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George "Papa" Lightfoot - Blues harp
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Jesse Fortune, the "Fortune Tellin' Man" Chicago blues singer from Mississippi passed away

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History of American music from Mississippi Blues to Rock and Roll via Elvis
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Now I feel it is the right time to thank you for your friendship and support in 2009. Still busy in studio, still working hard to get something we can call our own stile. The 30th of december last year it suddenly appear a lighting sceanery on…

Dec 19, 2009

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Every day we are jumping from one task to another – looking at the watch as a guide. No wonder heart attack is one of the main causes to death. We forget to pause, to look around and to enjoy friendship and family. The world is beautiful…

Nov 20, 2009

Charles Bell replied to CHC Network's discussion 'RIP Norton Buffalo'

This is an excellent video. Nice to hear more about a great side man on the harp. Words in this song are very spiritual. Says a lot of what I'm thinking at age 56. Maybe its getting time for me to move along. Plus I worked for so long, now…

Nov 2, 2009

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Hey my friend, wishing you a great weekend. Here I enclose some details for The Bluesmates. Enjoy you weekend and take care. Blues’on. Grandpa_Erik

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Just to put you in the right mood: Have a fantastic blues weekend. Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik

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Charles Bell left a comment for Grandpa_Erik

Thanks for little pick me up. I need a lot of picking up. Got to play my harp more.

Sep 24, 2009

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Hey Charles, wishing you a fantastic weekend. Look at this video and be prepared. When it looks like it's going in the right direction remember to change from Rock'n Roll to real slow blues. Enjoy. Take care my friend. Blues'on.…

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Hey my friend, beeing very busy the whole week and weekend, I decided this time to send send you a greeting for the upcoming week. And the best way to start a new week is to listen to some groovy blues. Have a great week. Take care. Much respect.…

Sep 13, 2009

Charles Bell replied to Charles Bell's discussion 'George "Papa" Lightfoot - Blues harp'

There's more: http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/sep/05/blues-trail-marker-unveiled-lightfoot/ article has picture of the marker plus some interesting history Alexander “Papa George” Lightfoot, a Natchez ice cream peddler…

Sep 5, 2009

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Thanks for the photo. Have a great weekend too.

Sep 5, 2009

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Hey Charles, as a weekend greeting I am enclosing the keys to my blues world. It is oil on canvas, painted by my wife. Enjoy! Wishing you a great weekend with a lot of blues. Take care. Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik (www.jette.biz)

Sep 5, 2009

George "Papa" Lightfoot - Blues harp

Blues musician George "Papa" Lightfoot was honored Friday with a Mississippi Blues Trail marker at a Natchez, Mississippi park just steps away from where he was reared. Lightfoot's marker is the second in Natchez. Lightfoot, a skilled harmonica player, grew up on Franklin Street in Natchez and was instrumental during the resurgence of the blues genre in the late 1960s.Lightfoot began recording as a session man in 1949 and retreated from the blues scene until 1969, when he recorded and released…See More

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Charles Bell replied to PEDRO WYANT's discussion 'IT AINT THE BLUES IF.......................'

It ain’t the blues if you ain’t paid the dues.”: Kelvinblue http://www.nninsl.org/2008/new-performer-added/ "it ain't the blues if you can't feel 'em.": Taylor…

Sep 3, 2009

Jesse Fortune, the "Fortune Tellin' Man" Chicago blues singer from Mississippi passed away

Jesse Fortune, the veteran Chicago blues singer who was most active in the 1950s and 60s, died Monday. He was 79.He collapsed on stage while performing at a West Side club and pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital, authorities said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said an autopsy showed Fortune died of coronary atherosclerosis.Fortune, better known as the "Fortune Tellin' Man," was born in Macon, Miss., and migrated to Chicago in 1952. Perhaps best known for his 1963 recording "Too…See More

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WELLCOME TO REVERBNATION !!! YOU CAN PROMOTE YOUR BLUES ACT ON REVERBNATION TOO... LONG LIVE THE BLUES.....

Aug 28, 2009

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22nd Annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Clarksdale Mississippi August 7-8-9, 2009

22nd Annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival - August 7-8-9, 2009

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009

Main Stage - John Lee Hooker Lane

4:15 pm Delta Blues Museum Band

5:00 pm Bill Perry

6:00 pm Razorblade

7:00 pm Guitar Mikey with Nellie Tiger Travis

8:15 pm Nathaniel Kimble

9:30 pm O.B. Buchana

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2009

Main Stage - John Lee Hooker Lane

1:30 pm George Horn and South of Memphis Band

2:30 pm Eddie Lee Coleman… Continue

Posted on August 5, 2009 at 8:28pm

Sam Cooke will be honored with Mississippi Blues Trail marker

Sam Cooke will be honored with Mississippi Blues Trail marker at 2 p.m. Friday, August 7 in Clarksdale MS

Sam Cooke weekend coming up August 7-9 for 22nd annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Clarksdale

Sam Cooke, one of America’s most popular and charismatic singing idols, will be honored with the 81st marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail during the annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in Clarksdale. The presentation will be at 2 p.m. Friday,… Continue

Posted on August 5, 2009 at 8:21pm

Delta Blues block party Greenville MS Saturday, 4:30-8:30 PM

Delta Blues block party Greenville Mississippi Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 4:30 to 8:30 PM in Schelben Park on the levee will feature the Mississippi Delta Blues Revue, Walnut Street All-Stars, Jake and the Pearl Street Jumpers, Eddie Cusic, T-Model Ford and others. This event is free and open to the public.

This is the intro party for the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival on September 19, 2009 in Greenville Mississippi..

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Posted on August 4, 2009 at 7:27pm

Wesley “Junebug” Jefferson passed away

Clarksdale Mississippi Bluesman Wesley “Junebug” Jefferson passed away Wednesday afternoon July 22, 2009 after a long battle with cancer.

Obituary http://pressregister.com/articles/2009/07/24/news/doc4a69be87aacd4327190866.txt

Posted on July 27, 2009 at 8:30pm

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At 3:15pm on August 16, 2010, Tom 1960 said…: Hey Charles,
We definitely gotta get you on Blindman's Blues Forum! I help promote the website. It's worth looking up, believe me. Just GOOGLE it. Over 500,000 posts! Please stop by. We could use more good folks from the state of Mississippi on the forum.

At 7:16am on June 20, 2010, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hey Charles, my summer greeting is the homemade video with The Bluesmates. Hope life is great for you. Have a fantastic summer my friend. Love and respect. Grandpa_Erik

At 11:22am on December 19, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Now I feel it is the right time to thank you for your friendship and support in 2009. Still busy in studio, still working hard to get something we can call our own stile.
The 30th of december last year it suddenly appear a lighting sceanery on heaven. Luckely I managed to grab a camera and save the image. It was almost like the creator came down in his greatness. With this photo I want to wish you and yours a merry christmas and a happy, new year full of posibilities and great moments.
Peace, love and respect.

At 2:40am on November 20, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Every day we are jumping from one task to another – looking at the watch as a guide. No wonder heart attack is one of the main causes to death. We forget to pause, to look around and to enjoy friendship and family. The world is beautiful – you only have to allow yourself to see it - to experience it. Look at the watch, painted by Jette – given the title “Time is relative”.

(www.jette.biz)
Take care my friend, make time and have a great weekend.
Love and respect. Grandpa_Erik

At 5:15am on October 29, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hey my friend, wishing you a great weekend. Here I enclose some details for The Bluesmates. Enjoy you weekend and take care. Blues’on. Grandpa_Erik

At 6:54am on October 9, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Just to put you in the right mood:

Have a fantastic blues weekend.
Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik

At 6:02am on September 24, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hey Charles, wishing you a fantastic weekend. Look at this video and be prepared. When it looks like it's going in the right direction remember to change from Rock'n Roll to real slow blues. Enjoy. Take care my friend. Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik

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At 8:26am on September 13, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hey my friend, beeing very busy the whole week and weekend, I decided this time to send send you a greeting for the upcoming week. And the best way to start a new week is to listen to some groovy blues. Have a great week. Take care. Much respect. Grandpa_Erik

At 4:48am on September 5, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hey Charles, as a weekend greeting I am enclosing the keys to my blues world. It is oil on canvas, painted by my wife. Enjoy! Wishing you a great weekend with a lot of blues. Take care. Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik

(www.jette.biz)

At 8:37am on August 28, 2009, Tony Lee King said…: WELLCOME TO REVERBNATION !!!
YOU CAN PROMOTE YOUR BLUES ACT ON REVERBNATION TOO...

LONG LIVE THE BLUES.....