AV8R
7 posts
May 25, 2010
7:20 AM
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When I came down for coffee Monday morning at the hotel Billy Branch was waiting to check out, so I went up and thanked him for a great show and particularly for getting us up to jam at the end. He said he had a great time, and that he loved doing stuff like that. He was easy to talk to, very gracious.
I had told myself beforehand that if there was any open jamming I would only watch since I'm just a rookie player, but he made it such a non-threatening environment I said screw it! and went up and played. I'm so glad I did, I would have really been kicking myself the next day if I had passed up such a cool opportunity.
It was great meeting you folks, hope to see you next year.
Don
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groyster1
73 posts
May 25, 2010
8:16 AM
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hello don
Im george from oak ridge wish I had not left early missed the conga line however it was wonderful experience good luck in your playing enjoyed hanging out with you one thing Im on equal level with everyone there is my deep love of blues music
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stoneblues.tm
4 posts
May 25, 2010
10:35 AM
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bbq,blues and corn whiskey...it dont get any better than that....long live the blues....Tommy
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Joe_L
285 posts
May 25, 2010
11:27 AM
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Billy is a fantastic harp player. He's taught thousands of kids in his Blues In The Schools program. He may be one of the most recorded harp players alive today. He's also a great guy!
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Greg Heumann
477 posts
May 25, 2010
9:57 PM
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And Joe, I said hello to him for you and he says hello back. It was a real pleasure to meet him. Very nice, articulate, genuine guy.
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/Greg
BlowsMeAway Productions
BlueState - my band
Bluestate on iTunes
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snakes
519 posts
May 26, 2010
12:31 AM
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The conga line was cool. Did anyone else see when Billy imitate Jr. Wells during his era where he tried to mimic James Brown's dance moves? I think he finished the dance moves by saying, "Goddamnit, I believe I know where I'm at!" It was awesome and so was the clear beverage.
Last Edited by on May 26, 2010 12:31 AM
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