TommyThunderfoot and the Accelerators: News

9/6 Jimmy Reed
9/7 Little Milton Campbell
9/16 B.B.King
9/22 Da Monstah
9/23 Ben E. King
9/23 Ray Charles
9/26 George Gershwin
9/27 Mighty Joe Young

4/1 the greatest songwriter of the 20th cetury-Willie Dixon
4/4 Mckinley Morganfield,better known as Muddy Waters
4/12 Hound Dog Taylor
4/12 Pat Travers
4/13 Al Green
4/13 Lowell George
4/15 Bessie Smith
4/18 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
4/25 the creater of blues guitar-Albert King

3/1 ME!!!!!!
3/1 Peter Wolff
3/8 Mississippi John Hurt
3/9 Robin Trower
3/10 Tom Sholz
3/11 Lawrence Welk
3/15 Lightnin' Hopkins
3/18 Wilson Pickett
3/20 Sister Rosetta Tharpe
3/20 Jimmy Vaughn
3/21 Otis Spann
3/21 Son House
3/22 My brother,Ted
3/24 Lee Oskar
3/30 Sonny Boy
3/30 Eric Clapton
3/30 Lowell Fulson
3/31 Angus Young

1/3 John Paul Jones
1/14 Alain Toussaint
1/15 Alan Lomax
1/17 Bobby Bland
1/19 Janis Joplin
1/22 Sam Cooke
1/25 Etta James
1/26 Eddie Van Halen
1/27 Elmore James(my hero)

12/3 OZZY
12/6 Randy Rhoads
12/8 Greg Allman
12/8 Jim Morrison
12/9 Junior Wells
12/11 Big Momma Thornton
12/11 Booker T
12/12 Dickie Betts
12/13 Ted @#$%&* Nugent
12/20 Cindy(Nolen) Harris
12/28 Edgar Winter
12/31 George Thorogood

11/3 JoJo Wall
11/4 Delbert McClinton
11/7 Todd Cole
11/10 My Dad
11/11 Famous Drummer from the "WALKIN' " CD, Tommy Nolen
11/27 Roy Lee Branham and
11/27 Jimi

10/3 Stevie Ray Vaughn
10/7 Patty Bennett
10/9 John Lennon
10/9 John Entwhistle
10/9 Sean Lennon
10/13 Sarah Cole
10/19 Dave Bennett
10/24 Sonny Terry

Here it is,the best night of blues in Charleston,sorry if we left out the "Blues Experts" ,as they call themselves,but it's true,I tell ya!!!!!Four great bands: The Fabulous Porch Dogs,Sarah Cole and the Mojo Men.The Dan Wright Trio,and Tommy Thunderfoot and the Accelerators-in that order,if I'm not mistaken.This is one for the book and no one loses when ya get this kinda line-up at one place in a single night.

The Charleston City Paper released some info this week ,and I wanna clear it up..In their article ,they listed me as the organizer,but I'm an organizer,along with the rest of the LBC board with Tim Shaw busting his hump to make this happen in every venue,every date of the competition-Thank You Tim Shaw!!!!

This competition opens alotta doors for the LBC as well as Charleston and the blues .The winner will be nominated to the International Blues Competition to compete in January,2010. The stage is set,the bands are ready,we just need some witnesses to make it official-let's go people!!!! Music starts at 7 p.m.,over by 11-4 bands,one night,great music-it's a dream come true.





Rendezvous

7832 Rivers Ave

N.Charleston,sC,29406

843-572-2566

www.thevouscharleston.com

8/1 Robert Cray
8/4 Louie Armstrong
8/6 Willie Brown
8/8 Jarrod Gaskins
8/10 Leo Fender
8/11 Regi Blue
8/15 Kathleen Wehle
8/17 Luther Allison
8/19 Ginger Baker
8/22 Saint John Lee Hooker

Lowcountry Blues Challenge !!!


The itinerary for the festival is as follows:
August 1, next Saturday at Halligans, starting at 9pm, Tommy Thunderfoot & the Accelerators, Wyatt Garey Band, On the Hunt and Smokey Weiner and the Hot Links will compete to win the first round.

August 8, the following Saturday at Rendezvous American Grille, starting at 7pm, Dan Wright, SC Blues Band, Steve & the Stilettos will compete to win the second round.

August 15, three Saturdays from now at Southern Comfort Bar & Grill, starting at 7pm, Hwy 17 Blues Band (Jack Downey's band), The Fabulous Porch Dogs, Slanguage, and Circa 56 will compete to win the third round.

August 22, four Saturdays from now at A Dough Re Mi, starting at 7pm, Steel Pedals, Memphis Rich, Lil' Jimmy the Dyrti Boyz, and TWS & Friends will compete to win the fourth round. At this point in the festival, we will have our four finalists for the finale.

The Finale is Sept. 19th, at Rendezvous American Grill, starting at 2pm. Whichever of the four finalist bands wins this round will be the nominee from Lowcountry Blues Club for the 2010 International Blues Challenge in the Blues capital, Memphis, TN.

The links above allow you to check out the bands for what's in store, and locate the venues if you don't know where they are, and learn more about the International Blues Challenge. It's really exciting for the Lowcountry Blues Club to be able to put on this very first Challenge with the help of sponsors Piggly Wiggly, Ye Olde Music Shop, Southern Comfort Bar and Grill, and Lowcountry Underground magazine.

In the first week of August, Lowcountry Underground Magazine will feature an article about the club and the contest, with a few photos from the Jams we've had in the past.

Until next time, have fun and be safe.

kmw 7/25/09

7/1 Dan Aykroyd aka Elwood Blues
7/4 My Mom-happy birthday Mom
7/4 James Cotton
7/6 Louis Jordan
7/18 Screamin' Jay Hawkins
7/22 George Clinton
7/30 Buddy &%#$!&@ Guy
Happy Birthday to everybody else and thank you for all that you give!!

6/9 Les Paul
6/10 Chester Burnette a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf

In Sumter ,SC,on May 13,we said goodbye to a friend taken from us way too early.Most of my friends are music lovers and musicians,so music is the only way to say anything.Corey is already missed by ,what seems like, the entire population of Sumter!!!!!He was well loved,a great musician and person,and on the verge of greatness-such a shame.When we meet again,Corey,I hope we get to play more music and laugh a little.We all miss you-
T

5/1 Charlie Patton
5/1 Little Walter
5/1 Sonny James
5/3 James Brown
5/5 Blind Willie McTell
5/6 Sweet Pete
5/8 Robert Johnson
5/28 T-Bone Walker
5/31 John Bonham

5 DAYS 'TIL IT ALL COME CRASHIN' DOWN!!!!It's here,finally,3 years of e-mails,5 years of press and hard work,9 years of pain and frustration,and we finally get to play Springing the Blues-the largest free music fest on the East Coast and one of the largeset Blues Festivals in the country.3 days of blues,friends,partying,and general "hangin' out",all at the Beach!!!! What could be better?
Every year at this festival I'm amazed at the ability to just walk up and talk to the performers after their show.They're just wanderin' through the crowd,makin' new friends,listenin' to great music,and havin' fun like everybody else.They have performance clinics,all kinds of great food,blues gigs after the festival all 3 nights-so much to do,so little time.
If you haven't made plans,just do it!!! go to www.springingtheblues.com and check out the line-up,activities,and schedule.They have hotel links and info on all of the artists appearing this year. So,make your plans to ride down 95 to Jacksonville Beach for Springing the Blues,April 3rd-5th(next weekend),and I hope to see you there!!!
T
www.springintheblues.com
www.tommythunderfoot.net

Hello,everybody.Just wanted to pass the word about a great festival coming up.Every year,on the first weekend of April,Jacksonville Beach ,Florida comes alive with the sound of the blues.I've been going to this festival since 2000,myself,and it just gets better every year.When you take a big place,like Jacksonville Beach,add an amphitheater,great blues,a few thousand of your best friends,sun,sand, and the word "free" together and you get the largest ,free,outdoor festival on the East Coast,and one of the largest Blues festivals in the country!!!!
This year,2009,marks the first ever appearance of Tommy Thunderfoot and the Accelerators at this festival.Half the band has been going the last 3 years just to watch,but now....we ....get....to ....PLAY!!!!!!!
All of our gigs ,all year long,have a handful of blues lovers mixed in with lost souls,party animals,newly divorced hopefuls,and just plain crazy people(and we love them all),but,this festival promises one thing-thousands of blues lovers in one place for 3 whole days.
We are very privileged to be given the opportunity to play this year.With any luck,it will be the first of many to come,but we're not gettin' ahead of ourselves,yet.I have been in love with this music for 20 years,playing it for the last 12,and hoping to play even longer.Thanks to Sam Veal for giving us a chance.
So,if you haven't made plans for April 3rd,4th,&5th ,Springing the Blues @ Jacksonville Beach is a great event and should not be missed.We look forward to seeing some of our friends from Charleston ,there.Since I lived in Jacksonville for 3 years,I'm hoping to see some of my long lost friends,as well.Most are great musicians,the rest are just great people.With all of the changes the band has been through,this is the most alive I've felt on stage in a long time.The line is : Stone Cold Sarah Cole(16) on guitar and vocals,JoJo Wall(100) on bass,harmonica,and vocals,Tanner Cooper(14) on drums,and of course,little ol' me on guitar and vocals.We have brand new stuff,lotsa old stuff with a new spin,and we can't wait for ya all to hear it.
So,come to Jacksonville and have some fun!!!
www.springintheblues.com
www.tommythunderfoot.net

As the last year has brought many changes,the band is taking some time to organize the take over of the world.The shows we play will be bigger,better,more intense,and just all around more fun than ever before.Because we tend to pack it all into 2 1/2 sets,we are spacing the shows out.We don't want to cause any permanent damage to our friends,or ourselves,with all of this ....stuff.
That being said,hold on to the handle,keep your feet and legs inside the vehicle at all times,and don't even think about gettin' off the ride 'til it comes to a complete stop,which won't be any time soon.All of the right players are in place,now we need all the right venues to make all the right moves.Stay tuned,come back often,and we'll see you out there-
Thanks for listening,
TT&A

10 years ago an amazing thing happened in Charleston-that's right 10
years ago-the opening of Momma's Blues Palace.
The joint was jumpin'
every weekend and lotsa people got their education in the blues in
that room.
You never knew who would show up to jam there-Juke Joint
Johnny,Smoky Weiner,Keith Namm,Pony Tail John,-and those were just the
local legends...Needless to say,it was a great time to be in
Charleston over the next 6 years.
When the club closed,it was an end to
an era,launching the people who played on that stage,as well as the
fans of the club,into the surrounding area trying to keep the music
and vibe of the Palace alive.
Momma and Dupree have entered into a
semi-retired mode,waiting for their chance to pounce on the scene and
breathe new life into a once thriving,art loving city.
With the over
abundance of cover bands ,dj's,and karaoke ,there's no time like
now. It seems if you're not playing what the juke box is playing,you're
not welcome in the music scene in Charleston. It's official,everybody
is playing guitar hero,nobody's listening!!!!!!!
Flash forward to the present,some venues around town have closed
their doors,others are on the verge of doing the same,cover bands are
a dime a dozen,and creativity has taken a backseat to carbon copy
garage bands. Is there no end to the madness????????
Enter one of the most amazing nights of music you've experienced in
years,happening in a venue with a history including being the only
place to party in town 'til the sun came up,and you have the revival
of art in music-I'm gonna go out on a limb and call this-MOMMA FEST
2008!!!!!!!
Jo-Jo has been pounding away at the music scene
here,growing,changing,writing and building a fan base for years,his
band -the Voodoo Junkie's-do it like it oughta be done.
Being the"
Olympic sized gene pool " that he is,Momma and Dupree couldn't be more
proud of their Legacy,also known as "the 401k plan".
Come see what JoJo
beez cookin' up!!!!!!
TT&A ,what can I say,we have been around,made numerous
changes,written too many songs to play in one night,and plan to hold
up the tent poles for this revival as best we can.
I learned to play by
hangin' around this family and LISTENING!!!! One thing you can bet-WE
AIN'T HOLDIN' NOTHIN' BACK!!!
Momma and Dupree-without them no JoJo,no Tommy Thunderfoot,no
show!!!!!!! these are the two people you wanted to see every weekend
because,even if they played the same song two weeks in a row,they gave
it all they had to make it new and exciting-EVERY SONG,EVERY TIME!!!!!
They taught me the spirit of the jam,true musicianship,and when they
thought I'd learned enough,set me on my own journey.
I'll never be able
to pay them back for what they've given me and helped me achieve .
If
you've heard them,talked to them,visited with them-ever-,then you know
what I mean.

So,you're not just gonna get an amazing show Friday night,you're
gonna see musical evolution-even the highest paid cover band in town
can't give you that-well maybe if they filmed the show,then copied it
later-that would be something,right?
Make your plans,tell your friends and neighbors,and bring your weary
souls to the Oasis,this Friday night for the musical revival you'll
be talkin' about for years to come.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE BACK OUR TOWN
FROM MEDIOCRITY AND MINDLESS BACKGROUND NOISE. WE NEED YOU TO SUPPORT
CREATIVITY IN MUSIC AND LIFE BECAUSE YOU ARE THE WORLD AND WE ARE JUST
THE PAINTERS
FRIDAY NIGHT,NOVEMBER 21,2008 @ THE OASIS
*******MOMMA FEST 2008*******
JOJO AND THE VOODOO JUNKIE'S
TOMMYTHUNDERFOOT AND THE ACCELERATORS
MOMMA AND THE BLUES PALACE REVIEW
*******MOMMA FEST 2008*******
See ya out there
TT&A
The Oasis
788 Folly Raod
James Island
843-225-2522

So,as of 4:30 p.m.(the time I opened my e-mail),craig Camapany and Jonathan Williams are no longer "the Accelerators".As ever band changes it grows,I've been doing this for many years in many places and all of the musicians I've known have been absolutely perfect.They leave for one reason or another,some giving a warning,some...not so much.In this case,the band was strong and determined with every opportunity at our feet,some of which turned down due to traveling constraint-that is no longer an issue.I wish Craig and Jonathan great success and hope they find what makes them happy-and also to thank them for the great songs which will no doubt result from this"parting of ways".On the other hand,I have never left one musical situation without takin' it up a notch,so time to find the best musician's I've ever known!!!!! Onward and upward and hang on to your seatbelts 'cause this train ain't stoppin'-if you're gonna get off,remember to tuck and roll!!!!
See you guys around and the next gig will definitely be better than the last...
Tommy Thunderfoot

So,it's here,the most we travel as a band,and it's all gonna be so huge.Friday night we're at Legacies in Sumter for our first show there,ever,and we already have some great friends to hang out with thanks to Bill Hicks and Billy Lane,this should be a show we compare the rest to.There is so much talent in Sumter and we're so lucky to be welcomed by so many good people,if you think you can make the trip,well,c'mon,let's go!!!!Nicki,Francis,Bill,Billy,and all at Legacies-LET'S BURN A BARN!!!!!
Saturday is the Chesterfield Music and Arts festival and we're playing 6-9 and we're gonna give everything we got left to make it something the fine folks of Chesterfield won't soon forget.Love us or hate us,but stand back 'cause this music is HOT,people!!!!!
See ya this weekend and everybody say"YEAH!!!!!!!"