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The Slater Blues Fest Committee strives to bring you the best
variety of the "blues" whether it be swing, soul, rock, jazzy or
traditional you'll find it at our festival.
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"An amalgamation of blues, rock, funk, soul and world music,
Australian singer/ songwriter "Harper" creates a heady mix of
roots, jam music through his creative use of the harp, and
didgeridoo. Borrowing from western and world music, this
musical visionary develops a highly original take on the roots
genre". Harper is backed by his incredible Michigan based band
"Midwest Kind".
Albert Castiglia (pronounced “ka-STEEL-ya”) was born on
August 12, 1969 in New York. At the age of 5, his family
moved to Miami. With a Cuban mother and an Italian
father, he is an example of the melting pot of culture that is
Miami. He learned to play guitar at the age of 12 and soon
realized that the passions in his heart were expressed best by
his music.  

Castiglia has a blues history. In 1990, he joined The Miami
Blues Authority and later on won "Best Blues Guitarist"
from New Times magazine in 1997. The legendary Junior
Wells discovered Castiglia and immediately hired him as his
own guitarist/vocalist on several world tours.
"Crown Prince of the Chicago Blues"
Brooks has earned his spot on the front lines. He spent
a dozen years backing his father, watching how the
master entertainer drew enthusiastic responses night
after night.  Like his father before him, Brooks
became a Chicago blues mainstay, playing regularly
in Chicago area clubs.  
Not only does he sing with soulful fire and play with a
white-hot intensity; he's also carrying the torch from
the previous generation of soul and blues greats and
moving the music into the future.
SPECIAL GUEST STARS
Steve Smith and The Sneakers serve up a spicy mix of blues
and blues-rock that includes flavors from the Mississippi
Delta, gumbo rhythms of Bourbon Street, Memphis
soul/blues grooves and rockin Chicago and Texas Blues.  
The band features Steve Smith’s powerful vocals, colorful
keyboards and Dave Painter’s superb guitar work.  The
band delivers a powerful performance guaranteed to get
you “Sneakified.”  
2010
PERFORMERS
Also appearing....
SALTY DAWG'S
COLD SWEAT
next event:                                  June 26, 2010
"The little town with
the BIG sound"

Slater, MO.
The Salty Dawg aka Gary Coble

Gary’s unique soulful style and commanding stage
presence has appropriately earned him the nickname
of “Salty Dawg”, which he acquired while performing in
the various haunts of Kansas City. Among the daily
praise he receives from his fans, the Salty Dawg has
also earned the respect of Bruce Igliauer, President of
Alligator Records (Koko Taylor, Luther Allison, Robert
Cray, Charlie Musselwhite), who finds his current
album project “quite an enjoyable surprise”. Whether
performing a breathtaking Stevie Wonder ballad, down
and dirty slide blues, or laying down his own smoking
tracks in the studio, the Salty Dawg continues to
enchant audiences with his gleaming guitar and
outstanding band -COLD SWEAT
You can find the
Dawg and Cold
Sweat on
Facebook.  Just
search Salty Dawg
Cold Sweat
RIVERBEND REBELS
Local group from Gilliam, MO.  will show their stuff at the beginning of the
festival.  Come check them out!!!