MARK PUCCI MEDIA ARTISTS GARNER 17 NOMINATIONS FROM THE BLUES FOUNDATION FOR THE 34th BLUES MUSIC AWARDS

ONLINE VOTING AND TICKET SALES NOW OPEN TO

BLUES FOUNDATION MEMBERS

ATLANTA, GA – Mark Pucci Media proudly congratulates all of our artists who received a total of 17 nominations when The Blues Foundation announced yesterday (December 12) the list of nominees for the 34th Annual Blues Music Awards. The Blues Music Awards are universally acknowledged as the highest honor for musicians and songwriters in Blues music. Winners will be announced on May 9, 2013, at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. Online voting is now open to Blues Foundation members at www.blues.org.

Heading the list of Mark Pucci Media honorees with three nominations each are Mud Morganfield, who garnered nominations for Album of the Year, Traditional Blues Album and Traditional Blues Male Artist for his Severn Records label debut CD, Son of the Seventh Son; as well as Mighty Sam McClain, who earned nominations for Soul Blues Album, Soul Blues Male Artist and Song of the Year for “Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey),” the title track from his Mighty Music label CD release.

Canadian roots label powerhouse Stony Plain Records gathered nominations for Eric Bibb, who was tapped for Acoustic Album and Acoustic Artist based on his label debut CD, Deeper in the Well; and perennial nominee Maria Muldaur, who once again received a nomination for the Koko Taylor Award as Traditional Blues Female based on the response to her latest CD, …First Came Memphis Minnie.

El Paso-based Catfood Records had another strong year, capped by former BMA-winner Johnny Rawls, who received two nominations: in the Soul Blues Male Artist and Soul Blues Album categories for his Soul Survivor CD. Johnny is joined this year by singer (and current Living Blues magazine cover girl) Barbara Carr, who received a nod as Soul Blues Female Artist for her Catfood Records debut, Keep the Fire Burning.

Other Mark Pucci Media artists receiving nominations include folk-blues singer/songwriter Doug MacLeod (whose new CD will be coming out in March on Reference Recordings) for Acoustic Artist; Ruf Records’ artists Royal Southern Brotherhood for Rock Blues Album for their eponymous label debut CD; Fabulous Thunderbirds leader Kim Wilson for Instrumentalist – Harmonica; Sweetspot Records artist Al Basile for Instrumentalist – Horn; and Blue Duchess Records artist and former multiple BMA winner David Maxwell for the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award.

“It is not uncommon in any arts genre for beloved artists with strong releases to pull in a number of nominations, and that is one of the factors at work this year,” Jay Sieleman, The Blues Foundation’s President, said in announcing the nominations. “Yet there are also more than a dozen first-time nominees, plus the six Best New Artist nominees.  It is gratifying to see both groups rewarded—those who have been near the top for a while and those who are getting the recognition they have been long seeking.”

Tickets for the 34^th Blues Music Awards show are now on sale. Members receive seating preference at the Awards show and voting is now underway.  Blues Foundation members are the only fans who vote to decide which nominees will actually take home the Blues Music Award. Anyone can join The Blues Foundation by visiting their website at www.blues.org.

Once again, The Blues Music Awards will be broadcast live in their entirety on Sirius XM's B.B. King's Bluesville Channel and will be subsequently broadcast on public television.

Mark Pucci Media congratulates all of our artists and wishes them much success when the winners are announced in Memphis on May 9; and we encourage voters to consider all of our nominees. See you there!

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Ruf Records artist: Royal Southern Brotherhood - Selftitled - New Release Review

Checking out the new Royal Southern Brotherhood cd that was released on May 8, 2012. If you don't already know, RSB is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Mike Zito (solo artist), Vocalist and percussionist Cyril Neville (ex neville Brothers, Meters, tribe 13, Galactic), Vocalist and guitarist Devon Allman (Gregg's son and leader of Honeytribe, bassist Charlie Wooten (Wood Brothers) and drummer Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band, Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman Band). The recording opens with New Horizons, swampy rocker with a great mix of vocals and a rippin' guitar sound which has a combination of clean soloing over a very thick, laid out rhythm set and wah track. Very cool. Fired Up has a sound of Louisiana Latin. Guitar riffs are Santana influenced but the basic song is a mixture of Latin and Louisiana. Another cool mix. Moonlight Over the Mississippi is a funky track with cool percussion under layment. The vocals are soulful and seductive and the rhythm is tightly woven. Allman takes a very cool guitar solo in this track showing another facet of his influence. RSB then takes a swat at the Dead's Fire On The Mountain. In this case they take it southern style and many people may not even recognize it as a Dead track. Allman plays some cool slide riffs on this track but the great vocals on this track are really the ticket. Ways About You is a real strong soul ballad of course giving the players a chance to rip and it could be one of the best tunes on the recording. Nowhere To Hide has a quieter feel to it and again set up more like a ballad but the quality slide work on this track is really pretty strong. Sweet Jelly Donut is set to a Louisiana beat and should do excellent on the airwaves with the beat, hook and excellent instrumentation. An Instrumental, Brotherhood, closes the set. It's fairly difficult to describe but it has all of the traces of an Allman Brothers jam but with a Louisiana beat. I'm certain that this cd will be widely successful.

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Royal Southern Brotherhood show on 5/16

CYRIL NEVILLE, DEVON ALLMAN AND MIKE ZITO JOIN FORCES WITH CHARLIE WOOTON & YONRICO SCOTT TO FORM A RIGHTEOUS REGALITY OF

SOUTHERN BLUES-ROCK

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Ruf Records announces the signing of Royal Southern Brotherhood, which consists of Cyril Neville (percussion and vocals), Devon Allman (guitar and vocals), Mike Zito (guitar and vocals), Charlie Wooton (bass) and Yonrico Scott (drums), and will release the group’s debut self-titled CD on May 8. The new CD was produced by Grammy-winner Jim Gaines and recorded at Dockside Studio near Lafayette, Louisiana. Ruf Records is distributed in the U.S. by the Allegro Corporation.

Royal Southern Brotherhood unites two legendary roots-rock bloodlines along with a rising star guitarist and an in-the-pocket rhythm section for one of the most highly-anticipated albums of the past decade. What started out as a rumor and a few informal local gigs at various New Orleans venues has developed into a full-fledged powerhouse of soulful sound that’s rockin,’ funky and all-together groove-a-licious. Incubated in the heat and humidity of a New Orleans summer in 2010, Cyril, Devon and Mike crossed paths and set in motion the beginnings of what would become Royal Southern Brotherhood, beginning with jams held at a secluded studio in the city’s Garden District. When the musical sparks began to fly and the personal chemistry coalesced, the trio began to explore the real idea of forming a band to bring this new music to life. Their debut show last September at the city’s Rock ‘n’ Bowl tore the roof off the place and launched a horde of YouTube videos that burned across the internet.

Royal Southern Brotherhood has it all: incendiary playing with the twin lead guitars of Allman and Zito, coupled with Neville’s funky percussion work and the rhythm section of Wooton and Scott that literally kicks ass; lead vocals and three-part harmonies that drip with soul and passion; and a boatload of songs that deliver on the promise of what the band brings to the table with its musical chops.

Cyril Neville is a part of the first family of New Orleans roots and funk. Beginning in the 1970s, Neville soared both as a solo performer and as a member in a host of other groups, most notably the iconic band, The Meters. Cyril went on to add his percussion and vocals to such classic Meters albums as Cabbage Alley (1972) and Fire on the Bayou (1975) and joined the group when they were personally invited by Mick Jagger to open the Rolling Stones stadium tour of 1975. Also included in his long resume is work with another legend, The Neville Brothers, as well as with Bob Dylan, Bono, Willie Nelson, Galactic and his own band, Tribe 13.

Although Devon Allman grew up in St. Louis apart from his father, one listen to his smoky vocals demonstrates that apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Coupled with a guitar style that would have made his uncle Duane proud, Devon set out to create his own place in the music world, forming the band Honeytribe in 1999 and touring all over the world. His blues-rock style of guitar work and soulful singing clearly stamped him as an emerging light within the blues-rock realm. He’s had a Top 10 hit in Spain with Javier Vargas, recorded on albums with the legendary Jack Bruce and jammed with musical heavyweights Les Paul and Bill Gibbons. And he’s even been known to show up onstage with that group his daddy still leads after over 40 years, The Allman Brothers Band.

Former St. Louis native Mike Zito has been a rising star in blues for the past several years, both as a performer and a producer. He’s already picked up some hardware within the blues world, having won the Blues Music Award in 2010 as “Song of the Year” for the title track of Pearl River, which he co-wrote with Cyril Neville. Mike’s currently nominated for another BMA, this time as “Rock Blues Album” for his latest CD, Greyhound. With Zito having been a former St. Louis touring circuit contemporary of Devon Allman, the meeting of the two in the RSB was destined as an organic serendipity.

Forming the rock-solid foundation of the band and stirring up the musical gumbo sound of Royal Southern Brotherhood are bassist Charlie Wooton and drummer Yonrico Scott, both with ties to Atlanta (Wooton now lives in New Orleans). Before relocating to the Crescent City, Wooton’s snaky bass lines were a mainstay of the Atlanta club circuit, playing with his own band, as well as Zydefunk and jamming with the Wood Brothers. Yonrico Scott’s drumming was a featured part with his long-time membership in The Derek Trucks Band. He’s also played with a host of others including the Col. Bruce Hampton and Ike Stubblefield aggregations and jammed onstage with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Bramlett and The Allman Brothers Band.

Royal Southern Brotherhood will tour extensively in support of their new CD, including both club showcases, as well as festival performances, such as the Baton Rouge Blues Festival on April 14. The band is managed and booked by Reuben M. Williams of The Thunderbird Management Group (985-798-5665; thunderbird@viscom.net). To download a hi-res color photo of the band, click on this link: Mark Pucci Media - Royal Southern Brotherhood

For more information, visit www.royalsouthernbrotherhood.com and www.rufrecords.de.

ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD TOUR DATES

4/13 The House of Blues New Orleans, LA

4/14 Baton Rouge Blues Festival Baton Rouge, LA

4/15 The French Quarter Festival New Orleans, LA

4/27 Mid City Rock ‘n’ Bowl New Orleans, LA

5/4 The Republic New Orleans, LA

5/6 Mid City Rock ‘n’ Bowl New Orleans, LA

5/11 & 5/12 Brick and Mortar San Francisco, CA

5/16 The Compound Grill Phoenix, AZ

5/17 Anthology San Diego, CA

5/19 Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz, CA

5/20 The Powerhouse Pub Folsom, CA

5/27 Party at the Point Gulfport, MS

6/7 Whiskey Roadhouse Council Bluffs, IA

6/8 Olathe Music Series Olathe, KS

6/9 Sioux City Community Theater Sioux City, IA

6/10 Li’l Memphis Rock ’n’ Blues BBQ Memphis, MO

6/12 Woodlands Tavern Columbus, OH

6/13 Riverbend Festival Chattanooga, TN

6/14 Young Avenue Deli Memphis, TN

6/15 Third & Lindsley Nashville, TN

6/17 The Arts Center Carrboro, NC

6/22 Leura Hill Eastman PAC Fryeburg, ME

6/23 The Flying Monkey PAC Plymouth, NH

6/24 Paulie’s NOLA Jazz Fest Worcester, MA

6/29 Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival Champaign, IL

Additional dates forthcoming….

Sweet Jelly Donut - Royal Southern Brotherhood

The soul of the south. Amplified soul for the new generation. Cyril Neville
Devon Allman, Mike Zito,Charlie Wooten
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RUF RECORDS SIGNS ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD & WILL RELEASE THEIR DEBUT SELF-TITLED CD,

RUF RECORDS SIGNS ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD & WILL RELEASE THEIR DEBUT SELF-TITLED CD, PRODUCED BY

GRAMMY-WINNER JIM GAINES, ON MAY 8

CYRIL NEVILLE, DEVON ALLMAN AND MIKE ZITO JOIN FORCES WITH CHARLIE WOOTON & YONRICO SCOTT TO FORM A RIGHTEOUS REGALITY OF

SOUTHERN BLUES-ROCK

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Ruf Records announces the signing of Royal Southern Brotherhood, which consists of Cyril Neville (percussion and vocals), Devon Allman (guitar and vocals), Mike Zito (guitar and vocals), Charlie Wooton (bass) and Yonrico Scott (drums), and will release the group’s debut self-titled CD on May 8. The new CD was produced by Grammy-winner Jim Gaines and recorded at Dockside Studio near Lafayette, Louisiana. Ruf Records is distributed in the U.S. by the Allegro Corporation.

Fans can get a preview of the new songs when the band does an early northeastern swing of dates, including a very special “After-Party” late show at B.B. King’s in New York City on March 9, the opening night of The Allman Brothers Band annual concert series at the Beacon Theater.

Royal Southern Brotherhood unites two legendary roots-rock bloodlines along with a rising star guitarist and an in-the-pocket rhythm section for one of the most highly-anticipated albums of the past decade. What started out as a rumor and a few informal local gigs at various New Orleans venues has developed into a full-fledged powerhouse of soulful sound that’s rockin,’ funky and all-together groove-a-licious. Incubated in the heat and humidity of a New Orleans summer in 2010, Cyril, Devon and Mike crossed paths and set in motion the beginnings of what would become Royal Southern Brotherhood, beginning with jams held at a secluded studio in the city’s Garden District. When the musical sparks began to fly and the personal chemistry coalesced, the trio began to explore the real idea of forming a band to bring this new music to life. Their debut show last September at the city’s Rock ‘n’ Bowl tore the roof off the place and launched a horde of YouTube videos that burned across the internet.

Royal Southern Brotherhood has it all: incendiary playing with the twin lead guitars of Allman and Zito, coupled with Neville’s funky percussion work and the rhythm section of Wooton and Scott that literally kicks ass; lead vocals and three-part harmonies that drip with soul and passion; and a boatload of songs that deliver on the promise of what the band brings to the table with its musical chops.

Cyril Neville is a part of the first family of New Orleans roots and funk. Beginning in the 1970s, Neville soared both as a solo performer and as a member in a host of other groups, most notably the iconic band, The Meters. Cyril went on to add his percussion and vocals to such classic Meters albums as Cabbage Alley (1972) and Fire on the Bayou (1975) and joined the group when they were personally invited by Mick Jagger to open the Rolling Stones stadium tour of 1975. Also included in his long resume is work with another legend, The Neville Brothers, as well as with Bob Dylan, Bono, Willie Nelson, Galactic and his own band, Tribe 13.

Although Devon Allman grew up in St. Louis apart from his father, one listen to his smoky vocals demonstrates that apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Coupled with a guitar style that would have made his uncle Duane proud, Devon set out to create his own place in the music world, forming the band Honeytribe in 1999 and touring all over the world. His blues-rock style of guitar work and soulful singing clearly stamped him as an emerging light within the blues-rock realm. He’s had a Top 10 hit in Spain with Javier Vargas, recorded on albums with the legendary Jack Bruce and jammed with musical heavyweights Les Paul and Bill Gibbons. And he’s even been known to show up onstage with that group his daddy still leads after over 40 years, The Allman Brothers Band.

Former St. Louis native Mike Zito has been a rising star in blues for the past several years, both as a performer and a producer. He’s already picked up some hardware within the blues world, having won the Blues Music Award in 2010 as “Song of the Year” for the title track of Pearl River, which he co-wrote with Cyril Neville. Mike’s currently nominated for another BMA, this time as “Rock Blues Album” for his latest CD, Greyhound. With Zito having been a former St. Louis touring circuit contemporary of Devon Allman, the meeting of the two in the RSB was destined as an organic serendipity.

Forming the rock-solid foundation of the band and stirring up the musical gumbo sound of Royal Southern Brotherhood are bassist Charlie Wooton and drummer Yonrico Scott, both with ties to Atlanta (Wooton now lives in New Orleans). Before relocating to the Crescent City, Wooton’s snaky bass lines were a mainstay of the Atlanta club circuit, playing with his own band, as well as Zydefunk and jamming with the Wood Brothers. Yonrico Scott’s drumming was a featured part with his long-time membership in The Derek Trucks Band. He’s also played with a host of others including the Col. Bruce Hampton and Ike Stubblefield aggregations and jammed onstage with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Bramlett and The Allman Brothers Band.

Royal Southern Brotherhood will tour extensively in support of their new CD, including both club showcases, as well as festival performances, such as the Baton Rouge Blues Festival on April 14. The band is managed and booked by Reuben M. Williams of The Thunderbird Management Group (985-798-5665; thunderbird@viscom.net). To download a hi-res color photo of the band, click on this link: Mark Pucci Media - Royal Southern Brotherhood

For more information, visit www.royalsouthernbrotherhood.com and www.rufrecords.de.

ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD TOUR DATES

3/7 Katherine Hepburn PAC Old Saybrook, CT

3/8 Infinity Hall Norfolk, CT

3/9 B.B. King’s New York, NY

3/10 Club Helsinki Hudson, NY

3/11 The Bull Run Shirley, MA

3/13 Treasure Lake Ski Lodge Dubois, PA

3/30 The Tbois Blues Festival Larose, LA

3/31 Mid City Rock ‘n’ Bowl New Orleans, LA

4/13 The House of Blues New Orleans, LA

4/14 Baton Rouge Blues Festival Baton Rouge, LA

4/15 The French Quarter Festival New Orleans, LA

4/27 Mid City Rock ‘n’ Bowl New Orleans, LA

5/4 The Republic New Orleans, LA

5/6 Mid City Rock ‘n’ Bowl New Orleans, LA

5/11 & 5/12 Brick and Mortar San Francisco, CA

5/16 The Compound Grill Phoenix, AZ

5/17 Anthology San Diego, CA

5/19 Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz, CA

5/20 The Powerhouse Pub Folsom, CA

5/27 Party at the Point Gulfport, MS

6/7 Whiskey Roadhouse Council Bluffs, IA

6/8 Olathe Music Series Olathe, KS

6/9 Sioux City Community Theater Sioux City, IA

6/10 The Round Barn Memphis, MO

6/12 Woodlands Tavern Columbus, OH

6/13 Riverbend Festival Chattanooga, TN

6/14 Young Avenue Deli Memphis, TN

6/15 Third & Lindsley Nashville, TN

6/17 The Arts Center Carrboro, NC

6/22 Leura Hill Eastman PAC Fryeburg, ME

6/23 The Flying Monkey PAC Plymouth, NH

6/24 Paulie’s NOLA Jazz Fest Worcester, MA

6/29 Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival Champaign, IL