Black History Month Blues Series Alumni

Blues Series 1988 – 2023

1988 — Year 1
At the Navarre Branch Library

• ROBERT JONES

1989 – Year 2

• ROBERT JONES
• WENDELL BURNETT
• BLUE SHOES BLUES BAND

1990 — Year 3
At the Arthur Lesow Community Center

• ROBERT JONES
• WILLIE DIXON
• RICH & MAUREEN DELGROSSO
• HOWARD “LOUIE BLUIE” ARMSTRONG

1991 – Year 4

• ROBERT JONES
• “4 GUYS ON CHAIRS”
• MADCAT & KANE
• SAFFIRE—THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN
• TERRY GARLAND

1992 – Year 5

• ROBERT JONES w/MIKE STEVENS
• THE HOLMES BROTHERS
• HOWARD “LOUIE BLUIE” ARMSTRONG
• RAY KAMALAY

1993 — Year 6
River Raisin Centre for the Arts

• ROBERT JONES
• ANN RABSON
• JACKSON DELTA TRIO
• PINETOP PERKINS
• KELLY JOE PHELPS
• JOE NICK PATOSKI — Author

1994 – Year 7

• ROBERT JONES
• ANN RABSON
• THE BIG DAVE TRIO
• SHARI KANE
• PETER MADCAT RUTH
• BILLY BRANCH
• SNOOKY PRYOR
• TEVE NARDELLA TRIO
• PETER GURALNICK – Author

1995 – Year 8

• ROBERT JONES
• ANN RABSON
• STEADY ROLLIN’ BOB MARGOLIN
• NAPPY BROWN
• “BLUES UNIVERSITY” w/ BRUCE IGLAUER, MADCAT & KANE & GUY SFERLAZZA

1996 – Year 9

• ROBERT JONES
• EDDIE BURNS & JOHNNIE BASSETT
• BILLY BRANCH & THE SONS OF BLUES
• ARTHUR LESOW CENTER KIDS CLUB

1997 — Year 10
At the RRCA, St. Mary Center Auditorium

• ROBERT JONES
• MADCAT & KANE
• JOHNNIE BASSETT & THE BLUES INSURGENTS
• ALBERTA ADAMS
• JOSH WHITE JR
• SUZIE VINNICK
• RICK FINES
• SAFFIRE—THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN
• THE GRISWOLD BROTHERS

1998 — Year 11

• ROBERT JONES
• JOHNNIE JOHNSON
• CEPHAS & WIGGINS
• GEORGE BEDARD & THE KINGPINS
• “THE ONE BIG FAMILY CONCERT” w/
• ELLA JENKINS & JOSH WHITE JR.

1999 — Year 12

• ROBERT JONES
• MATT WATROBA
• GUY DAVIS
• ANN RABSON
• THE QUEENS OF HARMONY
• ROBERT LOCKWOOD JR.

2000 — Year 13

• ROBERT JONES
• CARL WEATHERSBY & VITAL SUPPORT
• HENRY BUTLER

2001 — Year 14

• ROBERT JONES
• LaRON WILLIAMS
• FRANCINE REED
• DEBORAH COLEMAN
• ANN RABSON
• R.J.’s RHYTHM ROCKERS
• “BLUES U 2” w/
• ALBERTA ADAMS, JOHNNIE BASSETT, RJ SPANGLER, MADCAT & KANE and ROBERT JONES
• CETAN CLAWSON
• SOUL KITCHEN

2002 – Year 15

• SAFFIRE—THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN
• HOWARD “LOUIE BLUIE” ARMSTRONG
• ROBERT B. JONES
• RAY KAMALAY

2003 — Year 16
At the RRCA

• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• HENRY BUTLER
• LIL BRIAN & THE ZYDECO TRAVELERS
• THE HASTINGS STREET ALL-STARS w/HARMONICA SHAH, DUKE DAWSON, UNCLE JESSIE WHITE, LEON HORNER
• PAUL KELLER’S JAZZ FOR KIDS
• GUY LOUIS

2004 — Year 17
At the RRCA

• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/ANN RABSON & JOSH WHITE JR.
• UNCLE JESSIE WHITE
• MARK “MR. B” BRAUN
• BOB SEELEY
• GAYE ADEGBALOLA & RODDY BARNES
• LIL’ ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• RORY BLOCK

2005— Year 18
Meyer Theater, RRCA

• THE MONROE COUNTY BLUES ALL-STARS
• ANN RABSON
• WILLIE “BIG EYES” SMITH
• STEADY ROLLIN’ BOB MARGOLIN
• TOM HOLLAND & THE SHUFFLE KINGS
• HUBERT SUMLIN
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/ ERWIN HELFER & KATHERINE DAVISTHE RICK FINES TRIO
• PETER MADCAT RUTH
• CHRIS SMITHER
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES w/SR. BERNICE JONES
• CALVIN COOKE & THE DETROIT SACRED STEEL ENSEMBLE
• COREY HARRIS & THE 5X5 BAND
• STEPPIN’ IN IT

2006 — Year 19
At the Meyer Theater, RRCA

• REV. ROBERT B. JONES w/SR. BERNICE JONES
• EG KIGHT
• GUY DAVIS
• ELLIS HOOKS
• MOOZAPALOOZA! w/
• “FARMER JASON” RINGENBERG
• THORNETTA DAVIS
• TOLEDO JAZZ SOCIETY
• CHARLES EVANS & FRIENDS
• EDDY “THE CHIEF” CLEARWATER
• CAREY & LURRIE BELL
• PAUL MILES
• SOUL KITCHEN
• THE BO’ WEEBLES

2007 — Year 20
At the Meyer Theater, RRCA

• JOSH WHITE JR.
• RICH DELGROSSO
• PETER MADCAT RUTH
• CEPHAS & WIGGINS
• SAFFIRE—THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• HUBERT SUMLIN
• ALBERTA ADAMS
• THORNETTA DAVIS
• JOHNNIE BASSETT
• ANN RABSON
• RJ’S RHYTHM ROCKERS
• CALVIN COOKE & THE DETROIT SACRED STEEL REVUE
• BOB SEELEY
• STEPPIN’ IN IT
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/GUY LOUIS

2008 – Year 21
At the Meyer Theater, RRCA

• MARIE KNIGHT
• KIM WILSON
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• SISTER BERNICE JONES
• SWEET KINGDOM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH BAND & CHOIR
• DAVE KEYES
• LONNIE BROOKS
• MICHAEL POWERS
• CETAN CLAWSON & THE REVOLUTION
• MATT WATROBA
• STEPPIN’ IN IT
• RICKY NYE
• SAMUEL JAMES
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/BILLY JONAS

2009— Year 22
At the Meyer Theater, RRCA

• BOB SEELEY
• ANN RABSON
• HENRY GRAY
• DARYL DAVIS
• GEORGE BEDARD & THE KINGPINS
• NATHAN & THE ZYDECO CHA-CHAS
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• BILL “SAUCE BOSS” WHARTON
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/GUY DAVIS
• SAMUEL JAMES
• RAY KAMALAY
• HOT CLUB OF DETROIT
• BLAIR

2010 — Year 23
At the Meyer Theater

• MADCAT, KANE & MAXWELL STREET
• MATTHEW “BOOGIE-WOOGIE KID” BALL
• MOOZAPALOOZA! w/“FARMER JASON” RINGENBERG
• FIONA BOYES & RICH DELGROSSO
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• PHIL WIGGINS
• ARTHUR ADAMS
• JOHNNIE BASSETT & THE BLUES INSURGENT

2011 — Year 24

• ARTHUR MIGLIAZZA
• REV ROBERT B. JONES & BEN WILEY PAYTON
• THE STARLIGHT SIX
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/MR. SELEY & THE TROUBLEMAKERS
• THE MACPODZ
• THE EBONY HILLBILLIES
• THE HOLMES BROTHERS

2012 — Year 25

• REV. ROBERT B. JONES & PETER MADCAT RUTH
• SAMUEL JAMES
• SHARI KANE & BIG DAVE STEELE
• RACHAEL DAVIS & JEN SYGIT
• MOOZAPALOOZA! w/“FARMER JASON” RINGENBERG
• JOHNNIE BASSETT AND RJ SPANGLER & THE RHYTHM ROCKERS
• MARK “MR. B” BRAUN
• ANN RABSON, STEADY ROLLIN’ BOB MARGOLIN, DARYL DAVIS, RICH DELGROSSO, THORNETTA DAVIS, MIKE SHIMMIN, GEORGE BEDARD & THE KINGPINS, JOSH WHITE JR., SISTER BERNICE JONES, BRENNAN ANDES, ARTHUR MIGLIAZZA
• RAY KAMALAY, RALPHE ARMSTRONG, JOHN REYNOLDS

2013 — Year 26

• CHRIS CODISH, SKEETO VALDEZ, PAT PROUTY, GEORGE BEDARD
• JW-JONES
• DAMON FOWLER
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES & SISTER BERNICE JONES
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/GAYE ADEGBALOLA
• JOHN LATINI & THE FLYING LATINI BROTHERS w/THE LOVERS & THE LIARS
• THE LIONEL YOUNG BAND
• RICKY NYE

2014 — Year 27

• MADCAT MIDNIGHT BLUES JOURNEY
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• DOM FLEMONS
• ANDRA FAYE & SCOTT BALLANTINE
• THE THIRD COAST KINGS
• THE HERITAGE BLUES TRIO
• THE RELATIVES
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/JIM GILL
• JERRON “BLIND BOY” PAXTON

2015 — Year 28

• JW-JONES
• THORNETTA DAVIS
• SHAWN HOLT & THE TEARDROPS
• JOHN NEMETH
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES & MATT WATROBA
• BLUESAPALOOZA! w/ THE WANNA BEES
• RODDY BARNES
• JOHN HAMMOND
• BILLY BRANCH & THE SONS OF BLUES

2016 — Year 29

• SUGAR BLUE
• LARRY McCRAY wvsg THORNETTA DAVIS
• ALVIN “YOUNGBLOOD” HART
• VICTOR WAINWRIGHT
• TORONZO CANNON wsg BUBBA WILSON
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES
• DAVY KNOWLES
• THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS wvsg MARIA MULDAUR

2017 — Year 30

• DAVY KNOWLES
• PETER MADCAT RUTH with THE MADCAT MIDNIGHT BLUES JOURNEY
• JERRON “BLIND BOY” PAXTON
• DARYL DAVIS wvsg GEORGE BEDARD
• SAMUEL JAMES
• FARMER JASON
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES, SR.
• ANDRA FAYE
• ARTHUR MIGLIAZZA
• SISTER BERNICE JONES
• BOB MARGOLIN
• JASON RINGENBERG
• JW-JONES
• PHIL WIGGINS
• RICH DELGROSSO
• SCOTT BALLANTINE
• THORNETTA DAVIS
• TORONZO CANNON

2018 — Year 31

• JOHN PRIMER & THE REAL DEAL BLUES BAND
• LUKE WINSLOW-KING
• BOB MARGOLIN w/vsg PETER MADCAT RUTH
• JONTAVIOUS WILLIS
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES, SR.
• SISTER BERNICE JONES
• PETER MADCAT RUTH
• ANTHONY GOMES
• HUBBY JENKINS

2019 — Year 32

• ANTHONY GOMES
• KENNY NEAL & BILLY BRANCH
• KEVIN “B.F.” BURT
• BEN HUNTER & JOE SEAMONS
• JERRON “BLIND BOY” PAXTON w/ AARON JONAH LEWIS
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES, SR. & MATT WATROBA
• VANESSA COLLIER
• WALTER “WOLFMAN” WASHINGTON & THE ROADMASTERS
• KENNY “BLUES BOSS” WAYNE w/ MIKE SHIMMIN

2020 — Year 33

• LIL’ ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS
• AJ GHENT
• ADAM WEINER of LOW CUT CONNIE
• PIEDMONT BLUZ ACOUSTIC DUO
• SAMUEL JAMES & ANDREW ALLI
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES, SR.
• TORONZO CANNON & THE CHICAGO WAY
• THORNETTA DAVIS

2021 — Year 34 

Virtual Performances by:

• JONTAVIOUS WILLIS
• BOBBY RUSH
• VICTOR WAINWRIGHT
• SELWYN BIRCHWOOD
• REV. ROBERT B. JONES

2022 — Year 35

• Video highlights from previous anniversary concerts, and special tributes to blues series organizer, Bill Reiser

2023 — Year 36

• THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE BLUES
• THE FLINT SOUTHERN AIRES
• ROSA WARNER JONES
• SHARI KANE & DAVE STEELE
• CARLA COOKE
• AIREY B & HER BLUES TROUPE
• PETER MADCAT RUTH’S C.A.R.MA. QUARTET
• REV. ROBERT JONES
• CHRIS CANAS BAND
• R.J. SPANGLER’S BLUES REVUE featuring TOSHA OWENS, SEAN CARNEY and JOHN “T-BONE” PAXTON