Lakeshore Advance, 2013-05-01, Page 2928 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, May 1, 2013
U.S. blues legend plays to support art in Grand Bend
GRAND BEND - A living legend and peer to Chicago blues
icons Muddy Waters and Ilowlin' Wolf will play Grand Bend May
4 to help raise money for the Grand Bend Art Centre. Eddie Shaw
and the Wolf Gang perform at the Gables during the Arts, Eats
and Beats weekend. "Expect some high energy blues," Shaw, 76,
said by telephone from Chicago. "I don't like to play no blues
where you'll be crying in your beer all night. I like to keep people
rocking and rolling, play some new tunes and some old tunes,
and focus on what people want to hear." The performance is a
fundraiser for the Grand Bend Art Centre, which provides art
classes for adults and children, employment opportunities for
professional artists, and free or low-cost opportunities for visitors
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to express themselves and explore their
creativity. Both the Art Centre and Shaw
share a common motivation. "'The rent is
due," Shaw said, explaining why he's still
performing at his age. "I've never know a
blues musician to be 25 or 30 and retire.
For most blues guys, there's no retirement
for you. I've never heard a blues musician
say, 'I've got a lot of money now and I'm
going to retire: That doesn't happen.""Our
concerts help pay the rent for our River
Road space," said community develop-
ment coordinator Casey l.esssard, "but this
year we're bringing in new ways for our
supporters to give back to the community.
Our theme this year is Blank Slate, so con-
certgoers should come to the concert with
big ideas, and some extra cash to support
our Art Angels programs, which enables
them to buy art classes for a worthy child
chosen by Big Brothers Big Sisters of South
1 luron." Sponsoring creativity at a young
age could help grow the next Eddie Shaw,
who started playing the blues as a 10-year-
ol(1 in Mississippi. lamming with Ike'I1uim-
er's band in the early 1950s in Mississippi,
the tenor saxophonist was Just 14 when he
was discovered by Muddy Waters. As the
story goes, the blues legend happened to
be in the audience one night and was so
impressed with Eddie that, on the spot, he
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offered him a full time job in his world-re-
nowned band. "At that time, it was Just
another gig," Shaw said of working with
Muddy Waters. "nn very grateful to have
had the chance to work with some of the
guys who perhaps you don't know but are
great artists, where 1 took them as just
another gig to nuke a buck or two, you
know?" Shaw soon established a reputa-
tion as an innovative player and fiery per-
former. A few years later, he shocked some
in the blues establishment by joining I low -
lin' Wolf's ferocious live band. Shaw took
over the band after Wolf's death in 1976.
Since then, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang
have performed in virtually every state in
the 11.S. and in over a dozen countries
worldwide. Whether playing Carnegie
hall, intimate blues clubs, or John E
Kennedy's inauguration, the band contin-
ues to be considered one of the premier
Chicago blues bands performing
today:'I'm looking to have a good time, to
meet a lot of my old friends, snake some
i ew friends, and play some tunes that they
will love the most at my show;' Shaw said
of the (rand Bend show. "Whether it's a
small place or a big place, whether I'm
working with Eric Clapton or George
'Ihorogood, l still try to make a good night.
It's like any other job. When you get a job,
you want to be the best at what you do, and
I try to be the best at what I do:' The May 4
concert is a rare chance to see a legend
doing what he does best, and to support
an arts organization as it works to establish
a permanent home after its lease runs out
in 2014. For more information, please visit
Imp://gbancentre.com.
IF YOU GO:
$40.00 per person (a partial tax receipt Is
available, with proceeds to the Grand
Bend Art Centre).
Tickets available In advance from:
The Colonial Hotel, Grand Bend
Baillle's Picture Framing, Grand Bend
Peter Phillips: peterphillips (at) hay.net-
or 519-238-6873
Teresa Marie: teresamarie (at) hay.net or
519-859-1662
http://www.ticketscene.ca/
events/8025/ (handling charge
applies)
http://gbartcentre.com
Zurich Thunder Tykes wins Esso Medals
One of three teams
from across Canada
to win $10,000 grand
prize for their Minor Hockey
Association
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One of three teams from across Can-
ada to win $10,000 grand prize for
their Minor hockey Association
Imperial Oil announced the winners
of the Esso Medals and Certificates of
Achievement 2012/2013 Esso Medals
Score Big Contest. The Zurich 'thunder
Tykes was one of three teams chosen
from over 15,000 entries and were pre-
sented with a team prize of $1,000 in
addition to a $10,000 grant to he given
to their local minor hockey
association.
"On behalf of Imperial 011 I would
like to thank all the teams that regis-
tered for the Esso Medals Score Big
Contest this year and congratulate the
three $10,000 (rand Prize Winners,"
said Karen Fraser, Marketing Sponsor-
ship Manager, Imperial Oil. "'lhe Esso
brand has been a proud sponsor of
hockey in Canada since 1936 and has
been committed to supporting grass-
roots hockey for the past 31 years. We
look forward to continuing that sup-
port into the future."
Each year, minor hockey teams (age
6 to 18) from across Canada are invited
to register to receive three Esso Med-
als of Achievement - most dedicated,
most improved and mo-
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