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Help Build a Better and Bigger Blues Community in Northwest Arkansas with an Ozark Blues Society Membership

 For as little as $10 a year, you can help support the local blues community.  

We are blessed to have many very talented blues artists living an working in our community.   With your membership, the Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas can continue to:

• Promote the local and regional artists playing in the area
• Promote the local venues that bring great blues music to you
• Provide "Blues in the Schools" educational programs in our local communities
• Produce events like our annual Blues Challenge, The Blues in the Natural State Music Festival and other Fundraising events that give back to the community
• Keep you informed of local live music
• Grow and strenghten our community of blues musicians and fans

Please visit our Website www.ozarkbluessociety.org and sign up to become a member.

Artist Spotlight - Hadden Sayers

Coming to George's Majestic Lounge on May 24th - Hadden Sayers... a truely gifted, talented and entertaining performer!

Some of you may have caught him at the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend last year.  Hadden played guitar in Ruthie Foster's band and also did a seperate show with his band at the Basin Park Hotel... both performances were absolutely wonderful!  For those of you who are not familiar with Hadden, head on, check out the YouTube clip and plan to come out to George's on Friday, May 24th.

Blind Raccoon Music recently had this to say about Hadden...

For most musicians, “the road” is a place of either hedonism or heartache. Contrasts on the far ends of a far too common cliché. But for soul-blues guitar slinger Hadden Sayers, the road is a comfortable buzz of underground fans and passionate shows.

It wasn’t always this way. Because for a while, Sayers wasn’t on the road.

He built a successful career in Houston, Texas before relocating to the Midwest so his wife could pursue a career in cancer research. But then, shifty record companies faded away. Band members died tragically. The gigs stopped coming through and the phone stopped ringing. The ’57 Strat stayed in its case.

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Hadden Sayers

"Back to the Blues" (featuring Ruthie Foster)

Fayetteville Springfest 2013

Fayetteville Springfest began in 1983 by merchants on Dickson Street as a way to celebrate the history, culture, and flavor of Fayetteville. The festival quickly became a late-April staple each year featuring a pancake breakfast, lots of live music, kid-friendly activities, arts and crafts vendors and the annual “bed races” where teams of participants put together their own racing beds and wheel them up Dickson Street.

After a year off last year, Springfest is back, and we think the festival will be better than ever in 2013.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 4. We hope to see you on Dickson Street!

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Music Calendar

04/26 - 5/04

4.26

• Steve Pryor, The Belaires at George's Happy Hour
• Leah & the Mojo Doctors at Jose's in Fayetteville
• The Fresco Jazz Trio at Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville - 6:00pm
• Jeff Horton Band at Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville
• Claudia Burson Trio in the Union Lounge located at the Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville
• Nathan McCleod Duo at Mermaids in Fayetteville
• Another Fine Mess at the Bayou in Rogers
• Selby Minner Band at Landry's in Ft Smith

4.27

• Milburn at Kingfish Dive Bar in Fayetteville
• Leah & the Mojo Doctors at JJ's Grill & Chill in Fayetteville
• The Jeff Horton Band at Mojo's Pints & Pies in Fayetteville
• Sarah Hughes Band at Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville
• Adam Collins and Ben Harris at Mermaids in Fayetteville
• Ocie & The Heartstrings at JJ's Grill & Chill in Rogers

4.28

• Claudia Burson at Copelands Sunday Brunch in Rogers - 11am to 1pm
• Jazz Duos at Emelia's Kitchen Sunday Brunch in Fayetteville

4.29

• Keith Nicholson at JJ's Grill & Chill in Fayetteville

4.30

• The Longest running Blues Jam in  Northwest Arkansas featuring the Larrys at the Bayou in Rogers
• Jed Climpit at the Pesto Cafe in Fayetteville
• Jones & Leah at Jose's in Fayetteville

5.1

• Jazz with Adam Collins, Johny Arredondo and Drew Packard at Arsaga's on Dickson in Fayetteville
• Brick Fields a Bear's Place in Fayetteville - 6pm

5.2

5.3

• Big Uns, Got it Covered at George's Happy Hour
• Leah & the Mojo Doctors at Jose's in Fayetteville
• The Fresco Jazz Trio at Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville - 6:00pm
• Claudia Burson Trio in the Union Lounge located at the Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville
• Ryan Ashworth's Allstar Quintet at Kingfish Dive Bar in Fayetteville
• T J Scarlet at Jose's in Fayetteville

5.4

• Cadillac Jackson at Kingfish Dive Bar in Fayetteville
• Fayetteville Springfest 

In this issue:  04/26/2013

On this day in Blues History -April 26

Bessie Smith – Taint Nobody’s Business 

Cow Cow Davenport – Cow Cow Blues

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Quote for this Week

"I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business. I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me."

Richie Havens

1941 - 2013

The 34th Annual Blues Music Awards

On Thursday, May 9, The Blues Foundation with host the 34th Annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN

Last chance to buy your tickets or table here.

The complete list of nominees is here .

You can reserve your room at the Marriott here.

The Festival Beat! 

3rd Annual Stomp the Blues out of Homelessness Festival

May 18,2013

Springfield, Mo

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ST LOUIS.

MAY 24-26, 2013

MEMORIAL WEEKEND

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2013 Eureka Springs Blues Weekend

Another Great Line up this year coming to the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend - June 13 - 16, 2013

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Links You Can Use

Arkansas Music Pavillion

Arkansas Music Works

American Blues News

Blues 411

The Blues Foundation

Blues For A Cause

Blues Festivals Guide

Blues Guitar News

Blues on the Dial and Web

Crystal Bridges

Downtown Bentonville

Eureka Springs Blues

Free Weekly

George’s Majestic Lounge

Guitar Center

J L Sound & Lighting Productions

King Biscuit Festival

Live Music Jungle 

Midnight Special Blues 

National Blues Museum

Nightflying

North AR Jazz Society

NWA Tunedin

Ozark Blues Society of NWA

Sherry L Speer Photography

Spa City Blues Society

The Bayou of Rogers

The Walton Arts Center

Tom Mowry Photography

Until Next Time...

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