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Please Come and Join us for the 6th Annual Grassroots Blues Festival Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:00 Noon - 10:15 p.m. in Duck Hill, Mississippi |
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T. K. Soul |
Sheba Potts-Wright |
Jesse Robinson |
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The Grassroots Blues Festival features local and regional artists in celebration of our cultural heritage of blues music and artists.
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Master of Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WGNL Cyreio |
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12:00 - 12:15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Call |
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12:15 - 12:30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welcome and Introduction from the city of Duck Hill |
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12:30 – 1:15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payton |
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1:15 – 2:00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jabo Blues |
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2:00 – 2:45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnny Booker and the New Version Band |
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2:45 – 3:00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction of Sponsors |
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3:00 – 3:45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eden Brent |
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3:45 – 4:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Wille Farmer |
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4:30 – 5:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie King |
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5:30 – 6:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessie Robinson |
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6:30 – 7:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frankie Keys |
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7:30 – 8:45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sheba Potts-Wright |
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8:45 – 10:00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T. K. Soul |
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10:00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Festival ends |
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Directions: I-55 Exit 195 (Duck Hill); Approximately 4.1 miles to Elliott Field. For more information about vendor booths and advanced tickets call (662)565-2478 or (662)809-7002 |
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Little Willie Farmer |
Presented by Action Communication & Education Reform of Mississippi
This
project is supported in part by funding from the:
The
Local Business Supporters
Local
Community Based Organizations
Roy Worley Septic Tank Cleaning Service 662-229-9992
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Kenny Ware, Supervisor Dist. 2
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Homemade Jamz featured in CBS television special. |
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In 2007, the 5th Annual Grassroots Blues Festival was held in Duck Hill, MS with a great turnout of fans from practically every state in the union, according to the Grassroots Blues Director, Al White. White stated, "Some fans were just passing thru the state on Interstate 55 and heard the live broadcast on the local radio (WGNL, FM 104.3 Greenwood) and stopped to check it out. Most of the fans from out of state had planned their vacation or family reunion events around the festival. White also stated, that," the festival is growing and becoming very popular in the community and everyone is looking forward to next year." The Grassroots Blues Festival focus is young artists, traditional blues artists, and up and coming blues artists in an effort to give them a platform to showcase their artistic skills, at the same time preserve the rich heritage of blues music. The festival was sponsored in part by a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Elmo Williams |
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Festival Archives:
This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and, in part, from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Barbara Looney of the Delta Blues Revue |
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