THE VICKSBURG BLUES SOCIETY  

Home of Willie Dixon

CENTRAL MS. BLUES SOCIETY & THE VICKSBURG BLUES SOCIETY 1st ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY  & BLUES JAM Dec. 11 at LD's Kitchen.........TO THE IBC!!! SHERMAN DILLON (SOLO) AND SCOTT ALBERT JOHNSON (BAND) WILL REPRESENT THE VBS AT THE 2008 IBC.

 

2008 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE

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SOLO/DUO CATEGORY----SHERMAN DILLON

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BAND CATEGORY------SCOTT ALBERT JOHNSON

 

 

 

 

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WILLIE DIXON'S WANG DANG DOODLE  WAS A SUCCESS  AND THANK YOU JIM BREWER AND THE MS. MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND THANK YOU AMERISTAR AND RAY & NANCY  NEILSON,  &  ALL OUR OTHER SPONSORS .  BELOW OUR POSTER ARE  PICS FROM OUR FIRST BLUES FESTIVAL  click on thumbnails to enlarge. 

Official WANG DANG DOODLE POSTERS ARE STILL ON SALE 

AND CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE ATTIC GALLERY AT THE END OF WASHINGTON STREET. ATTICGALLERY.NET The best in Traditional Art.  We have a few Posters left but only one left with PINETOP PERKINS AUTOGRAPH. 

 

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Pinetop kicking it at the Wang Dang Doodle

 

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Ray Neilson (our MAJOR SPONSOR) & our special guest of honor Willies wife, Ms. Marie Dixon. 

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Dorothy Moore

 

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Super Chikin

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Ben Shaw

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Fingers Taylor performed with Doug Demming

 

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Musicians waiting to hit!

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Lucille President of the VBS, Marie Dixon & Mike Davis-Vice Pres. VBS

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Super Chikin

 

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Luz and Lenni

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Luz Ingram & Lucille

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Luz Ingram

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Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Coordinator, MC and lover of the blues,  Peggy Brown.       ( we couldnt catch her standing still thats why pic is a bit blurry)

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Pinetop Perkins, Lucille, Rick Lewis, Julius Rhodes, Ben Shaw(The VBS All Star Orchestra)

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Lucille & Pinetop on her  Portico during a rehearsal break.

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Pinetop

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The VBS All Star Orchestra w/ Pinetop Perkins

L-R Ben Shaw; Julius Rhodes; Lucille (musical director) Rick Lewis (drums) Pinetop Perkins. 

 

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Rick Lewis

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Kenny Brown & Jaco

 

 

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Our Venders

 

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VBS member Fred Camfield volunteering selling our t shirts

 

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The best burgers ever!

 

FESTIVAL VIEW

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R-L  Lucille, Dorothy Moore, Rick, Julius, Ben (THE VBS ALL STAR ORCHESTRA)

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Jack & Tami

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Vasti Jackson

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Rehearsals with Pinetop at Lucille's house

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Ray Neilson, Marie Dixon, Kelly Neilson

 

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Lucille (musical director/lead guitarist of VBS All Star Orchestra)   , MC; & co-Organizer of the Wang Dang Doodle. 

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Larry Taylor Band

 

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Marie Dixon &  Jay Cuthrell

 

 

 

 

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Pinetop Perkins, Lucille, Rick Lewis

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Blue shirted, Try Rosser Stage Coordinator (wheres wife Suzie?) Ms Dixon hanging around backstage. 

 

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Vasti in the Crowd

 

THANK YOU, JIM BREWER!

Words really cant express the VBS's gratitude to JIM BREWER, President of the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. Jim Brewer gave  the VBS  our opportunity to take  part in the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame weekend which resulted in our society's first blues festival, Oct 14,2006 "WILLIE DIXON'S WANG DANG DOODLE". The VBS is eternally grateful to you, JIM BREWER. Your vision, benevolence, honor in keeping your word and faith in the VBS, kept us on the playing field. You believed the VBS could deliver the blues and we did.  For your trust and your belief in the VBS, we are eternally grateful.  

 

Vicksburg Blues Society

"By Blues Musicians For Blues Musicians and Lovers of the Blues"

 Vicksburg, Mississippi 

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