here's a copy of the band's Luck-E-Letter for April 04

Hey everybody,

All hail the Queens of Boogie Woogie! Coming to Santa Cruz Mountains!

Local pianist Wendy DeWitt has organized two nights of boogie woogie piano
this month featuring legendary pianist/vocalist Carol Fran. Carol's
recorded for Excello, worked with Guitar Slim, Lee Dorsey, Joe Tex and
guitarist Clarence Holliman. She's got recent albums on Black Top, JSP and
has just released a new CD. Last year Carol headlined the show at the
Freight & Salvage and knocked out the audience. Doing everything from
singing in Creole to blues and jazz standards in her very personal and
soulfully entertaining style, Carol's scheduled 40 minute set last year went
over an hour and had the house yelling for more. Also part of the show are
San Diego piano dynamo Sue Palmer (who used to sport a bee-hive hair-do &
perform regularly with Candye Kane), Wendy DeWitt and Miss Carmen Getit plus
special guests (including Queen-For-A-Day Steve Lucky <oh behave>).

This Saturday the Rhumba Bums take the stage at Biscuits & Blues in San
Francisco, and NBC's DATELINE will be there filming, we'll tell you why at
another time...

Hope to see you at one of our LIVE shows!:

THE STEVE LUCKY & CARMEN GETIT SHOW (Quartet)
Friday April 9
Enrico's 8 pm
San Francisco, CA
504 Broadway at Kearny.
Venue: 415-982-6223. No cover. All Ages.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday April 10
Biscuits & Blues
San Francisco, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages.

Special Show!
Sunday April 11
QUEENS OF BOOGIE WOOGIE
Freight & Salvage
Berkeley, CA
1111 Addison, just East of San Pablo Ave., one block South of University.
All hail the Queens of Boogie Woogie! This evening's musical royalty
includes vocalist Carol Fran, guitarist and singer, Carmen Getit, and
pianists Sue Palmer and Wendy DeWitt, in an evening of solo and duo
performances, plus plenty of surprises and spur-of-the-moment fun, with the
able support of drummer Kent Bryson and bassist Tim Wagar. Louisiana native
Carol, a crystalline-voiced singer with nearly six decades of smoldering R&B
and blues gems to her name, is known for her work with legendary studio
guitarist Clarence Holliman, Guitar Slim, Joe Tex and Lee Dorsey. Whether
wringing a mean moan from her Gibson or shoutin' the blues, Miss Carmen, the
trump card of popular Bay Area jump-swing band the Rhumba Bums, is known for
her powerfully swinging sound. Equally at home with 12-bar blues, boogie
woogie, swing, and jazz, Sue Palmer is a major figure in the San Diego music
scene, where she is known for her unique style and phenomenal left hand.
Hard-driving pianist and vocalist Wendy, the return organizer for this
evening of Queenly Boogie, pulls the evening together with her west coast
approach to deep blues and boogie.
Tickets $16.50 advance, $17 day of.
Venue: 510-548-1761
All Ages.

Special Show!
Tuesday April 13
QUEENS OF BOOGIE WOOGIE
Henfling's Firehouse Tavern
Ben Lomond, CA
in the Santa Cruz Mountains
9450 Highway 9
Venue: 831-336-8811

THE STEVE LUCKY & CARMEN GETIT SHOW (Quartet)
Friday April 16
Enrico's 8 pm
San Francisco, CA
504 Broadway at Kearny.
Venue: 415-982-6223. No cover. All Ages.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday April 17
Rancho Nicasio
1 Old Rancheria Road
Nicasio, California
Telephone: (415) 662-2219

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Sunday May 9
The Derby
Los Angeles, CA
4500 Los Feliz Blvd.
Venue: 323-663-8979

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday May 15
The Caspar Inn
Caspar, CA
14957 Caspar Road
Venue: 707-964-5565
21 and Over.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Friday May 21
Ashkenaz 9:30 pm
Berkeley, CA
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Club: 510-525-5054.
All Ages, Under 12 free, Dance Lesson 8:30 pm.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday May 22
Metronome Ballroom
San Francisco, CA 94103
1830 17th Street @ DeHaro
Ample street parking.
Venue: 415-252-9000
Dance Lesson: 8-9pm - Beginning East Coast Swing Lesson with Andrea and Mike
Beginning and Intermediate Dance Contest! Audience Judged.
Prizes for the top couple in each category!!
Lesson and Party $16.
Party only $12.

THE STEVE LUCKY & CARMEN GETIT SHOW (Quartet)
Monday May 24
Enrico's 7:30 pm
San Francisco, CA
504 Broadway at Kearny.
Venue: 415-982-6223. No cover. All Ages.

May 28 - 31
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Jazz Jubilee Festival
Sacramento CA

"STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS" deliver ‘40s & ‘50s-style jumpin' R & B,
blues, swing and jazz and lots of original tunes featuring Steve Lucky on
piano &
vocals, Miss Carmen Getit on guitar & vocals, Scott Edog Petersen and guest
on baritone, tenor & alto saxophones, Lukas Vesely on upright
bass and Brian Fishler on drums. (sextet)

The "STEVE & CARMEN SHOW" is a duet (unless due-ly noted) featuring Miss
Getit on vocals and guitar, and Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, performing
original songs and covers from the ‘20s – ‘60s in the roots R & B and blues
tradition. The quartet version features Lukas Vesely on the bass, and Brian
Fishler on the drums.

Weblinks & info for most of our shows can be found on our website.

Thanks for your time!
Miss Carmen Getit
guitarist & vocalist
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
Hammond Cheese Combo
The Steve & Carmen Show
Carmen Getit! (the band)
http://www.luckylounge.com
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