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Please direct all condolences, and other correspondence to Deborah Vanko, beloved wife of Wayne.
All Correspondence To:
Deborah Vanko
the late seventies. We last spoke about five weeks ago when he
was visiting his 105 year old mother in Ft. Worth.
He wanted to visit our new home in Austin, and promised to come by soon.
and I was getting concerned�
in Monterey, California in the spring of last year.
He was driving through from his new home on the Columbia River
in Washington, on his way back to Austin, and we had a great visit.
and I headed back to Des Moines where my wife was living.
Yanaway and I spoke often in the latter half of �15 and he
lamented the fact that looking after his mother required an increasing
amount of time in Ft. Worth, preventing him from getting back to the west coast.
had me rolling on the floor, laughing my ass off.
During my hiatus away from Austin, I�d visit a few times a year,
and we always got together.
and he has MANY friends and business connections there.
I now regret not having interviewed him for my new book about
Texas Music History (as I and many of my long time legendary Texan
friends have experienced it).
possibly on June 18th, and it should be quite an event�
going out to radio via Radio Express
Ramco International Distribution
Bob Brown
phone 501.413.8444
�Once the cobra bit me, I might as well just eat the cobra,�
David Lowery [leader of the bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker]
said in a recent interview. �Nothing worse can happen to me.�
access,� �Mr. Lowery said. �That�s exactly why I�m fighting it. We have to get it right.
I want to get those [writer's/publishing] rates right.�
Speaking of young musicians like his students at the University of Georgia, he added,
�I want them to have\ the same advantages I�ve had,
to get paid fairly.�
...a wasteland. The Indians up there and the native peoples are dying!
- Neil Young
�The only true and sustainable prosperity is shared prosperity�
� Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz
Marijuana is not classified as a drug in North Korea,
where smoking it is a popular way for soldiers and
manual laborers to wind down after a long day.
Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a
power obtainable at any point of the universe.
Throughout space there is energy. � Nikola Tesla, 1892
Told ya'll it was going to be fun!
...thanks Willie...lookin forward to playin Kansas City again.
"No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government,
our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions
may become, the music will still be wonderful."
-- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
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Internationell festivalblues f�r internationella bluesfestivaler
english translation here
phone (515) 953-8086 email website facebook
Barry Norgaard now handling Red's regional booking activities... ,
Tom Wegner is still on drums, Emeal Myles is on bass (with
assistance from Jeff Daniels on B3/keys and guitarist
Keith Petrosky) and Brad Campbell remains a great friend.
Emeal Myles on bass -
Studio sessions in the works
June 24...other area performances TBA
for your hospitality, photos...and LOUD APPLAUSE!
The house was packed &
Effie Burt tore it up!
RTE Radio 1 with Alf McCarthy - APR 16, 2012
RTE Radio 1
'Change Is Gonna Come'
on Italian Radio
Route 61 Radio
The festivals were great!
...having a cool time in Paris...
concerts happening spontaneously
from Minnesota USA Blue Monday
amazing vocalist Effie Burt
nearing completion...
festival performance seen on
national French tv - TF1
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March/April 2012 European Festivals
interviews & performances in Paris
performance calendar
Beauvais, France
www.zincblues.com
Cuijk, Netherlands
www.schouwburgcuijk.nl/bluesalive/
International BLUES FAMILY (CD)
www.hemifran.com
from all over...
and his raw way of singing the blues, combined with the
moving gospel and blues vocals from LZ Love and the joyous
harp playing of Sonnyboy are creating a unique �Blues Family�-sound.
You�d better be there in 2012 when they are coming back to perform several shows in Europe.
www.rootstime.be
www.home-of-rock.de
doing blues, soul, funk and rock. Most songsfeel vibrant and spontaneous, and a nice live feel is always
there. This CD is hot. Variation is there in many ways, especially in the striking vocal microphone
rotation of Lightnin' Red and LZ Love. Very original .
Noje & Kultur Magazine
www.keysandchords.com
www.strutter.8m.com
stable blues swing. Good vocal work and skilled musicians.
We approve the entire fifteen tracks [on this CD].
IKON Magazine, Sweden
fat sound and variety of this particular group. I was caught by the atmosphere, by the
sound quality and by the natural effort of the musicians.
I had never before heard of this group, but this is of high quality. Very high class!
Blues Magazine, Netherlands
certainly something to seek out for those of you who love some good blues music
BillyBop, Belgium
(LZ Love & Lightning Red)
from Red
"It'll be great to see all my
Australian and Kiwi friends again."
CLUB 504
504 E. Locust
Des Moines, IA 50309
with an outstanding stage along with a superb sound and
light system, and our club is without a doubt the best place
to hear live music in the greater Des Moines area."
Charles Hotel
Perth, Australia
Concerts - February
Hotel Bristol
Wellington, New Zealand
Guest Appearance with Darren Watson
The Lido
Wellington, New Zealand
Private House Concert
with Steve Gainsford
Christchurch, New Zealand
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