60 SHOWBIZ The Toronto Sun n Friday, June 3, 2011

teeny tucker

HEAR
NOW Teeny’s huge voice
THIS! Darling of the blues scene joins Waterfront Blues Festival this weekend
Errol’s can’t miss list
When I saw a video on

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include Scott McCord & the playing the free event, visit set that contains all 29 songs
Don’t miss Sweden’s YouTube of Teeny Tucker sing- Bonafide Truth, who kick waterfrontblues.ca he recorded in 1936 and ’37 as
psychedelic rockers
Soundtrack of Our
ing Keep the Blues Alive, I was
blown away. I’d never heard errol things off tonight at 7 p.m.
They mix rock and classic soul ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES
well as several alternate takes.
It’s accompanied by a 26-page
Lives when they play
Lee’s Palace Saturday.
11 p.m. $20. 529 Bloor
of her before, and became an
instant fan. nazareth and they’re great live.
Satu rday ’s s ch e du l e is
Robert Johnson recorded
only 29 songs during his brief
booklet featuring excellent
essays written by Stephen
Here’s why: I love blues Rhythms N’ Rhymes packed with some heavies. career, but made a massive LaVere, a musician and his-
St. W. and gospel, and I’ve always Harrison Kennedy brings impact on blues and rock gui- torian who has researched
liked singers like Etta James Tucker, who’s been nomi- his acoustic blues to the park tarists. Johnson’s life for more than

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Singer Chloe Charles and Koko Taylor who had big, nated for a 2011 Blues Music at noon, boogie woogie pian- If he was alive, he would 40 years.
is back from a four- brassy voices. Teeny Tucker is Award for best traditional ist Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne have turned 100 this month. Hardcore fans w ill opt
month tour and plays a blues belter of the highest female blues artist, was born is there at 5 p.m. and Larry His playing and singing for the box set that features
Hugh’s Room Tuesday. order and she deserves all the in Columbus, Ohio, and her McCray’s blazing blues guitar define the blues for me. He a hardbound book with
8 p.m. $17. 2261 Dundas props she’s getting from fans dad, Tommy Tucker, had a hit work will dazzle us at 7 p.m. was such a versatile guitarist sleeves housing the dozen
St. W. and critics in the blues world. in 1964 with a song called Hi- Suzie Vinnick, who just and singer that oftentimes it 7 8 r p m v i n y l - d i s c re p l i -
Speaking of James, check sounds like there are two peo-

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Heel Sneakers. released a blues disc titled cas that Johnson released;
We’re Not Popstars YouTube for a video of Tucker She was born that year, but Me ’n’ Mabel, plays the festi- ple singing and playing in the The Centennial Collection;
mark the release of singing James’ signature song, only began singing profes- val Sunday at 12:30 p.m., and studio, when in fact it was just a 2-CD set titled Rarities
their debut album, At Last. She’ll give you chills. sionally 10 years back. Tucker Teeny Tucker wraps things up Johnson working his magic. from the Vaults; and a DVD
Full Colour, at The Tucker is at Woodbine Park has released three albums so at 4:30 p.m. To mark his birthday, Sony of the critically acclaimed
Gladstone Hotel’s Sunday at 4:30 p.m. as part of far and has become the dar- Woodbine Park is the cor- Music has released two great 1997 documentary, The Life
Melody Bar on Tuesday. the seventh annual Waterfront ling of the blues world. Her ner of Lakeshore Blvd. E. and packages. & Music of Robert Johnson:
9 p.m. PWYC. Blues Festival and you don’t latest is Keep the Blues Alive. Coxwell Ave. Robert Johnson: The Centen- Can’t You Hear the Wind
want to miss her. Other festival highlights For a complete list of who’s nial Collection is a two-disc Howl?