IBC 2014 Podcast Preview

The 30th annual International Blues Challenge is next week on Beale Street in Memphis.  Well over 200 acts will be competing to be the best in the blues.  Several of those acts are bands I know as fans of Blues Power or as bands I've seen perform in Northeast Kansas, so this podcast focuses on the great music of several of those acts who I will be cheering on as they compete next week in Memphis.

1.  The Old No 5s--Traveling Riverside Blues--3:17
     Representing the Topeka Blues Society from Topeka, KS, in the band category
2.  The Kentucky Gentlemen--Sinner's Prayer--4:09
     Representing the Blues Society of the Ozarks from Springfield, MO, in the solo/duo category
3.  Katy Guillen & the Girls--Back in Kansas City--4:27
     Representing the Kansas City Blues Society from Kansas City, MO, in the band category
4.  Fatty Waters--Shoes--3:23
     Representing the Blues Society of Northwest Florida from Pensacola, FL, in the band category
5.  Low Society--Long Black Limousine--5:20
     Representing the Buffalo River Blues Society from Leslie, AR, in the band category
6.  Jarekus Singleton--I'm Leaving You--5:15
     Representing the Central Mississippi Blues Society from Jackson, MS, in the band category
7.  Joel DaSilva & the Midnight Howl--Heart of My Father--8:03
     Representing the Orange Blossom Blues Society from Orlando, FL, in the band category
8.  The Juke Daddys--Mississippi Hoodoo Man Blues--6:21
     Juke Daddys front man Mississippi Marshall Hopper and drummer Mojo Foots will be representing the Boise Blues Society from Boise, ID, in the solo/duo category
9.  Sad Sam Blues Jam--It's Gonna Happen Anyway--8:43
     Representing the River Basin Blues Society from Evansville, IN, in the youth showcase
10.  Blues Power Band--Anger--3:57
       Representing France Blues in the band category

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