2009 ABHF BBQ Cook-off Info Packet

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Sam Carr, blues legend, passed away yesterday.  Here’s an article we found about Sam that we thought we would share.  He is certainly going to be missed by us all…

Sam Carr, has lived the blues. His father, ledgendary Blues Man, Robert Nighthawk would take Sam along on his gigs. He was 8 or 9 years old dressed up to the nines and looking sharp. Sam would dance and perform in front of his father’s band and during breaks.

Sam is an energetic man, even at 71 he can out work many men half his age. The first thing you notice about Sam is the way his face changes when he smiles. It’s like the sun came out.

Sam Carr has worked with Frank Frost for so many years that they are a team. Their names have become inseperable to a lot of blues fans. Sam and Frank have made music together since they were kids. While doing gig’s up and down the “Blues Highway” they joined up with Sonny Boy Williamson and became his last band. Sam has consistently been chosen as the best blues drummer in “Living Blues”. The Jelly Roll Kings which also included Big Jack Johnson is probably the best known incarnation of Frank Frost and Sam Carr.

If you attend the four big delta festivals you have seen Sam Carr on stage. He is also one of those drummers that is called when you are going into the studio to cut your CD and you need a great blues drummer. Catch Sam on the latest Jelly Roll Kings release out on Mercury Capricorn.

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2009 Media Request

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1. Ticketing will only be done at the Main Stage. Tickets for this year’s event will cost $5 a day and $10 for a three-day pass.
2. All other stages and areas of the festival, including vendors, will be open to the general public.
3. Tickets are available for presale online starting today (24 August) and in Food Giant and Tobacco Warehouse stores starting September 15.

Those who purchase tickets online will pick up their tickets at the ABHF ticket booth upon arrival at the festival. We ask that you present a photo ID at the ticket booth in order to redeem your tickets. This year’s presale tickets are sponsored by Food Giant. We hope that this answers most of your questions about ticketing. If you have any concerns, please call the festival office, and we will be happy to speak with you and hear your ideas on ways to make this festival and the experience better. Thank you for your support and most importantly, your patience, in this matter. We look forward to seeing you in October.

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Good evening!! For all you ABHF supporters and blues fans on the West Coast, our very dear supporter and friend Dorothy Hill is once again hosting an ABHF benefit. Here are the details:

Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival Benefit featuring:

Kenny Neal

Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson

Pat Wilder

Wednesday, August 26, 2009- 7:00 pm

Little Fox, 2219 Broadway, Redwood City, California

Suggested Donation: $10

There will be raffle items, CDs and other festival memorablia available at the event, and it will be sure to be a great time. For more information, please contact Dorothy Hill at jazzpix2000@yahoo.com .

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Click on the form below to download:

• 2009 Kenneth Freemyer Memorial 5K Run/2-Mile Walk application (pdf)

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P.O. Box 118

Helena-West Helena, AR 72342

For more information, please contact Daniel Sims at 314.580.3764.

Please click on the form below to download:

• 2009 ABHF Volunteer Registration Form (pdf)

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