Ruth Davies Blues Night Featuring Joe Louis Walker at Stanford Jazz Festival at

Bassist Ruth Davies always brings one of the most eagerly anticipated shows to the SJF stage and this year will be no exception. Her credits are a veritable who’s who of the blues, including John Lee Hooker, Charles Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Elvin Bishop, Keb’ Mo’ and others. Likewise, Davies has recorded with pop stars from Bonnie Raitt to Van Morrison and Maria Muldaur. Joining her for this event is 2013 Blues Hall of Fame inductee Joe Louis Walker. With 25 albums under his belt as a leader, including six on the Verve label, Walker has been nominated for 52 Blues Music Awards and won four...

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Bassist Ruth Davies always brings one of the most eagerly anticipated shows to the SJF stage and this year will be no exception. Her credits are a veritable who’s who of the blues, including John Lee Hooker, Charles Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Elvin Bishop, Keb’ Mo’ and others. Likewise, Davies has recorded with pop stars from Bonnie Raitt to Van Morrison and Maria Muldaur. Joining her for this event is 2013 Blues Hall of Fame inductee Joe Louis Walker. With 25 albums under his belt as a leader, including six on the Verve label, Walker has been nominated for 52 Blues Music Awards and won four. His ferocious 2012 Alligator debut, Hellfire, received the prestigious Blues Album of the Year award. Walker has played with music icons such as B.B. King, James Cotton, Michael Bloomfield and Branford Marsalis, and appeared at many of the world’s major jazz and blues festivals.

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