Bman's Blues Report

Suncoast Blues/Twelve Bar  Rag Blues Stalker  (By Monte Adkison) A blues musician once told me that in the music industry we all are spokes in a wheel holding it together in order for it to revolve. Musicians, fans, promoters, disc jockeys, producers, sound engineers, agents, blues societies, stage managers, club owners, publicists and others all are an intricate part of the music we love. Many people “behind the scenes” work unselfishly to keep the blues alive. One of those “spokes” happens to be one of the most respected in the business of independent radio and marketing promotion, Frank Roszak. Frank has been and still is an engineer, mixer, producer, promoter, marketing wizard and radio persona extraordinaire. His experience and versatile background has made him one of the essential people to know in the blues business. Born in Brooklyn, Frank’s career began in the 70’s at Soundmixer Studios in New York City. After the success of a hit single, he too...

In support of The Blues Foundation's HART Fund and celebrating the centennial of the first published blues, Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans bring you Hart Wand's "Dallas Blues". All proceeds benefit the HART Fund. http://www.blues.org/hart/index.php "Special thanks to Frank Roszak Promotions for their generous donation of time and services." www.frankroszakpromotions.com ONE hundred years ago, the first blues was published—though, of course, blues was born long before that. In celebration of the centennial of the first published blues, Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans are pleased to release a digital single of Hart Wand's “Dallas Blues” to benefit The Blues Foundation’s H.A.R.T. fund. The H.A.R.T. Fund (Handy Artists Relief Trust) provides for blues musicians and their families who are in financial need due to a broad range of health concerns including acute, chronic, and preventive medical and dental care, as ...