Random Blues

From Buddha John: FYI: the most recent issue of the AAA magazine lists as an event "January 17, Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Blues; Idaho Falls. Keyboarist Barry Goldberg, hamonical play Corky Siegel, and guitarist Nick Gravenites and Harvey Mandel play the songs that helped define the blues."

Anybody out there in inernet land know anything about this?

Here is an update from Nancy McIntosh from Cos Bay

The Idaho Falls Arts Council is pleased to present an unforgettable all-star > blues band featuring blues legends Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Harvey > Mandel, and Corky Siegel. The show is on Thursday, January 17, 8:00 pm at > the Colonial Theater. Tickets are $29 and can be purchased by calling the > Arts Council at 208-522-0471 or in person at 498 A Street, Monday-Friday > 11-5, Saturday 10-4. > > "The musicianship is exceptional" -Chicago Sun-Times > > > > They are a who's who of blues legends: Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, > Harvey Mandel, and Corky Siegel; all original Chicago blues greats who > helped define the historic transition from acoustic folk to electric > blues-influenced rock. Barry Goldberg (keyboards) was co-founder of the > Barry Goldberg - Steve Miller Blues Band, and founded The Electric Flag. > Nick Gravenites - (vocals/guitar) wrote "Born In Chicago" and later founded > the Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg. Harvey Mandel > (guitar), was a member of Canned Heat and has recorded with the Rolling > Stones and toured with John Mayall. Corky Siegel (harmonica/vocals) is the > co-founder of the Seigel-Schwall Band that included Sam Lay, and has earned > an international reputation as one of the top blues harmonica masters. > > The blues scene was thriving on Chicago's south side during the 1940's and > 50's. The music developed mainly as a result of the " > Great > Migration" of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities > of the North. African Americans from cities such as Memphis and New Orleans > brought with them their unique story telling music art form. What developed > was a new style simply called "Chicago Blues." Artists including Muddy > Waters and John Lee Hooker are some of the most recognized names of this new > scene that also brought white musicians into the mix for the first time. > Chicago Blues differs from other blues traditions in that it adds > electrically amplified > guitar, drums, piano, > bass guitar and sometimes > saxophone to the basic guitar/ > harmonica > Delta blues. > > Aged to perfection, the raspy voices, big guitar, and dirty grit of the > harmonica demonstrates that these blues legends still know how to get a > crowd's feet stompin' and shakin'. >