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FestivALL If you have never spent a day taking in the festivities
of
Ah, change. Don’t you
love it. It’s the one thing you can
always count on. Blue
Million has a new
lineup. Actually, the new lineup, is
the original lineup with Gary Cash back on bass. For
those who have followed Blue Million over the years or recently discovered Blue
Million, with Gary
back, you are likely to hear some songs
from the original set lists and definitely, the “Vibe” of Blue Million’s Rockin’ Blues. And
your first chance to see The next show following FestivALL is the 22nd Annual Boone County WVU Alumni
& Friends Golf Outing and Pig Roast . After the
festivities at Riverview Country Club, Blue Million will be playing at the Toler’s house. Blue Million took
the stage at the Empty Glass right on time for
one short set. Time flies when you’re
having fun and the band was just getting warmed up - and it was a good night,
lots of good bands, solo acts, and it was for a good cause. Sometimes you just have
to lean-back in your chair with a draught Guinness and enjoy some slow blues
in “A”. There’s no better place than
the Empty Glass. Check out the
videos on YouTube .
Empty Glass –
will take the stage for one set during the Juvenile Diabetes Benefit Concert.
Check back for more details when they become available. April 30,
2009 Bruno's
is the SPOT – Friday May 15, 2009 9:00 PM
Blue Million has been working
on lots of New Originals and getting the Blues standard’s “revamped” to the band’s satisfaction. Alan is going back to his roots where it all
began as a teenager – playin’ the Blues on an SG electric guitar. You won’t be disappointed if you like a mix
of blues and originals about life from the heart of the Southern Coalfields
of West Virginia – and that is Boone County. Bruno's is a great venue if you
like an evening out for great food and great live music. Bruno’s is on the
corner opposite the Clay Center. You may recall the location as Chef Dan’s,
Top Cats, Blues BBQ, and O-Kay’s. Now
the team of Dan Barber and Jay Thomas are back at the site serving up great
ribs (as in Blues BBQ fame) and great pizza from an authentic pizza
oven. The restaurant is a good place
for a Friday evening dinner and then catching some live music. Blue Million is BACK. The well traveled
Charleston bass player, Kevin Kidd, has joined the band. You may recognize
Kevin as a member of the The Spurgie
Hankins Band and the Diablo Blues Band . Alan, Andy,
and Kevin are now in the Jam Room
working out some kinks after an eight month layoff. Check back for the first show – Alan is
tinkering with his guitar and amp for that perfect Blues “edge” – don’t miss it. . This update brings the news that Jay Hill has left the
band – it will take a little time to find another bass player – in
the meantime, Alan and Andy will take a Short Intermission. Two new Blue Million originals debuted
at the June 8 th, 19th
Hole show --
they will be archived and debuted with the future line-up -
Stay Tuned. For now, we’re posting a song
from one of the Greats in Rock-n-Roll Bo Diddley – R.I.P. December 30, 1928–June 2, 2008 -- Enjoy! June 8, 2008 Saturday Night at Clyde’s 19th Hole Alan said “The Vibe” felt good from the stage --
Watching the video, you would have to agree, the crowd felt the same way. A
LIVE
VIDEO FEATURING A
Motorcycle Intro, Feedback, Cursing and Screaming
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April 19, 2008 Clay Center’s Walker Theater, - It was easy to see that Ron Sowell’s lineup for the Woody Hawley Series had a lot of people oblivious to the dreary, rainy day outside. Blue Million opened for two well traveled musicians. Little Toby Walker’s act had everybody laughing and Bob Malone’s Grand Piano was “tuned” to boogie. With a full view of the audience from the back of the Walker Theater, you could see everyone was really enjoying Blue Million’s selection of songs from a short seven song opening set. With a back stage pass, we now have some Behind the Scene photos.
Videos From The Show
Apr 5, 2008 Clyde’s 19th Hole, Boone County,
Click
Picture to Enlarge - Use Your Browsers Back Button to Return Mar 30 2008 $8 Cover got you a Cool Tee Shirt and lots of great music. Blue Million took the stage
right on time :) If you wanted your favorite beverage - it
took a while - the place was PACKED. The Empty Glass has definitely earned its
place as one of the “Top 100 Bars In Check out our YouTube page for videos from the show
Feb 23, 2008 The room was full yesterday evening at Taylor Books and an enthusiastic crowd was enjoying Blue Million’s rockin’ blues covers and plenty of originals. Alan’s friend, “Skinny Boy”, was also a crowd favorite when he took over the mic for an extended harp jam. The crowd, the band, and “Skinny Boy” were all having a good time. Just Posted - Check out the YouTube page for the 19th Hole version of Little Red Rooster and Next Year. Feb 20, 2009 Blue Million has gone International. A Google search for sites that link to www.alansongs.com finds the radio station
HUON FM 95.3, Feb 16, 2008
Feb 11, 2008 Be sure to come out for the upcoming show at Clyde’s 19th Hole and hear Boone County’s very own Blue Million rockin' the “House”. If you missed the Empty Glass show in Charleston Saturday, be sure to travel down Corridor “G” this Friday to hear Boone County’s version of rockin’ roadhouse blues. It’s a friendly, local, hometown bar beside the county courthouse, and Clyde will welcome you in. It’s likely to be standing room only - but you won’t be disappointed by the music. We have posted two new YouTube videos from the West Virginia Blues Society set. Check it out.
Be sure to come out for one of the two upcoming shows --- it’s good medicine to cure “cabin fever.”
LATEST PRESS
COVERAGE
Jan 16, 2008 Blue Million’s next outing is a private show with the West Virginia Blues Society in their House Concert series. The West Virginia Blues Society’s mission is to promote the blues heritage of West Virginia. Check out their Webpage.
Dec 22, 2007 The sale of the new CD was brisk at last night’s show at Taylor Books. There was a good crowd – Thanks for coming by. We have posted two new You Tube videos from the show, Alan solo, playing Don't Think Twice, and the band covering the blues classic, Little Red Rooster. We will be posting a song from the new CD soon. Dec 16, 2007 Whooo!!! “Take a break” Blue Million
has been really busy the past few weeks.
Jay Hill has founded a music oriented, no-profit organization to
provide financial help to sick and needy people. The local Nov 22, 2007 The Thanksgiving Eve show in Madison drew a packed house - Clyde was smiling and working hard behind the bar serving beers !!! It was standing room only and the crowd was talkin’ back to the band -- and they were LOUD -- and you can hear them in our new YouTube videos. Nov 17, 2007 We are working hard on a new CD with five songs ready to go with five or six more to finish. We will soon be posting snippets of these songs and have CD’s for sale, but for now, we have some videos on YouTube from local shows. VIDEO GALLERY Oct 21, 2007 “I believe everybody is in Morgantown” was the quote of the evening from Alan. The Boston Red Sox’s win to force game seven with the Cleveland Indians likely kept others at home. Was there a NASCAR race too? But despite the sports entertainment competition, the small crowd who were at the Blues BBQ last night caught an intimate Blue Million show. Alan said: “I feel like I’m playing in someone’s living room.” The featured YouTube video is Jay Hill’s original, No More, Click Here. Oct 14, 2007 If you missed last nights show at the 19th Hole, here is a video of the opening song and a new original - we will soon be posting the closing song (which features dancing and a beer bottle). Opening Song - Townes Van Zandt's
Poncho and Lefty New
Original - Boone County Sheriff When you get to YouTube, use your browsers - Back Button - to return to AlanSongs.com There’s more great songs to catch between the opening and closing, so be sure to show up at the Blues BBQ
this coming Saturday, Oct 20th at Arrive earlier for a great meal – They
have the best barbeque in Town Oct 4, 2007 BAM! We’ve made the big time! J Google has picked up our web page. Test it - type in “19th Hole” then type in “blue million 19th hole”
The
link to the Trigger Man video on YouTube
has been moved to a new link tab VIDEO GALLERY . Also, if you want to email me, use the new
tab EMAIL ALAN I prefer you contact me by email rather than MySpace. Link-Click on the picture
Morgan, send me a picture of you and your Dad together mailto:alansongsadm@suddenlink.net Coming Soon: A history of the 19th Hole and other bars in Madison and the musicians that played there (i.e. Lancasters, Freda’s, The Hilltop Inn, Hollis’s, The Bluebird, The White House . . . )
Aug 21, 2007 The band is workin’ extra hard this week in the “new” jam room at Alan’s house. Be sure to show up in Madison this Friday at Clyde’s 19th Hole (Clyde’s is on the corner beside the Boone County Courthouse, you can’t miss it when you drive into town) A new video of Blue Million from a few years back has been discovered on YouTube thanks to Stephen Beckner (he’s playing guitar on stage left, that’s Gary Cash on the other side on bass, and Andy Lewis on drums). The song Trigger Man never made a cd, this is a great find–Chew Mail Pouch-Click Here Aug 17, 2007 The cd, No Excuses, is still available from CD Baby. Follow the Order A CD link over there (on the left side of this page) Here is a link to a video of Alan playing at Taylor Books, thanks to THE GAZZ and Jessica Harrah – Click Here – Isn’t Taylor Books a great place to listen to live music, and I love the Street Scene that passes by the picture window behind the musicians.
Here is a review of Alan and the Cheapbeats,
Aug 13, 2007 Thanks Nick and Jessica for the picture. If someone else has pictures, please forward via email or MySpace. Aug 7, 2007 Upcoming Blue Million Dates: Clyde’s 19th Hole, Madison, on
Blues BBQ, beside
the
Taylor Books, Taylor Books, July 22, 2007 Blue Million played the first show with the new lineup on Friday during the 20th Annual Boone County WVU Alumni & Friends Golf Outing and Pig Roast. The word on the street is that the show was a big success, as was the Pig Roast. Alan’s amplified acoustic sound with overdriven leads and the “socket” slide work are new to Blue Million. And new band member, Jay Hill, nailed it on his first gig, Andy was just as steady as ever – Wait till this line up has more than just a month of jam room time under their belt!!!! Check out a picture from last year Click Here Web Master: If you were at the show, let me know what songs were the highlight for you: alansongsadm@suddenlink.net. |
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