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Congratulations to the Toronto Blues Society
TALENT SEARCH WINNERS
Ronnie Douglas Blues Band
Guitarist and vocalist Ronnie Douglas, from Rama First Nation, has been
playing professionally for eight years, and leading his own band for four.
The band's high octane Chicago-style blues have been heard at the Orillia
Spring Blues Festival, the Barrie Jazz & Blues Festival and numerous
southern Ontario clubs. The band will be appear in the Talent Search Winners Showcase, Saturday, July 17, 5pm, in the Brigantine Room at Harbourfront Centre, as part of the Great Canadian Blues Festival (July 16-18). CBC Radio's Saturday Night Blues will tape the show for national broadcast.
Congratulations to all of the finalists and thank you to the excellent bands that participated in this year's talent search.
Congratulations to all of the finalists:
Maureen Hastings: Hamilton resident Maureen Hastings applies her natural singing voice and passion for music to blues
and R&B. Moved by the spiritual energy of Howlin' Wolf, Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith, Maureen formed a band, and started gigging. She has
just completed work on a recording of all original compositions.
Johnny Pearl and Raz Ma Taz: Johnny's musical career includes playing with Artemis Pyle (Lynrd Skynrd), recording on
Nashville's Music Row, and releasing four albums, one video and a CD. Voted Artist of the Year by CKPT/CHUM in Peterborough, Pearl offers up
rockin' blues originals and a lively stage show.
Raoul and The Big Time: Fronted by actor/vocalist/harmonica player Raoul Bhaneja, The Big Time perform swing, jump and blues.
A protege of New Orleans harp ace Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Raoul has played harmonica in Ireland, England, Germany, Montreal and Winnipeg,
as well as in his home town of
Toronto.
Susie Arioli Swing Band: Drummer and vocalist Arioli leads this Montreal-based outfit, whose repertoire includes 30's and 40's swing, big band, western swing, jump blues, and
composers such as Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Cole Porter. In 1998 they opened for Ray Charles at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and have just released
their first CD.
Rick Worrall: A singer-songwriter living in Orillia, Worrall has a 20 year history on the Canadian music scene, with recordings released
by Attic Records and another produced by Memphis hot-shot Jim Gaines, for Spy/A&M. His latest CD features an all-star cast of Canadian
roots musicians performing his original soulful blues-roots tunes.
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