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Joe Louis Walker onboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, sportin’ his new Alligator Records T Shirt after recently signing with the renowned Blues Record Company. © Joseph A. Rosen
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Tony Braunagel is all Smiles and havin’ fun onboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise! © Joseph A. Rosen
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Rick Estrin, relaxed and looking “Tropical” onboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. © Joseph A. Rosen
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The Crew on Location for the shooting of the new Simplified video “Screaming At The Ceiling.” Awesome job EVERYONE! Special Thanks to Terrell and Wayne Riley of Camp Riley and all the good folks at NASCAR Media Group! Can not Thank you enough! What an Awesome crew we had to work with as well!!! Such nice people!
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Joe Louis Walker down in the islands collaborating over the Holidays! © Rick Booth
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Simplified hits the Red Carpet before playing at the NASCAR Nationwide Series / Camping World Truck Series Banquet and Champion’s Party in South Beach! Good times had by all! © Rick Booth
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Simplified at soundcheck in South Beach getting ready to ROCK The NASCAR World at the NASCAR Nationwide Series / Camping World Truck Series Banquet. © Rick Booth
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Simplified at soundcheck for the NASCAR Nationwide Series / Camping World Truck Series Banquet Nov 21, 2011 in South Beach! © Rick Booth
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Rick & John Nemeth jokin’ around in Charlotte at The Evening Muse. © Floyd Pruitt
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Lil’ Ed being… Lil’ Ed at The Rawa Blues Festival in Kawotice, Poland. © Aigars Lapsa
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Lil’ Ed is all smiles in Kawotice, Poland at The Rawa Blues Fest. Just take a look at this Cat. He makes our job fun! Love you Ed! © Aigars Lapsa
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Michael Garrett & Lil’ Ed trading licks in Poland! © Aigars Lapsa
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Janiva slays ‘em in Hell… Hell, Norway that is.
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The “Hit Man,” Cameron Kimbrough keepin’ things rockin’ for Lightnin’ Malcolm at The Sarasota Blues Festival. © Caroline Sansone
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Lightnin’ Malcolm lookin’ good at The Sarasota Blues Festival! © Caroline Sansone
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Lightnin’ Malcolm holds nothin’ back as he rips and roars thru his set at the Sarasota Blues Festival. © Caroline Sansone
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The Booth Family Rockin’ Halloween!
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Halloween Brings out the Demon in Me (Rick Booth).”
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Ana Popovic and Buddy Guy are all smiles on stage together at The Russian River Festival in Guernerville, CA Sept 25, 2011 © Rand Chortkoff
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Ana and Buddy trading licks at The Russian River Festival © Rand Chortkoff
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The Booty Band’s very own, Mary Frances (Aka “Mama Funk”) funks up Charlotte’s Uptown Amphitheatre! Whoa! Da’ girl is just plain GOOOOOOD!
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JP Miller of Yo’ Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band rocks Charlotte NC at the Uptown Amphitheatre. Good Times!
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Greg of Yo’ Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at The NC Music Factory BBQ & Blues Festival
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Greg & Derrick of Yo’ Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at The NC Music Factory BBQ & Blues Festival
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Mary & Lee of Yo’ Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at The NC Music Factory BBQ & Blues Festival
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Danielle Schnebelen of Trampled Under Foot belting out some good Ole KC Blues Rock at The Bluestock Festival in Hunter Mt, NY Aug 27… just before Hurricane Lee hit. © www.mjstringerphoto.com
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Trampled Under Foot wows the crowd at Bluestock Aug 27, 2011. © www.mjstringerphoto.com
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Shane Dwight is always a Festival Favorite and a show stopper! © www.mjstringerphoto.com
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Ana grits her teeth and makes her guitar scream in NYC! © Michael Edmunds
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Ana Popovic has gotten used to all the cameras going off and the press as she does an interview for News 1 in NYC. © Michael Edmunds
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Robin Rogers, Thornetta Davis and Janiva Magness in Notodden, Norway August 2010. We miss you Robin! © Nina Hanssen
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Rick Estrin in Vacaville for the Blues 4 Bones II benefit. © Jane Higgins
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Ana Popovic loves Mt Baker and Mt Baker loves Ana! Who doesn’t?
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Shane Dwight has become a Mt Baker Blues Festival perennial “Staple” and crowd favorite.
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Lloyd Peterson, friend of Intrepid Artists and promoter of The Mt Baker Blues Festival in Deming, WA is ABSOLUTELY INTREPID!
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Yo’ Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band rocks the house at Hot Summer Nights in Vail, CO
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Popa Chubby in Brindisi, Italy © Raffaele Camardella
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Tommy Castro and Kate Moss Hammin’ it up backstage at The Bluestar Blues Festival!
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Simplified plays NBC News Channel 6 in Charlotte on the Charlotte Today Show. Great times had by all. Thanks Bob, Rob, Colleen, Larry and the rest of the NBC Crew that made today such a great time for everyone!!
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Rick and infamous Charlotte Weather Man Larry Sprinkle rockin’ the weather on NBC News Channel 6 during the taping of the Charlotte Today Show.
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Simplified with Steve-O from Jackass cuttin’ up on set at NBC News 6 in Charlotte promoting the Bud Light Summer Jam at the NC Music Factory.
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Rick with Steve-O from Jackass hangin’ on set at NBC News Channel 6 in Charlotte.
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Dana Fuchs at the 2011 Hookrock Festival in Belgium © Tommy Lund
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Dana Fuchs at the 2011 Hookrock Festival in Belgium © Tommy Lund
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Kid Andersen and Rick Estrin at the 2011 Hookrock Festival in Belgium © Tommy Lund
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Rick Estrin at the 2011 Hookrock Festival in Belgium © Tommy Lund
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At Fest performances and in the studio, HISB often fattens their arrangements with horns, and Saturday had that taste with Karl Denson sitting in for both sets contributing frequent solos and locking into some killer grooves with Trevor Brooks on keys and Chris Mule’s SG/Strat driven leads. © Jim Brock Photography
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Aaron Wilkinson (A.K.A. “A-Ron”) feelin’ it at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA. © Jim Brock Photography
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Chris Mule’ and Aaron Wikinson of Honey Island Swamp Band rockin’ The Mint in Los Angeles, CA © Jim Brock Photography
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Shane Dwight likes Reno and Reno LOVES Shane Dwight! Shane pictured here playing Reno Blues & Brews Festival!
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Lil’ Ed performing at the at the Kansas City Crossroads Blues Event. © Melanie Rodriguez
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Rick Estrin performs at The Chicago Blues Festival as part of a Tribute to Alligator records.
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Nick Moss and Curtis Salgado woe the crowd with a SMOKIN’ set at The Chicago Blues Festival!
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Barbara Strauss (friend of the office) smiles after learning of the sale of her Blues Festival, The Sarasota Blues Festival. She will remain on as Executive Producer of the Festival this year and Everything will remain the same for the festival in the future per Barbara’s request. Check out this interesting article about Barbara, the festival and the new owners. http://www.ticketsarasota.com/2011-06-22/section/nightlife/sarasota-blues-festival-has-new-owners/
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Bernard Allison squeezing every note possible out of his guitar in Czech Republic! © Zdenek Krhovsky
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Bernard ROCKS The Czech Republic! © Zdenek Krhovsky
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Chicago Blues Rocker, Nick Moss hangin’ out with Blues MC Extraordinaire, BIG LLou.
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The Legendary Bobby Blue Bland and Blues Music Awards MC, Big Llou take time to pose for a picture in Memphis prior to the Awards show.
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Talk about an amazing collection of talent! Eddy Clearwater, Lonnie Brooks, Michael Burks and Rick Estrin. The four guys got together for the 40th Anniversary Alligator Jam to close out the 2011 Chicago Bluesfest. Here’s a pic from just after their autograph session.
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John Nemeth, sportin’ his new Sunday Best, blows ‘em away at The Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival 2011. © David Horowitz Blues Images
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A trimmed down Larry The Cable Guy (sporting the “Intrepid Wear” with the rolled up sleeves) and The Semi-Legendary Beatle Bob backstage at Wakarusa working on their upcoming HBO Special, “Havin’ Fun while Get ‘er Dun!” © Kevin Hopkins
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Cedric Burnside playin’ some tunes and soakin’ up the Sun at 2011 Doheny Blues Festival. © MJ Stringer
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In celebration of Robert Johnson’s 100th birthday, Big Head Todd, now called Big Head Blues Club, played/paid tribute to RJ, including Charlie Musselwhite and Cedric Burnside, in the tribute. © MJ Stringer
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In celebration of Robert Johnson’s 100th birthday, Big Head Todd, now called Big Head Blues Club, played/paid tribute to RJ, including Charlie Musselwhite and Cedric Burnside, in the tribute. © MJ Stringer
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The Doheny Blues Festival is ROCKED when Walter Trout, along with Sammy Avila (keyboard), Rick Knapp (bass), and monster drummer Michael Leasure, kept the energy level at a frenzy. Mesmerizing and great blues and a huge, well-deserved following. © MJ Stringer
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The Doheny Blues Festival is ROCKED when Walter Trout, along with Sammy Avila (keyboard), Rick Knapp (bass), and monster drummer Michael Leasure, kept the energy level at a frenzy. Mesmerizing and great blues and a huge, well-deserved following. © MJ Stringer
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Ana Popovic blasts away the morning fog with her “smoking electric funk slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals, tight blues groove” and her great shoes (ok that is just from a female perspective – the males might be admiring something else) at The Doheny Blues Festival. Nothing like a good dose of Ana for your Sunday morning blues chaser! © MJ Stringer
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Michael Garret, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials are joined on stage by Bernard Allison and proceed to shake up The Netherlands at The Rockin’ Roots Festival in Utrecht! © Rien Wisse
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Janiva slays ‘em at Moulin Blues. You go girl! © Tommy Lund
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Friend of the Office, Big Head Todd, showing everyone he can play some blues with the best of them.
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Buddy Guy raises one of his 5 BMAs after it is presented to him by Lightnin’ Malcolm. © Mike Lovato
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Rick Estrin, Rick Booth, Walter Trout and Marie Trout AKA Management. Rick Booth wonders if he will ever look as sharp as Rick Estrin?? Doubtful! Trout Management looking good!
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We built this city on Rock ‘n’ Roll. Seriously?
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At age 74, Buddy can still bend strings with the best of them as well as clean up on all the Hardware! Damn! Was there anything this Cat didn’t win? Blues Music Awards 2011 © Rick Booth
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Buddy being Buddy at the 2011 BMAs, You know… “I’m gonna’ play it so Funky you can smell it.” © Rick Booth
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Danny Avila, Rick Knapp and Walter Trout just being weird at The BMA’s. Just another day in the life of a Radical! © Rick Booth
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Walter Trout snarls though a set of scorching Blues at The 2011 BMAs where he was nominated for Rock/Blues Album of the Year. It don’t get any better than Walter. © Rick Booth
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Walter Trout rippin’ it up like only he can do at the 2011 BMAs… certainly one of the highlights of the show. © Rick Booth
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Jakey, Janiva and Ricky hammin’ it up at the BMAs.
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