This just came in from Paul Peterson. Look at the list of names. See anyone you know. Right after TOMMY frigin' CASTRO! Just down the page from B.B. himself. Wow, no wonder he doesn't return my calls anymore. . .
Elvin Bishop the founding member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band whose music has been called "sheer, unpretentious joy" by Entertainment Weekly has completed work on 'The Blues Rolls On.' Due September 23 on Delta Groove Recordings, the album harks back to Bishop's roots, paying tribute to the musicians who helped give him his start. A who's who of blues musicians support Bishop on the album, including B. B. King, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, George Thorogood, James Cotton, Kim Wilson, Tommy Castro, John Nemeth, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Angela Strehli. Bishop handles the majority of the vocals, with Nemeth and others pitching in as well.
Hometown boy does good...INDEED!
later pp
BTW John will be at the Botanical Gardens
John Nemeth - Thu., Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m. $10; $8 IBG members; $6 children (4–12). Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Rd., Boise, 208-343-8649, http://www.idahobotanicalgarden.org