RECENTLY SPOTLIGHTED ON NPR AND PBS NEWSHOUR, MUSIC MAKER RELIEF FOUNDATION TO BRING LONG LOST SOUL MAN & MONSTER GUITAR PLAYER TO DC MARCH 12

Clyde’s of Gallery Place will host “Capitol Blues Night” to benefit Music Maker Relief Foundation’s programming. Music Maker partner artists Cool John Ferguson and Ironing Board Sam will perform at the event, which only has one hundred tickets available.

The “legendary” (Billboard) Ironing Board Sam was a house musician on the first televised African-American music revue called “Night Train” and then became one of the best-loved entertainers on the Crescent City’s music scene, before relocating to N.C. It was just announced that he will be returning to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival lineup for 2015, and has recently been profiled in Offbeat Magazine.

Cool John Ferguson, of Beaufort, S.C., began playing the guitar at 3 years old and has been called by blues legend Taj Mahal “…among the five greatest guitarists in the world.” Cool John was recently profiled in Premier Guitar.

Listen:
Ironing Board Sam – Cherry Pie

Cool John Ferguson – The Cat Ate the Rat, the Rat Ate the Wizard

The event is co-sponsored by Puckett & Associates and Clyde’s Restaurant Group. Bill Puckett of Puckett & Associates and Bart Farrell and Tom Meyer Clyde’s Restaurant Group are members of Music Maker’s Board of Directors. Clyde’s has been hosting Capitol Blues Nights for five years to raise funds and awareness for Music Maker, which helps roots musicians in need to develop their careers and meet their day-to-day needs. The event brings together Music Maker artists who perform and mingle with the audience in an intimate setting.

“We are so grateful to Bill, Tom and Bart for their wonderful generosity to our mission, and for bringing great Music Maker artists to Washington, D.C.,” said Tim Duffy, Music Maker’s founder. “Ironing Board Sam and Cool John playing in the same night is an epic show, not to be missed. It will be an intimate night of excellent music, incredible food, and fellowship. Clyde’s recreates a true juke joint atmosphere in the heart of D.C.”

Capitol Blues Night will be March 12th from 7:30pm – 10:30pm at Clydes of Gallery Place. Tickets will include the show, beer and wine and an assortment of heavy hors d'oeuvres. Tickets can be purchased for $100 from Music Maker’s website, http://www.musicmaker.org, or directly from Clyde’s of Gallery Place at shop.clydes.com.