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MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES, INC. Management, Publicity & Booking 662-347-2869 Check out our outstanding Musician Roster The Alphonso Sanders Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry Duo *2010 Solo/Duo Winners at the IBC *Blues Performers and Educators -doing their Blues Workshop “The School of Jook and Jam Blues” Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry *Honored on a Blues Trail Marker at Po Monkeys - Merigold, MS, for his contribution to the Blues *Each CD has gone to #1 on Bluesville Picks to Click Mickey Rogers *Mickey is honored with a stone on the Musician Walk of Fame in Greenville, MS *Past Participate at the International Blues Challenge. *Mickey started his career at the age of 15 with Howl-N-Wolf. & Hubert Sumlin Alphonso Sanders *2nd Place Winner Solo/Duo at the International Blues Challenge 2009 and 2010 *Director of the B.B. King Recording Studio - Dr. Sanders is Chair of Fine Arts at Mississippi Valley State University & A Fulbright Scholar Michael Holloway *Entertainer of the Year and Guitarist of the Year by Music City Blues *Represented Rosedale, Mississippi (Crossroads Blues Society) at the 2010 International Blues Challenge. David Lee Durham (deceased) *Past Participate at the International Blues Challenge *First CD recorded by the B.B. King recording Studio *Honored by fellow musicians who dedicate songs and Cd's to David Lee Durham *Noted on Blues Trail Marker on Church Street - Indianola MS _________________ Promotion - Jesse Robinson *Jackson Music Award Winner of the - "The King Mose Memorial Award" *Mississippi Blues Commission Member * National Advisory Board Member of the B.B. King Museum |
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THE MUSICIANS - Click on their name to go to their page! Check their Web pages and links for in depth information about the musicians we represent. Take time to read about their incredible contributions to the blues. They are available for Festivals, Blues Education Workshops locally, nationally and internationally. They have been featured in publications such as Blues & Rhythm, IL Blues, Blues Revue. Jefferson Magazine and more. They have entertained locally, regionally and internationally and have been featured in documentaries. ______________________________________________________________ Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry - In his early career Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry spent some time in Chicago. He wrote for musicians such as Lil Johnny Taylor, Ted Taylor, and Cash McCall. He worked for Phil Chess as a studio musician and for Stan Lewis where he wrote for Jewel Paula Records. He did a stint writing for J.J. Taylor on a Willie Dixon Label. He joined up with Little Milton for a while and then started his own band. They have been busy playing at Clubs, Casinos and private parties and festivals. Some selected clubs in Mississippi are Ground Zero in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the 930 Blues Club in Jackson, Mississippi and the 308 Blues Club in Indianola, Mississippi. Howl-N-Madd has performed in most of the Mississippi Festivals at one time or another. The Juke Joint Festival, The Sunflower River Festival, The Hwy 61 Festival, The Pinetop Perkins Festival, The Rosedale Festival, and the B.B. King Homecoming Festival are just a few. He has performed at the Hayward/Russell City Blues Festival in CA and his band headlined the Dodgeville Blues Festival in Dodgeville, WI. He performed in Canada at the Southside Shuffle and regularly performs in New York City at Terra Blues Club. Howl-N-Madd is also part of the Alphonso and Howl-N-Madd Duo which won 2nd place at the 2010 International Blues Challenge. Bill started the Wednesday night Blues Jam at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi “the world capital of the blues”. You can catch him there on many Wednesday nights. Owned by local attorney and businessman, Bill Luckett; Academy Award-winning actor and Mississippi Delta resident, Morgan Freeman; and Clarksdale native and Memphis entertainment executive, Howard Stovall; Ground Zero Blues Club is the place for anyone looking for an authentic Delta Blues experience. ALBUM OF THE MONTH -Way of Blues CD was selected as ALBUM OF THE MONTH in September by Baker Street Radio in France. http://www.radiobakerstreet.com AIRLINES PLAYING THE CD - Way of Blues CD tracts are being played on FRONTIER AIRLINES, AIR TRAN AIRLINES, EXPRESS JET AIRLINES & JET BLUE. Way of Blues CD was #1 on the Playlist or in the top 10 consecutively during April, May, June, July, August and September at Le Collectif des Radio in France. http://www.myspace.com/collectifdesradiosblues SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINATION – Five Dollars and a Dime from Way of Blues CD nominated as Song of the year in France by Xav Boulanger of Baker Street Radio. http://www.myspace.com/radiobakerstreet PICKS TO CLICK BLUESVILLE - Way of Blues was selected as #1 by Bill Wax on B.B. King’s Bluesville, XM Satellite Radio Bill has been featured in movies, and has had parts in television shows and has been seen in documentaries about the blues. Bill has had acting and performing roles with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and on the Gene Simmons Family Jewels Show. Bill is mentioned on the Blues Trail Marker in front of Po Monkey's Juke Joint in Merigold, MS for Bill's contribution to the Blues. Way of Blues was in list of top CD's for 2009 - Skky Dobro - Blues Blast Magazine http://www.thebluesblast.com/bluesartists/billhowlinmaddperry.htm ______________________________________________________________ Alphonso Sanders and Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry - 2nd Place 2010 Solo/Duo International Blues Challenge Winners! The music of Alphonso Sanders and Bill “Howl-n-Madd” Perry moves the soul, touches the heart, and opens the mind. The soulful duo blends guitar, horns, and vocals to define their sound. Their musical roots, passion and skill make each show, workshop and clinic unique to its audience - "Blues music in the moment with a life of it's own." Musical experiences around the world have shaped their blues style and sound. From ghostly Robert Johnson nights in blues clubs throughout the Mississippi Delta to stages across the US and abroad the duo plays and sings the blues. Their music, story filled lyrics and vocal style keep you entertained and cause you to reflect on the beauty of simple life, forgetting about your worries and pain. Their Blues Workshop “The School of Jook and Jam Blues” is a true educational experience filled with musical training and first hand history from Mississippi and beyond. Bill shares his guitar concepts for playing blues band rhythm and solo styles as well as solo acoustic accompaniment with singing. Alphonso shares his concepts of solo and section horn playing with blues bands and guitar bluesmen. Alphonso and Bill love both playing and teaching the blues to all ages. The highlight of the SJJB (School of Jook and Jam Blues) workshop is the jam session that follows. ______________________________________________________________ Mickey Rogers - Mickey has been playing the Festivals and Clubs in the US and Internationally for forty years or so. In the early years he spent some time at Chess Records and at Mo Town doing studio work. He has traveled throughout the United States and to Holland, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand performing. When Mickey was a teenager he was playing in bars in Chicago. He played with Howling Wolf when he was fifteen at Sylvio’s Lounge in Chicago. He was so young that Howling Wolf would hide Mickey behind the Amps so the police wouldn't’t catch him performing underage. Mickey's first trip out of the country was with Wolf and Hubert Sumlin to the UK where he met the Rolling Stones. Mickey performed on stage with the Rolling Stones. Mickey remembers Wolf coming to his house and saying to Mickey’s aunt, “I have to take your boy with me to Europe for a while.” Mickey was a teenager on that first trip to the UK and says that he spent most of his time hanging out with the musicians who were about his age. During Mickey’s career he has played with artists like The Jackson 5, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Clay, Hubert Sumlin, Harold Burrage, The Dramatics, Gladys Knight & The Pips, the Temptations, Chi-Lites, Tyrone Davis and Bobby Rush. Mickey is honored with a stone on the Musician Walk of Fame in Greenville, Mississippi. He and his band the Soul Blues Band perform regularly at festivals, clubs and private parties. ______________________________________________________________ Jesse Robinson - Legendary Mississippi Blues and Jazz Guitarist Jesse Robinson has been playing blues and jazz for over four decades. Jesse was appointed by the Governor to the Mississippi Blues Commission of the State of Mississippi; he is on the National Advisory Board of the B.B. King Museum. In 2008 Jackson Music Award Winner "The King Mose Memorial Award" Jesse Robinson was born in Benton, Mississippi. In 1965 Jesse moved to Chicago, where he performed with his own band and sat in with blues greats including Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Freddie King, and Magic Sam. In 1971 Jesse moved back to Jackson, and led his band seven nights a week at the Avalon Court on Highway 49. In 1978 Jesse began hosting "Blue Mondays" at Dorsey’s and brought in guests including Z.Z. Hill. It was at Dorsey’s where Jesse met Little Milton Campbell, with whom he performed from 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1986 Jesse worked as the band leader for blues singer Bobby Rush, and played guitar on Rush’s hit album “Sue.” Jesse started the late night weekend blues tradition at the Subway Lounge. Jesse was featured in the documentary film about the Subway Lounge, Last of the Mississippi Jukes. Jesse established the popular "Blue Monday" series at Fields Café on Farish Street, which drew hundreds of attendees. Jesse has performed for the Mississippi Economic Development Authority at trade fairs across the country and at the Mississippi Picnic in New York City’s Central Park. He has guest lectured on the blues at Mississippi State University, Millsaps College, the International B.B. King Education Workshop and he has worked with various “blues in the schools” programs. Jesse continues to perform as a solo act as well as with Jesse Robinson and the 500 Pounds of Blues Band. ______________________________________________________________ Alphonso Sanders - Dr. Alphonso Sanders is Chair of Fine Arts and Director of the BB King Recording Studio at Mississippi Valley State University. Alphonso has performed at many international music festivals. He performed with David Lee Durham at the Lucerne Blues Festival, Lucerne Switzerland and was on the Durham’s CD Struggling and Straining- the first CD for the B.B. King Recording Studio. Alphonso has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Hague, Netherlands; and the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland. He performed at the 1996 Summer Olympic entertainment festivities at Central Park, Atlanta, GA. He has performed at most of the major Mississippi Blues Festivals. He also puts on educational workshops throughout the US. He is director of the B.B. King International Blues Education workshop at Mississippi Valley State University. Alphonso’s CD “Mississippi Influences” is available on CD Baby. Alphonso performs solo, duo, and with his band. ______________________________________________________________ Michael Holloway - grew up in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He is the son of a fourth generation logging family. His father lost his leg when Mike was little and Mike remembered carrying his dad’s guitar into the jukes all over the Mississippi Delta. His dad’s playing the guitar, the harp and the violin also influenced Mike greatly. Mike says that he gets his inspiration from the three kings – B.B., Albert, and Freddie. Add a touch of Clapton and a healthy respect for the slide work of Sonny Landreth, and you have some sense of his roots. During Mike’s musical journey he has spent some years in Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee. He spent some time touring in Europe. During the years he spent in Nashville he was named Entertainer of the Year and Guitarist of the Year by Music City Blues. He was also named Best Southern Blues Guitarist of the Year by Real Blues Magazine. Real Blues Magazine named Mike’s CD" Blues Travels" Fast as one of the TOP 5 SOUTHERN BLUES ALBUMS. Mike and his band the Crosstie Walkers represented Rosedale, Mississippi (Crossroads Blues Society) at the 2010 International Blues Challenge. Mike has many recognitions as a guitar player, song writer and performer. ______________________________________________________________ Sign up for out blues updates and newsletter. 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| The music you hear when you open this page is a part of the song Delta Sun performed live at the International Blues Challenge by Alphoso Sanders and Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry. Delta Sun is on the CD Mississippi Influences by Alphonso Sanders. |
| CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MUSICIANS!!! Click here to see VIDEO OF FINAL NIGHT PERFORMANCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE International Blues Challenge 2010 Second Place Solo/Duo Winners Alphonso Sanders & Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry |
| Thanks to our Field Representative Dave Wright, with WEFT Dave's Blues weft.org/program/daves-blues 90.1FM Thanks Dave for all you do to promote us and all the blues musicians everywhere! |
Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry Videos Link |
Mickey Rogers Videos Link |
| Alphonso & Howl-N-Madd Videos Link |
Jesse Robinson Videos Link |
Alphonso Sanders Videos Link |
Michael Holloway Videos Link |
Micky Rogers with Guitar Presented to him by the Mississippi Blues Commission |
| MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES, INC. A Member of the following organizations: THE BLUES FOUNDATION BLUES SOCIETY OF INDIANOLA THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BLUES SOCIETY Carol and Ron Marble produced Struggling and Staining the CD recorded by David Lee Durham. This was also the first CD first CD to be recorded by the B.B. King recording Studio. It was recorded Live at the Historic Club Ebony in Indianola, MS. This CD was a result of the effort of Mississippi Valley State University and Dr. Alphonso Sanders to archive the work of Mississippi Delta Blues Musicians. ________________ We invite you to visit us in Mississippi and experience live blues performances or go to see one of our musicians and bands perform when they are in your area. The blues is alive and doing well in Mississippi |
Grady Champion with his band. 1st Place Winner Band International Blues Challenge Janet Webb President of the Mississippi Blues Society of Indianola and Grady Champion |
| Special Thanks to www.DustyBlues.com for photos of Bill, Alphonso, and Grady at the IBC. |
| Congratulations Grady Champion & The Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola! GRADY CHAMPION AND BAND First Place Winner Band Division International Blues Challenge 2010 Grady's Website - Click Here |
| CONGRATULATIONS TO Mike Holloway and the Crosstie Band for their performances during the International Blues Challenge at the Hard Rock Café in Memphis as they represented Rosedale, Mississippi - The Crossroads Blues Society. |
| Contact us about Bookings. Carol Marble - Management 662-347-2869 email - deltablues@bellsouth.net |
| Alphonso and Carol talking to friends after the winners are announced at the IBC. |
| Congratulations Grady Champion #1 Band & The Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola GRADY CHAMPION AND BAND First Place Winner Band Division International Blues Challenge 2010 Grady's Website - Click Here |