Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Charlotte Taylor to perform

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The “Blues By Budweiser” concert series will feature “Charlotte Taylor & Gypsy Rain” at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at RJ’s Grill & Bar, 128 S. Main St.

The doors will open at 7 p.m. Port City Blues Society members are admitted free and admission is $5 for others. The concert series is sponsored by MK Distributo­rs, according to a news release.

Little Rock, Arkansas singer-songwriter Taylor has been performing since an early age. Born and raised in Heber Springs, Taylor formed her first band, Project Blue in 1994 after getting hooked on the blues, and went on to record on the Memphis label, Hi Records, according to the release.

“Taylor has been compared to blues legends Etta James and Bonnie Raitt, as well as being influenced by rockers, Steven Tyler and Robert Plant, and great soul singers like Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples,” according to the release.

She and Gypsy Rain have won numerous blues competitio­ns across the mid-south, and have played on Beale Street in Memphis at B.B. King’s, The Rum Boogie, The Hard Rock Café, King’s Palace and Blues Hall and competed in the Internatio­nal Blues Challenge.

They have performed at many festivals including Riverfest at Little Rock, the Riverwalk Blues Festival at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the Spa City Blues Festival, Big Steam Music Festival at Hot Springs, Blues Eureka at Eureka Springs, and the King Biscuit Blues Festival at Helena.

The concert is promoted by the Port City Blues Society, an affiliated member of the Blues Foundation, which seeks to preserve and promote blues music, the culture of Delta blues, and educate the public about the history of the blues in the region. Details: pc-blues.com or facebook.com/PCBluesSoc­iety.

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