Blues Man Craig Horton to Appear at Blues Estafette 2002 in The Netherlands.Entertainment Editors OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Bad Daddy Records today announced that singer, songwriter, guitarist Craig Horton will perform at Blues Estafette 2002 in the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002. The event, to be held at Utrecht's Vredenburg Music Centrum centrum /cen·trum/ (sen´trum) pl. cen´tra [L.] 1. a center. 2. the body of a vertebra. cen·trum n. pl. cen·trums or cen·tra 1. , is Europe's premier blues event. The annual event attracts worldwide blues lovers. The blues acts at the Estafette are "roots" blues and R&B performers who play in an original style or performers who take their cultural heritage seriously and do not "rock up" the music. The show runs from 3 p.m. until 3 a.m., on two stages. The large concert hall holds three thousand, while the more intimate small room holds four hundred. This is Horton's first performance in Europe since 1987 when he played with the Mississippi Delta This article is about the geographic region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. For other uses, see Mississippi Delta (disambiguation). The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Blues Band. A 40-year veteran of the blues scene, the Chicago blues This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since June 2007. man will entertain Estafette fans with songs from his first solo CD. Released last summer, "In My Spirit" was recently named by U.S.-based Living Blues Living Blues, the journal of the African-American blues tradition, is America's oldest and most authoritative blues periodical. Founded in Chicago in 1970, Living Blues has set the standard for blues history, culture, and journalism worldwide. magazine as the best debut CD for 2001. The collection includes "Ridin' in My Jaguar" and "Midnight Shuffle," tunes originally recorded with Bill Warren and Jump Jackson in 1962. The songs were recut as solo performances on the CD produced by Bad Daddy Records and Rusty Zinn. Horton's sound has been compared with T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Freddie King Freddie King (September 3 1934 – December 28 1976) was an influential American blues guitarist and singer best known for his recordings "Hide Away", "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" and "The Stumble". and Wayne Bennett There have been two well-known people named Wayne Bennett:
He has performed with such greats as Chuck Berry, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, The Dells and Muddy Waters, among many others. His accomplishments are critically acclaimed, earning the Oakland-based blues man recognition by the Bay Area Blues Society for his contribution to West Coast Blues The West Coast blues is a type of blues music characterized by jazz and jump blues influences, strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players relocated to California in the 1940s. . Tickets for Blues Estafette 2002 are available by phone internationally at 011-31-30-231-4544 or by fax at 011-31-30-231-6522. For more information about Horton and his debut CD, In My Spirit, visit www.baddaddy.com. Note to Editors: A downloadable photo of Horton's "In My Spirit" CD cover is available at: http://www.baddaddy.com/photo_horton.html. |
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