Mel Solomon

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:40

Muddy Awards:

• 1991 The Nightlighters won Best New Act

• 2001 Best Male Vocalist

"Truly An Original Bluesman!"

Article Reprint from the January, 2002 BluesNotes
By Ken Condit, Secretary, CBA Board of Directors

    Singer, Mel Solomon, first traveled to Portland in 1971 to visit his mother, whom he hadn't seen in over 10 years. He had planned to hang out for only a couple of weeks, but that first brief visit has now turned into a 30-year stay and hopefully will last for years to come. Having previously taken up residence in Dallas, Chicago and Los Angeles, the Louisiana native wound up finding a home in Portland and eventually establishing his reputation here as a talented and unadulterated Bluesman.

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Mike Osborn: Guitar Hero with a Background in the Blues

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:34

Mike Osborn

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Norman Sylvester

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:42

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"On The Right Track" Liner Notes

I love to see people having a good time!

 By The KT   
Article Reprint from the September, 2000 BluesNotes

    The Boogie Cat,- Norman Sylvester, says "Meow, Meow" to all you cats and kittens out there. When The Boogie Cat says "Meow", you can believe it! 

    The anxious rumors creeping around town about him having a heart attack, while untrue, are testimonies to the man's popularity as a performing artist, and as a person. The true rumor is that, during his 22 years working for a trucking company, he collected various physical injuries and insults, as is often the case with industrial strength labor. His hip was starting to cause him major pain, even while just playing his guitar. The Blues can cure a lot of stuff, but for some jobs you need a bigger hammer. His quality of life was deteriorating, and the pain was not biologically usefull, so he and his physician decided it was time to replace the hip, ("Getting hip" takes on new meaning), which took place in April.

    Many musicians put off health care issues, mainly because of the cost, but sometimes also because, well, if you're the Boogie Cat, you're "busy". Now recovered enough to start working again, Norman Sylvester talks about how he put his down time to good use.

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Paul deLay

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:24

(photo by Allan J. deLay)

Muddy Awards

• 1989 Best Blues Harp

• 1990 Best Blues Harp

• 1991 Best Blues harp

• 1991 The Paul deLay Band won Best Blues Act

• 1991 "The Other One" won Best Northwest Recording

• 1991 Inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame for Best Blues Harp

• 1992 "Paulzilla" won Best Northwest Recording

• 1995 Best Blues Harp

• 1996 Best Blues harp

• 1997 Best Blues harp

• 1999 The Paul deLay Band won Best Contemporary Blues Act

• 2000 Best Blues harp

• 2001 Best Blues Harp

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