The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 at Saint George Church Hall

What: The GREAT Salt City Blues Concert 8
When: Thursday, December 26 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:00)
Where: St. George Church Hall 5083 Onondaga Rd., Syracuse, NY 13215

The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 will be a held at a new venue this year, the St. George Church Hall ( the first 6 concerts were held at The Palace Theatre & last year at Middle Ages Brewing Beer Hall ). One of Syracuses coolest venues, the St. George Church Hall is located inside Macedonian Orthodox Church in Syracuse at 5083 Onondaga Road, Rt. 173.

This years GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 will be limited to 400 seated patrons and there is plenty of free parking at the Macedonian Orthodox Church parking lot. Food & beverages will be available and served by the church staff....

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What: The GREAT Salt City Blues Concert 8
When: Thursday, December 26 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:00)
Where: St. George Church Hall 5083 Onondaga Rd., Syracuse, NY 13215

The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 will be a held at a new venue this year, the St. George Church Hall ( the first 6 concerts were held at The Palace Theatre & last year at Middle Ages Brewing Beer Hall ). One of Syracuses coolest venues, the St. George Church Hall is located inside Macedonian Orthodox Church in Syracuse at 5083 Onondaga Road, Rt. 173.

This years GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 will be limited to 400 seated patrons and there is plenty of free parking at the Macedonian Orthodox Church parking lot. Food & beverages will be available and served by the church staff.

The areas best musicians will be paying tribute to the music of 4 Blues Hall Of Fame members: Michael Bloomfield (2012), Johnny Guitar Watson (2008), Ruth Brown (2002) & Big Bill Broonzy ( a charter BHOF member).

Michael Bloomfield was one of the first guitar heroes of his generation, who along with Eric Clapton, was considered an early influence on many aspiring Blues guitarists that followed the path of the Blues boom of the late 60s and early 70s.

Bloomfield was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Paul Butterfields Blues Band. Michael started his own legendary band, The Electric Flag, after leaving Butterfields band in late 1967. He is also known for his collaborations with Al Kooper ( the immortal Super Sessions albums) and his work with Bob Dylan, most notably the Highway 61 album including the classic, Like A Rolling Stone.

The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 will also be paying tribute to, Johnny Guitar Watson, a Texas Blues guitar great who began recording in 1954 and later re-invented himself as a funk soul master, best known for writing and singing the classic 1977 R&B hit , A Real Mother For Ya.

Ruth Brown is also a member of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, inducted in 1993, mostly on the strength of 50s classics Ruth recorded for Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records was then known as the house that Ruth built and Ruth a consistent hit maker and was their Queen of Rhythm & Blues.

On the acoustic stage, The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 will pay tribute to the legendary Chicago Bluesman, Big Bill Broonzy, a Blues Hall of Fame artist who began performing in the 1920s and continued to record until his death in 1958. His prolific writing skills include over 300 copyrighted compositions, including many Blues classics that formed the bedrock of Chicago Blues. The great Muddy Waters was one of his biggest fans and recorded many of Big Bills classics for Chess Records in the 50s and 60s.

Ticket Info:
Tickets are $30.00 advance / $40.00 at door, if available and go on sale, Nov. 1st.
Tickets are available online at brownpapertickets.com
& in person at Sound Garden in Armory Square.
A Blue Wave Production - For further info. Contact: Greg Spencer: 315-638-4286 - [email protected] / www.bluewavereords.com


The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert 8 participating musicians are:

Morris Tarbell
Mark Doyle
Ronnie Leigh
Steve Grills
Mark Westers
Dianna Jacobs
Dave Hanlon
Ron Spencer
Bill Berry
Jeff Stockham
Rod Zajak
Don Williams
Joanna Nix Jewett
Steven T. Winston
Rock Carbone
Shirley Woodcock-Kolb
Bob Sherwood
Dave Liddy
Mike Burns
Mark Yonnick


Additional information about The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert series:
The GREAT Salt City BLUES Concert is an annual event held the day after Christmas. A series of 10 GREAT Salt City BLUES Concerts will be presented. This is concert #8 and each concert has been performed in front of a full capacity audience.

Each concert is unique and never to be repeated with a changing line-up of performers featuring some of the area's greatest musicians. Each concert is a thematic show honoring some of our greatest Blues Artists with participating musicians chosen specifically because they are best fitted for the show.

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