Quotable

"The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning."
- John Lee Hooker


"The blues is life."
- Brownie McGhee


"The blues ain't nothin' but a good man feeling bad."
- Leon Redbone


"The history of a people is found in it's songs."
- George Jellinek


"I just like the blues better than rock 'n roll."
- Johnny Winter

Blues Brews and BBQ Photo Gallery

Brad Wilson and Band | Bad Luck and Trouble
Mercury Blues Band | Papa Ray & The Rockers | Shari Puorto
Black Water Blues Band | Deja Blues

The Black Water Blues Band - September 4

Reminiscent of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Black Water Blues Band features founders James Rodriguez on lead vocals and harmonica and his nephew Leonard Rodriguez on lead guitar, Frank Alsing on drums/percusion and Eric Ferguson on bass. The band played a four-hour show (with a couple breaks) to a packed Center Street Plaza. If judged solely by the number of dancing fans, the crowd loved them! This Visalia-based band certainly has "the blues" in their blood and their performance is down and dirty... just the way it's supposed to be! Check out their MySpace page for more information.