Cascade Blues
Cascade Blues
The City of Roses is also the City of the Blues... Portland, Oregon is widely recognized for its vibrant blues scene. Here are a few ways you can learn more about our local blues community.
The Cascade Blues Association is the Proud Recipient of the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping The Blues Alive” Award for 2003!
This award is presented to the blues society that has been the most active in the past year through its newsletter, educational efforts and community outreach programs. It's the highest attainable honor for non-performers in the blues industry, created to recognize the behind-the-scenes professionals and fans who keep the Blues thriving and forging ahead.
Ellen Whyte
Written by Administrator Friday, 26 June 2009 18:45
Official Web Page for Ellen Whyte & Reflex Blue
Muddy Awards:
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1997 Reflex Blue's "Different Point of View" won Best Northwest Recording
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1998 Reflex Blue won Best Contemporary Blues Act
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2000 Reflex Blue won Best Contemporary Blues Act
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2000 Ellen Whyte won Best Female Vocalist
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2001 Reflex Blue won Best Contemporary Blues Act
Johnnie Ward
Written by Administrator Friday, 26 June 2009 18:44
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1991 - Best Horns
A Living Study of Northwest Roots & Blues
Article Reprint from the April 2001 BluesNotes
By: LynnAnn Hyde
For many of us, the CBA is our initial exposure to Blues music, the community which supports it and the artists and entertainers that create and perform it. We sometimes take for granted the truly outstanding musicianship of the veteran players (maybe because they are consistently excellent), in favor of the spark and flurry of the up-and-coming, Some of us tend to equate promotional press with critical review. Some of us subscribe to the "Name Theorem" i.e., if you see someone's name A LOT, they must be good. I hope to dispel the belief that name recognition is tantamount to talent and that critical review is synonymous with bad review.
Jim Wallace
Written by Administrator Friday, 26 June 2009 18:44
Muddy Awards:
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1992 The Channel Cats won Best New Act
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1996 The Lucky Devils won Best New Act
Links:
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CBA Music Review: Rush To Hell
An Interview with Veteran Bluesman Jim Wallace
Article Reprint from the January 2000 BluesNotes
Article by: Joey Scruggs
The Kathy Walker Band
Written by Administrator 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
Written by Administrator 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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