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INTERNATIONAL BLUES SENSATION, CHRIS KRAMER’S BEATBOX ’N’ BLUES TO HEADLINE SLEEPY JOHN’S COUNTRY BLUES JAM

German music sensation Chris Kramer’s Beatbox ‘n’ Blues will be heading to Brownsville, TN’s annual Sleepy John’s Country Blues Jam on Saturday, January 28th for their first visit and performance in the United States. The band, chosen as Germany's best Blues group, will then go on to Memphis to compete in the world’s leading blues event, the International Blues Challenge.

Their performance at the Blues Jam is part of their larger, televised tour promoting international tourism in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, and will include visits to area cities like Jackson, TN and stops at attractions like the BB King’s Museum, Sun Studio, National Civil Rights Museum, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum, Ground Zero and additional spots with historical, musical and cultural significance.

“We are overjoyed to welcome Chris and their talented band to perform for lifelong, dedicated fans of the genre,” said Sonia Outlaw-Clark, Executive Director of the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center. “We’re sure he’ll bring an incredible new, international sound and we’re even more excited that he’ll be extending his tour to see more attractions and landmarks that birthed the music of his heroes and influences.”

Sleepy John’s Country Blues Jam celebrates the legacy of blues pioneer “Sleepy” John Adams Estes and West Tennessee’s country-blues sound, presented by Precision Coils, West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, West Tennessee Blues Society and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development's “Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee” campaign. An official event schedule follows:

Saturday, January 28

1PM: Harmonica Clinic with Instructor JD Taylor

2PM: Slide Guitar Clinic with Instructor Tyler Goodson

3-5PM: Writing about the Blues Symposium with Dr. David Evans, Dr. Mitsutoshi Inaba and Tony Kail

5-6:30PM: Acoustic Blues Jam

6:30-10PM: Blues Concert

6:30PM: Theo "Boogieman" Dasbach

7:30PM: Linzie Butler and the Blues Gentlemen
9:00PM: Chris Kramer’s Beatbox ’n’ Blues

Sleepy John’s Country Blues Jam will include concerts, symposiums and clinics for students and fans of the blues, with BBQ concessions and free dessert onsite. Also on display from 1-5 PM at the center for that day only is the West Tennessee Museum of Southern Hoodoo History. This traveling exhibition consists of artifacts from Africa, a collection of roots & herbs used in traditional hoodoo, artifacts from early Memphis hoodoo product manufacturers and photographs of significant people and places in West Tennessee related to hoodoo. For more information, please visit: www.westtnheritage.com/events/2017/17bluesjam.

About Chris Kramer

Chris Kramer is a German blues musician, gifted blues harp player and singer/songwriter from Dortmund, Germany. As a three times winner of the “German Blues Award” (category blues harp 2010, 2012, 2014), his slick harp playing is considered his trademark although Chris also plays guitar and dobro on stage. Chris Kramer’s vinyl record “Chicago Blues” was also honored as the “best album” with the “German Blues Award 2014”.

Chris Kramer is regarded as one of the most important blues harp players in Europe, gaining recognition by his boyhood idols like Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (both of Muddy Waters Band), who recorded with him. The complete list of artists who joined Chris Kramer in the recording studio appears like a “who-is-who” of rock history: Long John Baldry, Bob Stroger, Jack Bruce, Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds), Colin Hodgkinson, Pete York and many others. He assembled Mick Taylor and Chuck Leavell, both “Rolling Stones” in different periods, for the first time on his 2009 album “Unterwegs” (transl. “on the road”), and piano player Chuck Leavell recalls Chris as, “Oh man, what an amazing harp player!”. “Cream” bass player Jack Bruce called him “Master of the blues harp.” His latest project “Beatbox ‘n’ Blues” finds Chris in a trio with beatboxer Kevin O’Neal and guitarist Sean Athens. This trio hopes to connect younger audiences to the blues audience. January will mark their first performance in the United States as they travel with a TV crew filming a documentary on their journey to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge and exploring attractions and the music history along the Americana Music Triangle.

Website: http://www.chris-kramer.de/beatbox-n-blues/

About the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center

The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center offers a refreshing Southern experience showcasing the history and culture of rural West Tennessee. Inside, visitors can learn about the history of cotton, explore the scenic and “wild” Hatchie River and get to know the legendary musicians who call West Tennessee home. Also, located on the grounds is Flagg Grove School, the childhood school of Tina Turner now home of the world-renowned Tina Turner Museum, and the last home of Blues pioneer Sleepy John Estes. The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center is located along the Americana Music Triangle, the world’s #1 music destination - a preservation project along a 1,500-mile stretch of highway that birthed nine uniquely American genres of music. For more information, visit the following:

Delta Heritage Center: www.westtnheritage.com

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