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Deep Blues Festival Poster 2007

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A hand drawn poster, again inspired by the Robert Palmer Book and Mugge/Palmer documentary Deep Blues. Apt for a festival of music and artists provoked by the same.

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Rick Saunders writes about the 2009 bands

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Rick Saunders has been listening to, writing, following and researching Deep Blues with a prolific passion. With this lengthy cast, he had something to say about the artists. “I don’t just make a song and say ‘It is good.’ Just … Continue reading →

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Deep Blues Festival 2007 Artists

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A long drive from the backyard along midwest roads lined with cornfields. Just past a nondescript junction a stage is set on an open stretch. The First Annual Deep Blues Festival 2007 featured: Robert Belfour, Black Diamond Heavies, Hillstomp, Moreland & Arbuckle, … Continue reading →

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Black Diamond Heavies

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Deep Blues Festival 2008 – Black Diamond Heavies, TN “The Black Diamond Heavies hail from the Southern States of America, but currently live as “vagrants/citizens of the world.” Their music is urgent, raw, and full of ass-shaking soul. The live … Continue reading →

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Brimstone Howl

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Deep Blues Festival 2007 – Brimstone Howl “Brimstone Howl embrace that random line where punk and the blues intersect. – Mike Manning / Hypertrack” “A pretty well crafted and surprisingly enjoyable slab of retro rock that manages to avoid sticking … Continue reading →

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Chris Cotton

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Deep Blues Festival – 2010 Chris Cotton, San Francisco CA “Harkening back to the days when the distinction between blues and country was hopelessly blurred, rising Americana / blues guitarist Chris Cotton places his own stamp on roots styles ranging … Continue reading →

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Elam McKnight

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Deep Blues Festival 2007 – Elam McKnight I’ve been following Elam McKnight since 2003 and his first album Braid My hair. I’ve always enjoyed his work because while he keeps one foot firmly in the blues, he has no issue … Continue reading →

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Hillstomp

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Deep Blues Festival 2008 – Hillstomp “Portland Oregon junkbox blues duo HILLSTOMP is infamous for digging through the dumps and forgotten backwoods of American music, recycling traditional elements into a refreshing and distinctive brand of do-it-yourself hill country blues stomp. … Continue reading →

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John Schooley

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Deep Blues Festival 2008 – John Schooley and His One Man Band, TX “The recordings of John Schooley and His One Man Band, however, are not as well documented. Only one other single, on Ball Records from Maine, has turned … Continue reading →

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Rev. KM Williams

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Deep Blues Festival 2009 – Rev. K.M. Williams, TX “I am known as the Texas Country Blues Preacher; an actual ordained Minister that is also a Master of Texas Country Blues/Spirituals and Boogie Music” – online bio “Gospel and the … Continue reading →

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Left Lane Cruiser

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Deep Blues Festival 2008 – Left Lane Cruiser, Fort Wayne IN Left Lane Cruiser were part of the festival 2007, 2008, and 2009. (2008 bio)“This whiskey fueled two-man frenzy of blues-driven rock’n’roll noise straight from Fort Wayne, Indiana promise … Continue reading →

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Mark “Porkchop” Holder

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Deep Blues Festival 2010 – Mark “Porkchop” Holder, Chattanooga TN Mark “Porkchop” Holder: “The blues is a religon. You can hear it and feel just like you feel in church. Your head will bow, your eyes will close, hair will … Continue reading →

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Moreland & Arbuckle

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(photo coming!) From official presskit bio “Guitarist Aaron Moreland and harpist/vocalist Dustin Arbuckle have spent nearly a decade exploring the edges of American roots music. In the process Moreland & Arbuckle have forged a relentless and haunting sound that merges … Continue reading →

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Radio Moscow

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Deep Blues Festival 2009 – Radio Moscow, Ames IA “Coming from the totally tiny non-psychedelic town of Story City comes heavy psych rockers Radio Moscow. The band just got out of the studio and they are now back on the … Continue reading →

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Robert Belfour

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(photo coming!) Quoted directly from Fat Possum Records artist pages: ”Robert Belfour was born in a small plank house several miles South of Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1940. It was one of several shacks on the Hurdle farm, part of which … Continue reading →

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Rue Moor Counts

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Rue Moor Counts 2009 - Deep Blues Festival – Peter Lee photo “Rock ‘n’ roll is saved. It’s loud, it’s hard, it’s fast, the solos are mind-blowing, the rhythm is tight and the bass is driving. Dark, biting lyrics, psychedelic … Continue reading →

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Scott H. Biram

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Deep Blues Festival 2008 – Scott H. Biram, TX Scott H. Biram “Rock ‘n’ Roll ain’t pretty and neither is Scott H. Biram. The self proclaimed ‘Dirty Old One Man Band’ successfully, and sometimes violently, lashes together blues, hillbilly and … Continue reading →

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Smokestack and the Foothill Fury

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Deep Blues Festival 2008 – Smokestack and the Foothill Fury, GA From a 2008 myspace bio: “Smoke Stack, born March 23, 1978, originally hails from the great corn state of Iowa, but soon after ended up a Navy brat, and … Continue reading →

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Sweet Velvet “C”

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(photo coming!) Sweet Velvet “C” is Psychedelic Punk-Blues solo AKA Chetley D.Weise via Immortal Lee County Killers merged with Silver Lions 20/20 once a duo, now a band AKA “a four piece” more on all that in a 2008 post. (source: … Continue reading →

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Trainwreck

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Deep Blues Festival 2009 – KM Williams and Washboard Jackson as Trainwreck, Dallas TX Trainwreck is a pairing of country blues preacher Rev. KM Williams and Washboard Jackson. Their bio describes Trainwreck as “The Real Deal Texas Boogie/Blues Trio! Basically … Continue reading →

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William Elliott Whitmore

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(photo coming!) Hailing from a horse farm along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, William Elliott Whitmore has developed an intense love and spiritual understanding of the land, which he flawlessly conveys through all of his records. With live … Continue reading →

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