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Has
Opened for Such Giants as...
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| Blind John Davis |
Son Seals |
Koko Taylor |
| Buddy Guy |
Yank Rachel |
James Cotton |
| Leon Russell |
Honeyboy Edwards |
Carey Bell |
| Taj Mahal |
Eddie Taylor |
Pinetop Perkins |
| Otis Rush |
H-Bomb Furgeson |
Maria Muldaur |
| Matt "Guitar" Murphy (photo) |
Holmes Brothers |
Jr. Wells |
| Big Daddy Kinsey |
Johnnie Johnson |
Lonnie Mack |
| Nappy Brown |
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith |
Satan & Adam |
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Partial Listing
of Clubs & Fesivals:
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| Buddy Guys Legends, Chicago, IL (photo) |
Slippery Noodle, Indianapolis, IN |
| Barrell House Blues, Indianapolis, IN |
Fun Fest by the Bay, Margate, NJ |
| Midsummer Nights Blues Fest, Minneapolis, MN |
Abeline's, Philadelphia, PA |
| Rocking Chair, Avalon, NJ |
Lakefront Fest, Michigan City, MI (photo) |
| Wisconsin Folk Fest, Green Bay, WI |
Venitian Fest, St. Joe, MI |
| Press Room, Portsmouth, NH |
Soup Kitchen, Detroit, MI |
| Flat Rock, Wilmington, DE |
West Bank Folk & Blues Fest, Minneapolis, MN |
| Pioneer Days, Salt Lake City, UT |
Heritage Fest, Valpo, IN (photo) |
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Performed on live radio across the U.S.A.
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| In a recent show on WXPN, Philadelphia, its renowned host had this
to say: "Dennis Donnelly came to me pretty much out of the blue.
He sent me a tape less than five day's ago, and when I got to listening
to him, I was FLIPPED OUT by him!... You learn well Dennis, I must
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| --Gene Shay, WXPN, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Click on one of the links below to download an MP3 from the radio
show. |
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| Dennis has been the subject of PBS and Cable Television Shows which
have aired on throughout the Midwest and East Coast. Candid interviews
punctuated by ethnic blues songs in performance. |
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* Conducted numerous school programs, artist residencies, blues
in the schools (B.I.T.S.), and Special Education and Music classes.
* Has acted as a musical consultant to University of Notre Dame,
Indiana University, University of Minnesota, McAllister College,
Mankato State, Concordia.... and the list goes on.
| "In class we talk about the sources of rock and improvisation.
Thanks to Dennis, you don't have to go down south to hear real
blues performed live. When he plays, the history of the blues
comes to life." |
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-- Liza J.
Music Teacher, Teitleman
Lower Cape May Regional Schools, NJ |
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| "Entertaining and informative... really came across to
the kids and staff with a worthwhile message. Great music and
a unique presentation." |
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Mr. Shemanski
Principal - Central Catholic Highschool
Reading, PA |
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| "He learned it from Bukka White, the delta bluesman that
taught B.B. King... and he sounds like it!" |
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Lynn Weaver
Cultural Arts Director
South Bend / Mishawaka, IN |
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