| Roots,
Blues and BBQ 2009 |
 By
Big Dave
The 2009 Roots, Blues, and BBQ Festival of Columbia,
Mo. just earned a coveted 5 on the STLBluesometer.
It was a world class event artistically, celebrating
it's 3rd year!
On a musical road trip like this, a visit to the local
community radio is always in order, and we were able
to catch up with David Owens - general manager for
KOPN 89.5 - for
a short tour of the station. It turns out that Bill
Wax, of Bluesville
on XM satellite radio, spent several years at
KOPN!
The musical talent was diverse, as most roots festivals
are, and that created lots of opportunities to discover
new music. Some of the bands STLBlues was able to
catch up to included these - Carolina
Chocolate Drops, John
Cowan Band, Blind
Boys of Alabama, Black
Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Southern
Culture on the Skids, The
Wilders, Music
Maker Revue, Pinetop
Perkins and the Perfect Age of Rock 'n Roll Blues
Band, James
Hand, Booker
T, Sonny
Moorman, Funky
Butt Brass Band, Chump
Change, Atlanta Boogie featuring Abb Locke, The
Itals, Junior
Brown, Ana
Popovic, Rory
Block, The
Bel Airs, and Mike
Zito. Not bad for 36 hours!
Tim Duffy of the Music
Maker relief organization was on hand to share
his message - Music Maker has been a core group in
the Festival line up every year and Festival organizers
believe there would be no Festival without them. Steve
Sweitzer is the co-founder of Thumper
Entertainment who produces the Festival and has
been a supporter of Music Maker for more than ten
years. Sweitzer knew Music Maker was a perfect fit
for the Festival because they represent the core mission
of the Festival. Over 750 volunteers help drive this
event, and according to fest staffer Tara Hart, "we
couldn't do it with out them". Lots of credit
is due, as the volunteers, Thumper Entertainment and
the City
of Columbia all teamed up to create a great music
event, now moving into it's 4th year! This fest earns
a solid 5 on the STLBluesometer,
and so does the great BBQ! Enjoy our photo gallery
below, Big
Dave
Publishers
note -- Still need more festival in 2009? Be sure
to visit the Taste of St. Louis, for the
event known as STLBlues Unplugged. We'll feature
over 20 acts, with an acoustic vibe! You'll definitely
get a 'Taste Of' the St. Louis Blues!
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Enjoy
our image gallery of the 2009 Roots, Blues and BBQ
Click on buttons below, drag the thumbnail panel
where you want, and enjoy the show!
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The Bel Airs
The Bel Airs
Black Joe Lewis
Black Joe Lewis
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Deke Dickerson
Deke Dickerson
Joel Paterson & Modern Sounds backing Deke
Hubert Sumlin
Ms. Jubilee
Ms. Jubilee playing the streets of Columbia
Mudcat of the Music Makers Revue
Music Makers
Music Makers Revue, founder Tim Duffy on gtr
Ron Hunter of the Music Makers Revue
Southern Culture on the Skids
 
Southern Culture on the Skids
Southern Culture on the Skids
Southern Culture on the Skids
Sugar Blue
The Wilders
The Wilders
Abb Locke
Ana Popovic
Ana Popovic band
Ana Popovic
Blind Boys of Alabama
Blind Boys of Alabama
Blind Boys of Alabama
Blind Boys of Alabama
Booker T
Booker T
Booker T
Booker T
Chump Change
Funky Butt Brass Band
Funky Butt Brass Band
Funky Butt Brass Band
Guitar Raffle winner
Guitar Raffle winner
The Itals
James Hand
John Cowan
Jr Brown
Jr Brown
Jr Brown
Music Makers
Music Makers
Music Makers
Rory Block
Rory Block
Sonny Moorman
Mike Zito & Bob Margolin
Bob Margolin
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