T he P ortland O bserver • J une 8, 1994 P age B5 Big July 4th Blues Festival Planned Continued from Metro ▲ 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 ▲ 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. X,:,X,X,>X,X*X,X v X ,X*X<,:,:,X*:,X -X’X v Donations 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. Fabric Depot S a y You - S a w It I n ... 'ü L ljc ÿ n r i i a n ù (D b s e r v e r A S p e c ia l T h a n k You! B e r n i c e H u n te r a n d h e r f a m i l y trin h to s e n d a s p e c ia l th a n k s to a ll o f o u r f r ie n d # a n d e x t e n d e d f a m i l y f a r a l l o f y o u r p r a y e r s , cu rd # , le tte r # a n d a c t# a f k in d n e # # d a r i n y h e r t i m e a f illn e # # . S h e i# s t i l l c a n v a le s c in y , h u t i# a t h o m e a n d d a i n y f in e . A g a in , a B IG TUAJYB YO U . hue, 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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