Doug MacLeod has performed at BB’s about six times and will stop by on his way home from this year’s Blues Music Awards in Memphis (Thursday Night). Macleod performs at BB’s Friday, May 11. Lindsay Shannon, owner of BB’s Lawnside BBQ, provides some insight into MacLeod and acoustic blues: “I first got turned on to [...]
2012 Blues Music Awards Feature Kansas City nominees The 33rd Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 10, 2012 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Close to 100 nominees attend and the night is filled with performances in the Convention Center’s ballroom. The event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives and fans from [...]
Funeral service for Michael Shannon will be held Monday, April 23 at Mount Moriah at 10507 Holmes Road. Visitation at 10am; Service at 11am As a memorial to Mike, please consider a donation to the Blues Foundation’s HART Fund (Handy Artists Relief Trust), for Blues musicians and their families in financial need due to a [...]
Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) was born on April 4, 1913 and died April 30, 1983. His influence on blues and rock music is immense. “It’s truly amazing to think about all of the blues artists who were associated with, and influenced by, Muddy Waters,” said Lindsay Shannon, owner of BB’s Lawnside BBQ and host of [...]
3.27.12 Update: Thanks to you, yes you, we made it to the Fightin 4! Very tough competition going forward but you know what? We are happy just to be here. Vote for BB’s starting today at noon. Thanks again for helping us get here. http://www.kcsourcelink.com/about-us/kc-battle-of-the-brands 3.18.12 Update: We made it to the Sweet 16! Thanks! [...]
