Launceston Blues Club

Official Newsletter of the Launceston Blues Club

BluenoteInside this issue:

• NewsfromthePresident

• What’sOn

• AroundtheClub-SundayJam

• DougPerkettTribute

• PugsleyBuzzard

• BluesonBroadbeach

• OldInstrumentsWanted

• DocklandsBluesMusicFestival

• 100GreatestBluesSongs

• Kazza’sGigGurgles

• LBCClassifieds

• LBCMembershipform

September 2014

LAUNCESTON BLUES CLUBLaunceston Blues Club is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers whose

sole aim is to promote and present Blues and Roots music to the music lovers

of Launceston. The views expressed by the Blue Note are not necessarily those

of the LBC, committee members or the editor.

The club also runs a Jam Day on the last Sunday of the month, 1pm-4pm, at the

Royal Oak Hotel, for those who wish to gain stage experience, as well as the

opportunity to play with musicians of varying levels. We encourage musicians

of all ages and accomplishment to attend. Audiences greatly appreciated.

LBC membership entitles the holder to a monthly newsletter and discounts at

participating businesses. Corporate members can also advertise their services

through the Blue Note.

LBC COMMITTEE 2013-14

President:

James Walker 0408 894 973

Vice President:

Allan Thomson 0419 481 844

Treasurer:

John Rays

Secretary:

Harley Allen

Membership Officer:

Harley Allen

Media & Merch:

Doug Perkett

Band Bookings:

Karin Grant

General Committee:

Denise Delphin (Public Officer)

Marlene Farone

Karin Grant

Kay Maloney

Doug Perkett

Michael Hicks

John Toulson

Stephen Phillips

Bluenote Editor:

James Walker

The following businesses provide discounts to Launceston Blues Club members upon sighting of current membership card.

Royal Oak Hotel - 20% - main meal

Dobson Guitar Services - 10% - parts and strings,

other services negotiable

Valleybrook Wine Tours - 10% discount off wine tours

Heals and Souls Dance World - 25%- Ballroom/Latin

Lessons

LBC CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email: launcestonbluesclub@yahoo.com.au

BLUE NOTE: lbc_letterbox@yahoo.com.au

MAIL: P.O.BOX 7683, LAUNCESTON. 7250

Newsletter items- Articles from our members are in-

vited and most welcome. These may be in the form of

comments, letters, profiles, CD reviews, concert or gig

reviews, interviews or news items. All act details should

be received no later than the 20th of the month.

LBC Committee meetings are held on 2nd Tuesday of

the month, 7:30pm, upstairs at the Royal Oak Hotel. All

members welcome.

LBC Bluenote Committee reserves the right to decide

what of any contribution is or is not published.

News from the President

G’dayEveryone,

I‘dliketostartthismonth’sBluenotebypayingtributetoandofferingahugethankyoutoDougPerkett.

AsmostofyouknowDoughassteppedasidefromhisroleasPresidentoftheLauncestonBluesClublastmonthafterseveralyearsofserviceandcommitmenttotheclub.I’msurewewouldallagreethatDoug’senergy,passionand“vibrantpresence”withintheclubhasbeenawonderfulassetforusandIknowhewillbesorelymissedinthisrole.AlthoughDoughassteppedasidefromthisrolewecanrestassuredthatwewillcontinuetoenjoyhiscompanyatfutureLBCeventsandjams,andbehalfoftheclubDoug,Iwouldliketoexpressenormousgratitudeforyourcontributionsandwishyoutheverybestinyourfutureendeavours.

AsonePresidentstepsasideanewonemustfillthatspaceandafterthegeneralcommitteemeetingheldinAugustIgladlyacceptedthenominationandhaveassumedthisrole.IknowIhaveanenormousvoidtofillinthewakeofDoug’sresignationbutIhopetocontinuebuildingontheclub’sgreatfoundationsandtocontinuetopromotethebluesthroughoutthenorth.

Themeetingalsosawthereturnofallpreviouscommitteemembersandtheirrolesalongwiththreenewcommitteemembers,MichaelHicks,JohnToulsonandStephenPhillips.Welcomeaboard!

Oneof the things I reallyenjoyabout thisclub isourmonthly jamsession.The talentanddiversityinmusicalstylesandtheagesofthemusicianshasbeenwonderfultoseeandoffersourclubandcommunityexcitingmusical experiences.Thiswasbrilliantlydisplayedatourrecentjam,whichfeaturedanarrayofperformersincludingtheveryimpressiveBulletHousewhoareayoungbandplayinggreatbluesandblues-basedrock.Theseboysreallywowedtheaudienceandaresetforgreatthingsiftheycontinuealongthepaththeyareheading.

We also experimented with the acoustic session again and will continue to promote thisideaandencouragemusicianstotrytheirhandatplayingunplugged.AnotherthingIwouldreally like to encourage is for anyonewho is keen to play, particularly first timers, to feelcomfortableandtounderstandthat the jamsareanopportunity toexperimentandtogetusedtoperformingonstage.ThisissomethingIthinkourclubdoeswellandIhopetoseemoreofyoutakethestageandgiveitago.

There’snota lothappeninggig-wise thismonthbutbesure togetalongandseePugsleyBuzzardatTheOakonFriday26thSeptember,shouldbeagreatgig.Also,don’tforgettothatRockn’Rodsisonagainthisyearonthe5thOctoberattheLongfordShowGroundsandwillfeaturesomegreatbandsalongwithsomegreatcarsandImighthavetobringtheEJoutofhibernationforthisonetoo.

Anyway, I’m looking forwardtomeetingeveryoneatour jamsandgigsandwishyouallahappyandproductivemonthahead.

Untilnexttime,James

WHAT S ONNOTICE*

LAUNCESTON BLUES CLUBwillbeholdingaSpecialGeneralMeetingonTUESDAY9THSEPTEMBER2014

at7.30pmpriortotheSeptemberGeneralMeetingtodiscusschangestotheConstitution

Allwelcome

Pugsley Buzzard26thSeptember-RoyalOakHotel9pm

LBC Sunday Jam28thSeptember-RoyalOakHotel

Like the Launceston Blues Club Facebook page to be kept up-to-datewith all of the latest blues news and upcoming gigs or visit us at:

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Around the Club sunday jam

DougPerkettTribute:ThanksMate

Pugsley Buzzard continues to dazzle

audiences far and wide with his deep

funky grooves, rollicking boogie, blazing

strideanddarkhoodooblues.Withavoice

thatcanmakeladiessighandgrownmen

cry, his performances are guaranteed to

booglarizeyaandgetya jumpin'.Pugsley

hasjustreturnedfromahugelysuccessful

SummerFestivalTour inEuropeandUSA

promoting his latest album Chasin' Aces

thatwasrecordedintheCrescentCitylast

year.

Quotes:

" Pugsley Buzzard is probably the finest

purveyor of hoodoo since Cab Calloway

first conjured the ghost of Smokey Joe

up from the depths and one of themost

dangerously alluring blues singers since

Howlin’Wolf first raspedout Smokestack

Lightning.

Ifyoulikejazz,ifyouliketheblues,hellifyoulikemusicatall,thisisonerecordIcan’t

recommendhighlyenough"

RATING:A+

LachlanJ.McDougall,FacestheMusic

"IfanyoneisevercrazyenoughtotrytobottlePugsleyBuzzard'sswampytakeon

jazz,keepyourheadwelloutofthewaywhenyouopenit:thismusicwillsendthe

corkcleanthroughtheceiling."JohnShand,SydneyMorningHerald.

 

" The opening bars promise a bourbon drenchedmusical trip to follow...Buzzard

doesn'tdisappoint,servingupasolidmixofNewOrleansR&B...Chasin'Acesisa

wellcrafted,authenticbodyofwork."AlHensley,RhythmsMagazine.

 

Pugsley Buzzard

Pugsley Buzzard TassieWed. Sept. 24 The Republic Bar and Cafe, Hobart, 9 pmFri. Sept. 26, Royal Oak, Launceston, 9 pmSat. Sept. 27, House Concert, Hobart ... details tel. 0448758459Sun. Sept. 28, MONA Gallery, 1 pmSun. Sept. 28, Longley Hotel, 4 pm

BLUES ON BROADBEACH 21-24 MAY 2015

FREE & NON-TICKETED EVENT

Transcendingthebarriersofage,genderandcultureBluesonBroadbeachisoneofAustralia’smosticonicBluesfestivals.

TheBluesonBroadbeachMusicFestivalwillbeheldfrom21-24May2015isthelargestFREEmusicfestivalinAustralia.WithnationalandinternationalartistsperformingoverfourhugedaysandnightsonoutdoorstagesandinvenuesthroughoutBroadbeachontheGoldCoast.ItisuniqueasitfeedsonthevillagelikeatmosphereandrelaxedambiencethatisBroadbeachontheGoldCoast.

Blues on Broadbeach nurtures Australian talent as well as providing a stage forinternationalacts.The festival isamusicalexperience likenoother inQueensland,whilststillremainingaFREEandnon-ticketedevent.

Artistapplicationsarenowopen for the2015BluesonBroadbeachMusicFestival.BluesonBroadbeach,nowamajorQueenslandevent,nurturesAustraliantalentaswellasprovidingastageforinternationalactsandthisisyourchancetobeapartofthisincrediblefourdayFREEevent. Goodluck!

ApplicationscloseFridaySeptember26,2014.

WANTEDOLD MUSICALINSTRUMENTSFor display at The Royal Oak Hotel

Please pass on any old, unused or unwantedinstruments to the staff at The Royal Oak

Blues Songbook100 Greatest Blues SongsWonderingwhattoplayatthejamday?Timetorevisitsomeofthegreatestblussongsofalltime

1. Memphis Blues - W.C. Handy2. Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith3. Pine Top Boogie - Pine Top Smith4. Dust My Broom - Elmore James5. Boogie Chillun - John Lee Hooker6. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters7. Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker8. Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson9. Spoonful - Willie Dixon10. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Sonny Boy Williamson I12. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King13. Forty Four Blues - Roosevelt Sykes14. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf15. Statesboro Blues - Taj Mahal16. Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters17. Juke - Little Walter18. The Little Red Rooster - Willie Dixon19. Come In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson20. I'm a King Bee - Slim Harpo21. The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim22. Back Door Man - Willie Dixon23. It's My Own Fault - B.B. King24. I'm Tore Down - Freddie King25. T-Bone Blues - T-Bone Walker26. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson27. Preaching The Blues - Son House28. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out - Bessie Smith29. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters30. Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James31. Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson32. Hideaway - Freddie King33. How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell34. Five Long Years - B.B. King35. Red House - Jimi Hendrix36. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson37. All Your Love - Magic Sam38. Give Me Back My Wig - Hound Dog Taylor39. Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson40. Worried Life Blues - Sleepy John Estes41. If Trouble Was Money - Albert Collins42. I Ain't Superstitious - Willie Dixon43. Sweet Black Angel - Robert Nighthawk44. I Know What You're Putting Down - Louis Jordan45. Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson46. Ball and Chain - Big Mama Thornton47. Further On Up The Road - Bobby 'Blue' Bland48. I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush49. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker50. Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Blues Band

51. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan52. Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan53. Pony Blues - Charley Patton54. The Sky Is Crying - Elmore James55. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway56. Highway 49 - Big Joe Williams57. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson58. Blues Before Sunrise - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell59. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams60. Bumble Bee - Memphis Minnie61. I'm Ready - Muddy Waters62. It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James63. Stop Breakin' Down - Robert Johnson64. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan65. I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker66. Me and The Devil Blues - Robert Johnson67. The Walkin' Blues - Taj Mahal68. 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Bessie Smith69. It's Tight Like That - Tampa Red70. Love In Vain - Robert Johnson71. Evil - Willie Dixon72. Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo73. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor74. On The Road Again - Canned Heat75. Rock Me Mama - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup76. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King77. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson78. Boom Boom Out Go The Lights - Little Walter79. The Same Thing - Willie Dixon80. West Coast Blues - Blind Blake81. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf82. Cryin' Shame - Lightnin' Hopkins83. Rollin & Tumblin - Elmore James84. Everyday I Have The Blues - B.B. King85. Messin Around - Memphis Slim86. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton87. Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson II88. CC Rider - Ma Rainey89. I'm Tired - Savoy Brown90. Graveyard Dream Blues - Ida Cox91. Beaver Slide Rag - Peg Leg Howell92. Key To The Highway - Big Bill Broonzy93. Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells94. The Seventh Son - Willie Dixon95. As The Years Go Passing By - Gary Moore96. We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton97. Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee98. Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown99. Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac100. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy

Blues Songbook100 Greatest Blues Songs

Kazza’s Gig gurgles

KAZZA’S GIG GURGLES

NotmuchhappeningonceagainBluesClub-wiseasfarasgigsgo,hadbandscancellingand/orchangingdates.Atleastwehaveourmonthlyjam,whichhasbeenhavinggoodattendances.

TheJunctionArtsFestivalisrunningfrom10–14September.

PugsleyBuzzardistouringagainlaterthismonth,seebelowfordates.

NextmonthwehaveoneClubgigon10October,withClevelandBluesfromQLDsupportedbyLaunceston’sBradGillies&DanHughes.

PugsleyBuzzardSeptemberdates:

24th RepublicBar,NthHobart26th RoyalOak,Launceston27th HouseConcert,Hobart28th MONAGallery1pm28th LongleyHotel4pm

NextLBCJamSunday28thSeptemberattheRoyalOakfrom1-4pm

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Phone: 03 6340 2928 - Mobile: 0438 681 390

Indulge your senses with our chaufeur

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Tamar Valley region.

Full and half days available

For bookings please contact:

Email: info@valleybrook.com.au

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Ph: 6334 0586 - 0400 037 250

New members

LBC Classifieds

Launceston Blues Club welcomes

New Members Rejoining Members

Equipment for sale or wanted Musicians available or wanted

AplaceformembersoftheBluesClubtobuy,swapandsell

Catharina WilliamsPeter WilliamsPhillip WinfieldFiona YuleMarianne WattsPete CorneliusAllan Thomson

Limin HanDarcy WaudLester WaudLucy WaudNatasha WaudGeoff RobsonKitty RynsentSusan BallardSolomon Kargbo

Angel Wilkins

Membership Fees: Tick choice below

Single: Family: Corporate:

Annual: $10 $15 $30 3 Year Option: $30 $45 $90 5 Year Option: $50 $75 $150

* Please Note: Membership includes a monthly emailed newsletter, with one newsletter per Family or

Corporate membership. Family membership includes your partner + children under 18 years of age.

Corporate membership includes up to 3 business partners.

* Preferred payment option is by Direct Deposit to LBC Commonwealth Bank AccountBSB 067603, Account Number 10154576 (Please use your name as reference)

Cash and cheque payment are also accepted.

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Contact Address: Launceston Blues Club Inc. PO Box 7683, Launceston Tasmania 7250Email: launcestonbluesclub@yahoo.com.au or look up the club on the following sites:www.facebook.com/Launceston.Blues.Club www.launcestonbluesclub.webs.com

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TheCompanionCardisaphotoIDcardwhichidentifiesapersonwithdisabilitywho requires lifelong support from acompanioncarertoparticipateatmostcommunityevents.

CompanionCardholderspresenttheircardatparticipatingvenuesandeventswhenpurchasingaticketorpayinganentryfeeandreceiveaticketfortheircompanioncareratnoextracharge.

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See you at the next Jam

Sunday 28th September at The Oak1-4pm - Free EntryBYO Instruments

Come along to the jam days and participate in whatever way

you feel you can, be you an appreciator, a singer, a player.....

......or come join the groove.