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King Edward and Rick Lewis with Morgan Freeman at Blessissippi
- King Edward, Rick Lewis with Morgan Freeman-Blessissippi
King Edward and Rick Lewis were honored and delighted to be photographed with the Legendary Morgan Freeman at Ground Zero for the Blessissippi benefit on April 28, 2012. Morgan was the host for Blessissippi, created by the Annenberg Foundation.
Hit the Road Artists Featured on Blessissippi, Ground Zero, Clarksdale, MS
Hit the Road artists King Edward, Rick Lewis and Abdul Rasheed were honored to be featured on the Blessissippi benefit at Ground Zero in Clarksdale, MS. Blessissippi, hosted by Morgan Freeman and created by the Annenberg Foundation, was designed to celebrate the cultural significance of the Blues and to benefit the America’s Delta Blues Scholarship Fund set up at Delta State University by Annenberg. Gibson was a sponsor and King, Rick and Abdul are pictured by the Gibson bus.… Read the rest
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Tagged Abdul Rasheed, Blessissippi, Clarksdale, Gibson, Ground Zero, King Edward, Rick Lewis
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Hit The Road Artists to Perform at Local Restaurant
Hit The Road Entertainment and Abeba have joined forces to bring live music to this premiere Ethiopian Eatery. Abeba is a creation of Chef Molley and his staff. Genuine Ethiopian cuisine and a warm and inviting atmosphere will pair well with the music of Mississippi. Hit the Road artists will be performing on Friday Nights from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. This week, we open with Timothy Allen. Tim comes to us from the United Kingdom and is a favorite at Blue Monday, the Central Mississippi Blues Society jam on Monday nights at Hal and Mal’s on Commerce Street in Jackson. Tim sings and plays traditional Mississippi Blues , as well as his own original songs. Come and join us … Read the rest
Timothy Allen
Timothy Allen joins Hit The Road Entertainment. In Tim’s own words, read how he got his start as a musician.
My first musical memory was being in school in London England, listening to Hank
Marvin play his red Stratocaster in The Shadows. I knew I wanted to be a musician
and I knew I wanted to play the blues when I heard Muddy Waters sing Catfish
Blues. I started playing piano when I was 12 and guitar when I was 14. My good friend Mike Thomson (later to play with Donovan in his Open Road Band) taught me how to play the basic chords and I took it from there.
I began writing my own songs as soon as I … Read the rest
Mark Whittington
Hit The Road Entertainment is proud to announce our management and booking affiliation with Mark Whittington.
This year, 2012, marks the 37th year that Mark Whittington has been playing music professionally. By the time he turned 18, he had already played all over his home state of Mississippi in a dance band.
During the Urban Cowboy craze, Mark toured extensively with country bands throughout the Southwest. In 1993 he met Casey Phillips, leader of the smokin’ Hattiesburg blues band, “The Hounds.” Mark then became a “Hound” for 2 years. The friendship and musical partnership with Casey continues to this day. Mark will be traveling to Hattiesburg in March to play with Casey.
After a two year stint touring the Southwest … Read the rest
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Tagged Blues in Jackson, Central MS Blues Society, Houserockers, Last of the Miss, Mark Whittington, Subway Lounge
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Jarekus Singleton- Exclusive Management with Hit the Road Entertainment
Hit the Road Entertainment is pleased to announce the new management partnership with blues guitarist Jarekus Singleton. Jarekus, at 28 years old, is the new, young face of Mississippi Blues. He readily impresses fans and new fans with his strong voice and up-tempo style of Blues but he can play soulful slow blues as well. He writes a lot of the songs he performs some of which can be heard on his new CD Heartfelt. He and his band recently performed for 3 nights at the Lowcountry Blues Bash in Charleston, South Carolina.
Big City Rhythm & Blues – Jackson Blues , Feb-March 2012
Legendary Jackson, MS blues musicians are featured on the cover and in the Feb-March 2012 issue of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazines. King Edward and Rick Lewis are managed and booked by HTR as are the members of the Subway Revue: Pat Brown, Jimmy King, Abdul Rasheed, James Evans and London Moffett III. Chris Gill and Greg “Fingers” Taylor are booked by HTR. The wonderful Dorothy Moore, Bobby Rush and Grady Champion are also featured in the photo taken on Farish, St. in Jackson, MS. These are just some of the wonderfully talented musicians located in the Jackson area!… Read the rest
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Tagged Abdul Rasheed, Alamo Theater, Blue Monday Band, Blues & Rhythm magazine, Blues Mamas Management, Bobby Rush, Central MS Blues Society, Chris Gill, Dorothy Moore, Farish Street, Grady Champion, Hit the Road Ent., Jackson, Jimmy King, King Edward, Last of the Mississippi Jukes, Mississippi Artist Roster Members, Mississippi blues, Pat Brown, Peaches, Peggy Brown, Rick Lewis, saxophone players, Subway Lounge, The Subway Revue
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International Blues Challenge 2012
The International Blues Challenge will be held in Memphis TN on January 31, 2012 through February 4, 2012 . The Central Mississippi Blues Society is sending Chris Gill and D’Mar ( Derrick Martin) to represent us in the Solo/ Duo Category Together they have competed at the IBC in Memphis in 2011 and performed at the Chicago Blues Festival as well as numerous venues across the Southeast.
Dexter Allen and his band will be representing the Central Mississippi Blues Society in the band category. Dexter has performed at the Chicago Blues Fest for 2 years and has toured internationally with Bobby Rush and Denise LaSalle to name a few.
The Subway Revue
The Subway Revue consists of musicians who were regular performers at the Legendary Subway Lounge in Jackson, MS and who were featured in the documentary “Last of the Mississippi Jukes.”
The Subway Revue traveled to Austin, Texas to play Mississippi Blues for a wedding.… Read the rest