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“Sweet Home Chicago — An Online Blues Celebration” To Feature Blues Stars Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues, Shemekia Copeland, Lil’ Ed Williams, Toronzo Cannon In Concert At University’s Center For Performing Arts
‘Uncivil War’ Debut Concert Marks Copeland’s First Full Band Performance Since March 2020
Bluesville chooses fifteen songs to match the number of pool balls in a “rack.” It all has to do with Low-Fi’s Bar and Pool Hall in the imaginary community of Bluesville, of which BB King is the perpetual mayor, and the Blues Foundation is the new power-generating station
‘Uncivil War’ takes another step forward in moving the dial for blues in a more eclectic direction
The soulful and uncompromising Uncivil War tackles the problems of contemporary American life head on, with nuance, understanding, and a demand for change.
For me, this country’s all about people with differences coming together to be part of something we all love. That’s what really makes America beautiful.
The show was filmed at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin, Texas in October. Guy, along with Shawn Colvin and Lyle Lovett, were honored.
“I’m thrilled and honored to be back with my friends at SiriusXM,” says Copeland.
“I love it when things happen organically, when it’s natural and not forced. That’s what it was like. That was the experience.” – Shemekia Copeland
What Shemekia Copeland does on ‘America’s Child’ is braid blues, folk, Americana, roots and soul, then bend them like a willow in the wind.