Levell Price on bass for Eric Sardinas layin' down the rhythm! © Rick Booth

Watermelon Slim & The Workers bring down the house.....AGAIN, This time in Telluride, at The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Sept 16, 2006. © Ralph Hess

Chris Duarte cuts loose as Bernard Allison and Kenny Olson (Kid Rock band) look on at The River Music Festival in St Paul, Mn. © Heidi Allison

Duarte and BA hang out after their tribute to Jimi Hendrix in St Paul, MN at the River Music Festival, Sept 10, 2006. © Heidi Allison

Kenny Olson (former guitarist for Kid Rock) havin' fun, goofin' around with Bernard Allison backstage. © Heidi Allison

Chris Duarte, Chris Layton (drums), former Hendrix bassist Billy Cox, Bernard Allison, and former Kid Rock guitarist Kenny Olson pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix at The River Music Festival in St Paul, MN on Sept 10, 2006. © Heidi Allison

Bernard Allison and Jassen Wilbur are all smiles on stage!

Backed by Bluestone (all the way from Japan) Texas Guitar Lord, Chris Duarte belts out lots of Blues Rock for the enthusiastic crowd at the Double Door Inn. © Rick Booth

Bluestone Bassist Yoshihiro Ogasahara (AKA... The Gene Simmons of Japan) throws down some thick bass lines for Chris Duarte at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte NC Sept 1, 2006. Bluestone will be backing Chris Duarte during the entire month of Sept. DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!!! © Rick Booth

Toshihiro Sumitomo rips on his old Les Paul. If you like the sounds of The Allman Brothers and southern fried blues rock you will love Chris Duarte and Bluestone!!! THe crowds have loved these guys!!! © Rick Booth

Rick Booth from Intrepid and Dixie Fuller of the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, TN livin' large at The Sharpie 500 NASCAR race in Bristol, TN! We had a great time with all the good folks at the race from the Riverbend Fest!!! Lookin' forward to next year already!!!

Bernard Allison steals the show as he plays in front of the thousands of people who came to see him in The Azores at Festival Mare' de Agosto. Thank you Joao!!! Aug 19, 2006 © Joao Pimental

B-3 Organ player extraordinaire Mike "Pappy" Vlahakis of The Bernard Allison Group tearin' up the keys at Festival Mare' de Agosto in The Azores!!! Aug 19, 2006 © Joao Pimental

Where there is smoke, There is fire!!!! And from out of the smoke comes the firey playing of BA. He was the crowd favorite this year at Festival Mare' de Agosto Aug 19, 2006 © Joao Pimental

Jake and Rick from Intrepid havin' fun after the show in Vegas with Ten Years After. What a Great bunch of guys!!! From Left to right... Jake Lankheit, Leo Lyons, Ric Lee, Rick Booth, Chick Churchill and Joe Gooch.

Leo Lyons on bass and Ric Lee on drums are all smiles (as was the audience) in reaction to Joe Gooch and his stellar guitar work in Vegas!!! WOW!!! © Rick Booth

Can you say ROCK STAR? WOW! Joe Gooch of Ten Years After is helping to win over an entire new generation of fans for this incredible legendary band!!! © Rick Booth

Leo, Rick and Joe of Ten Years After blow the doors off Vegas at The Cannery Casino's annual Cannery Stock!!! What a phenominal band!!! © Rick Booth

Chick Churchill of Ten Years After is all smiles with the large enthusiastic audience in Vegas at The Cannery Casino! © Rick Booth

John Lee smiles for the camera as he rocks the house in Charlotte, NC. © Rick Booth

Boom Boom Boom Boom....... © Rick Booth

John Lee Hooker singin' the blues at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte, NC, August 4, 2006. © Rick Booth

Brad, Rick and Jake from Intrepid havin' a schmokin' BIG time at The Black Crowes concert in Charlotte, NC, July 11, 2006. © Some "Stoner" sitting behind us

Jess, Proc, Cam and Chuck of Tishamingo rock the Pontinia Rock & Blues Festival near Rome, Italy. Word on the street is they were the Festival's favorite band. Big Surprise! Not! July 30, 2006 © Giuliano Brocani

Randall Bramblett wins over many new fans in Charlotte at The Neighborhood Theatre July 21, 2006. © Brad Stewart

Black Crowes Rock Charlotte! © Brad Stewart

John Mooney pours his heart and soul into his music at The Maple Leaf in New Orleans July 29, 2006. © Dylan Stansbury

The hands of a true Bluesman..... John Mooney © Dylan Stansbury

Tinsley Ellis was hotter than the Friday afternoon temperature at The Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, NC. July 28, 2006. © Rick Booth

Jimbo Mathus is "All Smiles" at The Bele Chere Festival July 29, 2006. © Rick Booth

AL AL, JP and Josh get down and get funky with Yo' Mama's Big Fat Booty Band as they electrify the huge Saturday crowd at The Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, NC. July 29, 2006. © Rick Booth

The Intrepid Gang is out in full force at The Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, NC July 29, 2006. Rick, Jake, Brad and "The Women of Intrepid!" © Head Chopper

Masha Marjieh and Kurt Marschke of Deadstring Brothers turn the City of Asheville on to some of their killer twangy Rock like only they can play at The Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, NC! July 29, 2006 © Rick Booth

Shooter Jennings turns his crowd upside down with his Outlaw style of god ole Rock N' Roll at The Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, NC!!! © Rick Booth

Shooter Rocks at Bele Chere!!! © Rick Booth

Bring the Family! John Lee Hooker brings down the house and makes people "Tremble" in Montreal at The Festival Int'l Du Blues De Tremblant! John brings some of the local kids up on stage to show off some the stars of tomorrow! John has been a favorite at all the Blues Festivals this summer! Great Job John! July 13, 2006 © Benoit Fortier

Cameron Williams of Tishamingo brings the Heat at the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN June, 17, 2006. © Myles Russell

John Valentino, fan of legendary blues guitarist Walter Trout, has had an image of Walter tattooed on his arm.

No, The Circus is not in town BUT.... Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band is in the House. Booty Band definitely puts the FUN in FUNK at The Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC! © Brad Stewart