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Big
Ron rocked North Dakota!


Big Ron and NDMOA SignBig Ron played the North Dakota Museum of Art
on April 14th, and he received the same warm welcome that Ironing Board Sam did!
Artist Adam Kemp work
Big Ron feeding calfed with
children at the museum to create a special sign to welcome Ron
, and he
was thrilled. Ron loved playing at the NDMOA, and had the full Grand Forks
experience, even feeding some calves at Adam Klemp’s farm! 
  

Chocolate
Drops in DC May 10!

Carolina Chocolate Drops
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
will play the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA on May 10th! Come out
for a show full of foot-stomping energy as the Drops play songs
new and old. The show will be in the Bandstand, which means there is
room to dance!
Tickets are $25 and you can purchase
online
here. Doors open at 6pm,
the show starts at 7:30pm. Hope you can make it!
 

Cootie Stark, Neal Pattman, Taj Mahal

by Tim
Duffy 

Don’t
Miss Music Maker at Shakori Hills!

Shakori Hills logoThe Music Maker Blues Revue will be at Shakori Hills Grassroots
Festival
in Pittsboro, NC! The show, 8-10pm on the Cabaret stage, will
feature Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen,
Big Ron Hunter, Captain Luke, Ironing Board Sam, Boo Hanks, Bubba Norwood, Sol and Gerald Robinson.

Pat Cohen
While you’re there, find the Music Maker popcorn
stand!
The sales support our programs, so enjoy some
delicious popcorn while helping MMRF!

There’s plenty happening at
Shakori, like Justin Robinson & the Mary Annettes on Friday
night
– hope to see you
there!

Listen: 
Ironing Board Sam – Bye Bye
Blackbird

Diggin:
A first listen to “Bye Bye Blackbird”

Ninth Wonder cover

We’re so excited that later this year we will re-release Ironing Board Sam‘s record
Ninth Wonder of the World of Music, recorded in the
late 60’s in Gary, Indiana. This song, Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sam learned from fellow musicians on South Beach in Miami. 
Anyone who’s heard this jazz standard before will note Sam’s original take on
this classic tune: fast, bluesy and freaked out.  Sam claims he had to
hypnotize his drummer, Lil’ George, to play as fast as he does on this
track.
Sam took the synthesizer break on one of his favorite toy
keyboards.

We love this track and think you will too –
enjoy!

— Corinne & Aaron

The
78 Project benefits MMRF – tickets now available!

Tickets are now on sale for The 78 Project at City
Winery in New York City on May 20! The event includes a
Live Music Revue and Benefit Auction featuring Dawn Landes, The
Reverend John Delore & Kara Suzanne, Vandaveer and more special guests.
Proceeds from the auction will benefit Music Maker, and we are so
grateful to them for supporting our mission! Tickets range from $25 to
$65
, and you can purchase them
here
!

To read more about the 78 Project, check out their
website!

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Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming
events
 

4/19 – Beverly “Guitar”
Watkins – Sweet Georgia Juke Joint, Atlanta 

4/21 – Music Maker Blues
Revue – Shakori Hills Festival, N.C.

4/27 – Cool John Ferguson,
Captain Luke, and Shelton Powe – Havelock Blues Festival, N.C.  
4/27 – Beverly “Guitar” Watkins –
Northside Tavern, Atlanta  
4/27 – Guitar Lightnin’ Lee,
Leyla McCalla – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
4/27 – John Dee Holeman – Cat’s
Cradle, Carrboro N.C. 
4/28 – Carolina Chocolate Drops –
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival  
4/29 – Ironing Board Sam – New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
5/11 – Music Maker Blues Revue –
Back Porch Music, Durham, N.C.
5/11 – Ironing Board Sam – The
Depot, Hillsborough, N.C. 
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Southern music gain 
recognition
and meet their day to day needs. We present these musica
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traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for
future generations.
      

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