Jerri Shelton, Candidate for Vice President, 2011
I have thoroughly enjoyed serving as your former CBA Treasurer, Blues in the Schools Director, and your current Vice President over the past few years. We have a very strong and supportive team of board members working together to provide quality events that showcase our outstanding blues talent here in the Northwest.
I am proud to say that we have one of the largest Blues Associations in the nation and we continue to grow stronger every year. We are well known and respected for the outstanding blues scene in this region and it is through the support and enthusiasm of our members that makes the difference.
I look forward to this next year of opportunities and challenges to keep our organization focused and dedicated to the preservation and promotion of blues and roots music in the Great Northwest, and I would be honored to continue on in the role as your CBA Vice President in 2011.
Jerri Shelton, Candidate for Vice President
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If you’re a true-blooded fan of authentic Chicago blues, this new release by Tail Dragger and Bob Corritore is right up your alley. Especially if it’s a dark, gritty to the bone alley that you can only find in inner city streets that a blues soundtrack would be most appropriately fitting. This is that soundtrack. With greasy vocals supplied by Tail Dragger that harkens back to your favorite Chicago singers like Howlin’ Wolf or Muddy Waters, they’re frightening and just oozing full of a lifetime of hardships that makes them so real. Backed by his longtime friend (as the title refers) harmonica master Bob Corritore, who may live nowadays in Phoenix, but has never lost that feel for the Windy City’s sound, this is one of the finest Chicago blues recordings to hit the market in years. And since this is a Delta Groove CD, you know that the label has thrown together a fine mesh of sidemen to compliment them every step of the way. And what sidemen! You just would be hard-pressed to find any finer than Kirk Fletcher and Chris James on guitar, Patrick Rynn on bass, Brian Fahey on drums and special guest Henry Gray throwing down fantastic keys and vocals on one track.
