The Blues Show with Jonny Meister: 8/31/24

Part of the WXPN Labor Day Block Rockin’ Weekend, we’ll be featuring three-song blocks of various blues artists including Shemekia Copland, 2024 XPoNential Music Festival artist Cedric Burnside, Judy Sings The Blues, and more! See the full schedule below.

• 7 PM: Shemekia Copeland, John Mayall, J. B. Lenoir, Big Joe Williams, Memphis Minnie
• 8 PM: Cedric Burnside, Fenton Robinson, Laurie Morvan, Jumaane Smith, Anni Piper
• 9 PM: Willie Mabon, Muddy Waters, Jamiah Rogers, Chicago Blues Lifters, Prakash Slim
• 10 PM: Toronzo Cannon, Judy Sings The Blues, Sugaray Rayford, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Sonny Boy Williamson II

After a long incubation period, and lots of planning and connecting with different people all over the region, The Philadelphia Blues Society is now a reality! The brand new non-profit 501c3 organization was formed by many longtime blues lovers and performers to help preserve and promote this vital all-American art form in the Philadelphia region. The launch party for this organization is on Sunday, October 27th, headlined by Benny Turner, half-brother of the late, great Freddie King.

Upcoming Events:

09/01 | Baltimore Blues Society’s “Alonzo’s Memorial Picnic” at Rosedale American at Legion Hall in Rosedale, MD featuring Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges, Clarence “The Bluesman” Turner, Mikey Junior, Bad Influence

09/01 | Walter Trout at Sellersville Theatre

09/04 | Rick Estrin & The Nightcats at Sellersville Theatre

09/05 | The Claudettes with pianist Johnny Iguana at Jamey’s House Of Music

09/07 | Phoenixville Blues Festival in Phoenixville, PA featuring Vanessa Collier, Greg Sover, and others

09/13 | Judy Sings The Blues at Bethany Blues in Lewes DE at 8:30 PM – 11 PM

09/15 | Selwyn Birchwood at City Winery Philadelphia

09/24 | Colin James at City Winery Philadelphia

09/27 | Christone “Kingfish” Ingram at The Queen in Wilmington, DE at 8 PM

09/27 – 09/29 | Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, multiple venues in Lancaster, PA featuring Toronzo Cannon, Marcia Ball, CJ Chenier, many more

10/27 | Philadelphia Blues Society Launch Party at Jamey’s House Of Music in Lansdowne, PA featuring Benny Turner, Mikey Jr Band, Philly Blues Kings, Gretchen Emery Band, & more

11/22 – 11/24 | Reading Blues Fest