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1/11 - International Blues Challenge Fundraiser: Josh Miller Blues Revue - 4pm at The Beach Shack

THE FOURTH ANNUAL ROAD TO MEMPHIS, A FUND RAISER TO SEND JOSH MILLER’S BLUES REVIEW TO THE IBC.

FRIDAY JANUARY 16TH FROM 2PM TILL CLOSE AT COCONUTS ON THE BEACH.
2 MINUTEMAN CAUSEWAY,COCOA BEACH FL.32933 . PHONE 784-1422

SPACE COAST BLUES SOCIETY PRESENTS THE FOURTH ANNUAL ROAD TO MEMPHIS BENEFIT FEATURING JOSH MILLER’S BLUES REVIEW WITH KENNY CLARKE(ON THE LATE GREAT STEVE MILLER’S HAMMOND B3), TOMMY DeQUATTRO ON DRUMS AND JOINING THEM THE LEGENDARY LEROY COOPER.

SOLO ARTIST MICHAEL McCORD WILL BE OPENING THIS EVENT AT 2PM AS WELL AS PLAYING THE BAND BREAKS. FOLLOWING MIKE AT 3PM WILL BE THE PHENOMENAL BONE DOGS WITH RUSS KELLUM ON LEAD GUITAR AND VOCALS, MICHAEL WRIGHT ON DRUMS, MARK GLISSON ON BASS, AND DEREK CASTELLO ON KEYBOARD.

COME ON IN AND SEE WHO ELSE JOINS THIS LINE UP. RUMOR HAS IT SOME FRIENDS OF OURS LIKE AUSTIN PETIIT AND KENNY COHEN ( TO NAME A FEW) WILL BE POPPING IN TO JAM. THERE WILL BE A $10.00 DONATION AT THE DOOR, A FIFTY/FIFTY RAFFEL, A GIBSON GUITAR RAFFLE AND LOTS OF GREAT MUSIC AND DANCING.

GENERAL INFO:
IN NOVEMBER 2005, THE SPACE COAST BLUES SOCIETY PRODUCED THEIR FIRST REGIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE. A LOCAL EVENT DESIGNATED TO SEND ONE SOLO /DUO ACT AND ONE BAND TO COMPETE IN THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE OR (IBC ) IN MEMPHIS TN. THE 2009 IBC IN MEMPHIS NOW IN ITS 25TH YEAR IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST GATHERING OF BLUES ACTS , IT REPRESENTS AN INTERNATIONAL SEARCH BY THE BLUES FOUNDATION AND IT'S AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE BLUES BAND AND SOLO/DUO BLUES ACT READY TO TAKE THEIR ACT TO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. BLUES MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL COMPETE FOR CASH ,PRIZES, AND INDUSTRY RECOGNITION. IN 2008 , 100 BAND AND 60 SOLO/DUO ACTS ENTERED FILLING THE CLUBS UP AND DOWN BEALE STREET FOR THE SEMI-FINALS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND THE FINALS AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER ON SATURDAY.

HERE WE GO AGAIN, FEBRUARY 4TH THRU 7TH 2009 JOSH MILLER'S BLUES REVIEW WILL BE REPRESENTING NOT ONLY SCBS BUT ALL OF BREVARD COUNTY. FOR MORE INFO ON THE 25TH IBC IN MEMPHIS GO TO THE BLUES FOUNDATION WEB SITE AT WWW.BLUES.ORG

PAST IBC WINNERS IN BREVARD:
IN 2005-THE WINNERS WERE, THE MILL’S BROTHERS BLUES BAND AND SOLOIST ERNIE SOUTHERN.
IN 2006-THE BUCKETEERS WITH TOM LASH,GEORGE WHITE AND GARY ZAJAC(MR.Z)
IN 2007-JOSH MILLER AND THE BAD MULES WITH FRIENDS FROM FRANCE MIGUEL HAMMOUN AND DENIS AGENET.
IN 2008- JOSH MILLER’S BLUES REVIEW.

ADDITIONAL INFO ON JOSH MILLER;
COCOA BEACH’S OWN JOSH MILLER STARTED PLAYING THE BLUES WHEN HE WAS ONLY EIGHTEEN. HE IS NOW 33. BEING A YOUNG GUY WHEN HE STARTED PLAYING THE BLUES A LOT OF THE OLDER MUSICIANS REALLY LOOKED AFTER HIM AND TOOK HIM IN AS ONE OF THEIR OWN. HE’S ALL ABOUT PLAYING GOOD MUSIC FOR GOOD PEOPLE. LOCAL GREAT STEVE MILLER WAS AND IS A GUY THAT JOSH IS PROUD NOT ONLY TO HAVE AS A FRIEND BUT ALSO REALLY INSPIRED HIM. THE BLUES IS A FUNNY THING. A LOT OF MUSIC ISN'T WRITTEN DOWN, IT IS HANDED DOWN FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT SO HAVING A MENTOR LIKE STEVE MILLER WAS A HUGE ASSET. THE BLUES HAVE A LOT OF PSEUDO NAMES TO DESCRIBE THEM LIKE CHICAGO BLUES, MEMPHIS BLUES, WEST COAST BLUES AND TOO MANY CATEGORIES TO MENTION. JOSH'S STYLE, AND MAN IS IT HIS STYLE, IS SELF PROCLAIMED TRADITIONAL. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT BUT EXPECT TO BE THRILLED. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT JOSH MILLER CHANNELS MUDDY WATERS.  ITS SCAREY BUT I THINK HE DOES, AS WELL AS STEVE MILLER AND A HOST OF OTHER BLUES GREATS. --------V.JESSE SCBS

LEROY COOPER NOW IN HIS 80’S LEROY COOPER STARTED PLAYING THE SAXAPHONE AS A CHILD. THIS BROUGHT HIM INTO THE RAY CHARLES’ BAND AS A BARATONE SAX PLAYER. IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE HE WAS BANDLEADER AND TOURED THE WORLD WITH RAY FOR THIRTY YEARS. HIS STUDIO WORK INCLUDES RECORDING WITH JOE COCKER, DR.JOHN, WAYNE NEWTON AND MANY OTHER LEGENDARY PERFORMERS. HIS LIST OF FRIENDS AND PERFORMANCES ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT BUT INCLUDE SITTING DOWN WITH B.B. KING, CHILDHOOD FRIENDS ERNEST VANTREASE, AKA THE DEACON AND DAVID FATHEAD NEWMAN. WHAT AN HONOR TO HAVE HIM IN THE HOUSE.

YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR FEATURE, AND ONE OF THE SCBS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIANTS: MICHAEL McCORD MICHAEL RECEIVED HIS FIRST GUITAR AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT AT AGE SIX. NO ONE WAS SHOCKED BY HIS INSTANT ABILITY TO EMULATE THE SOUNDS OF SEGOVIA. HIS MELODIC VOICE IS DEFINITELY INSPIRED BY THE GREAT VOCALISTS OF THE PAST. MICHAEL IS VERY AT HOME ON STAGE. NOT ONLY IS HE THE LEAD VOCALIST/ RYTHM GUITARIST FOR THE HALF DOZEN BAND BUT YOU CAN FIND HIM JAMMIN ALL AROUND TOWN. MICHAEL IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE EDGEWOOD JR/SR. HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA DEPARTMENT WITH LEADS IN MANY PLAYS LIKE, TOMMY , JEKYLL AND HYDE, COPACABANA AND SWEENY TODD. HE IS A NOMINEE FOR A CAPPIE AWARD. WHILE HIS ROOTS ARE IN JAZZ HIS LATEST SUCCESS AS A CLASSIC ROCKER HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. MICHAEL PLANS ON A CAREER IN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT. WANT TO HEAR A 17 YEAR OLD DO A PERFECT JOE COCKER? COME AND SEE.