SMF APPEARANCES

• NOON30: JOE KROWN TRIO FEAT. WALTER “WOLFMAN” WASHINGTON & RUSSELL BATISTE, JR.
  April 7, 2012 12:30 PM
  Charles H. Morris Center

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Sponsored by AUDI HILTON HEAD and THE KENNICKELL GROUP
Sponsored in part by Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Additional support by Garcia Lindsey Group and
Wilson & Linda Fisk-Morris

Born out of a weekly residency at uptown New Orleans’ famed Maple Leaf Bar, the Joe Krown Trio features three of the Crescent City’s most revered musicians in playing rhythm and blues with a funky feeling. Hammond B-3 specialist Joe Krown worked for 15 years as keyboardist for Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s searing and soulful guitar and vocals have been a distinct part of the New Orleans musical hybrid of R&B, funk and the blues since the 1970s. Drummer Russell Batiste, Jr.’s previous SMF appearances with Porter/Batiste/Stoltz, the successor band to the Funky Meters, displayed his incredible rhythmic abilities, which have been sought after by Harry Connick, Jr., Maceo Parker, Champion Jack Dupree and Oteil Burbridge. ”

(The Joe Krown Trio is) … a killer collaboration between three of New Orleans’ greatest players!” -Offbeat

SMF APPEARANCES

• BLOW MY BLUES AWAY: LUCKY PETERSON BAND/JOE KROWN TRIO FEAT. WALTER “WOLFMAN” WASHINGTON AND RUSSELL BATISTE, JR.
  April 6, 2012 6:30 PM
  Charles H. Morris Center

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• BLOW MY BLUES AWAY: LUCKY PETERSON BAND/JOE KROWN TRIO FEAT. WALTER “WOLFMAN” WASHINGTON AND RUSSELL BATISTE, JR.
  April 6, 2012 9:00 PM
  Charles H. Morris Center

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• BLOW MY BLUES AWAY: LUCKY PETERSON BAND/JOE KROWN TRIO FEAT. WALTER “WOLFMAN” WASHINGTON AND RUSSELL BATISTE, JR.
  April 7, 2012 6:30 PM
  Charles H. Morris Center

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• BLOW MY BLUES AWAY: LUCKY PETERSON BAND/JOE KROWN TRIO FEAT. WALTER “WOLFMAN” WASHINGTON AND RUSSELL BATISTE, JR.
  April 7, 2012 9:00 PM
  Charles H. Morris Center

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Sponsored by AUDI HILTON HEAD and
THE KENNICKELL GROUP
Sponsored in part by Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Additional support provided by Garcia Lindsey Group and
Wilson & Linda Fisk-Morris

Closing out SMF 2012 with a unique two-night SMF double-bill, Lucky Peterson brings his own band this time around. Discovered by blues giant Willie Dixon when he was three years old, Lucky released his first record at five and soon after appeared on The Tonight Show before going on to play behind Little Milton, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Kenny Neal. The New Yorker dubbed him “a master of the guitar, organ and microphone,” and whether playing B-3, singing soul classics or delivering heart-wrenching country blues on slide guitar, he is the consummate showman.

The Joe Krown Trio features three of the Crescent City’s most revered musicians. Hammond B-3 specialist Joe Krown spent a decade and a half as keyboardist for Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s searing guitar work and soulful vocals have helped define the unique New Orleans musical hybrid of R&B, funk and the blues since the 1970s. Drummer Russell Batiste, Jr. played for years with the Funky Meters, and recently collaborated with Paige McConnell (Phish) and Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers) in the acclaimed funk/jam trio Vida Blue.

“(Lucky Peterson)……incredible blues vocals…insanely lively guitar…it’s amazing.” -USA Today