWARD
"BEST CONTEMPORARY FEMALE BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR"
Congratulations to our own MICHAEL JOHN for winning the 2007 ALL ACCESS MUSIC AWARDS "BEST MALE VOCALIST - ALL GENRES"
Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society Member Bands:
21st Century Blues
805 South
Addictive Behavior
Alan Wright Band
Artwork Jamal & The Acid Blues
Big Fish
Blues Label
Boiler House Blues Band
Boy's Nite Out
Cody LePow & The Psyclones
Fat Danny & The Hard Tymz
Five Yard Dog
Forced Call
Jeff Jensen Band
John Parker Blues Band
Jukehounds
Kyle Culkin Band
Laurie Morvan Band
Marcus Lane
Mar'ja
Michael John & The Bottom Line
Mojo Filter Blues
Parker-Jensen Band
Phil Gates Band
Robert Heft Band
Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps
Thelonius James Band
Toni Dodd & Southbound Blues
Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society Member Solo/Duo Artists:
Barry Cullison
Brian Brazil
Bryan Chan
Cody LePow
Dona Oxford
Doug Moon
John Parker
Mike Dill
Peter & Sean Lovio
Shaun Cromwell
Stanley Jay Tucker
Teresa James
Thelonius James & Greger Walnum
Tom Ciancio
"BLUES SPOTLIGHT" - SEPTEMBER HOST BAND
"THELONIUS JAMES BAND"
TJ Sullivan, AKA Thelonius James and Greger Walnum joined forces last year. Each have been quite active in the Southern California Blues Scene for the last 40 years.
TJ has performed with the late Delaney Bramlett as well as Paul Butterfield. He has released two critically acclaimed albums of original Blues. Sullivan has been playing Guitar and Mandolin most of his life.
Greger Walnum hails from a musical family. He was a child prodigy and progressed to the Chromatic Harmonica at an early age.. He also plays Drums and Guitar. Greger has shared the stage with Bo Diddley, Bill Clark and "Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs".
Other members of the Thelonius James Band include Joey Morales from the original "Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs" on Drums. Joey plays regularly with Carlos Guitarlos. And the fourth member is Bob Brady of the "Flaming Pintos" on Bass.
The Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society is one of the Youngest Blues Societies in the World but that certainly doesn't mean we're the Weakest nor does it mean we're the Poorest...what it means is that we have the Most to Look Forward To!!
Our Membership is filled with some of the most talented, caring and thoughtful people in the world - if you need a hand they will lend it, if they have a contact they'll share it and together we will make it happen! That's what makes us strong, that's what makes us rich and that's what makes us the Best Blues Society in the world!
We are moving forward with our goals at a brisk pace. Now is the time to step up and become a Society Member or Volunteer to help at one of our many Endeavors. Together, we can only move forward to Success. In the last year, the number of our Society's members have almost doubled...we're gaining speed!
Our mission is to preserve and promote the Blues music art form. We try to accomplish this with many ongoing Society Events. Our goal is "Keeping The Blues Alive".
Join Us For The 2010 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE!!!
January 20th - 23rd, 2010 - Memphis, Tenn.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2009 "BATTLE OF THE BLUES BANDS" WINNERS
WHO WILL REPRESENT OUR SOCIETY AT THE 2010 IBC IN MEMPHIS!!!
WINNING BAND:
"ARTWORK JAMAL & THE ACID BLUES"
Artwork Jamal and The Acid Blues are a solid, authentic and powerful Blues Act based out of Los Angeles, CA. They play a mix of Blues classics as well as driving, creative originals. They are schooled in the traditions of Freddie King, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Albert King and Howlin Wolf, as well as the experimental Blues and Classic Rock of Jimi Hendrix and the Allman Brothers.
Artwork Jamal and the Acid Blues features some of the best Blues Musicians in the World. Artwork Jamal's baritone voice has been compared to B.B. King and Barry White. Along with “Master of the Hammond Organ” The Legendary Deacon Jones, Amazing Harp Veteran Michael Fell, Rock-Solid Drummer Brendan Etter and Bass Virtuoso Rick Reed, they will take you on a journey from the plantations of the South, to the clubs in Chicago and the sidewalks of Beale Street, sprinkling Psychedelia along the way.
Shown here with: SCVBS President - Lynn Parker, 2008 Winner - Alan Wright and Master of Ceremonies & 2005 Winner - Michael John
WINNING DUO ARTISTS:
"THELONIUS JAMES & GREGER WALNUM"
TJ Sullivan and Greger Walnum met and joined forces last year and each has been quite active in the Southern California Blues Scene for the last 40 years.
Sullivan has performed with the late Delaney Bramlett, as well as Paul Butterfield. He has released two critically acclaimed albums of original Blues and has been playing guitars and mandolin most of his life.
Walnum was a child prodigy and hails from a musical family, where he progressed to the Chromatic Harmonica at an early age and also plays drums and guitar. Greger has shared the stage with Bo Diddley, Bill Clark and Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs.
WINNER OF THE 2009 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BLUES SOCIETY'S
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL COMPETITION
THE RICHIE HAYWARD BENEFIT CONCERT @ THE CANYON CLUB
Many thanks to all our Friends and Fans who joined us on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills for the Benefit that we helped sponsor for Richie to raise money to ease his financial burden due to healthcare issues concerning his newly diagnosed Liver Cancer.
The turnout was incredible, the Music was outstanding and the Benefit was completely sold out and raised more than $58,000.00 for a very worthy cause!
SCV BLUES SOCIETY IS RAISING MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH!!
We're very proud to announce that we are in our 4th year as a Bronze Sponsor of the Santa Clarita Valley Relay For Liife, which is the largest Relay in Los Angeles County and the 10th largest in the United States and it ROCKS!!
You can help us with our efforts to raise much needed money for Cancer Research!! We are having Fundraisers and Raffle to gather funds thru our Society's Relay For Life Team. You can also make a Tax Deductible Donation to the American Cancer Society at one of our Society Events, by Check or Online thru our Team. Send us a message for more detailed information on how to participate.
Thanks to everyone who have purchased Raffle Tickets, we have raised a lot of money for the American Cancer Society. This year's SCV Relay For Life has raised over $500,000.00 so far which keeps it up there in the Top 10 Relays in the United States.
Our Blues Society supports the local Santa Clarita Valley and Los Angeles Blues scene thru this website, Member Band links & gig notices, our "Blues Friends" email list, Society member email list, Monthly "Blues News" newsletter, Online Calendar, Monthly Blues Jams and other Events, Fundraisers and Concerts.
Also, we are in the midst of implementing our new "Blues In The Schools" Program and are looking for volunteers to help us teach our youngsters about the History of Blues Music.
Come and check us out at our next "Monthly Society Blues" Jam on the second Sunday of each month to find out what we are doing. See our Calendar for which of our talented Member Bands will be hosting the Jam and the new location.
Also check our Calendar for more information on all our Festivals & Events, Fundraisers, Monthly Membership Meeting and Jam dates.
If you have a passion for the Blues, we would love to have you in our membership. You don't have to be a musician to join, just have an appreciation for the Blues and love to have fun! Send us a message with your email and we'll be happy to send you more information and a membership application.
If you would like more information about the Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society, please Contact Us.
If you would like to be put on our email list or receive our monthly newsletter, please Contact Us.
PEACE & MANY BLESSINS' ON YOUR PATH SCV BLUES !! THANKS FOR KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE!! MAY THERE BE FEW STONES IN YOUR PASSWAY MY FRIENDS!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE ROAD..TILL THEN.. KEEP MAKING IT DO WHAT IT DO... ~ RR
"DEVIL OFFERED A GOLD DOBRO~I SAID NO,I BE A HOBO!!" ~ RiYeN RoOtS
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