Roots Review 32

We love you Kelly Caruso! You GO girl.

We'll be watching.

American Roots Live 32 was nothing short of spectacular Thursday night at the Bluetone Cafe.Billy K & the Pocono Players headlined and, joined by special guest Carl Van Camp, ARL 32 was a blast.

We kicked off with new comer, Michael Lopresti, who performed solo with acoustic guitar singing and improvising some cool original songs.Stand-out performances by Johnny Charles, Bernie BB Brauswetter, Jaimo Flynn, Arne Englund, Vern Mobley, Dan Balde, George Kokolis, Sonny Young, Arlene Schar, Roman, Dave Becker, Leo, Billy K, Ed Moore, Chip Bush and Mike P & the Joint Chiefs of Funk made for an electrifying evening in old Easton town.It was a memorable evening for one 9 year old student guitarist, who (accompanied by his father of course), sat fixed on the stellar, pro-guitar performances of Johnny Charles, Arne Englund, Billy K and Sonny Young. We look forward to this young man bringing his guitar to American Roots Live in the near future to perform with us.

John Powers & friends, EJ Rice and Josh Gebhardt headlined Wednesday at Crossroads with stand out performances by Mimi Nowak, Bob Del Rosso, JR Bradfield, The Doctor, Ed Pampani, Bones Sanford, Robert Z, Walter Foot, more.They reminded us all why our American Roots Movement is so significant and why each American Roots Live show so important.I hope to see you at American Roots Live 33 at Crossroads and the Bluetone Cafe on the 15th and 16th then ask you to look for Roots Review 33 to be posted from Phoenix, AZ during Thanksgiving week as American Roots Live and Elmore Magazine will join our good friend HoneyBoy Dupree on stage at Dessert Ridge Market Place on the 17th and the Rhythm Room on the 19th and 26th - these are two of the hottest Blues venues in the Valley. HoneyBoy Dupree & the Smokehouse Players, already 2002 IBC Award Winners, go for the 2006 IBC crown again on the 19th and we'll both be performing with Paris James and others at the Rhythm Room on the 26th. I'll let you know all about it in Roots Review 34 then I'll look to see you see you at ARL 35 the week after the holiday. Remember, there will be no east-coast ARL shows on Thanksgiving and the night-before.Did you know HoneyBoy Dupree is also a 2004 Arizona Blues Showdown Award Winner?

He also wants me to say hello to all of his friends in Jersey... Many thanks to our venues, ownerships and staffs and all of the talented, dedicated musicians and singers who step onto our stage every week. Thank you to all American Roots volunteers and ambassadors, our sponsors, supporters and friends. And most of all our fans. We need fan support to keep our shows alive - so that we can keep the music alive. Please join us. Bring a friend or two, or an aspiring musician, young or old, and have yourselves a great time.

Keeping it real,

Ned

Roots Review 31

Do you know what Muddy Waters, Hank Williams, John Lennon, James Brown, Merle Haggard and Tony Bennett have in common?

Not sure?

These notables are all part of our root system and have everything to do with the shape and color of the leaves on our musical tree today.And it all comes from the roots.Unfortunately, the lack of mainstream exposure of American Roots music today is sad. With the exception of some current TV commercials, trying to appeal to baby boomers, you just don't hear it unless you know where to look. How about Count Basie, Ronnie Van Zant, Bill Monroe, Prince, Bob Wills or Elvis?

Still don't know?Wes Montgomery? DeFord Bailey? George Jones? Sugar Hill Gang? Ray Charles? Not sure?The answer is simple, but complex, because they have little in common yet, they have everything in common. American Roots music.

Do your kids know the origins of their music?

Robert Z (pic) knows

- as does Mike Dugan, that if not for a bunch of young British musicians in the sixties, many of us American urban/suburban boomers wouldn't know Muddy Waters or Howlin' Wolf.So, we are drawn to the significant cause of promoting American Roots Music in an attempt to preserve the musical art-form for future generations.WC Handy equals American IdolLike Chris Daughtrey - the kid on American Idol last year who sang an arrangement of Johnny Cash's "I walk the line" that had Simon calling him genius - all right, maybe he was too nervous to admit in front of 100 million TV viewers that it wasn't his own arrangement, but his performance, none the less, illustrates my point.Daughtrey listened to Lyve's version of "I walk the line" who heard Johnny Cash's, who listened to Muddy Waters, who heard Robert Johnson, who heard WC Handy.As a musician and singer, everything I do is influenced by everything I've heard before - just like Robert Z - so like it or not WC Handy equals American Idol.That's why we invite singers, songwriters, musicians and music fans of all styles of American Music; Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country, Bluegrass, Rock & Roll, Dixieland, Rock-a-Billy, R&B, Soul, Funk, Folk, Be-Bop or Zydeco, to come together with us to celebrate this significant indigenous, musical art form.The birthplace of today's music; WC Handy, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, James Brown, et al, spawned Jay-Z, R Kelly, Trisha Yearwood, Black Eyed Peas and Kelly Clarkson - no doubt.Whether your house smells like cigarette smoke or roses influences your decision to open the window... or your nostrils... or your mind... or your calendar to mark American Roots Live into your schedule - in either of two 2 great locations - twice a week.Please join me - Nasty Ned and, Robert Z, John Powers, Billy K, Johnny Charles, Bernie Brauswetter and some of the most talented players on the tri-state circuit as we come together twice per week to celebrate our American Roots hertitage.Check it out. And bring a friend or two - or your kids - for a musical history lesson and some great entertainment.Music is life.Do you see life as art?

Amelia Lange does,

JR Bradfield does, so does Robert Z - and so do I.

Come see for yourself?

Keeping it real,Ned

AMERICAN ROOTS 30 by nasty ned

(That's Nasty Ned (Left) with Even Coniglio picture (Right) at top left - sound tech at the Rail and one of the hottest young bass players in New Jersey.)

I've spent time of late... with doctors and bureaucrats
I can't relate.

Days got hard so I got harder...
but even honost effort weighs a heavy load.

I ain't dyin', I'm still tryin'
people I been down much harder roads.

But the show goes on thanks to

John Powers, (BELOW)










Johnny Charles, (BELOW)









Billy K and
Duane Chez... (BELOW)








Arne Englund,



Robert Z, (BELOW)








Big Boy Kenny, JR Bradfield and

HoneyBoy Dupree. (BELOW)









The show is real cause the people make it. EJ Rice, Josh Gebhardt, Bassboard Blues, Kate Weber and Sugarfoot Dengler - they don't fake itYeah I blew a gasket, got spastic, tried to mask it, health insurance bombastic,
but I will deal...And because of
Win (BELOW)









and Jaimo Flynn, I'll say it again... it's the people who make it real.

...and, from my heart, it has been everything I ever wished it could be. Thank you.Before we wrap up this review, I want to acknowledge the rockin', roots-gone-mad, back to back performances of Tweed Schade & the Sugar Daddies at American Roots Live 28 at the Crossroads, and ARL 29 at Bluetone Cafe. Easton will never be the same.
Tweed and Cochise (BELOW)







are an act not to be missed!

They honest to goodness American Roots rockin' maddness. Tweed Schade (ah it's a cool name) is a smoothe showman. He is sly, funny, witty and ah man, he's a cool ride!

(Copyright, Nasty Ned, USA 2006)


Keeping it real,


Ned

The Red Masque /Skeletonbreath

The Red Masque


Band: The Red Masque /Skeletonbreath
Date: Sat. November 4, 2006
Time: 8:00pm / Doors: 7:30pm
Venue: Old Franklin Schoolhouse Metuchen, NJ
Directions
Ticket Price:$20 (online orders) / $25 (door day of show)

Old Franklin Schoolhouse
491 Middlesex Ave (RT 27)
Metuchen, NJ 08840

The Red Masque :
Special Guests: Paul Sears (The Muffins) Drums
Dave Kerman (5uu's, Thinking Plague) Drums

Brandon Ross - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Lynnette Shelley - vocals, lyrics, noises & percussion
Brian (Vonorn) Van Korn - drums & percussion, keyboards, theremin, guitar & sundries
Andrew Kowal - electric & acoustic guitar, 12-string, mandolin, violin, hand drums



The Red Masque is an original avant rock band from the Philadelphia area. Part art, part alchemy, the group's experimental songwriting style is both angular and eerie, accented by freeform space rock improvisations, intricate acoustics, dark atmospherics and chunky riffs. Unconventional and eccentric in musical form, the sophisticatedly sinister The Red Masque fuses together such disparate musical references as horror movie soundtracks, rock-in-opposition, zeuhl, heavy rock, gothic, psychedelia and kraut rock.

Founded in February 2001 by bassist/keyboardist Brandon Ross and vocalist Lynnette Shelley, the Red Masque went through several lineup changes over the years, but its intent and integrity has always remained the same. The band's goal was, and is, to create original music that pushes the envelope of the listener's expectations. With such influences as Magma, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Gong, Pink Floyd, Bauhaus, Art Bears, and Van Der Graaf Generator, The Red Masque's compositions are as intense as they are unique. To subscribe to the band's email list and learn about upcoming events, or for further information, please email the band at theredmasque@theredmasque.com.

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American Roots Nooz

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Come join the fun TONIGHT!

American Roots Live with Nasty Ned
...now in 2 exciting locations

Tonight and every Wednesday night at 9 pm
at Crossroads
78 North Ave.
Garwood, NJ
908-232-5666 http://www.xxroads.com

Tonight's HEADLINERS: John Powers & Friends, Kelly Caruso & Friends
...plus a star studded cast of American Roots All Stars!

Come to Crossroads early for expertly prepared, mouth watering Cajun and American cuisine and get yourself a good seat for the show!

Tomorrow night and every Thursday night at 9 pm
at The Bluetone Cafe
683 Walnut St.
Easton, PA
(610) 258-5812
http://www.bluetonecafe.com

Thursday's HEADLINERS: Billy K & the Pocono Players w/ special guest, also Johnny Charles and a star studded cast of American Roots All Stars from both sides of the river!

... will you be among them?

Don't miss American Roots Live. There is no other show like it anywhere !

Come to the Bluetone Cafe early for the BEST southern fried chicken, cheese mac and sweet potato fries and get yourself a good seat for the show!


...enjoy reading the latest Roots Reviews at http://american-roots.blogspot.com
...view the entire American Roots Live photo gallery at http://www.nastyned.com and leave your email address to get your nooz.

There is never a cover charge at American Roots, but we do encourage donations of any amount... and your generosity will send you home with the current issue of Elmore Magazine "Saving American Music" and maybe an Elmore CD featuring great music by John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Hot Tuna and more!

We hope to see you there!

Attention: Acts wishing to showcase at American Roots Live can email Nasty Ned at nastyned@att.net

Roots Review 29 by NASTY NED

Alright. We are all having fun at the American Roots Live celebrations at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ and the Bluetone Cafe in Easton, PA.

We've had the honor and privilege of hearing and playing with some of the most incredible, veteran musicians anywhere, like Johnny Charles, BB Brauswetter, Mike Caruso, Lee Fink, Gene Downin, Jake Jar el, Mike Flynn, Spiros Soukis, Roger Prieto, Michael Krizan, Rob Fraser, Tweed Schade & the Sugar Daddies, Rob Paparozzi, Todd Lanka, HoneyBoy Dupree, The Congregation, Alan Rogoff, Jimmy Somma, Dean Shot, Big Boy Kenny Nerbak, Duane Chez and the list goes on and on...

We've also had the enviable opportunity of being able to showcase new, upcoming stars like John Powers, The Wiliamzboy, Kelly Caruso, Kate Weber and literally hundreds of (if not more) enthusiastic and talented players and singers, young and old, too numerous to mention here.

Today I want to recognize someone, who from the behind the scenes, as well as from on the stage, has been instrumental in keeping American Roots ticking.

I first knew Ed Pampani (pic) as a photographer, but soon learned he was a good drummer, too, AND a wonderful human being.














I think it was BB, who commented after jamming with Ed one night,"man, this guy's a time piece." And that's what Ed Pampani is - a time piece - and just as steady.

Ed Pampani has helped spread the American Roots Movement message with his myspace, blog and other internet presences and along with Win and his camera, Ed Pampani and his camera have been to all of the American Roots Live celebrations from 1 thru 29.

When you come to an American Roots Live show, say hello to Ed. He is indeed a pleasant symmetry and I am proud to call him my friend. We should all be thankful that he is a friend of American Roots. Thank you Ed Pampani.

We'll talk more about Ed and other "behind the scenes American Rooters" like Win and Robert Z and others in coming posts, but for now, we hope to see you soon.

Keeping it real,

Ned

American Roots Nooz

American Roots Nooz
Come join the fun TONIGHT!

American Roots Live with Nasty Ned

at The Bluetone Cafe
683 Walnut St.
Easton, PA
(610) 258-5812
http://www.bluetonecafe.com

Tonight's headliner is Tweed Schade & the Sugar Daddies with Cochise, Jim Mosca and JR Bradfield - in addition, a cast of American Roots All Stars featuring Jaimo Flynn, Bernie BB Brauswetter, Billy K, Arlene Schar, Sonny Young and many more... will you be among them?

Don't miss it. They're is no show like American Roots Live anywhere!

Come to the Bluetone early for some great southern fried chicken, cheese mac and corn bread and get yourself a good seat for the show!


...enjoy reading the latest Roots Reviews at http://american-roots.blogspot.com
...view the entire American Roots Live photo gallery at http://www.nastyned.com and leave your email address their to receive your nooz

Remember American Roots Live with Nasty Ned is now in 2 Great Locations!

Every Wednesday night at 9 pm
@Crossroads
78 North Ave.
Garwood, NJ
908-232-5666 http://www.xxroads.com
with guesthost John Powers & Friends; EJ Rice & Josh Gebhardt

And then every Thursday night again at 9 pm at the Bluetone.

We hope to see you tonight.

Attention: Acts wishing to showcase at American Roots Live can email Nasty Ned at nastyned@att.net

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Blues greats rock Central Jersey see the courier news for more info

By BOB MAKIN
Staff Writer

Three of living blues legends will perform through the end of the year in Central Jersey:
* Muddy Waters' pianist Pinetop Perkins on Nov. 10 at The Stanhope House, 45 Main St., Stanhope
* Harmonica great James Cotton, Nov. 25, Orphan Annie's, 1255 Valley Road, Stirling section of Long Hill
* Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin, Dec. 29, also at Orphan Annie's.

One of Central Jersey's best guitarists, Billy Hector will share the stage with Sumlin,
while Orphan Annie's favorites Dave "Snakeman" Runyan and Bob Lanza will do the same with Cotton.

For ticket info, contact the Stanhope House at (973) 347-0458 or http://www.stanhopehouse.com and Orphan Annie's at (908) 647-0138 or http://www.oannies.com

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Roots Review 28 by Nasty Ned

How do you define "spirit"?
As a noun you could say spirit is someone's soul, but when you imply someone "has spirit," then defining spirit includes the measure of a person's positive energy, their will, strength, dedication, determination, humility, ability, motivation, inspiration, good sense, faith, humor, honor, decency, respect, respectability, and myriad other intangible character traits.

John Powers has spirit - and without which, American Roots Live would not be where it is today.

Wednesday night's American Roots Live 28 at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ, was like a cross between an Alan Freed's traveling all stars shows of the 50's and a music festival with 30 names on the bill and continuous music. ARL 28 didn't resemble an open mic, although, it was.

Quality act after quality act showed their spirit on our stage before an appreciative audience in an SRO house. And by the time individual musicians came together to play, they were all notable, accomplished performers that sounded like rehearsed bands.

There really is no other show like American Roots Live.

Getting us started and setting the tone for a great night of music was John Powers, EJ Rice and Josh Gebhardt, then The Wiliamzboy with his rhythmic, well crafted songs.(pic)




















Then Tweed Schade & the Sugar Daddies with Cochise, John, and Gar Francis had us rockin' down that Raritan Line.
Look out Easton, here comes Tweed Schade & the Sugar Daddies.

























Then it was Kelly Caruso's turn to take the stage with Daddy Mike on bass Johnny Charles, guitar, Walter Bordonaro, saxophone, Powers on drums and JR Bradfield, guitar.

Kelly (pic below) displayed strong, disciplined vocals as she performed like a star and looked even better than she does in this pic taken by Ed Pampani back in August.















Then came the ARL right hook, all the way from Athens, Greece via NYC, arriving by car with bassist Margery Peters, was Spiros Soukis - my friend from cyber roots. Spiros tore the house up with authentic, rockin' American blues guitar and Clapton-like vocals. Look out Easton, here comes Spiros.

















With BB in the house and OREO in the dim lit room, Dean Shot made his first visit to ARL and we were honored. Dean ripped it up with Jimmy Somma, Freddie Farrow and Walter Foot then invited Bones Sanford to play a little harp on one. We had the "Newark Hillbilly" Robert Z, Ed Pampani, Monsters of Mojo; Jorge, John & John, Bob Brienza, Brad Sicotte, Screamin' Mimi Nowak, Arlene Schar (pic), Soup Boy and more..."














I am so proud of our American Roots Movement and I'm so proud of you.

Then we Loaded the caravan on Thursday and moved American Roots Live 28 to the Bluetone Cafe in Easton, PA. We tore it up again AND with "more "back to back" awards in order - this time for John Powers, Johnny Charles, Bernie BB Brauswetter and Robert Z - Bluetone was smokin'.

Another good crowd on hand eating Aaron's burgers, southern fried chicken, cheese mac and sweet potato fires served up by Christine and kickin back to listen to the incredible music swirling through the room by John Powers, Keith McGonigle, Hot Pat, Billy K, Jaimo Flynn from Big Daddy and the Wild Cats, Bernie BB Brauswetter, Rob "Rock" Bianco, Vern Mobley from Fussion Jazz Trio, Johnny Charles, Sonny Young, Robert Z, Jeff Bennison, Randall Smith, Ken Barry, Arne Englund, Rob Fraser from Mike Dugan's Blues Mission, Andy McGregor, Nick T, Roman, Paul Berger from Can't Stop Now, Keith Jr... Keith Sr.. we even had WDIY's Stewart Brodian and Arlene Schar in the house.

Thanks to Joe Karam, Lee Frankel, our sponsors, supporters, friends and volunteers and ambassadors Powers, Duane Chez and HoneyBoy Dupree.

We'll look for you at American Roots Live 29 nearest you, or maybe even see you back to back - that's double the fun!

Keeping it real,

Ned

american roots nooz

american roots nooz
...enjoy reading the latest Roots Review at http://american-roots.blogspot.com
American Roots Live with Nasty Ned

Come join the fun!

Tonight!
...and every Wednesday night at 9 pm
with guest hosts John Powers & the Arturos

Crossroads
78 North Ave.
Garwood, NJ
908-232-5666
http://www.xxroads.com

...Wednesday night will also feature Tweed Schade & Cochise and the Sugar Daddies,(CHECK THIS LINK http://www.rockabilly.net/ ) plus blues from Greece with Spiros Soukis and a whole host of American Roots All Stars! Don't miss it.

CHECK THE LINKS SECTION FOR TWEED SCHADE !

Thursday night!
...and every Thursday night at 9 pm

The Bluetone Cafe
683 Walnut St.
Easton, PA
(610) 258-5812
http://www.bluetonecafe.com

This Thursday's guest hosts are John Powers & the Arturos - back to back - and a great cast of American Roots All Stars! There is no other show like it anywhere!

Read Roots Reviews at http://american-roots.blogspot.com...or view the photo gallery at http://www.nastyned.com/
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NOTE: The American Roots Movement needs volunteers to perform the following tasks:

1. Personal assistant to Nasty Ned. You must be well organized, have an easy going personality, love for music, proficiency in MS Word and Excel and a home computer. Willingness to travel from time to time would be helpful. This could turn into a full time, salaried position for the right person. Please send resume in body of email to nastyned@att.net No attachments please.

2. Volunteers in both locations to help with the raffle process and to greet patrons at the door with a smile.

3. Volunteer familiar with securing government grants for the performing arts.

Please send all volunteer inquiries to nastyned@att.net.

And please continue to support everyone who works hard to keep the Roots alive.

Subscribe to Elmore Magazine "Saving American Music" http://www.elmoremagazine.com/

Listen to the LOW BUDGET BLUES SHOW with Richard Skelly, every Thursday night at 8 PM on 88.7 FM, WRSU, Rutgers State University - and online at http://www.nj.com/wrsu/ as Richard spins your favorite new and old blues records including some from Nasty Ned!

Get hip to what the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation is doing. Visit them at http://www.jsjbf.com

...also visit the United Jersey Blues Network,VISIT THEM AT http://www.ujbn.com

AND the NY/NJ Blues Society and the Buck's County Blues Society.VISIT THEM HERE http://www.bucksbluessociety.com/

See how they're making a difference ...and how you too can Help Keep the Blues Alive!

Contact Nasty Ned... nastyned@att.net

American Roots Ambassadors:
Duane Chez... http://360.yahoo.com/duanechez
HoneyBoy Dupree... http://www.honeyboydupree.com
John Powers... http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=67238


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Web Site Gives Struggling Musicians a Chance

By BRIAN ROONEY

BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 8, 2006 — While the old record companies with their roots in wax struggle to survive, a Web site that rocks tries to reinvent the business.

Rehearsals.com, operating out of warehouses and airplane hangars across the road from Burbank airport, tries to bring back diversity to the sound of popular music.

"The music industry right now is in a moment of arrested development," says Johnny Caswell, president of Center Staging Corp., and a founder of Rehearsals.com.

With the rise in unpaid downloading and the decline in music sales, record companies rarely take risks with unknowns. The way the surviving big record companies now do business, it costs so much money to launch a new act that they have to be certain they'll score millions in sales before they give someone a shot.

Rehearsals.com is trying to turn that upside down, giving music acts relatively inexpensive exposure on the net, generating sales.

Rehearsals.com gives free studio time to promising acts that allow themselves to be videotaped and put on the Web site.

The idea for the Web site grew out of Caswell's main business of providing rehearsal space and renting instruments and equipment to musicians. With some of the biggest acts in the world and some promising unknowns traipsing through his studios, Caswell got the idea to try to put their rehearsals on the Internet.

Caswell knows music. He's a veteran of the old Philadelphia music scene, with two records that hit the charts.

Echoing the current complaint that everything on radio these days sounds the same, Caswell and his partners work to find a way to launch new acts that can't get a break from the record companies, and to bring back old ones that will still connect with an audience.

Caswell compares the power of the Internet to FM radio, which saved music lovers from the monotony of short-playlist AM radio.

"Remember that?" the fast-talking Caswell asks. "FM radio came in and saved us from that short playlist. We're at that crossroads again."

The fare on his site is a mix of performances, rehearsals and appearances by legends like Tom Petty, Burt Bachrach and the Manhattan Transfer.

But the site also serves as a potential launching pad for acts that get no traction with the record companies
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I AM MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS SITE AND MY MSN SITE

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THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND MY SOURCES,TO GOOGLE AND TO FIND ME.

ALSO I HAVE UPGRADED TO A BETTER TEMPLATE ,FOR BETTER LOOKS, NAVIGATION, AND OTHER GOODIES .

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"MA RAINEY"

Gertrude Pridgett was born into a showbiz family that performed in minstrel shows. She first appeared onstage in 1900, singing and dancing in minstrel and vaudeville stage revues. In 1902 she married the song and dance man William "Pa" Rainey and from then on became known as Ma Rainey. The couple formed a song and dance act that included Blues and popular songs. They toured the country, but primarily the South and became a popular attraction as part of Tolliver's Circus, The Musical Extravaganza and The Rabbit Foot Minstrels, where Rainey befriended a young Bessie Smith. In the 1920s Rainey was a solo star of the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit. It was not until 1923 that Ma Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount. She was billed as the "Mother of the Blues", which wasn't far off the mark. Few historians can point to any real Blues singers before Ma Rainey. She ended up recording 100 songs between 1923 and 1928 on Paramount Records. During that time she was accompanied by many noted jazz musicians such as, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Ladnier, Fletcher Henderson and Coleman Hawkins. She continued working until 1935 and retired to Columbus, Georgia. Ma had been smart with her money and managed to build and operate two theaters; she also owned her own home in Columbus. Ma Rainey died in 1939, of a heart attack.
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Roots Review 27 BY NASTY NED

Roots Review 27


Here's an example of the American Roots Music system.



Listen to the earliest sounds of Son House and Charlie Patton, then the distinctive blues guitar of Hubert Sumlin behind Howlin' Wolf, the electrified slide vibrato of Muddy Waters, then, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn then, come to American Roots Live at Crossroads in Garwood, New Jersey or the Bluetone Cafe in Easton, PA and hear Johnny Charles and Bernie BB Brauswetter whipping like two leaves on a tree in a hurricane - and you my friend have come full circle.

Two of them on stage together is an awesome experience indeed and one that you may have been fortunate enough to witness if you were at American Roots Live 27 Wednesday night down at the Crossroads. Yes, on stage together - shoulder to shoulder the two strat-masters rocked the house with JR Bradfield on bass and John Powers slappin' the skins.

Also, making their American Roots Live debut that night, and making their mark on our stage, was North Jersey's, The Congregation. We were mightily impressed by their musicianship, interesting material and arrangements and their professionalism. Playing witty, well crafted original songs, The Congregation's web site describes their music as a blending of blues, jazz, rock, soul and "cowboy themes" with a "distinctive flavor of pine trees and exhaust fumes"... they're right on - that's North Jersey, and that's The Congregation.

Thanks Evil Dick, Chuck, Sal and Rich. Hurry back!

Other inspired performances this night by Jukebox Jim Simino singing and playing his red Ovation double-necked guitar, Bones Sanford, Arlene Schar, Robert Z, Ed Pampani, Screamin' Mimi Nowak, Bob Del Rosso, Len De Piano, EJ Rice, Josh Gebhardt and John Powers who kicked off American Roots Live 27 with a crisp set of his original crowd pleasers including, Airplanes, Highway Lines and others.

On the Road

AR 27 saw three "back to back" performances this week. Bernie BB Brauswetter, JR Bradfield and Arlene Schar all made the drive to entertain audiences on back to back nights, Wednesday at Crossroads and Thursday at the Bluetone. They are the first to do so since John Powers did it for AR 24 and has committed to doing so again for AR 28.

Interesting things always happen when John Powers gets together with those musicians across the Delaware. Fan's should consider doing an ARLive "back to back" too.

Anyway, AR 27 at the Bluetone Cafe in Easton, PA was the place to be Thursday night if you dig dem live roots.

Joining us for the first time at American Roots Live Thursday was Dawn "Sugarfoot" Dengler playing drums and rounding out our guesthost band with AR All Stars JR Bradfield on guitars and vocals and Big Boy Kenny Nerbak thumpin' the bass.

JR Bradfield did the honors this night by beautifully playing the Star Spangled Banner on "stumpy", a guitar he hand crafted from an old tree in his backyard. Come see stumpy one night, JR will be happy to show you how his stumpavarious was made...

Outstanding performances at the Bluetone beyond those mentioned above were put in by American Roots favorites Billy K, Arlene Schar, Vern Mobely, Lori V, Sonny Young, Nick T, Leo, Danny B, Jason, Baja Zero, Eric and Chuck, Jeff, Jim, Jen and Niwana, Rob and of course the legendary Bernie BB Brauswetter.

Many thanks to our venues, ownership and staffs, all of the talented, dedicated musicians and singers who grace our stage week after week, our sponsors, supporters and friends, and the American Roots volunteers and ambassadors Powers and Chez and HoneyBoy Dupree who is gearing up for his show on October 14 at Alice Cooper Town with the Phoenix Blues Society, equipped with Elmore Magazines and the American Roots Movement message.

Please do your part. Come to the American Roots Live show nearest you and encourage your friends to do the same.

Keeping it real,

Ned


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american roots live repost from The Morning Call Online

Ablaze with roots music
By Dave Howell Special to The Morning Call Nasty Ned is dedicated to preserving American roots music. That's the idea behind ''American Roots Live,'' a weekly event he recently kicked off at Easton's Bluetone Cafe.

''American Roots Live'' is a cross between an open mike, where individual performers or small groups play according to the order on a signup sheet, and an open jam, where people take turns playing with an onstage band.

AMERICAN ROOTS LIVE' WITH NASTY NED
When: 9 p.m. Thursdays
Where: Bluetone Cafe, 683 Walnut St., Easton, 610-258-5812
Admission: Free; donations accepted
On the Net: http://www.nastyned.com, http://www.american-roots.blogspot.com
Also: 9:00 p.m. Wednesdays at the Crossroads, 78 North Ave., Garwood, N.J., 908-232-5666
Ned is anything but nasty as he encourages his audiences and asks for applause for performers, most of whom are regulars. Many of them also play Wednesday nights at the Crossroads in Garwood, N.J., where Ned began these shows in April. The first Thursday night event at the Bluetone was Sept. 14.

''It's not necessarily an open democracy,'' says Ned. ''I match musicians with other musicians according to style and how good they are. They don't even have to play an instrument.''

Singers are welcome to perform with the ever-changing house band. The house band might be players who are jamming or a band that has volunteered to host.

Ned, who prefers not to give his real name, says 50 to 60 percent of the performers do blues. But there's folk, gospel, bluegrass, and even comedic songs. What they share is passion.

Among those performing at the first Easton jam were John Powers, EJ Rice, Johnny Charles, Lori V, Sonny Young, Billy K, Chip Bush, Jamo Flynn, Brian Bridge of Dyer Weed, Brad Sicotte, Arne Englund, JR Bradfield, Gary Rivenson of Philadelphia Funk Authority and Gene Downin from the Noo Dogs.

''Roots music'' is a relatively new term. The Public Broadcasting System Web site states that it is what used to be called ''folk music.'' It also says, ''The term 'roots music' is now used to refer to this broad range of musical genres, which include blues, gospel, traditional country, zydeco, tejano, and native American pow-wow.''

Other descriptions are less inclusive, focusing on old-time country and blues. Ned calls it ''everything that has come before today's music. It's not just banjos and harmonicas on the back porch. It's W.C. Handy, Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Beatles. Everything is based upon what we've seen and heard before.''

''Kids don't understand where their music comes from,'' he says. ''Historical societies have popped up everywhere. Music should be treated the same way. It's a part of who we are. American music has influenced music everywhere.''

He continues: ''As a working musician, I've seen that there are less and less venues to play. With technology the way it is, a club owner is more inclined to pay $150 for a DJ or karaoke than hundreds of dollars for a live band. But there needs to be a live music scene to preserve our musical roots.''

Ned is happy he found the Bluetone Cafe, known for its live blues and R&B. ''Joe Karam [the owner] gets it,'' he says.

Ned starts each show by playing ''The Star Spangled Banner'' on the harmonica, an instrument he has been using for 40 years. His first instrument was the saxophone. He played in the school marching band, but gave up the sax and the ''funny uniform'' when he heard the music of the British Invasion, which included the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

''I took up playing guitar, but I never progressed,'' he says. ''I still play the guitar like a teenager.'' Hearing bluesman Slim Harpo on the radio in 1964 encouraged him to pick up the harmonica.

In 1995 he recorded the CD ''Just Like Life'' as the leader of Nasty Ned & The Famous Chili Dogs. His current group is Nasty Ned & The Noo Dogs.

Ned is an enthusiastic talker, but unfortunately he does not have a good story about how he got his nickname. ''Ned'' was given to him in high school, and ''Nasty'' was added after a particularly blazing performance.

Ned has many plans to expand his roots shows. He expects to open a third venue in New York City on Tuesday nights. He is producing a TV show that will feature acoustic performance, monologues, interviews and record reviews. He has begun to present concerts of American Roots All Stars.

He also tries to whip up excitement with a blog that describes in detail what happens at each ''American Roots Live'' events. It's at
americanroots.blogspot.com.

jodi.duckett@mcall.com

american roots 26 live at the crossroads

American Roots Live 26 down at the Crossroads Wednesday night.

Rob Paparozzi, harp player, blues rapper, Broadway performer, front man of the "Original Blues Brothers Band" with Steve Cropper, Matt Murphy and Lou Marini, took time this week from his current gig; fronting the legendary "Blood, Sweat and Tears", to play Crossroads in Garwood - Friday with his band, The Hudson River Rats featuring Bernard Purdie, and Wednesday night with us at American Roots Live.

Accompanied by Ron Poppa on guitar, John Powers on drums and Robert Z playing bass, Rob Paparozzi honked and hollered through three hot steppers including Sonny Boy's "Pontiac" then, with harmonica and mic-in-hand, jumped behind the piano to rock a right-handed solo, thrilling an already excited crowd.

We also welcomed two new acts at American Roots Live 26; a sparky, talented young, lefty-guitar slinger named Steve McIntyre
We were also thankful to hear one of our favorite Aerican Roots All Stars, Bernie BB Brauswetter buzz through a couple of funky stingers and pleasure us while his guitar weeped "c'mon people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together try and love one another right now" with Copa playing bass and Rob on drums.

Other memorable performances by Josh Gebhardt, Ed Pampani, Bones Sanford, Screamin' Mimi Nowak, Len DePiano, Ray DiGiovanni, Walter Foot, Terry Hunter and Jimmy and more.

When Slim Harpo sang "Where the music's hot," he could have been signing about American Roots Live at the Bluetone Cafe in Easton, PA Thursday night, 'cause, man we were cookin' there, too.

With rain pouring down in sheets and the weatherman screaming about tornados, we had more players in the house than non-players. In fact our audience was about 98% musicians proving that an artist's passion can't be cooled by threats of a funnel cloud. Even with the two birthday parties in the room, there was more heat coming out of the Bluetone Thursday night than just candles burning on cakes!

We were honored to accommodate renowned Philly jazz trumpeter - Ortlieb's own - Roger Prieto, who brought us all back to ol' New Orleans with his muted horn then brass balled serenading.

With a red hot band consisting of AR All Stars Johnny Charles on guitar and Gene Downin on bass, and a little harmonica from my barstool, Roger Prieto smiled and shined while mixing it up with Sonny Young and Chris Hedges, also on guitars (Chris playing slide) and Brian "Bam Bam" Bridge on drums.

Many thanks to one jammin' Jaimo Flynn for his remarkable performance on drums and supreme efforts in guesthosting American Roots Live 26 with Johnny Charles, myself and the steady rollin' bass of Stroudsburg, PA's Chip Bush. Also great performances by Billy K, Vern Mobley of Fusion Jazz Trio, Keith and more.

American Roots Live 26 marked 6 months of constant live celebration of the greatest music in the world - American Roots Music. Many thanks to our venues, ownership and staff, all of the wonderful, talented and dedicated musicians and singers, our sponsors and supporters, and our American Roots volunteers and ambassadors.

Here's looking forward toward the next six months of American Roots Live and beyond. We've got a lot in store for you. Stay tuned.

Keeping it real,

Ned

American Roots Nooz

american roots nooz
...enjoy reading the latest Roots Review at

american roots blog

American Roots Live with Nasty Ned

Come join the fun!

Tonight!
...and every Wednesday night at 9 pm
with guest host John Powers & the Arturos

Crossroads
78 North Ave.
Garwood, NJ
908-232-5666
www.xxroads.com

Tomorrow night!
...and every Thursday night at 9 pm

The Bluetone Cafe
683 Walnut St.
Easton, PA
(610) 258-5812
www.bluetonecafe.com

Tomorrow's guest hosts are Johnny Charles, Big Boy Kenny Nerbak and Jaimo Flynn.

Read Roots Reviews at http://american-roots.blogspot.com
...or view the photo gallery at www.nastyned.com



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*NOTE: The American Roots Movement needs volunteers to perform the following tasks:*
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1. Personal assistant to Nasty Ned. You must be well organized, have an easy going personality, love for music, proficiency in MS Word and Excel and a home computer. Willingness to travel from time to time would be helpful. This could turn into a full time, salaried position for the right person. Please send resume in body of email to nastyned@att.net No attachments please.

2. Volunteers in both locations to help with the raffle process and to greet patrons at the door with a smile.

3. Live sound engineer in Garwood.

4. Stage hand in Garwood.

5. Volunteer familiar with securing government grants for the performing arts.

Please send all volunteer inquiries to nastyned@att.net.

And please continue to support everyone who works hard to keep the Roots alive.

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american roots review by nasty ned

The roots of American music run deep.

When you look at the influential music makers of the 20th century as each an individual root making-up a collectively massive root system - like that of a 100 year old tree - you begin to realize the complexity of our musical heritage.

Whether we're talking acoustic or electric, Pop, Rock, Country or Jazz, Blues, Be-Bop, Swing, R & B, Rap or Soul - Rock n' Roll, Bluegrass, Gospel, Funk, Folk or Holler - all are the roots of the music being made today.

When W.C. Handy wrote "Memphis Blues" in 1909, he had no idea he was becoming great- great grandfather of a baby to be named Rock n' Roll, nor did Robert Johnson realize as he recorded "Crossroads Blues" in 1936 in a San Antonio hotel room, that he was to be great grandfather of a music called Rock.

W.C. Handy and Robert Johnson never imagined their music would inspire thousands of legendary mothers and fathers of the Blues whose own music would go on to lead millions of sons and daughters to interpret and reshape a sound the world would soon recognize simply as American Music.

When Muddy Waters recorded "Rolling Stone" in 1950 he didn't know his lingo would serve to identify a cultural movement who would come to know the phrase as the name of its "most heralded Rock band" and the most widely read music-magazine that would help define an era.

My intention with Roots Reviews now, is to further exemplify the importance of preserving 20th century American Roots Music by profiling some of its ancestors, while still talking about the performances and contributions of the current music makers who perform with us each week at American Roots Live on stage at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ and the Bluetone in Easton, PA.

Like 19 year old Kelly Caruso who held a crowded house in her young hands with pure presence, poise and powerful-pipes belting out the classics "Got my mojo working," "Hit the road Jack" and her hot knife on butter rendition of Etta James' "At last" Wednesday night at Crossroads.

Guitar wizard, Bernie BB Brauswetter, spirited and funny, engaged the audience in conversation while putting on a guitar clinic with another accomplished six stringer, Ron Poppa at his side. There was the rockin' unsafe sax of Walter Bordinaro, the chain smoking, heartfelt guitar solos of Jeff Page - while he and JR Bradfield put in extra effort covering for the illin' John Powers to ensure the smoothness and rhythm American Roots Live shows are known for.

Other great performances Wednesday night at Crossroads came from JR Bradfield, Mike Caruso, Bones Sanford, Robert Z, Ed Pampani, Pete Lutz, Gabe Perry, Bob Del Rosso, Bobby Malavenda, Mimi Nowak, Dave Mager and others.

At the Bluetone on Thursday Arne Englund and his gold-top Les Paul tore it up with a vengeance burning through rockin' Muddy Waters' classics with Big Boy Kenny Nerbak on bass solid as a rock, myself blowin' and shoutin' and Andy McGregor on drums.

Later Arne and that gold-top mesmerized the audience with the Allman Brother's "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" in an improvised duet with Arlen Schar who emulated the original, recognizable guitar parts on her violin - Jamie Flynn playing drums like Jamo and Butch Trucks at the same time.

Other great performances at the Bluetone came from Billy K, Chip Bush, Ed Moore, Doc Z, Randall Smith, Paul Berger, B Moore Ezz, Leo, Keith, Don H, Ross T, Vern Mobley and others.

Many thanks go to Lee Frankel, Ronnie, April, Lauren, Mike, Greg and Derek at Crossroads and Joe Karam, Aaron, Christina and staff at the Bluetone. Much respect and appreciation for our volunteers, sponsors and supporters, Win of Elliott Newcomb Designs, Ed Pampani, Robert Z, Mary Anne, Jack Powers, Eddie Ray of Computown, Big Boy Kenny Nerbak, Arne England, Elmore Magazine, Richard Skelly, Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation, Ambassadors John Powers, HoneyBoy Dupree and Duane Chez - Bob Makin, Bill Nutt, the Courier News, the Allentown Morning call, Jane, Dave Howell and Jody Miller and more, too numerous to mention, but certainly not unappreciated.

Friday marked our first American Roots All Stars in Concert which was held at Crossroads in a successful effort to keep the movement moving.

Providing memorable performances in concert were The WiliamzBoy, John Powers, Michael Krizan and myself, Johnny Charles, JR Bradfield and the Ten Foot Tall Band featuring, Jeanne, Jeff Page and Jim Popik.

Many thanks here to John Powers, Josh Gebhard, Ed Pampani, Win, Ronnie, April, Mike, Greg, Derek, Robert Z, Annette and Joe Brutal.

Hope to see you all at the next American Roots Live show nearest you because it's fun, stimulates our "live" music scene and because kids need to be reminded of where their music comes from.

Keeping it real,

Ned

Boz Burrell Bassist for King Crimson and Bad Company dead at age 60

When I was writing my biography of King Crimson back in 1999, Id been pleasantly surprised by how many of the ex-members were keen to talk to me about their time with the band. Even the couple who at first were reluctant eventually agreed to talk. The one person who declined to talk was Boz Burrell.

He was always polite when I rang him at his home. Sometimes his wife would answer and she would say Oh hang on, he s just out playing some golf. I will just go and get him. My head would immediately fill with the image of Boz in those Pringle sweaters and the ludicrous slacks. It somehow did not fit the image of the hard-drinking, hard rocking blues and jazz loving singer who had joined Crimson as a brief stopping point on his way to global success with Bad Company.

I think I spoke to him three times in total. On each occasion he d politely enquire how the book was progressing. Sometimes I would tell a little of what someone had said, hoping it would spur him into a response but Boz was too seasoned a pro to be caught like that. Instead he would offer neutral comments; We ll it might have been like that but, you know I can not really remember was about as far as he would be drawn.

Only on once or twice did he offer an opinion but it was strictly off the record and most definitely non-attributable. He was always struck me as affable and courteous and I felt sure that if I kept up with the calls, he would have relented and talked on the record.

Everyone from Crimson who had an association with Boz that I talked to Dik Fraser, Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield, Mel Collins and Ian Wallace all had good things to say about him. Both Mel and Ian were particular defensive about their ex-band mate, feeling he had been unfairly maligned by certain sections of the Crimson fanbase.

It was not until the release of material through the King Crimson Collectors Club and more recently though DGMLive, that the reputation of the Boz era KC was rehabilitated, from being dismissed as a mere jam-band, and now exonerated as a group with its own distinctive identity. Certainly my own opinion of the group received a 360° turn-around after hearing the first four gigs the band played at the Zoom Club in April 1971.

Once Crimson toured the UK they somehow lost the sense of danger and adventure which is such a vital part of those Zoom Club recordings, hampered as they were by the need to bring what was for them, the ill fitting material of the previous incarnation, to the punters who were eager to hear the Court material played live.

Unfortunately, I never saw Boz with Crimson, having missed them at Newcastles City Hall by a matter of days. There was a compensation of sorts when Bad Company played the same venue on their first UK tour a few years later.

I think we watched Boz the whole night in his red leather rock god trousers, secretly hoping that Bad Company would break into a Crimson tune. Of course, given Bozs antipathy to that part of his career, it was never going to happen. Even though we knew it deep down, we held out hope until the end of the show. "Ladies of the Road" from Islands would have been ideal but of course it was not to be.

I heard about Bozs death from Jakko, who had heard the news himself from Peter Sinfield. I know Jakko was a huge fan of the Islands line up with Bozs version of the title track being one of his favourites.

Details were sketchy. Nobody quite knew what was going on. We thought at first that Boz was in Edinburgh with Tam White. I rang the news desk of The Scotsman newspaper but they had heard nothing. I checked out the local radio station but they knew zilch.

After contacting Tam Whites agent, I eventually spoke to guitarist Neil Warden who played with Boz and Tam in The Groove Connection. Neil clarified and confirmed the sad details.


Tam was visiting Boz at his place in Spain. They were getting ready to go out. Boz had just picked up a guitar to play, sat back and died there and then in the chair, killed (it seems likely) by a massive heart attack.

As the DGM HQ team hastily prepared a tribute page to Boz, I thought it was appropriate that David and Alex had chosen an alternative mix of "Ladies of the Road" as Bozs last encore with Crimson.

REPOSTED FROM SID SMITHS BLOG

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