Bman's Blues Report

SPENCER DAVIS GROUP, CANDYE KANE, DWAYNE DOPSIE ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOO (FEATURING CYRIL NEVILLE AND DEVON ALLMAN) CANNED HEAT, LEO “BUD” WELCH, BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY GUITAR SHORTY, TERRANCE SIMIEN BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY HEADLINE 25th ANNUAL SIMI VALLEY CAJUN & BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 23-24 Los Angeles area’s largest Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Roots music festival, held over Memorial Day weekend, features two stages, a Mardi Gras parade, crafts and dozens of food booths SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The 26th annual Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival will rock once again at Memorial Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, at Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., in Simi Valley. The event features two full stages for each of its musical genres. Music will proceed non-stop each day from 12 noon until 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adul...

SPENCER DAVIS GROUP, CANDYE KANE, DWAYNE DOPSIE ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOO (FEATURING CYRIL NEVILLE AND DEVON ALLMAN) CANNED HEAT, LEO “BUD” WELCH, BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY GUITAR SHORTY, TERRANCE SIMIEN BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY HEADLINE 25th ANNUAL SIMI VALLEY CAJUN & BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 23-24 Los Angeles area’s largest Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Roots music festival, held over Memorial Day weekend, features two stages, a Mardi Gras parade, crafts and dozens of food booths SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The 26th annual Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival will rock once again at Memorial Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, at Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., in Simi Valley. The event features two full stages for each of its musical genres. Music will proceed non-stop each day from 12 noon until 7:30 p.m. Tickets ...

The Spencer Davis Group are a mid-1960s British beat group from Birmingham, England, formed by Spencer Davis with Steve Winwood and his brother Muff Winwood. Their best known songs include "Somebody Help Me", the UK number one "Keep on Running" (both of which were written by reggae musician Jackie Edwards), "I'm a Man" and "Gimme Some Lovin'", which peaked at #2 in the UK and #7 in the United States. Steve Winwood left in 1967, to form Traffic before joining Blind Faith, then forging a career as a soloist. After releasing a few more singles the band ceased activity in 1968. Davis started a new group in 2006. The Spencer Davis Group was formed in 1963 in Birmingham when Welsh guitarist Spencer Davis recruited vocalist and organist Steve Winwood and his bass playing brother Muff Winwood. The group was completed with Pete York on drums. Originally called the Rhythm and Blues Quartette, the band performed regularly in the city. In 1964 they s...