WC Handy Blues & BBQ Fest Preview (Episode 1524)

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The WC Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival celebrates its 25th year in 2015. The huge annual event has gained an amazing reputation from fans by providing free Blues and Zydeco concerts each summer starring top tier acts; and from artists for the great treatment that each year’s performers receive.

This week, Full-Time Blues Radio previews the 2015 edition of the festival with a rundown of the music schedule and an hour of songs by bands scheduled to perform this year. If you would like to learn more about the festival and see the exact schedule, you can visit their official website, HandyBlues.org

Courtesy Ruf Records

The featured selection from inside “Johnny’s Mailbox” is “Road Runner” by Samantha Fish. The track comes off Sam’s upcoming release on Ruf Records, Wild Heart, which is available beginning July 10, 2015. It’s her third studio album and you’re sure to hear several of the songs off it when she performs at the 2015 WC Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival. You can see Samantha Fish’s complete tour schedule, and much more, on her official website, SamanthaFish.com

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1. Victor Wainwright and the WildRoots – Boom Town – Boom Town
2. Mr. Sipp – TMBC – The Mississippi Blues Child
3. Devon Allman – Blackjack Heartattack – Ragged & Dirty
4. Jarekus Singleton – Blame Game – Refuse To Lose
5. Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band – Get in the Pocket – Bayou Road
6. Mo Mojo – Love Ain’t So Simple Anymore – Mom’s Birthday Album
7. Doug MacLeod – Black Nights – There’s A Time
8. The Beat Daddys – Big Thighs – Live At The Quincy Blues Fest 2007
9. Robert Randolph & the Family Band – Back to the Wall – We Walk This Road
10. Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack – Soul Shaker – Welcome
11. Ronnie Baker Brooks – You Make Me Feel So Good – Golddigger
12. Samantha Fish – Road Runner – Wild Heart

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