Rufus Thomas, Booker T. & the MG's, James Cotton, Albert King, The Bar-Kays, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jim Dandy, Charlie Rich, Calvin Newborn, Pete Pedersen, The Fieldstones, Junior Kimbrough, Bobby Rush, R.L. Burnside, Kenny Brown, Don Nix, Elvis Presley...
BLUZAPALOOZA COMES HOME FROM IRAQ
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!
BLUZAPALOOZA, the first Blues concert tour to go to a war zone, returned home victorious after its inaugural 9 day tour of military bases in Iraq and Kuwait.
Created by Blues producers Steve Simon and John Hahn and presented by Armed Forces Entertainment, this inaugural BLUZAPALOOZA tour starred Blues icon and four-time Blues Music Awards (BMA) nominee Bobby Rush, two-time BMA Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Janiva Magness, Beale Street Entertainer of the Year Billy Gibson, and Tony Braunagel from The Phantom Blues Band who headed up the BLUZAPALOOZA All-Stars Blues Band.
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BROTHER BILLY, TELL JT, AZ KENNY WILL SEND THE PACKAGE, KEEP UP THE FAITH OVER SEA'S AND KEEP KICKING OUT THE HARP WORK ...LIKE NOBODY ELSE DOES....WE WILL HOOK UP SOON..... AZ KENNY TSAK 56 DELUXE
Hey Billy. Congratulations! It couldn't have happened to a nicer, more talented guy. I hope I get to see you in June when you're back in NYC. BTW, you have a rare pic of Nikki sitting on my lap in your camera! LOL. God bless, Mike
Your first song at the BMA's stole the show...Not an easy thing to do when you're on the bill with the luminaries performing that night. You play with more love than I have ever witnessed on your instrument. More love, great gigs, and good things to you.
Congrats Billy. I am so proud for you. I already knew you were the best harp player on the planet. I posted a clip of you on my you tube channel my Dad shot at Music Fest. His camera screwed up so I didn't get as much as I would have liked to have seen to post. Congrats...
Hey, Billy. Congratulations on your Blues Music Award! It was great seeing you in Memphis, and you sounded terrific. What a weekend! Hope you had as much fun as we did! Congrats again, and all our very best! -Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans
