Celebrate Mary Lane, Honored By The City of Chicago at Chicago Blues Fest with Host Lynne Jordan, at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at 2:55 pm, millenniumpark.org. Then see Mary as Special Honoree with Win Noll and the Rockin Souls at Epiphany Art Center, epiphanychi.com.
Check out all of the great things happening for Women Of The Blues Recording Artist, Mary Lane. Chicago’s Very Own 85 year old Blues Legend will be honored by the JUS BLUES MUSIC Foundation when they present her with the 2021 Koko Taylor Queen of the Blues Award on Sunday, August 29th at 7 pm CDT & 8pm EDT. (virtual award show)
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a special feature celebrating Women’s History Month.
Imagine a World filled with Beauty. Here are some of the beautiful blues women who will be gracing the walls of the Delmark Records Gallery. Women of the Blues Foundation & Delmark Records will bring you an exhibit featuring a collection of photographers who have photographed blues women over the decades from legends to daughters of the blues masters to rising stars. Also featuring covers of Living Blues and Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine. We planned on an opening tomorrow night during Women’s History Month but instead we will do a virtual opening on Friday, March 27th. Julia A. Miller, Brenda Taylor Ricci, Demetria Taylor, Kate Moss, Joanna Connor, Anne Harris, Win Noll , Mary Lane, Zayika Hooker, Shemekia Copeland, HolleThee Maxwell , Rose Reed & more. Sherree Lee, Joan Sullivan, Linda S Mensch – photographers (l-r), Roman Sobus, Steven I. Wolf, Allen Winkler, courtesy Brenda Taylor Ricci, Lynn Orman Weiss, Roman Sobus, Jennifer Noble, Living Blues Magazine, Harvey Tillis, Peter Hurley, Howard Greenblatt
All photos property of Women of the Blues and photographers listed. All Rights Reserved. Do Not Use Without Permission – Contact, Lynn Orman Weiss for information and media, ormanmusic@gmail.com Women of the Blues Records, CHICAGO WOMEN OF THE BLUES, OWL Music & Media, Pam Oliver, LeeAnn Trotter
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Wednesday, January 29th 3:15pm there will be an opening reception for The Blues Foundation / Blues Hall of Fame premiere in Memphis kicking off the IBC competition and on display Black History Month and March, Women’s History Month.
The Nomination 1st Round for the 62nd Grammy Awards® opened Wednesday 9/25 and will run through October 10th. Proudly Women of the Blues Records and OWL Music & Media offer FYC, 83 year old Mary Lane’s “Travelin’ Woman” for nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. Only Mary’s 2nd Solo Album, comes 20 years after her debut. Produced by GRAMMY® winner Jim Tullio, the 10 song album of original music is backed by Very Special Guests: Billy Branch, Corky Siegel, Eddie Shaw, Gene “Daddy G” Barge, Dave Specter, Chris Hambone Cameron, Louie Zagoras and Colin Linden.
Check out the trailer from Jesseca Ynez Simmons‘ award winning I Can Only Be Mary Lane Documentary that tells the story of the making of “Travelin’ Woman” at https://vimeo.com/288639534. US Blues Societies are being given a Special Offer to book a FREE screening of the movie for their membership and guests. Call Lynn Orman Weiss to arrange your FREE SCREENING.
Give a listen to “Travelin’ Woman” and check out the movie trailer. Show some love when you agree this album is worthy of a Nomination. Thank you for listening and FYC.
“Women of the Blues” Kickoff Concert
Friday, January 6th
BBs Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8PM
http://bbsjazzbluessoups.com/
Anne Harris, Laura Green, Holle Thee Maxwell,
Deitra Farr, Markey Blue, Nelle Tiger Travis,
Renee Smith and Special Guests
BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups
700 South Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
(314) 436-5222
Curator’s Talk, “Women of the Blues” exhibition, with Lynn Orman Weiss, producer/curator/journalist.
Lumiere Place Legends Room
Saturday, January 7, 2017 – 12PM-1PM
FREE and open to the public
(if you would like to visit the museum after the Curator’s Talk, there will be a discount on admission)
The panel will also feature: Amanda Gresham, producer, radio host, photographer Anne Harris, blues performer, actress Deitra Farr, blues performer, Living Blues Magazine columnist
Local Singer Helping Other Musicians in Need, Holle Thee Maxwell ‘Making A Difference’ on NBC 5
"You sing a song and I'll sing a song. And we'll sing a song together."
MARY LANE 2021 JUS' BLUES KOKO TAYLOR "QUEEN OF THE BLUES" AWARD
