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.
Norman Sylvester
Written by Administrator Friday, 26 June 2009 18:42
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Boogie Cat Productions
PO Box 17538
Portland, OR 97217
503-281-5989 (hotline)
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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.
Suburban Slim: A Secret Weapon Among Local Blues Guitarists
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| Suburban Slim |
With the quantity of fine musicians in this town, it is easy to get "lost in the shuffle." Phil Wagner (aka Suburban Slim) is one such individual. Here is a performer who steps on stage and grabs you by the collar, commanding your attention the moment he starts to play. Yet, many Blues fans are unfamiliar with this talented man.
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D.K. Stewart
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The Official D.K. Stewart Web Site
Muddy Awards:
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1993 Best Keyboards
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1993 D.K. Stewart and the MFB won Best New Act
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1994 Best Keyboards
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1995 Best Keyboards
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1995 Inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame for Best Keyboards
Ashbolt Stewart
Written by Administrator Friday, 26 June 2009 18:41
Article Reprint from the September 2001 BluesNotes
By Rose Allen
Ashbolt Stewart
"A Renaissance Kind Of Guy,
Who Can Play Drums For Everyone"
LaRhonda Steele: A Vocal Champion of Portland Blues
Written by Administrator Friday, 26 June 2009 18:41
by Ken Condit |
| LaRhonda Steele |
When singer LaRhonda Steele rode the Greyhound bus from her native Oklahoma to Portland 10 years ago, she was looking for a new beginning. Back home she had a loving and supportive family and strong church ties, but in many ways the plains of Oklahoma had been a harsh place for her to grow up. Being a Blonde-haired, light-skinned African-American with poor vision because of her albinism had resulted in too many bad experiences with narrow-minded and sometimes cruel people. So, when it was time to strike out on her own, she packed some of her belongings and headed to the Pacific Northwest. She had a place to stay at her aunt's home and the support of her family; but beyond that, she was pretty well starting from scratch.
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