A Blues Documentary

In an age where authentic blues bands are rare, Osgood & Blaque Duo Band have set higher standards for themselves in order to break "new ground"; presenting their music in an exciting, acceptable fashion, while preserving their mission. Their performance at the 22nd International Blues Challenge held on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee in 2006 was indicative of the trend and was so impressive that it prompted Director and Coordinator Joe Whitmer, to say about them: "I want to personally congratulate as well as thank you for making this year's challenge the best in history. You should be very proud of your performance on Beale Street! Everyone is raving about the great talent that you brought to town for the International Blues Challenge. My hat off to you" . Osgood & Blaque duo band made history again in 2007 as the first duo blues band to perform on a major casino stage in Mississippi, and perhaps, the entire southeastern region of the United States.

Osgood & Blaque Duo Band continues to thrill audiences in many business communities and have enjoyed the unique privilege of entertaining United States personnel such as ambassadors, prime ministers, presidents, governors, mayors and sorority group leaders. As the dynamic duo of the south, they have brandished their talents throughout the very 'heart of the delta' with their Chicago-styled piano and harmonica blues, reminiscent of the early days of Willie Dixon and his Big Three Trio, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Koko Taylor and Jimmy Reed.

Significantly, they have "played the blues" at Club Ebony in Indianola. They have "smoked the blues" at the Windy City Grill in Como. They have "held their ground" at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale. They have "cut-heads" on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Osgood & Blaque's most recent experience took them as far as Los Angeles, California, where they met and performed with outstanding bluesmen who toured with the legendary Willie Dixon and also recorded with Jimmy Reed. Blaque recalls: "People see us for the first time and think: Wow, a guy that sounds like a whole band...and a female harmonica player...now that's rare!" Everywhere we go, we find blues lovers who still buy blues cds, attend blues shows, and listen to radio stations that play blues music. They love us, they love our music and they love the blues.

It shoud also be noted that Greg Osgood and Cee Blaque, who comprise Osgood & Blaque Duo Band, appear on a recently dedicated blues marker alongside African American musicians of distinction such as Louisiana Red, Artie "Blues Boy" White, Percy Strothers, Muddy Waters, Little Joe Blue, Milt Hinton, the Red Tops from Vicksburg, Johnny Dyer, J.D. Short and others who have lived along the southern stretch of Highway 61 in Mississippi, that are included along the blues trail. Of interest too is the fact that all of these bluesmen are recognized by many for their successes, achieved primarily, with the help of traditional bands of their day. To view marker online go to http://www.msbluestrail.org. For more info visit Osgood & Blaque's official website at www.gregoryosgood.com.

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Film & Animation

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• film
• blues
• trail
• marker
• music
• mississippi
• chicago
• jackson
• vicksburg
• duo
• band

[Elm3224]

@strat63 They are definitely not forgotten. I'm 15 years old and i listen to Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johson, Lightning Hopkins and many more. I dont see how people can even think about listening to artists like Lady Gaga and all these other shitty artists we got today, when there is blues!

[strat63]

I grew up in the 50'sto 60's, listened to top 40 am and played guitar.

My buddy Glenwood lived on the "other side of town" and his Dad had all of these 78 records with cats like Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, The Howlin Wolf, and many many more black artists and it did something to me.

The guitars were right up front and I learned the scales just from listening and playing along to these black artists.

They're all gone now and forgotten except for old players like me.

Thanks guys, God Bless.

[raggyragsdale]

I had the honor to sit in with there folks recently. It was fine. I played off & on with Willie Earl King for three years. Not since Willie have I felt more at home with performers & their music. Willie Earl always said, "the blues is a feeling that you feel when you feel it." He taught me what that means with His song I Am the Blues. Cee & Gregory are the Blues! Tight, Hot & on top of the music - but more they are just super talented and FUN. Catch them when you can. D. R. "Raggy" Ragsdale