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The Five W’s: WHAT: Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival #32
WHEN: Labor Day Weekend, Fri Sat Sun 5 pm til 5 am each night. Gates open at 4, Music at 6
WHO: a virtual showcase of 22 regional groups and 5 national headliners.
WHAT’s COOL, WHAT’S NOT: Bring chairs or blankets unless you come early. No coolers or pets or arms or carry in drinks or food.
HOW MUCH: $18/night, kids under 12 free Three Stages, Thirty Bands …indoors til 5 am
VOLUNTEER OPTION: It takes a lot of people to do this – so we have a great deal for volunteers! Help us out for three hours before or during the event,,,you get i n that night free and a 1/2 off ticket on a T Shirt
MOTELS: Muskogee is 17 miles north of here, straight up US 69. Many hotels and motels are up there!!! Candlewood is very reasonable and newly remodeled…
“This is peace as the world should know it!”,
“Once inside the gate, there are no strangers, only friends waiting to be met”,
“All I know is I was in the middle of this field somewhere and there was great music coming from everywhere!”, Ralph from Ft Smith Riverfront Blues Festival “Outstanding…Outstanding!”,
“Awesome”, “Loved everything!”,
RENTIESVILLE BLUES FEST, COMMENTS from the SURVEY
Ralph , Ft Smith Riverfront Blues Fest “Outstanding…Outstanding!”,
“Awesome”, “Loved everything!”,
“It was comforting to know that your hard work along with the effort and support of others pulled together to mark another unique and (especially this time around) successful Dusk til Dawn. Lifting the blues spirits of all in attendance. Music and smiling faces best of all!” ,
“Thank you Selby! Another great Dusk/Dawn We had a super time. Really enjoyed the music – stayed up til 4:30 am! …
“ I Spoke with a FIRST TIME FEST GUEST who was Blown Away with your festival: great music, great people. She loved how clean the grounds and campgrounds were, everyone picking up, clean porta potties, all the friendly volunteers, how safe she felt especially as a single lady. She said she was gonna tell ALL HER FRIENDS
“Whatta rain storm Saturday night! But the fields stayed solid, no mud. Thank you, thank you! You are the best way to start our fall. Hope you can get a little time off now, be safe, Blessings,.” —- J. and L. S. …attendees over several years.
“This is peace as the world should know it!”, “Bringing my friends next time!”
“Once inside the gate, there are no strangers, only friends waiting to be met”,
“This is peace as the world should know it!”, “Once inside the gate, there are no strangers, only friends waiting to be met”, “All I know is I was in the middle of this field somewhere and there was great music coming from everywhere!”,
“It was an amazing show… you really did it this time…..best show yet.”, “An awesome event with creative and rhythmic vibes”, “Cool that the Chidren can participate”, ”So many diverse people with opposite viewpoints all hanging together in a shared music experience!”, “Bites of history about D.C. Minner was informative” , “I didn’t know they had a museum too!” , “Bringing my friends next time!”
—-thanks everybody – the mgt.
Sept 3, 4, 5 2021 5 pm – 5 am $ 18,day, kids free. . .
MORE INFO get on the email list CLICK HERE
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HAPPY TO SAY WE ARE ON THE FIELD THIS YEAR! OPTIONAL SOCIAL DISTANCING, ALL THREE STAGES OUTDOORS………..YAY!
LiNKS ot LAST YEAR’s VIRTUAL EVENT
LINKS to D.C.’s ‘JUKE JOINT IN CYBER SPACE!’:
and…you can
‘PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM!!!’
COMPLETE 3 nights LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz4yltuI7mc&list=PL9m29AE7sT2V9n-DIqU07gOkHQ_Rbj1P0
FRIDAY SHOW Video link
https://youtu.be/8sQrnOEhrIE
SATURDAY SHOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz4yltuI7mc#action=share
SUNDAY SHOW Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOhiom5JAcA
#HOPEinOK, #OKHumanities, @OKHumanities, and @NEHgov
the PAGE is at www.youtube.com/user/selbyminnerblues
if you have the technology you could set up three video centers in three rooms of your house, and play them all at once(!) and have three stages running at one time just like here during the actual festival (!) …just a joke!
Labor Day Weekend Blues Festival UPDATE: stay In the LOOP here
We will be on line Sept 4, 5, and 6 in 2020! So bring on the MUSIC!
SEE YOU IN RENTIESVILLE !
JUKE JOINT IN CYBERSPACE!
RedCat Studio Preview of Virtual Festival to air soo
Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival # 30 Virtual 45 sets 35 artists
in the House at YOUR House! Juke Joint in CyberSpace
YouTube.com/Rentiesville OK Dusk til Dawn Blues Fest
Radio Tulsa IDL and on YouTube.com/user/selbyminnerblues
LINE UP FRIDAY, SEPT 4th 2020
5 pm one hour video honoring our sponsors– music by …. D.C. & Selby Minner 59:00 Rock’in Rick & Selby Minner
1:02:14 Harold Aldridge Jr. Tahlequah
1:37:50 Tony Mathews Checotah, Hollywoood CA
2:02:22 Cecil Gray Tara Elgin OK
2:42:15 Knut Roppestad Shiverbone, Muskogee Blues Explosion Norway
2:49:31 Bronko Cowboy Blues Show Checotah OK
3:06:49 Bebo McDaniel Trio McAlester OK
3:54:19 Homer Johnson, Stretch Moon Tulsa, Wagoner
3:58:54 Blackwell Brothers Dunsmuir CA (Harry and Debbie Blackwell)
4:44:38 Craig Vaughan Tulsa
5:07:03 Oklahoma Ollie
5:20:00 Dustin Pittsley Tulsa
6:04:50 John White Okmulgee
6:20:37 Roger Hurricane Wilson Georgia
6:34:36 Kid’s Village Slideshow
LINKS fb OBHOF, OR YouTube.com/Rentiesville OK Dusk til Dawn Blues Fest
on Radio Tulsa IDL and on YOUTUBE.com/user/selbyminnerblues
LINE UP SATURDAY, Sept 5th D
.C. Minner Tribute
14:06 Checotah High School Jazz Band Jim Davis, Roger Hurricane Wilson, Selby Minner
35:52 D’Elegantz Kenny Diggs Tulsa, Pennsylvania
1:32:07 Kelvin Drake Mr. Guitar Band OKC
2:22:41 Tim Austin Mitchell Enid OK, Spain
3:19:38 FORD ad
3:20:55 Selby Minner RI, CA, Rentiesville RocknRick Patterson KC MO
3:26:20 Slick Willie Lawson and Poochie Love LA, CA, Perkins Tryon
4:08:52 Watermelon Slim MA, OK, Clarksdale MS
5:08:53 CD AD for Selby & Rockn’Rick Patterson
5:10::27 Johnny Rawls Purvis MS
5:56:59 John White
6:08:03 Wonda Macon- Sunset OKC
3:48:40 Leon Rollerson Tulsa
7:21:10 Kevin Vaughn Back-Up Blues Band Dallas
including CDs Rentiesville Juke Joint Live, Full Moon Over Rentiesville, I Can Tell
Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival # 30 Virtual 45 sets 35 artists
in the House at YOUR House! Juke Joint in CyberSpace
YouTube.com/Rentiesville OK Dusk til Dawn Blues Fest
on Radio Tulsa IDL and on YouTube.com/user/selbyminnerblues
LINE UP SUNDAY, SEPT 6th 2020
5 pm one hour video honoring our sponsors– music by …. D.C. & Selby Minner
1:00:00 Kelvin Drake Mr. Guitar OKC
1:28:08 UNIQUE Gospel Singers Tulsa
2:01:14 Mike Kern St Louis Blues and Bonnie McCoy – Slide Show
2:23:53 Pat Moss with Tony Mathews Tahlequah, Checotah
3:00:00 D.C. & Selby Minner Blues on The Move
3:30:34 Maurice Allen Lee Norman OK, Germany
3:47:55 Selby Minner & RockinRick Patterson
4:15:32 CD ad
4:16:10 Danny Timms CA, OK
5:15:30 Ford AD
5:16:50 Walter Taylor lll The Doctor OKC
5:34:54 Uncle Bump aka Griffith Torres
5:41:24 Fillmore Slim New Orleans, San Francisco
6:34:17 Eric ‘Little Brother’ Walker
7:08:00 Homer Johnson, Stretch Moon jam
7:13:20 Roger ‘Hurricane’ Wilson from Georgia
7:33:36 Miss Blues Paris Texas, OKC OK
7:41:35 Johnny Rawls Purvis MS
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Full Moon Over Rentiesville
I Can Tell
Renteisville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival # 30 Virtual 45 sets 35 artists
in the House at YOUR House! Juke Joint in CyberSpace
LINKS: dcminnerblues.com fb OBHOF, YouTube.com/Rentiesville OK Dusk til Dawn Blues Fest
THE LINE UP
SUNDAY, SEPT 6th 2020 Radio Tulsa IDL warm up 5 pm, Music at 6 pm – ?
5 pm IDL one hour warm up slide show
music by D.C. Minner………….
GOSPEL SHOW: intro
Kelvin Drake Mr. Guitar OKC
UNIQUE Gospel Singers Tulsa
Mike Kern St Louis Blues and Bonnie McCoy – Slide Show
Pat Moss with Tony Mathews Tahlequah, Checotah
Such a different year… my favorite part of the Festival has always been seeing everybody here having fun together ..but… as you know we have to adapt to keep each other well… It would be irresponsible to invite 2000 or more people to D.C. Minner’s old home place and the Festival here in Rentiesville this year.
JUKE JOINT IN CYBERSPACE! FESTIVAL with a DIFFERENCE
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6 pm on, Friday Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4, 5, & 6
we have a very kind appraisal for the Oklahoma Arts Council who is funding most of this process..
Grant Reviewers appreciated strong community support demonstrated with diversified income sources. Extensive marketing efforts aim to reach local, regional, and national audiences. Reviewers noted that the applicant continues to strengthen proposals and build on the success of the event every year. The festival plays a major role in the community and supports tourism and economic development in the area.
Funding is awarded to support artistic fees.
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A few years back, National Geographic Traveler wrote “on Labor Day weekend, join other blues-lovers at the one of the “10 most awesome music festivals to check out this summer“…in the world! ”
Non-stop music from dusk ‘til dawn on three stages, arts and activities just for kids, great food including barbecue, and a down-home, family-friendly uncommercial vibe draws people from all over to this small-town festival in eastern Oklahoma!
Now in its 30th year, you will feel at home from the moment you arrive. If you want a dose of authentic, and down home, this is the place! Festival photos
LAST YEAR’S POSTERS …..
FREE Camping in a normal year…not 2020 (must have a festival wristband)
Electric Hookups for RVs are available 918 855 0978
2020
on the internet ONLY |
check your phone or internet for LOTS of MUSIC! |
WHEN: | Labor Day Wknd, Fri Sat Sun 5 pm til 5 am each night. |
WHO: | a virtual showcase of 22 regional groups and 5 nationally acclaimed headliners. |
What’s Cool, What’ Not: | Bring chairs or blankets unless you come early. No coolers or pets or arms or carry in drinks or food. |
HOW MUCH: | mostly FREE some sets will have a small fee |
CONTACT: | (918) 855-0978 selbyminner@gmail.com, www.dcminnerblues.com, 103020 D.C. Minner St (Rentiesville) Checotah OK 74426 facebook: Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival CLICK > to get on EMAIL LIST |
Volunteer Option: | NORMALLY It takes a lot of people to do this – so we have a great deal for volunteers! BUT of course not this year… we will sure miss seeing you all! |
MOTELS: Muskogee is 17 miles north of here, straight up US 69. Newest motels are near the Quick Trip at the Shawnee Bypass intersection. The Fairfield Inn, LaQuinta and Studio 6 and Day’s Inn will treat you right. for all the info go to: MUSKOGEE MOTELS: http://www.visitmuskogee.com/visiting/where-to-stay/?utm_source=G+Fest&utm_campaign=7cc03b3ebf-
Blues Festival Guide said – we will be back open in 2021 WATCH ONLINE THIS YEAR!!
2019 Headliners Include: Knut Roppestadt (Norway), Bex Marshall (England), Watermelon Slim, Ronnie Stewart & The Oakland Blues Divas, Funkativity (Washington DC), Johnny Rawls (Soul Blues Artist Winner “California Shake”), Kelvin ‘Mr. Guitar’ Drake (toured world with Clarence Carter and worked with Solomon Burke and Bonnie Raitt), Harold Aldridge, Last Call, Pat Moss, Mike Moore Big Band, Jim Davis CHS Jazz Band, Roger Hurricane Wilson, Shy Willie, Leon Rollerson, D’elegantz, Sir Stan From La, Oklahoma Ollie In (Louisiana), Bebo McDaniel Trio, Cece Craig, Eric Little Brother Walker, Alice April, Sunsetter, Hydramatics, Craig Vaughan, John White, Cecil Gray, Wewoka Blues Band, Akeem Kemp (placed in IBC Youth Challenge in Memphis representing Arkansas), Selby Minner and Blues On The Move, Mike Moore Big Band, Bonnie McCoy (niece of the late great Memphis Minnie), Harley Cowboy Hamm (Checotah)…10+ Oklahoma Blues Hall of Famers on the show!
The Kid’s Village: (children under 12 are free and we keep them busy having fun while the music soaks in!) The OK State Arts Council roster artists and funding through a series of grants has helped keep the festival alive over these 21 years. Kid’s Village would not be complete without Joann McMillan and her stick puppets (which require lots of little hands to make them dance across the field).
Comments include: “World’s best – and largest – back yard party!” “This is peace as the world should know it!” A blues festival that is truly unique as it is a family event with lots for children to do – but not after midnight in the old Juke Joint – adults only, please! “You can see all the headliners by 11 pm, but night owls keep on and dig the blues from 5 pm til 5 am.”
Created by D.C. Minner himself with, and now presented by Selby Minner and the Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., the old cotton field out back will ring with the blues! D.C. (1935-2008, in 7 Halls of Fame) knew they were bulldozing old juke joints every day and has kept his family legacy alive here in Rentiesville, where he was born and raised, for people to enjoy from now on. There is a Gospel Show to start the Festivities on Sunday. The outdoor part is the most family friendly Blues festival you will find.
Oklahoma Today wrote: Red Dirt Blues – Many establishments are dedicated to the legacy of the blues, but none displays the spirit of the genre in Oklahoma like the former bootleg juke joint that is the Down Home Blues Club in Rentiesville. At the Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival , Oklahoma acts and nationals like Johnny Rawls will play all weekend to celebrate 25 years of festivals and the late blues Legend D.C. Minner. facebook Selby Minner or DC Minner Rentiesville Museum / For Blues Inc
The Kid’s Village (“children under 12 are free and we keep them busy having fun while the music soaks in!” OK State Arts Council roster artists and funding through a series of grants has helped keep the festival alive over these 21 years. Kid’s Village would not be complete without Joann McMillan and her stick puppets (which require lots of little hands to make them dance across the field) Wonda ‘Sunset the Sunsetter “ Macon ininduction. Shiron Butterfly Ray shares her joy
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Watermelon Slim, new inductee Mr. Guitar Kelvin Drake (on the road w Clarence Carter for years) , Bebo McDaniels, D.C. , Johnny Rawls CD “World’s best – and largest – back yard party!” “This is peace as the world should know it!”. . . A blues festival that is truly unique as it is a family event with lots for children to do – but not after midnight in the old Juke Joint – adults only, please! “You can see all the headliners by 11 pm but night owls keep on and dig the blues from 5 pm til 5 am.”
Created by D.C. Minner himself with, and now presented by, Selby Minner and the Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., the old cotton field out back will ring with the blues!! D.C. (1935-2008, in 7 Halls of Fame) knew they were bulldozing old juke joints every day and has kept his family legacy alive here in Rentiesville, where he was born and raised, for people to enjoy from now on. . . . Kids are free, we keep them busy. The High School Jazz Band will come in courtesy of Jim Davis. And there is a Gospel Show to start the Festivities on Sunday. The outdoor part is the most family friendly Blues festival you will find. But adults only in the juke joint, please. All the headliners from the main outdoor stage come inside after midnight and perform their second sets.
Years of People having FUN: .
The festival takes place in Rentiesville, the childhood home of famed blues singer/guitarist D.C. Minner, who founded the OBHOF in 2004 with his wife, Selby Minner. This year’s blues festival again brings in 200 performers from across Oklahoma and the US. D.C. Minner, in 7 Halls of Fame, is also an inductee of the Rhythm & Routes Oklahoma Music Trail. Visit the Rhythm & Routes website to learn more about the places in Oklahoma that inspired his career, listen to his music and browse an online collection of photos and videos. “The Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF + MO) is thrilled for the continued success of the OBHOF” said OF + MO Deputy Director of Music Lindsey Flowers. “As an honoree on the Rhythm and Routes Oklahoma Music Trail, D.C. Minner has brought national attention to Oklahoma’s legendary blues music culture and this year’s Rentiesville celebrations will continue to honor his legacy.”
Roger Hurricane Wilson bringing a Caravan of RVers
…Kelvin Mr. Guitar Drake worked with Clarence Carter for years and years
Sunsetter and Shiron our main stage MC Mr. Chef Larry Jones
! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVbmJ8cH7Qk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouivhKlCnqU
Mike Moore Big Band Sunday — Sun sets as the main stage warms up
Hydramatics with the Actor Steve and Oklahoma Ollie in from the West coast one more time!
thanks to our Sponsors! in addition to those with logos on the poster, we have:
Hoss Style Motors, Pistols and Pearls, Sue’s Recycling, PRINTY PLEASE,
What About Bob’s, Hillcrest Health, Square Deal Music, Max’s Garage,
East Central Electric, Charlies Chicken Checotah, Bob Loftis Furniture
Studio 6 Motel, Legends Beauty in McAlester, Leon Rollerson, La Quinta
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Blues Foundation Revue, Early shot of the Blues Club, lead singer D’Elegantz
Dr.Harold Aldridge Jr.
below Akeem Kemp (AZ)
Akeem Kemp back by popular demand !! placed in the Youth division at the IBC when he was 18 years old!
Johnny Rawls – California Shake! – and Oklahoma Ollie in from LA gets inducted into oBHOF
Robert Glass
Eddie Bagwell from the Blues Soc of Tulsa wrote:
“If you want to discover what the blues is really all about,
you’ll make plans for this one next year. .
…It was so beautiful and pure, I wish you were all there”
We made the cut!———-This article was from the National Geographic!
We’re glad to have the support of new and old friends alike. Thanks to the soul group Deep Soul performing artist Johnny Rawls will be here in opening night of the festival. You don’t want to miss it!
Kenny Diggs founder of D’Elegantz
MOTELS: http://www.visitmuskogee.com/visiting/where-to-stay/?utm_source=G+Fest&utm_campaign=7cc03b3ebf-
F.O.Rentiesville Blues Inc., does the event as does Selby and OBHOF and Volunteers
VERY COOL VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbkeQLj6r3U
click above ==Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Harry Blackwell, Selby Minner, Johnny Rawls, Leon Blue – closing out Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival 2011 in the club at 4 am or so
AND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mnv1xv544g
click above to see Joanna Connor came to Rentiesville Fest 2016
Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Fest DATES this year: August 30, 31, Sept 1, 5 pm – 5 am.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzhLOo1Xq_Q
I wish Michael BUrks was still alive… here he does House oF the Rising Sun…was in Rentiesville 3 times…he just washed the house – the blues club – with sound!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wInPlcf-4k
We are 70 miles W of Fort Smith, 70 miles SE of Tulsa 125 miles E of OKC …we are 2 exits N of I-40 up US 69….918 855 0978.
LAST YEAR’S PR bellow:
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Carole Point, new Inductee Magic Mike
and Selby
BIG GEORGE BROCK and Detonators in Rentiesville -great video!:
https://www.facebook.com/jonmarcedwards/videos/t.100000558008352/1488056254702/?type=3&theate
T H A N K S S O M U C H for your support of our event! Deep Appreciation for supporting the arts in Oklahoma!The Blues Fest means a lot to many people and it is great to have you on board.
The simplicity of Blues makes it user friendly to play and a great ‘gateway music’ to playing all genres of music. Blues is the language of African American history. It is a living language; capable of describing this history as it happens in the present as well as the past. It expresses not only events, but the reactions and feelings of the people who live through the events of their lives. D. C. Minner was one of the greatest speakers of that language in Oklahoma. He taught it to his wife Selby and she continues to be determined to pass it on to the next generation.
A great year. . . With lots of help . . . .
…AN AWESOME AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEER TIME FUELS THE RENTIESVILLE FESTIVAL!
D.C.’s spirit lives on …
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC!
Facebook under Selby Minner or Rentiesville Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival or OBHOF Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame
THIS IS THE BEST thanks to ALICE APRIL!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azata5jRcB0&feature=youtu.be<iframe
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DD 2010 Johnny Rawls, Miss Blues Love and Happiness just after she opened for BB King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3mwQM3Lh3w
facebook Selby Minner Band for Blues on the Move Info
2017 review comments by OAC
This long-standing blues festival brings three days of live music to eastern Oklahoma. The event has a strong impact on the rural community, drawing audiences from across the state and nation. An anticipated 3,500 adults and 150 youth will be reached by this project. Ticket prices are affordable at $18/day with children and volunteers receiving free admission. The extensive lineup of performers include several OAC roster artists. Panelists found the proposed regional and national marketing plan effective and applauded the community need statement for demonstrating the festival’s economic value. OAC funds to partially cover artistic fees, excluding payment of Selby Minner and Blues on the Move band as host and festival organizer. OAC funds are to support a portion of artistic fees.
Review Comments 2016
The applicant described a long-standing cultural event in a very rural and underserved community. The event has a strong reputation and attracts audience members and musicians from outside Oklahoma. Thorough explanation of expenses and income. Low cost of tickets ensures that this event is accessible. Culturally diverse audience and performing artists. Recommendations for the Applicant: Continue to seek out increased sponsorship and increasing vendor fees to continue toward sustainability for the festival. Review and refine social media platforms and presence as a component of overall marketing and event promotion.
Review Comments 2015
This event brings in a unique group of musicians in a unique environment and underserved community. A grassroots festival with strong buy-in from the local community, and a festival that is rooted in the history of the area. Would assume this intimate setting creates a very personal experience for blues fans and musicians (both experienced and aspiring). Recommend they consider changing website to reflect festival brand. Organization does great outreach with students and seniors. Could use more details about “capital” expenses. Consider a ticket price increase as the price seems to have stayed the same for many years.
Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.
– Marjorie Moore – and we love our volunteers! Impossible without them . . . and our sponsors too!