Ike May-June 2017 Top Blues Releases March and April 2017 Sunday Morning Blues WKGL-FM 96.7 The Eagle March Billy Flynn / Lonesome Highway / Delmark Samantha Fish / Chills & Fever / Ruf Andrew Jr. Boy Jones / It's Me Again / Galexc Rhiannon Giddens / Freedom Highway / Nonesuch Dr. Duke Tumatoe / How Much Crazy Can You Take / Tumatoe Tuff Tunes Coco Montoya / Hard Truth / Alligator Otis Taylor / Fantasizing About Being Black / Trance Blues Festival Valerie June / The Order of Time / Concord The Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band / Front Porch Sessions / Thirty Tigers Guy King / Truth / Delmark Sean Chambers / Trouble & Whiskey / American Showplace Music Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men / Prick of the Litter / Hot Shot John Primer & The Real Deal Bluesband / That Will Never Do / Wolf April Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter / Right Place, Right Time / Delta Groove Music John Primer & Bob Corritore / Ain't Nothing You Can Do! / Delta Groove Music Coco Montoya / Hard Truth / Alligator Eric Bibb / Migration Blues / Stony Plain Billy Flynn / Lonesome Highway / Delmark Matthew Skoller / Blues Immigrant / Tongue 'N Groove Ruthie Foster/Joy Comes Back/Stone Truth Music Lisa Biales /The Beat of My Heart /Big Song Music Bobby Messano/Bad Movie/ Prince Frog Record Co. Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi / Sonny & Brownie's Last Train / MC Records Rockin' Johnny / Neoprene Fedora/West Tone Adriana Marie and Her Roomful of All-Stars / Kingdom of Swing / Barking Blues Music Vizztone Pistol Pete / Pistol Pete's Killer Bash / Velvett Boxx Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley / Blues Country / Big City Blues Records Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' / TajMo / Concord Sean Chambers / Trouble & Whiskey / American Showplace Music Guy King / Truth / Delmark Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues/Blues Shock/Blind Pig Jim Liban with the Joel Paterson Trio / I Say What I Mean / Ventrella Records
This list is submitted to Living Blues Magazine for inclusion in the March and April 2017 National Radio Chart. This list is compiled from actual radio air play statistics. WKGL-FM broadcasts 2 hours of the blues per week. Rich Gordon Sunday Morning Blues WKGL-FM 96.7 The Eagle 3901 Brendenwood Road Rockford, IL 61107
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Membership News We continue to grow with new members and renewals continuing to sign on! Thank you for supporting live music and keeping the blues alive to all our new and returning members! New members: Toni Roca Gail Rothermel Nancy Salvadorini Family Eric Simpson Renewing Members: Dennis Barker Dixie Ferguson & Michelle Rhodes Jeff & Diane Haugen Rebecca Heaslip Joyce Hunt Richard A. Kubly Jr. Link Leary Matt & Sandy Mace Karen & Wayne Naleway Greg & Patricia Zachweija New members get a CD upon joining and new family members get two CDs. Membership has been $15 (individual) and $25 (family) for over 15 years. Mail newsletter members have a $5 surcharge to help with printing and postage costs; it’s expensive to produce and distribute newsletters. We produce six newsletters a year with 25-30 reviews and all sorts of other great information related to the Society and our events. The Groove is a bi-monthly publication of the Crossroads Blues Society. The PDF version (typically 24 to 32 pages) is emailed to members of Crossroads. Hard copies (12 pages) are sent out to members without email ($5 membership surcharge). Editor in Chief: Steve Jones Music Reviewers: Rick Davis, Marty Gunther, Steve Jones, John Mitchell, Mark Nelson and Mark Thompson. All un-credited content by Steve Jones
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Hope & Anchor English Pub Second Saturday Blues
The Hope and Anchor Saturday Blues is one of the most fun music events we have; it runs from 8 PM to Midnight, $5 cover after 7 PM or free prior to that for dinner guests. Featuring fine English pub fare, the Hope and Anchor is a great spot for dinner, craft beers, liquors, and great live music! At 5040 N 2nd Street, Loves Park IL, USA, phone 815.633.2552 for info! May 13th: Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys Jun 10th: Steve Ditzell Jul 8th: Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames Aug 12th: Hoodoo Rhythm Kings Sep 9th: Tweed Funk Oct 14th: Corey Dennison Band Nov 11th: Toronzo Cannon Dec 9th: The Jimmys Jan 13th: Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials Feb 10th: Ray Fuller & the Blues Rockers
Lyran Society Third Friday Blues
The Lyran Society continues their Fish Fry and Steak Dinners with performances mostly on the third Friday of each month at their club. Located half a block east of 7th Street at 1115 4th Ave, Rockford, IL 61104, you can call (815) 9640511 for info. There is no cover charge, it’s a free show. Open to the public, all ages are welcome. May 12th: Dave Fields June 16th: Recently Paroled July 21 and Aug 18: TBD Sep 15: Studebaker John
All Saints First Sunday Blues
May 7th: Birddog Blues Band June 4th: No Show June 25th: Special Show with Doug McLeod (Dan Phelps opens at 3 pm)