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 Jan.
29, 2010 - Roots Music Report is the number one
independent music chart in the world. RMR compiles
radio airplay data from radio stations around
the globe that play all forms of roots music,
so that each week you can see which independent
artists are being played the most by what stations...
Little Joe has
reached the #1 spot
on the Roots Music Report for the week of January
29th. !!!!
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The
Rhythm Road
- American Music Abroad
Little
Joe McLerran Quartet is selected among 10 ensembles
to travel overseas...(more)
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TulsaPeople.com
 Musician
Little Joe McLerran
sings the blues
Tulsa,
OK - The 25-year-old blues musician has a penchant for
the classics, but he has created a sound that is current
— and all his own.
. . >>
more
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Jim
White
Pittsburgh-PostGazette
Jan 14, 2010
"...when you find a new,
young bluesman whose music easily
carries the spirit of the blues,
it's a very pleasant and rewarding experience. Little
Joe McLerran, at 25, is one of those young bluesmen.
And his blues of choice is not one of the easiest
to master -- the Piedmont
fingerpicking style is one of the most complex and elegant.
But it's not just
that McLerran shows his mastery
of that on his new CD, "Believe I'll Make a Change"
(Root Blues Reborn). The Tulsa, Okla.-based musician
captures the essence of fine old-timey
music, whether in a duo or with the funky little band
that accompanies him here on some of the cuts.
He's also manages to write quirky songs in harmony with
the classic music he favors...">>more
- review,
sample track & video
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CD
Review just in from Belgium!
Little Joe McLerran's
Believe I'll Make A Change
"The
true lovers of Piedmont Blues
should blindly buy this gem..." >>more
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Joe's
Blues News
Roots Music Report Top 50 Blues
Jan 8, 2010
#
9
Little
Joe McLerran
_______Believe
I'll Make a Change
______- Root
Blues Reborn >>more
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The
Rhythm Road
- American Music Abroad
Photo by
Frank Stewart for Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Graphic: R J Whetstone |
...a
collective of seasoned musicians drawn from
the ranks of Tulsa’s finest, who came together
specifically for The
Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad... have
been selected to represent American Music overseas
by Jazz at Lincoln in New York and the US Department's
of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Effairs.
In its unique approach, this ensemble presents
blues and American roots as a “Soup Recipe,”
which has been stirred, mixed, handed down,
and revised by generations of people who brought
their music from all over the world to America.
Little
Joe McLerran Quartet members describe their
style as simple, supportive, inspired, and above
all else, inventive. >>>more
New
York, New York -
October
25, 2009 - Little Joe
flew back to Tulsa on Saturday, Oct. 24th from
San Diego after appearing on the week-long Legendary
Rhythm & Blues Cruise. With no time to rest,
he was flown to New York on the following day
to perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center (2 blks
off Central Park) on Sunday the 25th. This appearance
has already triggered a request to perform on
the Africa continent sometime after the first
of the year. Robbie Mack reported that four
cheeseburgers, a drink, and fries in New York
can set you back $100....wow, what a busy
weekend ! [blog];
NY-American
Music Abroad
Little
Joe & Band will return to New York on Dec.
2nd for another Big Apple appearance at
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club...Unlike
most historical and modern-day jazz venues,
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (named after Dizzy
Gillespie) soars several stories above the expansive
vista of Central Park. Tony Bennett calls Dizzy's
Club Coca-Cola "the best jazz room
in the city."
[blog]
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October
17-24, 2009 Pacific
Legendary
Rhythm & Blues Cruise
 From
San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and Loreto on
Holland America's intimate ms Veendam. Currently SOLD
OUT - call 888-BLUESIN to be placed on the wait list
Appearing on the Legendary Rhythm
& Blues Cruise: Mavis Staples • Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Susan Tedeschi • 
Elvin Bishop • Buckwheat Zydeco • Phantom Blues
Band w/ Special Guest Dave Mason • The Brooks Family
Band (Lonnie, Ronnie Baker & Wayne Baker) • Mel
Waiters • Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers •
Tommy Castro • Coco Montoya • Roy Gaines •
Michael Burks • Cafe R&B • Shane Dwight
• Fiona Boyes • Lionel Young Band • Little
Joe McLerran • Piano Bar Hosts: Kenny
"Blues Boss" Wayne • Taryn Donath •
Leon Blue • Special Guests: Debbie Davies •
Preston Shannon • Jam Host Randy Oxford • Plus
Surprise Guests <more
details >
SPECIAL
EDITION: IBC RoundUP!
March/April
2009 BLUES NEWS
- The Blues Society of Tulsa has released a Special
Edition: IBC Roundup! - Twelve pages of news,
insight, terrific articles, interviews, book and CD reviews,
plenty of photos, and a lot more...
Contact
the Blues
Society of Tulsa to obtain your copy & membership
details
 Mar/Apr
2008
- - "...he
sounded just like an old Blues 78' record! I could notbelieve
just how chronologically perfect this guy and his resonator
sounded! This
guy is 25 years old! It was like watching Robert Johnson
or Son House in the flesh! I mean, the blues this guy
plays is too old for even the old timers! English blues
researchers will love this man, mark my words. Unbelievable!"
>>more
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Little
Joe's New CD
"Believe
I'll Make a Change"
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thirteen root blues studio tracks
recorded in Tulsa
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From
Tulsa to Italy
Wednesday,
June 17, 2007 - Little Joe flies to Italy today
for his four concert appearances in and around Parma.
With a seven hour stop-over in Atlanta followed by a nine
and a half  hour
trans-Atlantic flight, he will arrive (5440 miles later)
in Milan, IT. A real Roots'n'Blues Festival in the deep
country along the PO River in Parma Province, the land
of the parmesan cheese and ham.
>>more photos from
Italy>>
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Little
Joe and Robbie Mack
in the Italian Province
of Parma
-photos by Giovanni
Grilli
>>more
photos from Italy>>
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Simply
the Blues Fest
Fort Madison , Iowa
May 8 & 9, 2009
BLUES
BLAST REVIEW - ..."Kicking off the main stage on
Saturday was the 2009
International Blues Challenge solo/duet winner, Little
Joe Mclerran. Joe and his bass player was so tight they
were squeaking. He gave the crowd a clear picture of why
he won!"
"Little Joe plays Piedmont
Blues, and since the death of John
Cephas [3/4/09], may be the heir to the crown of "the
best" around. For a guy that is only 24 years
old, this guy oozes with talent. Surely another artist
you want to make a point to see."
"Following Little Joe was
the 2009 International Blues Challenge Band winner, JP
Soars and the Red Hots...."
- - Review
and Photo by Blues Blast editor Bob Kieser
McLerran's Blues takes 1st
By Judy Lambert
Herald Assistant Editor
Sapulpa
Herald Online
Tues., April 21, 2009
SAPULPA
HERALD ONLINE - Bringing
life back to an "old style" of Piedmont Blues
music is one 25-year-old Sapulpan [OK] who picked up his
first guitar at the age
of 5 or 6.
To
look at Joey McLerran on the street you might think he
was your average "boy next door," and it's doubtful
you would match the music on his CD to the guy looking
you in the face.
Like
one gifted Blues guitarist, Johnny Long, did when Joey,
at the age of 10, picked up Johnny's guitar and began
to play... you would most likely have to do a double take...(complete
article)
International
Blues Challenge winner
coming to Des Moines
DES MOINES, IOWA -
After four consecutive attempts at the International Blues
Challenge, the first two times as a duo act with his dad,
bassist Robbie Mack, the third with his whole band, Little
Joe McLerran finally took home the crown, all by himself.
Little Joe's three stunning performances in Memphis against
a field of 64 solo/duo performers from all over the United
States and as far away as France, Italy and Croatia lead
to Little Joe's triumph. Following his set in the finals,
held at the Orpheum Theater on Beale Street, Joe could
only wait for the decision of the judges. It was unanimous,
Little Joe was Champ. (...the
whole story)
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 MAY
1, 2009 - The 7th Annual Blues Festival Guide for 2009
is currently being distributed around the country, additionally
a digital version is now available
online. Featured on the cover this year is the
amazing Bonnie Raitt.
Blues fans and Festival lovers
are receiving a magazine through their local blues societies,
blues festivals, blues clubs, record stores, music stores,
etc. Several mentions of Little Joe are noted in this
issue.
A limited production of only 100,000
magazines will be made available to the public, however
the "Guide" will also be available online, in
a special digital format. Given the nature of all print
media, you may see more publications utilizing digital
distribution. [2009-Online
Digital Magazine]
Tulsa
World - Jennifer Chancellor,
World Scene Writer
01/01/09
- "There ain't nothin' little about his sound -
- Little Joe McLerran is all of 25 years old and playing
Piedmont blues, music generally mastered by people 40 years
his senior. But don't let that fool you. His live show wins
over audiences all over the place, and merges ragtime, swing
and jazz into melodies that sound almost like piano rolls..."
Brookside
Blogger Speaks Up...
Litttle
Joe McLerran - Blues God
- By Lamont Cranston
 Nov.
17, 2008 - "Lest
I give Tulsa totally short shrift on the artistic achievement
scale, I really should take a moment out
to praise Little Joe. Joe is
by far the best living acoustic blues musician that I
have ever heard. He is like a collection of
78 rpm records come to life, but he is much, much more
than a nostalgia act. He plays Tulsa quite a bit, of course,
but he gets around a bit too. You can catch him in Memphis
at the International Blues Challenge Feb.5th -7th, 2009."
(link
to Brookside)
Keeping
quiet pays off for guitar picker
 TULSA
WORLD -2/18/09 - Little Joe McLerran knows what it feels
like to wake up in Memphis after not making it to the
finals of the International Blues Challenge. He's done
it three times...but
this year was different...>> more
Little
Joe's Live At Last CD is now available
at Amazon.com
Damprock
Blogger - A
recently published Blog article observation of the 2009
International Blues Challenge in Memphis, a spectacular
event made even better by witnessing Little Joe McLerran
win 1st Place in the solo/duo category that took place
at the historic Orpheum Theatre on Main St. and Beale
on Feb. 7th, 2009 .....(article
/ blog)
Blues
Festival Guide for 2009
Be
sure to obtain a copy of the upcoming publication,
Blues Festival Guide available Spring 2009.
This represents Little Joe's first shot with small advertisement
(a
gift from the Blues Foundation) in
a publication that distributes over 100,000 copies...Check
it out, it's
free! (Visit
Blues Festival Guide for details)
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