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Thursday September 26, 1991
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11 who love the blues, take
fill note: the Durham Bullsand
0 St. Joseph's Historical
Foundation have brought
back the annual Durham
Blues Festival! The exciting musical
showcase will feature two nights of
spellbinding and diversified perfor
mances from some of the great mod-
Koko Taylor, 'Queen of the Blues,'
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festival explores rich blues
em blues musicians from across the
country. An innovative and highly
involving workshop, "Bringing Home
The Blues," will explore the rich blues
tradition of the North Carolina Pied-
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The festival, which is scheduled
for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28,
will take place in Durham Athletic
Park, home of the Durham Bulls base
ball team. Included are some of the
more prominent names in blues to
day, such as Koko Taylor, Bobby
"Blue" Bland, Clarence Carter, Kenny
Neal, Lynn White, and Rockin'
Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters.
Koko Taylor is known simply as
the magnificent "Queen of the Blues."
Taylor earned the title by a long and
painful ascension from tiny Chicago
clubs to gigantic festivals and media
appearances. She has been called the
"hardest working woman in show
business" by the Ch icago Tribune as a
result of her efforts. Career highlights
include a Grammy award for Best
Blues Performance in 1984, a perfor
mance on "Late Night with David
Letterman" and perform ing two songs
in David Lynch's film Wild At Heart.
This performance by Taylor, one of
the world's most acclaimed blues sing
ers, is one to be savored.
Bobby "Blue" Bland is best known
as the originator of the blues ballad.
By his own definition, Bland special
izes in "beautiful love songs," and has
"been blessed with the ability to de
liver this music better than almost
anyone else." He has vaulted into the
National R & B charts over 40 times,
a feat bested only by James Brown,
Fats Domino and Ray Charles. The
famed creator of such bluet classics as
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considered by many fans to be one of
the preeminent vocalists of any style
of music.
Serious fans of rhythm and blues
have been familiar with the sexy,
uptempo sound of Clarence Carter
since the release of his first Top Ten
single, "Tell Daddy," in 1967. Even
after losing his sight at an early age,
"Dr. C.C." has overcome all of the
obstacles in his path to develop a rich,
distinctive yet sassy sound, as exem
plified in his hits "Let's Funk" and
"Strokin'."
Younger stars Kenny Neal and
Lynn White should do much in the
way of adding a driven, vibrant feel to
this weekend's events. Neal's unique
approach to the blues has been de
scribed by the Washington Post as
"dixie-fried, rhythm and blues that
modernizes the music without betray
ing its essence." White, whose sultry
stylings have recently been featured
on tour with B.B. King, is an artist
cast firmly in the finest Sou therndeep
soul tradition. Finally, the thrilling
zydeco button accordionist Rockin'
Dopsie ("the Crown Prince of
Zydeco") will round out a diverse
blues experience that should appeal
to any serious listener.
For those whose thirstings for blues
aren't quenched by this weekend's
live performances, the Festival is pre
senting a September-long series of
workshops designed to bring the pub-
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lie in touch with the local blues scene.
Durham is the ideal site for North
Carolina's largest celebration of the
blues. In the 1920s, the bustling to
bacco town attracted many struggling
bluesmen who came to perform at
local markets, and that tradition con
tinues today. The "Bring Home The
Blues" exploration features construc
tive, one-on-one sessions with such
artists as Etta Baker, a fine guitarist in
the finger-picked Piedmont blues tra
dition, and Guitar Gabriel, a favorite
of musicians such as B.B. King and
Muddy Waters, who only recently
picked up the guitar again after a
fifteen-yearsabbatical. The workshops
will also include local notables Uncle
Luke, Tim Duffy, John Jackson and
Algia Mae Hinton.
The desire to increase apprecia
tion for local blues heritage, as is
exemplified by these workshops, is
not motivated purely by love of the
music, but by serious social concerns
as well as is demonstrated by the
Festival's organizers in St. Joseph's
Historical Foundation.
The congregation, which was
founded in 1891, has expanded
steadily over the years from a simple
place of worship to an institutional
representative of concerns in
Durham's African-American commu
nity. After serving as an educational
center in the 1950s, St. Joseph's be
came the community's focal point
during the civil rights movement of
the sixties and seventies. These ef
forts clearly reflect the Foundation's
creed: 'To bring to the community
programs that will enlighten and en
rich all involved, by presenting and
exploring the African-American ex
perience and its contributions to world
culture." Today, St. Joseph's sponsors
events such as the Blues Festival in
order to live up to this philosophy.
Whether one is searching for a
cultural celebration, a serious explo
ration ofNorthCarolina'sblues roots,
or a simple weekend of exhilarating,
live performances, the Bull Durham
Blues Festival is a musical extrava
ganza which should not be passed up.
For general information on St.
Joseph's and the Festival, call Rich Lee at
683-1709. TicicetsortieFesrivalsiou
are $15 for one night or $25 for both,
and can be purchased at Schoolkids . For
workshop information, contact Lesley
Williams at 833-8057.
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