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BLUZAPALOOZA SALUTES OUR TROOPS
INAUGURAL BLUES CONCERT TOUR HEADED TO IRAQ & KUWAIT IN APRIL
BLUZAPALOOZA, the first blues concert tour to go to a war zone, ships out to military bases in Iraq and Kuwait on April 1, 2008 to entertain our troops.
Created by blues producers Steve Simon and John Hahn and presented by Armed Forces Entertainment, this inaugural BLUZAPALOOZA tour stars blues icon and
four-time Blues Music Awards (BMA) nominee Bobby Rush, two-time BMA Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Janiva Magness, Beale Street Entertainer
of the Year Billy Gibson, and Tony Braunagel from The Phantom Blues Band heading up the BLUZAPALOOZA All-Stars Blues Band.
"BLUZAPALOOZA gives America’s
greatest blues musicians the opportunity to say ‘Thank you’ and ‘We love you’ to America’s greatest soldiers, For our men and woman serving on the front
lines, BLUZAPALOOZA is like attending a great blues festival right in their own home town!"
This inaugural BLUZAPALOOZA tour has been made possible with the help of Armed Forces Entertainment, The Blues Foundation, Blind Raccoon, Blues Revue,
Alligator Records, NorthernBlues Music, Delta Groove Music, Blind Pig Records, Telarc Records, Sony Corporation and Ruf Records.
Visit www.myspace.com/bluzapalooza for additional information.
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