NW Blues Gallery
The Hudson Rocket Band
Friday, 26 June 2009 18:26

Visit the Hudson Rocket Web Site
Hudson Rocket plays Beale Street!
2001 Hudson Rocket Update
by Mickie Will
THE HUDSON ROCKET BAND 2001
2000 has been a very trying, but wonderful year for The Hudson Rocket Band. Hudson's guidance has taken the band to many wonderful festivals and performances. (International Blues Talent Competition in Memphis, Waterfront Blues Festival, Blues By The Sea, Outer City Blues Festival, and countless local clubs and venues.) As it goes with bands, there has been many personnel changes over this last year. The band would like to thank all those that helped to keep The Rocket flying. (Tommy Lister, Art Viloria, Leon Holder, Richie Bean, Steve Burleson, Laura Tallenarr, Mark Lum, Mike Taylor, Ron Solomon, Kirk "The Corn Dog" Nelson, Steve Solomon, Gordon Hermeston, Jeff Barnes, Chris Carlson, Robin Gibson, Franco Paletta, and special guest member, Robbie Laws) Hudson (Always our missing member.) finds a way to get the message to just the right people when it's time. Through his uncanny and extraordinary efforts, some of Portland's finest talent has come together in The Hudson Rocket Band. The new band is:
The Kathy Walker Band
Friday, 26 June 2009 18:43
The Kathy Walker Band Web Site
"One of Portland's Premier Soulside Blues Bands"
Article Reprint from the August, 2000 BluesNotes
- By Rick Hall
Too Slim & The Taildraggers
Friday, 26 June 2009 18:43

Too Slim at Burnside's 10th Anniversary Party
Muddy Awards:
- 1995 Best Regional Blues Act
- 1996 Best Regional Blues Act
- 1997 Best Regional Blues Act
- 1997 Inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame for Best Regional Blues Act
- 1999 Best Regional Blues Act
- 2000 Best Regional Blues Act
- 2001 Best Regional Blues Act
Related Links:
"I Did It My Way"
An Interview with Too Slim Langford
By Joey Scruggs
Article Reprint from the April 1999 BluesNotes
Photos by Valerie K. Davis
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