Portland had a vibrant music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, especially the blues, personified by blues greats Paul deLay, Lloyd Jones, Curtis Salgado, and Norman Sylvester. Musical trends have come and gone, and sadly we lost Paul deLay in 2007, but the blues are still alive and kickin’ here. New voices like LaRhonda Steele, Ty Curtis, and Ben Rice, along with guitar virtuoso Mary Flower who moved to Portland in 2004, join Lloyd, Curtis, and Norman keeping the tradition alive.
The Waterfront Blues Festival has provided an essential showcase for Portland blues musicians since its inception as the Rose City Blues Festival in 1987, and KBOO has supported the community by live broadcasting every festival.
This program is a tribute to the greatest blues musicians from Portland’s classic blues era to the present, featuring some vintage Waterfront Blues Festival performances, backyard jams, rare collaborations, live concerts from the Alberta Rose Theater before a packed house and empty seats, a rare 1974 TV performance by Brown Sugar Blues Band featuring Paul deLay, Lloyd Jones, and Jim Mesi, some Paul deLay Band classics, and more.
COOL MUSIC VIDEOS BY ARTIST FEATURED ON THIS PROGRAM
Mary Flower:
Cascade Blues Association Monthly Meeting Showcase at Alberta Rose Theater https://youtu.be/U4R5txs2kzw
Working from Home Summer 2020 https://youtu.be/qHmDm6R3xxg
Facebook Blues at Waterfront Blues Festival 2009 https://youtu.be/VcXAUUwbzSQ
Lloyd Jones:
Live at KINK Bing Lounge June 2011 https://youtu.be/JPbq9ZT26IA
Blue Monday in 2020 in Lloyd’s Music Room https://youtu.be/O3xJkVhs4KM
Blue Mondays in Lloyd Jones’ Backyard:
With Curtis Salgado 6-22-20 https://youtu.be/2zDOFsl3LRs
With Curtis Salgado 7-20-20 https://youtu.be/UJIfwmCfi4U
With Curtis Salgado 9-28-20 https://youtu.be/O3xJkVhs4KM
Curtis Salgado:
I Don’t Do That No More https://youtu.be/qM4-hKJ8zek
The Longer that I Live https://youtu.be/ikRzUBWoUIY
Curtis Salgado & Lloyd Jones at WFBF 2010:
Summertime Life https://youtu.be/SNhsFXniBiw
Trouble Monkey https://youtu.be/ZSU9eh4ZrIc
I Wanna Forget About You https://youtu.be/3pnLwqCzCPg
Don’t Need Nobody But You https://youtu.be/gj8KfeJgGQ4
I Can’t Stop https://youtu.be/OtOMsDzxPdM
20 Years of BB King https://youtu.be/UX5YPAupTDw
Brown Sugar Blues Band on Portland TV in 1974 (Paul deLay, Lloyd Jones, & Jim Mesi):
Let the Good Times Roll https://youtu.be/Anq-cJJy2vs
Fannie Mae https://youtu.be/XyYtgsqLOqs
God is Standing By https://youtu.be/_6lf2xu-Jqc
Talk to Me Baby https://youtu.be/_6lf2xu-Jqc
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