Thursday, February 5, 2009

Touched Down in the Land of the Delta Blues


It's hard to get that sappy piano ditty"Walking in Memphis" song out of your head, especially with your feet ten feet off of Beale. That's a little annoying, but the rest of the trip isn't.


Joining more than 300 bands from across the country, at more than 30 venues in downtown Memphis, Central Massachusetts boys the Delta Generators (led by singer Craig Rawding) flew in yesterday to compete in the illustrious International Blues Challenge. The D-Generators play the first leg of the challenge tonight, battling at the Hard Rock Cafe against Rev. Robert Sexton's All Star Blues, Inner City Blues Band, Stoney and the House Rockers, Perfect Bedlam Band, Tillamook, Mike Milligan and the Altar Boyz, King Bee and the Stingers, The Forty Fours and Valentino and the Piedmont Sheiks. The Generators are scheduled to play at 7 p.m., and also tomorrow night. If the band advances (10 are selected), they'll play the finals on Saturday night, winning the grand prize, which includes money, studio time and media coverage.
Check out photos from the trip here and here.
If you are interested in making "Walking in Memphis" your ringtone, you can do so here.

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