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Thursday Night Blues Series
Feb 28, 2019
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February is Black History Month and Thursday Night Blues Series is pleased to showcase Kenny ‘Blue Boss’ Wayne. If you’re looking for variety the ‘Blues Boss’ has plenty to offer. ‘I Knew I’d be playing the Blues’ is Wayne’s life story set to a 12-bar shuffle. Start Rockin’ hits the sweet spot between blues, boogie and rock ’n’ roll. How ‘Bout That brings in the funk. The jumping, Louis Jordan-style Jimmy and Johnny is a tale of a love triangle. Mr. Blueberry Hill celebrates the slow-rolling style of New Orleans legend Fats Domino. And the harmonica-laced blues of That Girl Needs help was inspired by a news report on troubled youth. “It’s kind of a message song,” Wayne says. “I usually try to put in a few songs like that. I like to mix it up.”
It’s an approach he’s honed over the course of six decades in music. Born in Spokane but raised in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Orleans, Wayne released his first album Alive & Loose in 1995. It was followed by Blues Boss Boogie in 1998 and four albums for Canadian label Electro-Fi Records: 88th & Jump Street, the Juno-winning Let It Loose, Can’t Stop Now and the live Piano-Rama. Since joining Stony Plain Records in 2011, Wayne has released ‘An Old Rock On A Roll’, Rollin’ with the Blues Boss (2014) and Jumpin’ and Boppin’ (2016).
In keeping with those energetic titles, Wayne is a man in constant motion. He’s built a stellar reputation within Canada and abroad for his colourfully energetic shows, and regularly performs everywhere from Europe and Israel to Russia and South America, selling out 800 to 1,000-seat venues and headlining international festivals.
Our musical host, Summer will invite Kenny to play some awesome tunes and share some stories with you. Yes there is dancing!
Located at the historic Queens hotel in Nanaimo
Thursday February 28
Tickets at the door $20.00
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| Category: | Concerts |
| Date: | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Time: | 7:00pm - 10:00pm |
| Address: | 34 Victoria Crescent Nanaimo, |
| Location: | The Queen’s |
| Cost: | $20 |
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