Deep Sea Blues

Description

Since the 1960s, generations of fans have adopted outdoor festivals as the ideal place to experience live musical performances. But in recent years, the best American music festivals have moved onboard specially chartered cruise ships sailing from the U.S. to the Caribbean, Mexico, and elsewhere. One of the first and most successful of these, Roger Naber's Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, is now considered the true "Woodstock of the Waves," offering, as it does, the finest in traditional and contemporary music along with the same sense of "peace, love and community spirit" most often associated with late '60s rock festivals. At the same time, these "Blues Cruises" are a welcome contemporary refuge for artists who once performed in juke joints and Chitlin' Circuit clubs throughout the South, most of which have now disappeared.

In January of 2007, Legendary's "Blues Cruise" to the Caribbean featured more than 70 performances (Taj Mahal, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Otis Clay, Buckwheat Zydeco, Tommy Castro, Tab Benoit, Deanna Bogart, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Commander Cody Band) and 14 special guests (Bobby Rush, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Earl Thomas). It also featured daylong stops on the gorgeous islands of St. John, St. Barth's, and Grand Turk, two of which hosted additional concerts, and one a unique "blues wedding" on the beach.

Director Robert Mugge captured that cruise for his film DEEP SEA BLUES, presented here on Blu-ray for the first time. Also included as a bonus is the film ALL JAMS ON DECK which was produced by Mugge and Diana Zelman on Roger Naber's October 2010 Blues Cruise to the Mexican Riviera, featuring music by Elvin Bishop, Marcia Ball, Tommy Castro, Johnny & Edgar Winter, Kim Wilson, Lee Oskar, Commander Cody, Coco Montoya, Lowrider Band, Larry McCray, Rick Estrin, Jimmy Thackery, Sista Monica Parker, John Nemeth, Steve Berlin, Vasti Jackson, Leon Blue, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Eden Brent, Mike Schermer, and Kelley Hunt. Smooth sailing, indeed!

TRACKS:

Tab Benoit - We Make A Good Gumbo

Bobby Rush, Deanna Bogart - Ride In My Automobile

Michael Burks - As The Years Go By

Earl Thomas - Maybe In The Next Life

Leon "Boogie Woogie" Blue - Unidentified Improvisation

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials - Icicles In My Meatloaf

Commander Cody Band - Seeds and Stems Again

Tasha Taylor with Phantom Blues Band - Wonder Woman

Joey Gilmore - Bit Off More Than I Could Chew

Otis Clay - A Nickel and a Nail

Otis Clay - I Am

Watermelon Slim - Black Water

Buckwheat Zydeco - Jackpot

Mitch Woods - Hattie Green

Kim Wilson - Lonesome Boogie

The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Painted On

Ruthie Foster - Travelin' Shoes (Death Comes A-Knockin'

Tommy Castro - Nasty Habits

Ronnie Baker Brooks, Tommy Castro - Deep Sea Blues

Mel Waiters - Smooth Sailin' Tonight

Tommy Castro - A Good Fool Is Hard To Find

Tommy Castro - I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On

Johnny Winter, Elvin Bishop - Johnny's Jam

Marcia Ball - I Woke Up Screaming

Coco Montoya - Last Dirty Deal

Vasti Jackson - Hurricane Season

Kim Wilson - Kim's Jam

Lowrider Band - Lowrider Jam

Sista Monica Parker - Licking Stick

Larry McCray - Bluesin' With Monica

Elvin Bishop, John Nemeth - Fooled Around and Fell In Love

Leon Blue - Honky Tonk Train

Eden Brent - Boogaloo's Boogie

Kim Wilson - Take A Little Walk With Me

Kim Wilson, Lee Oskar - Kim and Lee Jam