T he P ortland O bserver • J une 8, 1994
P age B5
Big July 4th Blues
Festival Planned
Continued from Metro
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M ilto n w a s r e c e n tly in d u c te d
in to th e B lu e s H a ll o f F a m e .
R o u n d in g o u t th e F r id a y
e v e n in g lin e u p w ill b e th e i n
c e n d ia r y L o s A n g e le s g u ita r is t
S m o k e y W ils o n , k n o w n f o r th e
ra w p o w e r a n d e n e r g y o f h is
liv e p e r f o r m a n c e s a n d D u f f y
B is h o p , S e a t t l e ’s p o p u l a r b lu e s
b e lte r .
S a tu r d a y , J u ly 2 , g e ts o f f to
a r o u s in g s t a r t w ith th e
M is s is s ip p i b o rn C h a m b e rs
B r o th e r s , th e f ir s t g o s p e l g r o u p
to r e a c h r o c k a u d ie n c e s in th e
7 0 s w ith s u c h h its a s T im e H a s
C o m e T o d a y , P e o p le G e t R e a d y
a n d L o v e , P e a c e a n d H a p p i
n e s s . L a te r , s o u l s h o u t e r T e r r y
E v a n s ’ w a te r f r o n t d e b u t k ic k s
o f f a n a tio n a l to u r b e h in d B lu e s
f o r T h o u g h t, h is s tu n n in g n e w
R y C o o d e r - p r o d u c e d r e le a s e o n
V ir g in /P o in tb la n k R e c o r d s .
F r o m S a n J o s e , C a lif ., J o ic e
W a lto n a n d B la c k o u t p e r f o r m
o r ig in a ls f r o m t h e i r r e c e n t r e
le a s e , “ D o w n s v ille G i r l , ” w h ic h
h a s b e e n g e ttin g h e a v y a ir p la y
o n N o r th w e s t b lu e s r a d i o s t a
tio n s . F r o m S a n F r a n c is c o , th e
e x p lo s iv e , 1 0 -p ie c e J o h n n y
N o c t u r n B a n d f e a t u r i n g th e
s p e c ta c u la r v o c a lis t B re n d a
B o y k in , r e c r e a t e s th e s w in g /
ju m p b lu e s o f th e 4 0 s a n d e a r ly
5 0s.
C l o s i n g S a t u r d a y ’s s h o w
w ill b e th e e le c tr if y in g s o n g r e s s
D o r o th y M o o r e f r o m J a c k s o n ,
M i s s ., b a c k e d b y h e r c r a c k ,
n in e - p ie c e b a n d . B e s t k n o w n fo r
h e r la te 7 0 s h it M is ty B lu e ,
n o m in a te d f o r f o u r G r a m m y ’s,
M o o r e b e lts o u t g u s ty , g o s p e l-
in f lu e n c e d S o u th e r n s o u l a n d
b lu e s a t a le v e l f e w b e s id e s E tta
J a m e s a n d A r e th a F r a n k lin c a n
to u c h .
S u n d a y , Ju ly 3, b e g in s a p p ro
p riately w ith a g o sp e l se g m e n t fe a
tu rin g th e W a te rfro n t G o sp e l A ll-
S ta rs, in w h ic h N o rth w e st blu es
sta rs L in d a H o m b u c k le , J.C . R ic o ,
P au lette D av is, Janie S cro g g in s and
M e l S o lo m o n return to th e ir c h u rc h
ro o ts fo r a ro u sin g w a te rfro n t re
vival.
K ic k in g th e d a y b a c k into th e
b lu e s w ill b e a g ritty , n o -frills set
b y L os A n g eles h a rm o n ic a legend
Jo h n n y D y e r w ith h is b a n d fe a tu r
in g ace g u ita rist R ic k H o lm stro m .
N e x t u p , th a t “ g o o d o l” b o y o f th e
b lu e s, E lv in B ish o p (a fo u n d in g
m e m b e r o f the g ro u n d -b re a k in g
P a u l B u tte rfie ld B a n d ) re tu rn s to
th e w a te rfro n t w ith h is h ig h -e n
e rg y , g o o d -tim e blues. B ish o p ’s
fe llo w tra v e le r fro m C h ic a g o ’s late
6 0 s b lu e s sc e n e , N ic k G ra v e n ite s
(w h o w ro te th e c la ss B o m in C h i
c a g o fo r P au l B u tte rfie ld , as w ell
as h its fo r J a n is Jo p lin , Q u ic k silv e r
M e sse n g e r S e rv ic e , E lectric F lag,
R o y B u c h a n a n a n d o th e rs, tak es
th e sta g e w ith is b a n d fo r a se t o f
g u t b u c k e t blu es.
F r o m N e w O r le a n s , th e a c
c la im e d g u ita r is t/s o n g w r ite r /
v o c a lis t W a lte r W o lfm a n
W a s h in g to n
and
th e
R o a d m a s t e r s b le n d C r e s c e n t
C ity R & B , g o s p e l - t i n g e d v o
c a ls , p u n c h y h o r n s a n d r iv e tin g
g u i t a r lin e s in to w h a t p r o m is e s
to b e a d a z z l i n g P o r tla n d d e b u t.
S u n d a y c lo s e s w ith th e E a s t
C o a s t’s s e a rin g g u ita r trio ,
J im m y T h a c k e r y a n d th e D r iv
e r s , r e c e n tly d e s c r ib e d b y o n e
c r i t i c a s “ a f o r c e o f n a t i o n a l so
in te n s e it a ll b u t b u r s t s in to
f l a m e s .”
M o n d a y , J u ly 4 , h ig h lig h ts
b e g i n w ith th e s u ltr y M a r ia
M u ld a u r , w h o s e r e c e n t, h ig h ly
a c c la im e d L o u is ia n a L o v e C a ll,
a d o w n - a n d - d i r t y f o r a y in to
N e w O r le a n s R & B , p r o v e d h e r
f in e s t r e c o r d in g s in c e M id n ig h t
a t th e O a s is s o a r e d u p th e c h a r ts
tw o d e c a d e s a g o . F r o m A r k a n
s a s , th e le g e n d a r y b lu e s s in g e r
L ittle J o h n n y T a y lo r , b a c k e d
b y h is s i x - p i e c e b a n d , ta k e s to
th e s ta g e t o r e m in d u s w h e r e
s u c h m o d e m b lu e s m a n a s C u r tis
S a lg a d o a n d R o b e r t C r a y f ir s t
f o u n d v o c a l in s p ir a tio n .
L a te r in t h e a f te r n o o n . T h e
S u n d o n g s s e r v e u p th e g u m b o
o f z y d e c o - f la v o r e d r o o ts r o c k
th a t h a s m a d e th e m th e S a n
F r a n c is c o B a y A r e a ’s f a v o r ite
p a r ty b a n d . A ls o f e a tu r e d f r o m
th e B a y A r e a w ill b e th e s e n s a
tio n a l b lu e s /s o u l s in g e r , F r a n k ie
L e e , o n c e d u b b e d “ th e P r ic e o f
th e B l u e s ” b y L ittle R ic h a r d .
C lo s in g th e f e s tiv a l w ill b e h a r
m o n ic w iz a r d R o d P ia z z a a n d
th e M ig h ty F ly e r s , w id e ly c o n
s id e r e d th e s t r o n g e s t b lu e s a c t
o n th e n a tio n a l s c e n e .
B e sid e s th e se fa n ta stic a rtists,
m a n y o f th e N o rth w e s t’s fin est
blues acts, including the L loyd Jones
S tru g g le , th e B lu b in o s, T h e D u ffy
B ish o p B a n d , L in d a H o m b u c k le
W ith N o D e la y an d Isa a c S c o tt,
w ill be featured in the festival sch ed
ule.
T h e f e s t i v a l is m a d e p o s
s ib le th r o u g h th e g e n e r o u s s u p
p o r t o f M ille r B r a n d s , K G O N
R a d io , T h is W e e k m a g a z in e ,
S n a p p le , A c c e s s C r e d it U n io n s
a n d h u n d r e d s o f v o lu n te e r s .
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a tio n , c a ll
th e O r e g o n F o o d B a n k a t ( 5 0 3 )
2 8 2 -0 5 5 5 .
Gordly Prepares
For ’95
Legislature
Rep. Avel G ordly, D-Portland,
said she's excited about the large
support she had in the Prim ary E lec
tion in House D istrict 19, represent
ing a portion o f N ortheast Portland.
Though unopposed in the primary,
she had 5,475 votes in a final unoffi
cial count. She will go unopposed in
the General Election in Novem ber,
but Gordly is working just as hard to
serve her constituents. Gordly is busy
preparing for the 1995 legislative ses
sion, studying issues and policies to
benefit her district and the state of
Oregon.
Gordly was elected to the Oregon
House of Representatives in 1992 fol
lowing her appointm ent to the seat in
1991. She was active during the ’93
Legislature serving on several House
committeesand the G overnor’s Policy
Board on Drugs and Violent Crim e.
During the 1993-94 interim, she con
tinues serving on the G o vernor’s
Policy Board, the Energy Policy R e
view Com m ittee, the House Task
Force on Low-Income Housing and
the Joint Legislative Task Force on
Oregon Liquor Control Com m ission
Oversight.
Fundraiser!!!
Continued from Metro
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questions, please call me at 284-6033.
The W hite Eagle is one block east of
Interstate Ave. at 836 N. R ussell on
the com er o f M ississippi Ave., Phone
282-6810.
F u n d ra isin g activities:
1) Chuck Huges, White Eagle owner,
will donate 10% of all food proceeds.
2) Discovery Toys party with special
new items.
3) Tupperwareparty with special new
items.
4) Lotsofcrafts.bakedgourm etgood-
ies, cookies, candies, fashion hair
accessories, unique greeting m ail
ers, plant and yard decor, elegant
cookbooks donated by O regon au
thor Leslie W hipple.
5) Drawings.
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Special Prom
The Salvation Army Greenhouse Emergency Services Center is providing more than ISO homeless teens the
chance to capture a special part o f youth they otherwise would miss out on by hosting a prom. Eormalwearand
cash donations are needed fo r the Greenhouse Prom June 25. To help create this once-in~a-lifetime opportunity
for homeless teens, call (505) 239-1245. All contributions are tax deductible.
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T h e H u n te r F a m ily
Meetings To Address
Prison Racism
The Portland branch office o f the N AACP will hold tw o com m unity
m eetings to address alleged racism and discrim ination within the O regon
D epartm ent o f Corrections. The first meeting is Saturday at 4 p.m ., the
second is June 25 at 4 p.m., both at the Bethel AM E Church, 5828 N.E.
Eighth Ave.
Branch President ShaRee Rhone felt that it was necessary to hold these
forums due to the volume o f com plaints regarding the Oregon D epartm ent
o f Corrections.
“O ur office receive com plaints on a weekly basis from inmates,
fam ilies, friends and em ployees. W e feel that it is time that the Slate o f
O regon D epartm ent o f Corrections address these com plaints in a public
forum. It will give the com m unity and the O regon Departm ent of C orrec
tions an opportunity to have a question and answ er session without fear o f
reprisal,” Rhone said.
Fam ilies feel imprisoned due to the stress placed upon them because of
loved ones. ‘T h e sentence was im prisonm ent not racism and discrim ina
tion!” said Rhone.
T here’s also concerns about how m any African Americans are in
decision making positions within the D epartm ent of Corrections? The
answ er today is zero.
“ I’m pleased that Frank Hall, D irector, Oregon D epartm ent o f C orrec
tions, is willing to partner with the N AACP to address these issue and work
to m ake a positive difference w ithin the D epartm ent,” Rhone said.
The racism and discrim ination com plaints include:
• Policy setting that negatively im pact African Americans.
• Denial o f visitations.
• No upward mobility for African American employees.
• Religious rights.
• Gang stereotyping o f young African American males.
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