Thank You For Showing Your Love For The CBA
Since the fundraising show for the CBA held at The Refectory back in October took place after the BluesNotes deadline for November, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank everybody who participated and showed up for such a wonderful event. Another full house at The Refectory; this time with expanded space and extra staff to make everything run very comfortable and smooth. We got off to a late start (45 minutes), but that was no fault of the people putting together the sound as they could not accomplish this until the football regulars who have the room in the earlier part of the day were finished. But the wait was more than worth it and in the long run we ran almost two hours past the planned end time.
As is the case with any event like this, there are always surprises in who shows up to perform besides those scheduled. And this was no exception. Far too many to name them all here, but we’ll touch on those who led their sets here: Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes, Robbie Laws Trio, John-Alex Mason, Murtle Brown’s Destiny, Rick Welter Band, and Jimmy Lloyd Rea & The Switchmasters.
To everybody who donated items for our silent auction and those who purchased them a big thanks. Kudos also to Jan Bisconer and the staff at The Refectory for helping put on a terrific event. And to Rich Lantz for handling the sound, not easy when changing from a one-man band one moment to a large multi-piece R&B band the next. And I want to extend a personal atta-boy to the CBA Board of Directors and our volunteers for a job well done.
Greg Johnson
Show Your Love For The CBA chairperson
[See our many photos here.]
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Okay, before anybody jumps on me and says that this is not really a blues album, lighten up. I hear a lot of influences from the likes of Booker T & The MGs or The Bar-Kays behind Portland’s The Satin Chaps on this debut release, Might I Suggest. And to me, that funky soulful Memphis sound with a bit of a hint of the classic Northwest garage bands certainly can be considered blues in its own right. And if you don’t think so, you have to admit you enjoy it for its dancability and groove.
