Tail Dragger Tour, with Johnny Burgin & Aki Kumar
Fri, May 13
|Grass Valley
Eighty-two year old blues legend Tail Dragger appears in a rare, historic tour of CA festivals and clubs in May, 2022. This stop features Chicago blues artist Johnny Burgin, Bollywood-Blues star Aki Kumar, with Bay area's Dennis Dove and LA bassist Chris Matheos on rhythm crew. Don't miss!
Time & Location
May 13, 2022, 6:30 PM
Grass Valley, 535 Mill St, Grass Valley, CA 95945, USA
About the event
The hard living of six marriages, working as a mechanic during the day and singing long hours in ghetto clubs at night, not to mention LOTS of Old Grandad - it clearly shows on blues singer Tail Dragger's face. And when he performs, you can see the joy in his face too. While Tail Dragger is now known and revered as an elder statesman of the blues from Brazil to Spain to Finland, back in 1966, Tail Dragger was just one of many Southern migrants to Chicago's West Side.
At that time The West Side was a blues hotbed, and Howlin' Wolf was a strong draw who performed often. Tail Dragger, known then as James Jones, was a blues fan from his childhood back in Altheimer, Arkansas, and went to see Howlin' Wolf every chance he could. Wolf took a liking to him and became his mentor, giving him his…
Tickets
Tail Dragger blues 5-13-22
Limited advance tickets for general seating. Your purchase puts your name on our guest list at the door. No added fees, & NO NEED TO PRINT! Come early to get seated and enjoy a scratch-made, local & organic dinner and cocktails in our intimate, listening venue. Questions? Call 530-446-6668
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