HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Greg Slim Lively Johnson, one of the authors of "Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge!" We are so grateful that you were born! Have a great birthday, love!
documentingBlues Shaw Center Exhibition 2015
Jenn is having a closing reception for her documentingBlues collection photographs that have been on display at the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge! Come out on Wednesday April 8th from 6-8:30PM to help celebrate her artwork and get your signed copy of "Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge!"
Jenn will be signing books and selling prints! There will be food and drink so come have a good time with us!
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Jenn Photographs Eddie Cotton in Vicksburg
On Valentine's Day this year, Jenn had the opportunity to photograph Eddie Cotton's homecoming performance in Vicksburg, Mississippi at the Ameristar Casino!
This was Eddie's first performance at home since his huge first place win at IBC 2015.
Shirley Waring presented each band member with a personalized plaque, and it was the first time ever that Jenn had the chance to photograph something like that!
Jenn also got to meet the Executive Director for the King Biscuit Blues Festival, Linda Broome!
The dBlues team enjoyed Eddie's winning performance at IBC, and so did others! Here are some words about his win:
"Eddie Cotton, the band representative from the Vicksburg Blues Society, took top honors at this year’s International Blues Challenge. It is the second year in a row the representative from the Vicksburg Blues Society won the band portion of the IBC, following a win by Mr. Sipp the Mississippi Blues Child in 2014.
Winners receive cash prizes, top gigs, enhanced publicity and inclusion in an exclusive class of Blues performers. There were more than 250 acts in total competing, this year; and everyone was a winner just by making it through their local competition to ear the trip to Memphis." -Full-Time Blues Radio
"Eddie Cotton locked in the first place band position, effortlessly controlling the crowd with his amazing showmanship and some of the most innovative B.B. King-influenced licks in years." -American Blues Scene
See some of Jenn's photos from Vicksburg below!
Eddie with Linda Broome, Executive Director of King Biscuit Blues Festival
Jenn & Greg on Music on the Couch Radio Show
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With Vinny Marini
Music On The Couch
With Vinny Marini
Back in January at IBC 2015, Jenn & Greg were interviewed by Vinny Marini on Music On The Couch about the release of "Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge."
We are so grateful for this opportunity! You can listen to the interview here or by clicking the player to the right!
