Well another great Bluescruise. This one is right up there with the best of the musical variety, each of them have their own vibe and the music on this bad boy was one of the best. From Marquis Knox, to Ray Bonneville straight thru to Otis Taylor, Southern Hospitality, Monkey Junk, Mavis Staples and I could name everyone but . . .
Amazing music, jams, sets and from what I can tell (or remember) everyone had a blast. Staying up way too late, not being drunk but just drinkin’, dancin’ and all the other things involved made this one of the tops ever.
Great to see everyone again and for the first time, see ya in October!
Getting ready on awards day did not involve sitting around plucking and preening! No way – we hit the halls for some hellos, then hit breakfast and then off to Court Square for an acoustic set by Jeff Jensen & Brandon Santini.
B.B. King’s was showcasing Yellow Dog Recording Artists Colin Linden (who is amazingly talented in so many ways), Mary Flower (guitar player extraordinaire and thank you for comments) and the Eden Brent BMA Award winning piano player/singer/songwriter.
Back to the hotel to buy drink tickets (ahem) and some more visiting, then dress up time and on to awards. Photos to come from that!