dougharps
447 posts
Oct 02, 2013
9:56 AM
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Just a heads up for anyone living near East Central Illinois who may be interested:
RJ Mischo is coming to Champaign, IL, and he will be backed by the Kilborn Alley Blues Band.
This is a really cool combination!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 7:30 PM at Bentley's Pub, 419 N. Neil Street, Champaign, IL. $4 cover
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HawkeyeKane
2079 posts
Oct 02, 2013
10:06 AM
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Hmmmm.....you made the trip to the 'Field to see him, Doug. I think I may very well return the favor and venture over.
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dougharps
449 posts
Oct 02, 2013
10:28 AM
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Hope to see you there. According to RJ's schedule he is also coming to Springfield, IL the following Monday, but I don't know about Kilborn or who will back him.
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HawkeyeKane
2080 posts
Oct 02, 2013
10:43 AM
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Heck, even if it's just the one guy on drums and Tele like last time he was here, it's still a great show!
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Rick Davis
2480 posts
Oct 02, 2013
12:30 PM
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He is in Denver this weekend playing a few shows, including the 7th Annual Rocky Mountain Harp Blowdown.
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Rick Davis
2481 posts
Oct 02, 2013
12:51 PM
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Doug, Kilborn Alley ROCKS! Love those guys. Deak Harp is on their recent album.
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Rick Davis
2498 posts
Oct 04, 2013
11:25 AM
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RJ had a gig last night at the Outlook in Boulder. His drummer was Bruce Collins.
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Frank
2897 posts
Oct 04, 2013
11:35 AM
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RJ seems to really live that carefree gypsy kind of life style - are there any articles out there where he talks a little about his personal life etc ?
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Rick Davis
2499 posts
Oct 04, 2013
12:05 PM
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RJ brought a 1962 Fender brown Concert 4x10, with four vintage ceramic C10Q jensen speakers.
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Rick Davis
2500 posts
Oct 04, 2013
12:07 PM
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Frank, I think Joe_L knows him well. Perhaps he can tell you.
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Frank
2900 posts
Oct 04, 2013
12:14 PM
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I've read a little here and there how he travels alone and hooks up with a band where ever he is scheduled to play... he seems like a modern day hobo - if he ever comes to burgh - he is welcome to crash at my place :)
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Kingley
3169 posts
Oct 04, 2013
12:14 PM
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Rick, Yes you're right Joe knows him very well indeed. Joe has known RJ a very long time. RJ is a great harp player and singer. He is also one of the hardest working pro players out there.
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tmf714
2070 posts
Oct 04, 2013
12:49 PM
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Joe_L
2339 posts
Oct 04, 2013
1:53 PM
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RJ is a great guy and a total class act! I've known him for about 15 years. He travels a lot and usually works with local bands. He's been living in Arkansas for the past several years. Not exactly a hot bed of Blues activity.
Like most professional musicians who play Blues, he doesn't lead a "carefree" lifestyle. I believe he conducts all of his own business. He books his own gigs and assembles bands. Hustling gigs like he does is a lot of work. He spends a lot of time on the phone.
When he lived in Minnesota, there was a pretty good blues scene up there. He learned a lot from Sonny Rogers, Lazy Bill Lucas and Mojo Buford. A lot of people went up to Minneapolis from Chicago.
I had pretty much quit playing before I met RJ. He and his wife coaxed me back into playing. He has introduced me to a lot of very cool people. RJ is a true friend.
(If that's RJ's Concert, it is one of he best sounding amps that I have ever played through. He is very particular about equipment, often preferring to play through the PA using just a vocal mic.)
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Rick Davis
2501 posts
Oct 04, 2013
2:37 PM
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On his most recent CD, RJ thanked Joe_L in the liner notes. Pretty cool.
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Frank
2904 posts
Oct 04, 2013
2:42 PM
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Thanks Joe... from a far for an amateur like me - it can appear to look charming even carefree ...but to get in the trenches and actually live it would mostly kill the unsuspecting traveler of the blues life I imagine
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