Sunday ~ March 28, 2010 ~ 4:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Rock Island Live ~101 N. Rock Rd. (In Old Town)

Music by JukeRoots ~ This will be a non-smoking event

It’s that time of year again; time to elect new members to our Board of Directors. We have five open positions that include Treasurer and Newsletter Editor. Come to the party and meet the candidate and current board members, meet your fellow WBS members and enjoy blues by JukeRoots (Craig Steward,: vocals, guitar and harp; George Graybill: bass and vocals; and
Fred Bonner on drums and vocals)

Download the Ballot here!

$5 for an evening filled with the Blues
5 p.m. ¯ 8 p.m. Note the new start time for this annual event
After party 8 p.m. ¯ 11 p.m.

Featuring:
RKO Blues Band, Fuzzy Logic, Big Clyde Sheely and RibBone, Josh Vowell and the Rumble, Ray Drew, Ruby White & the Blues, Bill Garrison, Norman & the Ballroom Ballers.

After Party with Jeff Corbett Band at America's Pub.

Monday March 15th, 8:00 p.m.
$95 $88 $75

Featured artists who will be performing music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix. Include some of the best known and most respected artists in contemporary rock and blues including Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford (of Aerosmith), Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi, Doyle Bramhall II, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Double Trouble's Chris Layton, along with bassist Billy Cox. Cox, who first befriended Hendrix when the two were in the 101st Airborne division of the US Army. Cox played in both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys and performed with Hendrix at such landmark festivals as Woodstock and the Isle of Wight. Cox commented, "It’s a thrill for me to play Jimi's music for audiences now as it was in the 1960s. The Experience Hendrix tours have shown how timeless this music really is." Joe Satriani remarked, "I finally get to pay tribute to my hero the right way, on stage with an amazing, once in a lifetime, line up of musicians!"

Listen Now! Smokestack Lightnin' Blues Radio is currently web-casting for your listening pleasure its Top 10 Blues CDs for the week + a tribute to Freddy King (Show#782 - recorded 02/21/09.

The archived internet version of Smokestack Lightnin' is the digitally recorded version of our broadcast on WUCF 89.9FM in Orlando in its entirety from the previous Saturday night.

We post the new show to our web site every Monday. The URL is www.smokestacklightnin.com . The internet streaming of Smokestack Lightnin' is on the latest version of the Windows Media Player. You will find the audio quality the finest available. You can also enjoy Smokestack Lightnin' live on WUCF each Saturday night at 8PM Eastern Standard Time (USA). The direct WUCF stream utilizes RealPlayer software. A link to the WUCF URL can be found on our webpage at http://www.smokestacklightnin.com along with an explanation of times you can access the show live. Please let us know what you think of Smokestack Lightnin' by emailing your comments to blues@smokestacklightnin.com . We would like to use your comments.