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BRBlues

  1. Muddy Waters plays "Manish Boy": youtu.be/w5IOou6qN1o via @youtube
  2. Happy birthday... Muddy Waters! Apr 4 ( Issaquena, Mississippi) muddywaters.com
  3. The Blues Fest supports the BR Walls Project. You should too! brwallsproject.com
  4. Make sure to wander into Backstage at the Blues Fest (Old State Capitol). Interviews w/ Henry Gray, Mike Zito, Johnnie Allan & others.
  5. Abita is our newest Blues Fest sponsor! And they'll be selling their newest products-Amber, Purple Haze & Jockamo in cans!
  6. Do you realize the Blues Fest is only 7 weeks away? Make your plans to attend!
  7. Get primed for the Fest! Check out our Facebook page for videos of our 2012 artists! on.fb.me/xpv1BV
  8. Congrats to the Rebirth Brass Band for winning the Best Regional Roots Music Album in the Grammy Awards tonight.
  9. New Fest event: Backstage at the Blues Fest. Interviews with Johnnie Allan, Henry Gray, Lil Buck, Mike Zito & more.
  10. Watermelon Slim to replace Cedric Watson at the 2012 Fest. Cedric got a great int'l gig offer!
  11. 'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius died this morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. vsb.li/RFbdQ1
  12. @CarolCNNGood start! Sorry about the finish! Saints were just too much!
  13. Cedric Watson will be performing at the 2012 Baton Rouge Blues Festival on April 14 at the new North Blvd. Town Square. mysp.ac/uRsOvV
  14. Happy Birthday, Bettye Swann. The Shreveport native hit #1 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1967 with "Make Me Yours." bit.ly/nz5TJR
  15. @jburtonmusic Happy Birthday, James! You truly make Louisiana proud! Thanks for being a great ambassador for the Bayou State.
  16. Happy Birthday, James Burton! The legendary guitar star was born on August 21, 1939 in Dubberly, LA. bit.ly/mP9URL
  17. Happy Birthday, Buddy Guy! The Legend from Lettsworth, LA turns 75 today! bit.ly/qNaH72
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