Do You Remember Where You Were When … ?
May 7, 2014 by dave
Filed under Random Notes
When you hear the question, “Do you remember where you were when …” it brings back the joy or the pain prompted by the question itself. Well today I am working on a project for Pine Cove. It is Early May 2014. Campers will arrive at the new Silverado Camp near Columbus, Texas soon and […]
2013 Juke Joint Festival – Clarksdale, Mississippi
April 15, 2013 by dave
Filed under Random Notes
I passed through Clarksdale, Mississippi, this weekend. Clarksdale was celebrating the 10th annual Juke Joint Festival. Clarksdale is the hometown of many legendary blues artists. Much of the current economy appears to be centered on tourism. There is still a worldwide thirst for genuine blues music. I noticed several folks that talked funny there. Clarksdale […]
Sam Chatmon Blues Festival Oct 6, 2012
October 8, 2012 by dave
Filed under Past Shows
They call it a festival for a reason. It was a day of fun and celebration of Delta Blues. Most importantly, the Sam Chatmon Blues Festival is held each year to celebrate the life of the late Sam Chatmon of Hollandale, Mississippi. I earned my place at the festival by being mentored by Mr Chatmon […]
My Sweet Mother FIRED My Guitar Teacher
July 15, 2012 by dave
Filed under Random Notes
The back of the neck on his guitar was bare wood. His rough leathery hands had removed the finish over a period of years of wear and tear. His hands were rough from whatever “day-job” he was working. His name was Louis “Snowball” Nichols. Like most Mississippi Delta bluesmen he possessed two things, a […]
Reviving My 1973 Epiphone J200 Want-to-Be
January 3, 2012 by dave
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I have to admit I have been blessed with more than a few great acoustic guitars. One of my favorites is my first REAL guitar, and it’s not even a good instrument by most standards. It is an Epiphone made in Japan. It is somewhat of a copy of Gibson’s famous J-200. J-200s are huge […]
Long Lost Silvertone Amp – Found
January 11, 2010 by dave
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I think I have found an old amp I owned from 1965 to 1994. As a young rocker in Greenville, Mississippi, I was surrounded by a lot of music in the Mississippi Delta. Greenville was in the heart of the 1960s blues culture, and only a short drive from Sun Studio in Memphis, the mecca […]
Songwriters in the Round – KE Cellars
September 7, 2009 by dave
Filed under Featured, Past Shows
I had a blast last weekend sharing the stage with two great Texas Songwriters. Connie Mims (winner of the 2009 Texas Music Award’s Songwriter of the Year award) and Randy Brown (winner of last year’s Americana Music Festival – Songwriter of the Year Award).
Got Milk, AnnaLeigh?
June 28, 2009 by dave
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Some sweet things in life are planned. Some sweet things just happen. Some sweet things happen, and you don’t even know they happens until later. Folks that know me know I’m all about being a father and a grand-father. OK, I’m a much better grand-father. Current grandbaby count, FIVE. In June I had the chance […]
Saturday Afternoons with Blues Legend, Sam Chatmon
January 31, 2009 by dave
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There are several events that are engrained into the memory of most performers. There is the time that you step onto a real stage with real spotlights the first time and realize you can’t see beyond the first row. There is the time you forgot the words of a familiar tune and don’t know where […]
Dave Sherman Introduces Songwriter Podcasts
January 21, 2009 by dave
Filed under Songwriter Podcasts / Interviews
As a songwriter, I reach out to other songwriters, you know the well known ones. Honestly, I want insight into their songwriting skills. Chuck Brodsky has agreed to be our initial songwriter to be on our podcast. Chuck’s songs have been recorded by David Wilcox, Chuck Pyle, Kathy Mattea, Jack Williams & Sara Hickman. Join […]