Festivals Exclusive, LLC is a new booking agency specializing in booking Blues, Roots & Music Festivals worldwide. Festivals Exclusive will initially focus solely on booking artists on the Delta Groove Music and Eclecto Groove Records labels. They are dedicated to providing the highest quality in live music and performances. They will work in conjunction with the Delta Groove and Eclecto Groove labels to assure you the highest level of professionalism and an assortment of jaw dropping packages that will include various artists from the labels. Whether you book a solo act or a monster package, your festival is guaranteed to get an unbelievable show!
Delta Groove Music is thoroughly engaged in developing our prestigious event, The 7th Annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue, held right here in Southern California on Memorial Day weekend. 2012 marks our third year producing the Blues Stage at the Cajun & Blues Music Festival in Simi Valley (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Simi Valley Sun) and talent prospects are already looking good. Tentatively scheduled to perform so far are The Fabulous Thunderbirds, A Tribute To Muddy Waters featuring James Cotton, Mud Morganfield (Eldest Son of Muddy Waters), Bob Margolin, Darrell Nulisch and Johnny Dyer, Rod Piazza & The West Coast Sheiks
featuring: Junior Watson and special guests, The Mannish Boys Revue with Finis Tasby, Sugaray Rayford, Kid Ramos and more, Paul Oscher, Candye Kane, "Big Pete" van der Pluijm, R.J. Mischo, The Terry Hanck Band, and The Delta Groove Harp Blast featuring Mitch Kashmar, Al Blake, Bob Corritore, Big Pete and other Delta Groove top tier harmonica talent. Mark your calendars now for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday May 26th and Sunday, May 27th and stay tuned for forthcoming announcements regarding additional artists and a complete festival lineup.
|
|
The all-star super group The Mannish Boys recently returned home from tearing up the stage at the at the Hondarribia Blues Festival in Basque County, Spain. Check out footage of them performing with new vocalist Sugaray Rayford.
|
NEWSLETTER "Now Booking For 2011"
Stay up to date with the most recent news and developments by checking out the latest email blast from Festivals Exclusive.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW! |
NOW BOOKING: THE DELTA HARP BLAST
An arsenal of the heaviest harmonica players Delta Groove has to offer, the Delta Harp Blast is sure to be an exciting addition to your festival's lineup. With a backing band packed full of stellar Delta Groove musicians, the Delta Harp Blast packs heat that will leave your festival's stage smoldering and your patrons drenched in the blues! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!
 |
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise has returned home from what was a week full of amazing music! Among the featured artists on this years cruise were Festivals Exclusive artists: The Mannish Boys and Mike Zito; as well as Eclecto Groove / Delta Groove artist Jason Ricci & The New Blood.To view photos from the Blues Bash, CLICK HERE! |
|
|
NOW PLAYING:
This text will be replaced by the flash music player.
|
Powerhouse blues vocalist Finis Tasby was born in Dallas, Texas in 1940,and grew up immersed in the vital Texas blues tradition. As a teenager, Finis got his first professional music experience as drummer with the swinging local combo The Blues Blasters. By the early 1960s he'd switched instruments, and was playing bass and singing backup with local legends The Thunderbirds, working regularly with Z.Z. Hill, and also backing Clarence Carter, Lowell Fulson, and Freddie King on regional tours.
LEARN MORE - CLICK HERE! |
"Whether it's rompin Chicago blues, Memphis Stax-powered soul, scorching Texas blues or New Orleans-tinged jazz,
Sugaray fields whatever's his way with confident versatility."
– Colorado Blues Society
When Sugaray belts out a song, you not only hear it, you feel it. The excitement in the room is palpable when he takes the stage; he is a superb vocalist and entertainer. His dynamic voice is large just like the man. With his old school vocal style, echoes of Muddy Waters, Otis Redding and Teddy Pendergrass can be heard. At 6'5" he is a big man, but he moves with grace and energy. His fluid dance steps will remind you of the Legendary James Brown.
LEARN MORE - CLICK HERE! |
"…Holland's best kept secret…"
– Blues In The Northwest
Dutch blues vocalist and harp master Pieter "Big Pete" van der Pluijm may not be a familiar name to American blues audiences, but he's already well-established in the Netherlands – his native home base in North-West Europe. At 23, Pete was handpicked for a European memorial tour to honor the music and memory of legendary harmonica player and vocalist Lester Butler (the Red Devils and Thirteen), backed by several of Lester's original bandmates. The project was met with great success and critical acclaim, so more tours and a CD by the Lester Butler Tribute Band soon followed, securing Pete's arrival on the scene as one of the premier next generation blues performers in the Benelux region.
LEARN MORE - CLICK HERE! |
Click above to check out video clips of Big Pete.
"No band makes the old new again
better than The Mannish Boys."
- Blues Revue Magazine
Reviving the spirit of such legendary revues of the past as the Johnny Otis Show, the Ike Turner Revue, or even the much celebrated American Folk Blues Festival, The Mannish Boys carry this grand tradition forward into the 21st century with an assembly of extraordinary talent that represents the very best of both the younger generation, as well as the deep-rooted veterans. The Mannish Boys have been universally praised as one of the most exciting blues projects to come along in years and features some of the most dynamic blues talent in the world today.
LEARN MORE - CLICK HERE! |
PHOTOS: THE MANNISH BOYS LIVE ON STAGE IN NORWAY CLICK TO VIEW!
|
