2009 OPENING GALA with JAMES COTTON and THE JAMES MONTGOMERY BLUES BAND April 2, 2009

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2009 Opening Gala with
James Montgomery Band

with Special guest James Cotton

Thursday April 2, 2009 8PM Show
Join us for a long anticipated opening night
Ticket Options
Reserved Seating Tickets include a Dinner Buffet / Doors Open @ 5:30PM
Standing Room Only Tickets / Doors Open @ 8PM



Dinner Buffet Option
Welcome Back to the Inn!!!Chef Taylors MeatloafDrizzled with a caramelized onion brown gravyChicken PiccataEscallops of Chicken in a Lemon-Caper Butter SauceRoasted Garlic White LasagnaSpinach and Herbed Ricotta, with House Roasted Garlic and ParmesanChefs Tarragon Vegetable Medly Honey Mustard Roasted Red PotatoesHouse Caesar Salad Garlic Parmesan Bread

James Cotton

Grammy Award, 1996
"Deep in the Blues" - Traditional Blues Album

Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame,
Memphis, TN, 2006

Inducted into Smithsonian Institution, 1991

Handy Award, 2003
"35th Anniversary Jam"
-Traditional Blues Album

Handy Award, 2001, 1997
Traditional Male Artist of the Year

Handy Award, 1997
Acoustic Album of the Year - "Deep In The Blues"

Handy Award, 1991, 1987
Instrumentalist of the Year - Harmonica

Handy Award, 1991
Contemporary Album of the Year - "Harp Attack"

Premier Harmonica Player Award, 2000, 1999
Memphis Chapter of National Academy of Record Arts and Sciences

Down Beat 45th Annual Critics Poll, 1997
"Deep in the Blues" - Blues Album of the Year

Down Beat 62nd Annual Readers Poll, 1997
"Deep in the Blues" - Blues Album of the Year

Lifetime Achivement Award, 2000
presented by The Pocono Blues Festival

Blues Legend Award, 2002
presented by The New England Blues Society

Howlin' Wolf Award, 2002
presented by The Blues Foundation

Theresa Needham Blues Award, 1994
for oustanding service to the Blues community

Honorary and Lifetime Member, 1993
of the Sonny Boy Blues Society

James Montgomery Band

http://www.jamesmontgomery.com

Tickets are General Admission

Reserve your seats for Dinner by calling the Inn @ 207-351-3221

When blues legend James Montgomery plays the harmonica, he "brings it on home". Whether it's recording with Kid Rock, sitting in with Gregg Allman, or fronting his hot band of thirty years, Montgomery plays with authority. While growing up in Detroit he learned first-hand from the masters - James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, and Jr. Wells - at the legendary "Chessmate." Over the years, he's carried on in the tradition and continues to be a vital presence in Blues as one of the most dynamic performers on the scene."the John Mayall of New England!

In 1970, while attending Boston University, Montgomery formed the James Montgomery Band. His inimitable (oh yeah, he majored in English) harmonica playing combined with his incredibly energetic live shows led to the band's quick ascension on the New England music scene. Within two years, the James Montgomery band was among the hottest acts in Boston along with J. Geils and Aerosmith, and they were quickly signed to a multi-album deal with Capricorn Records.

Since that time, James has recorded six albums. His first, "First Time Out" has been remastered and re-released by MRG/Capricorn. Other include "James Montgomery Band" on Island Records which was number nine on Billboard's national playlist, "Duck Fever" with members of the David Letterman Band, "Live Trax," with the Uptown Horns (the Rolling Stones' horn section), and his release on Tone-Cool, "The Oven Is On."

Montgomery has toured with many major artists, including Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, the Allman Brothers, Steve Miller and others. He has jammed on stage with B.B.King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Jr. Wells, James Cotton, Charlie Daniels, Bonnie Raitt, Greg Allman, Laverne Baker, Patti LaBelle, and Peter Wolf among others, including an impromptu session with Mick Jagger at New York's "Trax".

Over the years Montgomery's band has been a springboard for many musicians. Members of his band have included Billy Squire, Wayne Kramer (MC-5), Jeff Golub (Rod Stewart), Jim McCarty (Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels), Nunzio Signore Bo Diddley), Jeff Pevar (Ray Charles Orchestra, Crosby, Stills & Nash), Bobby Chouinard (drummer with Ted Nugent, Squire and Robert Gordon), Jeff Levine (Joe Cocker), Aerosmith's Tom Gambel, and many others.

Regarding the Johnny Winter Band featuring James Montgomery, the Nashville Tennessean writes "If ever the time came to use two "legendary" tags in one story, it is to describe both Winter and Montgomery. They are blues masters of the first and highest degree" The James Montgomery/Johnn Winter combination has worked out beyond anyone's hopes. Since Johnny asked James to join his band along with Scott Spray and Wayne June his shows have been remarkable. Johnny is having his best time playing in many years. He puts his heart and soul into each performance, most of which sell out. The audiences have all been pleased. The highlight in the US, a packed house at Chicago's House of Blues attended by Johnny's old buddy Pinetop Perkins. Look for James and Johnny to go to the House of Blues in LA in January as part of a West Coast tour, and to Istanbul Turkey in the summer as part of a European tour that ends in Norway

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Ticket Info:  

• Reserved Seating with Dinner Buffet, $51.25
• Standing Room Only, $35.99

Official Website: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/272544187/upcoming