Blues music promoter Cherie Robbins and Cascade Blues Association’s president Greg Slim Lively Johnson sat in with Saturday Joe for a special two-hour Blues segment ahead of a busy summer of festivals and shows. Be in the know!

 

 

KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE!

 

From top L-R : Julie Amici, Dean Mueller, Greg, Cherie.

Memorial Day serves as a gateway into the summer season. In Portland, it means music festivals come to life! We link you up to the many mentioned in this special Blues Music Show segment with our guest hosts Cherie Robbins, and Greg Slim Lively Johnson. And much like Joe Barrett says in the conversations below, you will learn a lot.

 

L-R: Greg and Joe

 

Greg and Cherie’s philosophy on keeping the Blues (really any music or art form) alive is that we all need to bring in the younger generation. Sure. Introduction to the roots of it are important, but stir the fires and teach the forms. Move it forward!  In Part Two of this Guest Host segment, you will hear Dean Mueller offer up many options for teaching/learning workshops this summer. He is a firm believer in them.

 

Enjoy the show segments and check out the playlist Cherie and Gary devised. Posted at bottom of the page.

 

 

 

Dean Mueller

 

 

Kivett Bednar up to shenanigans

 

LINK UP

 

Cherie Robbins

 

Greg Slim Lively Johnson

 

Kivett Bednar

 

Dean Mueller

 

Cascade Blues Association

 

Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival

 

Centrum Blues Festival Workshop

 

Many of these images come to us courtesy of Teri Briggs.

 

PLAYLIST

 

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