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| The Matthew Davidson Band News | Feb. 2, 2011 |
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Hello!
Matthew is looking forward to traveling to Memphis, TN today. He will be performing a 30 minute solo set in the International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase on Friday, Feb. 4th at 5:20 PM at Blues City Cafe on Beale Street. As part of their coverage of this event in Memphis, American Blues News recently interviewed Matthew. Click HERE to read their feature article. Thanks to Jim Kanavy and Monica Yasher with American Blues News for supporting youth artists.
American Blues News Interview with Matthew Davidson 02/2/2011
Mark your calendar for a special event on Wed., Feb. 9th from 5-7 PM at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium - "Shreveport Celebrates the Grammys!" See the article below for details.
Matthew and Bruce enjoyed entertaining at Bistro Byronz last Friday evening. Thanks to all of you that came out. See some photos below taken by Sam Stroope. If you missed it, they will be back there on Friday, Feb. 25th from 8-10 pm.
Thanks for reading and please forward this newsletter to your friends!
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Signing autographs at Bistro Byronz |
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Shreveport Celebrates The Grammys!
 It's a first for Shreveport...celebrating the national and global spotlight of the rare occasion to have multiple 2011 Grammy Award nominations for current outstanding musical performers from Shreveport and the Ark-La-Tex region. Shreveport nominees include Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Buddy Flett, and Forever Jones. Louisiana Hayride alumnae nominations include Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson.
The local event is a FREE public event at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium on Wed., Feb. 9th from 5-7 PM. The line up includes nominees and other musicians who will gather to celebrate the special occasion: Forever Jones, Buddy Flett, David Egan, Denny & DeAnza Duron, Joe Osborn, Jerry Hawkins, Ben Franks, Maggie Warwick, Miki Honeycutt, Bugs Henderson, Matthew Davidson, Michael Long, and others.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd will be unable to attend due to commitments in California. He will be featured in a video performing a song from his nominated album and is sending a video transmission message from California to the Shreveport gathering. Mollie Walton Corbett of Bossier City will open the show with "God Bless America."
Ken Shepherd and Maggie Warwick will host the event. The event is a free gift to the public from Louisiana Hayride Foundation, SMG Entertainment, Songwriters Academy of Louisiana, and all musicians and singers.
The national Grammy Broadcast will be on CBS (KSLA Channel 12) on Sun., Feb. 13th from 7-10 PM CST.
Contact for this event:
Alton Warwick
alwarwick@aol.com
Click HERE for the complete text of the press release.
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Bistro Byronz- Jan. 28th
Photos by Sam Stroope 
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About The Matthew Davidson Band
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Photo by Doug Collier |
Matthew Davidson - 12-year-old guitar/vocals
Greg Clifford - 14-year-old drummer
Bruce Flett - veteran musician on bass/vocals
The Beatles, CCR, Chuck Berry, The Doobie Brothers, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, & more!
Perfect for festivals, concerts, special events, high school reunions, birthday parties, and other private parties!
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"Can't Buy Me Love"
Who wants to add live entertainment to your Valentine's Day Party? Do you own a restaurant and want to provide some music for your patrons on Fri., Feb. 11th or Sat., Feb. 12th? Give us a call to liven up your Valentine's Day plans!
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Minden Fasching (Mardi Gras) Karneval and Parade
Minden will be celebrating their German heritage on Sat., Feb. 19th with "Minden Fasching Karneval and Parade". "Fasching" is the German version of Mardi Gras. The Matthew Davidson Band will be performing at 1 PM. More details in future newsletters. Click HERE for the event website.
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"Going Green on the Red"
Save the date for a new festival in the area! "Going Green on the Red" will be held on Sat., April 30th at the Coushatta Fairgrounds in Coushatta, LA. The Matthew Davidson Band is looking forward to being part of the musical lineup, along with The Hardrick Rivers Revue, Robin & The Bluebirds, Betty Lewis & the Executives and The Harmon Drew Supergroup. The festival will be FREE and is currently looking for "Green" exhibitors, food vendors and arts and crafts vendors. If you are interested, please contact Martha Gates at redriverchamber@bellsouth.net or (318) 932-3289. Click HERE for their recent newsletter. Festival corporate sponsors are Chesapeake Energy and Encana.rs, Food Vendors, Arts and Crafts ors.
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Thank You Very Much to our recent clients who have given us positive feedback on our performances at their venues:
"We thought The Matthew Davidson Band was great - and a perfect fit for our crowd." ~ Kelly Goldman, Monster Nation Promoter
"We really enjoyed having the MDB at our Custom Car Show. We had people asking if they were going to be there again on Saturday night. They did a great job and we were really pleased." ~ David and Gail Gunn, Shreveport World of Wheels ease contact Martha Gates via |
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MDB T-shirts!
Our band T-shirts can be purchased at our gigs or can be ordered online at www.matthewdavidson.net. (Click "Merchandise).
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