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Blues in the Southern Hemisphere Tour (March 26-April 3rd)
Blues in the Southern Hemisphere Tour (March 26-April 3rd) including
concerts at
the
US Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay - celebrating 200 years
of independence.
Asuncion is the capitol and largest city in landlocked Parauay with a population of 512,000. Paraguay is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest.
Of the twelve South American countries, Paraguay occupies 157,048 sq miles, which compares closely with the size of California at 163,696 sq miles. (Journal link)
(L/R - Little Joe, Andre Bohren, Robbie Mack)
Little Joe Band
with Robbie Mack
& special guest
Andre Bohren
The tour of Paraguay sponsored by
the United States Embassy and CCPA
(Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano)
Eureka Springs Blues Weekend
June 2-5
Eureka Springs, AR – Blues legends Elvin Bishop and Coco Montoya will headline the annual Eureka Springs Blues Weekend June 2-5. Montoya will be featured June 3 and Bishop stars June 4. Both shows are at the auditorium.
“We’re all about bringing the country’s most talented roots blues players to the Ozarks,” Ragsdell said. “So Elvin and Coco are a great start, but this year they’re just the tip of the iceberg.”
The 1905 Basin Park Hotel’s Barefoot Ballroom will host concerts by blues icons Little Joe McLerran and Tinsley Ellis, as well as Zydeco legend Rosie Ledet. Lionel Young, Marquise Knox, and approximately 20 other artists and groups will also perform at venues around town and at free concerts in Basin Spring Park.
Proceeds from the weekend will be given to two charities: the HART Foundation, which provides financial assistance to blues musicians, and Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, which rescues large animals from conditions of abuse or neglect and provides them with natural habitats in which to live out their lives.
Blues Weekend gets underway June 2 with free music in Basin Spring Park during the day and a concert by Little Joe McLerran that night in the Barefoot Ballroom. McLerran was the winner of the solo competition at the 2009 International Blues Challenge (IBC). (link)
The 20th Annual River City
Blues Festival
Marietta, Ohio
March 18 and Saturday, March 19
Music fans from a four-state region are expected for the River City Blues Festival on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at the historic Lafayette Hotel indowntown Marietta. Known nationally as “One of America’s Best Little Blues Festivals,” The River City Blues Festival features some of the top touring blues acts in the country including Cincinnati’s top blues band, The Sonny Moorman Group; legendary blues diva from the West Coast, Miss E.C. Scott; Veronika Jackson; “Little Joe” McLerran; Davina & the Vagabonds; New Orleans’ “Jumpin’Johnny” Sansome; and Baltimore’s Charles “Big Daddy” Stallings & The Blues Evolution Band. Tickets will be sold at the door, but advance tickets and weekend passes are suggested. Weekend passes to all three shows are $70. Tickets for individual shows are: Friday Night: $25, Saturday Matinee: $25, and Saturday Night: $30. The ballroom at The Lafayette Hotel will be set up with a large dance floor and a cash bar. As with all BJFMS events, the festival will be a non-smoking event. Complete information about the 20th Annual River City Blues Festival is available at www.bjfm.org Special “blues rate” room rates are available at the Marietta Holiday Inn ($46+tax)
...more from the Toledo Free PressRabbit Hash Historical Society & General Store
March 20th
Rabbit Hash, Kentucky 41005This Sunday, March 20th, Little Jo McLerran will be playing "behind the stove" in the Rabbit Hash General Store. Come spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon (from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM) with friends while listening to the finest acoustic music around. (link)
....and then a few miles down the road to
Paraguay (South America)
Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
Paraguay, South America
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TULSA WORLD:
Travelin' Man Blues
Little Joe McLerran is bound for Persian Gulf
Published: March 28, 2010
The Little Joe McLerran quartet performs at Ciao in Tulsa. Next for the group: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman. Photo: MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World
 Robbie's tour blog of photos, videos, and commentary... the journey to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman and other stops around the Persian Gulf |
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...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.
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Coming from Oklahoma,
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| Joe's Blues News Achieves |
MEMPHIS BLUES 
Little Joe McLerran wins 1st Place
at the 25th Annual
International Blues Challenge (IBC) 2009
news and photos...
2010 - 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]
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)
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
Tulsa to Italy
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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 |
Source: BluesInTheNorthwest.com
"...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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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
