LIL’ DAVETHOMPSON

THE NOUVEAUX HONKIES (Florida)Innovative & entertaining roots music band

MICHAEL PICKETT (Canada)Critically applauded, distinctive acoustic blues

JOHNNY RAWLS (Mississippi)Guitarist/singer/producer trafficsin stylish Southern soul & impeccably danceable blues

DRINK SMALL (South Carolina)S.C.’s blues patriarch, “The Blues Doctor,” in biz since 1956

LIL’ DAVE THOMPSON (Mississippi)Juke joint blues from deep in the Delta.... one great show!

MAURICE JOHN VAUGHN-BJ EMERY BAND (Chicago)Veteran quartet mixes classic Windy City blues,soul, & a dose of South Side funk

BEVERLY GUITAR WATKINS (Atlanta)Turning 70 this year...superb rockin’ blues lady worked withPiano Red (Dr. Feelgood) in the ’60s

SHARRIE WILLIAMS & THE WISE GUYS (Detroit)“The Princess of the Rockin’ Gospel Blues”...dynamiteshow, international artist

WHITT ALGAR & JOHN PICARDOne of the Shrimp City’s top blues & roots rhythm sections

DREW BALDWINJovial master of harp guitar & vocals holds an acoustic jam

DAVIS COENWell-traveled acoustic bluesman gets great press worldwide

STONE COLD SARAH COLETeen guitarist earned her following at local weekly jams

COTTON BLUEGator Rob & Detroit Debbie... swampy blues & rock

JUKE JOINT JOHNNYA top exponent of wailing blues harmonica and gritty vocals

NATURE BOY NIKAcoustic blues guitar & vocal from local mainstay

PETE LEDBETTERStories, songs, & acoustic folk blues.

ED PORKCHOP MEYERPiano-pounding & a far-reaching repertoire... for everyone!

ROBERT PAIGE & THE HOLY CITY SINNERSGuitar, popping horns, & thundering blues rhythm section

SKYE PAIGE & THE ORIGINAL RECIPEMemphis Minnie, rockabilly, & surf music influences

HUGH PRICEDynamic singer/guitarist digs deep into blues roots of rock

SHRIMP CITY SLIMCharleston’s top blues export, this pianist & his bandspecialize in “Lowcountry blues”

STEVE & THE STILETTOSBlues & soul from Pittsburgh-raised Steve Hardy & combo

TOMMY THUNDERFOOTGreat blues-rock guitar, intense vocals, & energy to burn

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LOWCOUNTRY BLUES BASH®

44 Acts11 Days

19 VenuesVisit us online at WWW.BLUESBASH.COM • email: mail@bluesbash.com

POB 13525 Charleston, SC 29422 • 843.762.9125

BLUESBASH

LOWCOUNTRY

CHARLESTON, SCFEB. 6-16, 2009BLUES FESTIVAL

Presented by ERWIN MUSIC & the LOWCOUNTRY BLUES SOCIETY

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BURNSIDE EXPLORATION (Mississippi)The legacy of Hill Country giant R.L. Burnsidemodernized by his offspring

DEB CALLAHAN (Philadelphia)Acclaimed singer & ace band do great originals & classics

THE DELTA SWAGGER (South Carolina)Columbia-based roots rock & back-porch blues quartet

DR. PICKUP (France)Feisty trio of Paris-based bluesmen make Stateside landfall

ELLIOTT & THE UNTOUCHABLES (South Carolina)Swinging Midlands veterans cook up danceable jump blues

TINSLEY ELLIS (Atlanta)Blues-rock guitarist a Lowcountry favorite for 30 years

PAUL GEREMIA (Rhode Island)Legendary acoustic guitarist/singer has been plyinghis trade since the 1960s

HITMAN (Savannah)Blues/rock trio (Jimi/SRV) with arresting stage show

DONALD RAY JOHNSON (Canada)Award-winning singing drummer blends R&B & urban blues

WANDA JOHNSON (South Carolina)“The new voice of South Carolina soul & blues”is earning an international reputation

ANDREW “JR. BOY” JONES (Texas)Lone Star guitarslinger studied under Freddy King& led Charlie Musselwhite’s band

JUKE JOINT DUO (Mississippi)Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm& their trance-inducing Northern Mississippi grooves

KING TYRONE & THE GRAVEYARD RAMBLERS(South Carolina) – Jim Quick (of the Coastline Band)has this side project all about the blues

KOLA WASHINGTON (France)Power blues guitar... first Bash appearance in six years!

JEFF LIBERTY & ELECTRIC MUD (South Carolina)Bold blues guitar, passionate vocals, great songs, fine trio

ROBERT LIGHTHOUSE (Sweden)Perennial favorite... brilliant one-man bandchannels Dr. Ross, Robert Johnson, Muddy

DADDY MACK BLUES BAND (Memphis)Raw ghetto blues in the time-honored styleof Albert King and Howlin’ Wolf

LIZ MANDEVILLE (Chicago)Saucy singer/guitarist & band whip a crowd into a frenzy

BIG BILL MORGANFIELD (Atlanta)Muddy Waters’ son knows Dad’s music inside & out

MOTHERLESS CHILLIN’ (South Carolina)Blues tag team (harmonica & guitar) shakes the rafters

MY BUDDY TODD (South Carolina)Fresh & energetic acoustic blues duo makes Bash debut

JEFF NORWOOD (South Carolina)Blues bard travels far & wide with his guitar and stompbox

Home-grown Blues – Chucktown’s Finest!

BIG BILLMORGANFIELD

19th ANNUAL

BASH SCHEDULE BLUES HIGHLIGHTSSCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE – All shows pay-as-you-go;cover charges $3-$15 – more than half are free. All times p.m.

A product of the Lone Star blues experience, this guitar-slinger/vocalist started off as a teenager in the band of the legendary FreddyKing. Talk about an apprenticeship! Other great affiliations followed:work with Bobby Patterson, Katie “Swamp Boogie Queen” Webster,eight years with harmonica wizard Charlie Musselwhite, etc., beforelaunching his own illustrious career. If you love intense, roadhouseblues with that inimitable Texas twist, you will be thrilled with thegroundbreaking brilliance of Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones.His Charleston debut!

Andrew ‘Jr. Boy’ Jones (Texas)www.myspace.com/andrewjrboyjones

All phone numbers area code 843

DOWNTOWNCharleston County Library – 68 Calhoun St., 805-6930Mills House Hotel – 115 Meeting St., 577-2400Circular Church – 150 Meeting St., 577-6400Sticky Fingers – 235 Meeting St., 853-7427Mad River Bar & Grill – 32 N. Market St., 723-0032 (“Firefly Vodka Blues Stage”)Aromas – 50 N. Market St., 723-9588The Blind Tiger – 38 Broad St., 577-0088Wet Willie’s – 209 East Bay St., 577-3414The Griffon – 18 Vendue Range, 723-1700

EAST COOPERIsle of Palms Rec. Center – 24 28th Ave., IOP, 886-8294Morgan Creek Grill – 80 41st St., IOP, 886-8980Creative Spark – 757 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, 881-3780

Three Lions Pub – at Blackbaud Stadium, Daniel Island, 971-4625A Dough Re Mi Pizza – 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, 881-6989

NORTH CHARLESTONThe Mill – 1026 E. Montague, 225-2650

WEST ASHLEY/JAMES ISLAND/FOLLY BEACHFiery Ron’s Hometeam BBQ – 1205 Ashley River Rd., W. Ashley, 225-7427J.B. Pivots Beach Club – 1662 Savannah Hwy., W. Ashley, 571-3668Lowcountry Senior Center – 865 Riverland Dr., James Island, 762-9555The Pour House – 1977 Maybank Hwy., James Island, 571-4343

VENUES

An explosive package! This Grammy-award-winningsinger/drummer Donald Ray Johnson (a foundingmember of the chart-topping band Taste of Honey) joinsforces with one of the grittiest bands in Chicago today,that of multi-instrumentalist Maurice John Vaughn(guitar/sax/keys) and trombonist B.J. Emery. Thesetalented artists play an infectious blend of vintage soul,classic Windy City blues, and playful funk. This is aparty band that no one can resist. Get your blues on!

Donald Ray Johnson with Maurice John Vaughn / B.J. Emery Band (Canada & Chicago)www.donaldrayjohnson.com • www.myspace.com/mauricejohnvaughnrevue

Beverly Guitar Watkins (Atlanta)www.wikopedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Watkins

Everybody’s favorite rockin’ blues mama, Beverly Guitar Watkins turns 70this year and shows no sign of slowing down. As an original member of Dr.

Feelgood & The Interns (Piano Red’s infamous band in the early 1960s),Beverly (the band dressed in hospital garb; she was the nurse) learned

early in her career the value of hard work and show(wo)manship. She playsa mean guitar, sometimes duckwalking or playing with her teeth, sings with

great spirit, and plays from a fat songbook of both originals and classicblues and soul. Welcome back this American original.

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6Charleston County Library, noon-1: Donald Ray Johnson & Maurice John Vaughn-B.J. Emery BandCharleston County Library, 2-3: Beverly Guitar WatkinsMad River, 4-7: Johnson & Vaughn-Emery BandMills House, 7-9: Robert Paige & the Holy City SinnersSticky Fingers, 7-10: Juke Joint Johnny BandAromas, 7:30-10:30: Cotton Blue BandBlind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Drink SmallA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Andrew “Jr. Boy” JonesThe Mill, 9-12 am: HitmanHometeam BBQ, 10:30: Lil’ Dave Thompson

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7Mills House, 5-7: Robert Paige & the Holy City SinnersIsle of Palms Rec Center, 5-8:30 (in order): Drink Small, Hitman, Andrew “Jr. Boy” JonesSticky Fingers, 7-10: Beverly Guitar WatkinsAromas, 7:30-10:30 pm: Cotton Blue BandA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Johnson & Vaughn-Emery BandThe Mill, 9: Liz MandevillePour House, 9: Tinsley EllisWet Willies, 10: Elliott & the UntouchablesHometeam BBQ, 10:30: Big Bill Morganfield

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8Hometeam BBQ, 2-9: All-Star Blues Jam & Oyster Roast with Drink Small, Jeff Norwood, Tommy Thunderfoot, Skye Paige, Stone Cold Sarah Cole, Whitt Algar & John Picard, more.Isle of Palms Rec Center, 2-5:30 (in order): Liz Mandeville, Beverly Guitar Watkins, Johnson & Vaughn-Emery BandCircular Church, 6: Andrew “Jr. Boy” JonesA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Jeff Liberty & Electric Mud

MONDAY FEBRUARY 9Charleston County Library, 12-1: Andrew “Jr. Boy” JonesCharleston County Library, 2-3: Liz MandevilleMad River, 3-6: Dr. Pickup avec KolaBlind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Hugh PriceA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Liz MandevilleHometeam BBQ, 9: Shrimp City Slim & Juke Joint Johnny

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10Charleston County Library, 12-1: Cotton Blue BandCharleston County Library, 2-3: Jeff NorwoodThe Mill, 8-11: Shrimp City Slim avec KolaA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Lowcountry Blues Club JamHometeam BBQ, 9: Dr. PickupThe Griffon, 9:30: Davis Coen Duo

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11Charleston County Library, 12-1: Paul GeremiaCharleston County Library, 2-3: Nature Boy NikMad River, 4-7: Paul GeremiaA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Robert LighthouseThe Mill, 8: Davis Coen DuoBlind Tiger, 9: Ed Porkchop MeyerHometeam BBQ, 9: Drew Baldwin Invitational Acoustic Blues Jam

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12Charleston County Library, 12-1: The Nouveaux HonkiesCharleston County Library, 2-3: Pete LedbetterMad River, 4-7: Paul GeremiaThree Lions Pub, 6-10: The Nouveaux HonkiesMills House, 7-9: Dr. Pickup avec KolaMorgan Creek Grill, 7-11: Robert LighthouseA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Johnny RawlsBlind Tiger, 9-12: Motherless Chillin’Hometeam BBQ, 9: Davis Coen DuoPour House, 8: Juke Joint Duo

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13Charleston County Library, 12-1: Michael PickettMills House, 1-4: Wanda Johnson & Shrimp City SlimMills House, 5-7: Wanda Johnson & Shrimp City SlimMad River, 3-6: Dr. PickupMorgan Creek Grill, 7-11: Motherless Chillin’Sticky Fingers, 7-10: Steve & the StilettosAromas, 7:30-10:30: Cotton Blue BandBlind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Robert LighthouseA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Deb CallahanThe Mill, 9: My Buddy ToddHometeam BBQ, 9: Robert Paige & the Holy City SinnersJ.B. Pivots Beach Club, 8: Johnny Rawls

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14Mills House, 1-5: Wanda Johnson & Shrimp City SlimMad River, 3-6: Dr. PickupBlind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Michael PickettAromas, 7:30-10:30: Cotton Blue BandA Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Daddy Mack Blues BandHometeam BBQ, 9: Burnside ExplorationWet Willies, 10: The Delta Swagger

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15Creative Spark 3-5: Sharrie Williams & the Wise GuysJ.B. Pivots Beach Club, 5-8: King Tyrone & the Graveyard RamblersBlind Tiger, 7-10: Dr. Pickup

MONDAY FEBRUARY 16Lowcountry Senior Center, 6-8: Sharrie Williams & the Wise Guys

Need lodging? Stay where the artists stay: The Inn at River Crossing, foot of RavenelBridge, Mt. Pleasant. Mention Blues Bashand get a special $57/night rate. 843-884-5853 / www.theinnatrivercrossing.com

Other blues events you will enjoy!Lowcountry Cajun Festival, April 5, James Island County Park

www.ccprc.com / 843-795-4FUNBlues by the Sea, May 9, Mingo Point, Kiawah Island

www.bluesbash.com/kiawah / 843-762-9125Piccolo Spoleto Blues Series, May 22-June 6, Charleston

www.piccolospoleto.com / 843-762-9125