and again ya'll,

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BUT we're posting our August Luck-E-Letter here anyway:

Luck-E-Letter August 04: Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, Carmen Getit! in
August

Hey Everybody!

Wow did we have fun last month with all the special shows. Vocalist/pianist
Carol Fran was an absolute delight, living up to her status as legendary.
Carmen learned along with the audience that Carol sang in Lowell Fulson's
band with Ray Charles. Carmen was thrilled to have her Carmen Getit! band
open Carol's shows, and play along side her all night long at Biscuits &
Blues in San Francisco. Two days later Carol and Carmen were featured with
Oakland pianist Beverly Stovall at the Hayward Russell City Blues Festival,
where they were joined by top-call jazz bassist Ruth Davies and drummer Kent
Bryson for a special show "Women In Blues & Boogie Woogie". Big thanks to
Ronnie Stewart for bringing legends of blues and soul to the Bay Area.
Carmen had the chance to hear and meet guitarist Texas Johnny Brown, whose
band took the stage next. Johnny Brown was an original member of Amos
Milburn's Aladdin Chickenshackers in the '40s. His guitar work can be heard
on Milburn's early Aladdin recordings as well as Ruth Brown's first Atlantic
Records sides. We wished we could make the second day of the Festival but
the Carmen Getit! band opened for Elvin Bishop on Sunday afternoon at Rancho
Nicasio's BBQ series, where Carol Fran sat in with us and got a standing
ovation. The Diva fun continued in July at Biscuits & Blues with "Divas of
the Blues" featuring Lavay Smith, Cathy Lemons and Carmen Getit, with an
all-star band including guitarist Anthony Paule, Chris Siebert and Steve
Lucky on piano - who by request, wailed a 4-handed boogie woogie to the
delight of the audience. Carmen had some fun with
bassist/should-have-his-own-comedy-variety-show Johnny Ace and drummer Robby
Bean (former Rhumba Bum). This was an improvistational night of mixing it
up in front of a packed, warm house. Each vocalist, Lavay Smith, Cathy
Lemons and Carmen Getit, was featured, and then the three Divas sang
together, improvising saucy lyrics to blues jams, and backing one another up
with vocal harmonies. Many, many thanks to DJs Byrd Hale of KZSU Stanford U
radio 90.1FM, and Noel Hayes, Avotcja and Johnny Brooklyn of San Francisco's
KPOO 89.5FM for their genuine support of the music.

Finally thanks goes to Jan Kelly from the Sacramento Blues Society who wrote
to tell us she saw Joe Getty raving about the Rhumba Bums' performance at
the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee:

"The other day I wandered into a gig where Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums
were swinging. I was blown away like I haven't been blown away in many,
many moons. Great musicians playing the hell out of great songs...and
putting on a show that matched the energy of the music. Steve Lucky and his
guitarist, the stunning Carmen Getit, ought to be world famous. I have a
new favorite live band: Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums."

Joe Getty, Co-Host, The Armstrong & Getty Show
TALK 910 KNEW, San Francisco
TALK 650 KSTE, Sacramento
KQCA TV-58

We've got several great outdoor music festivals coming up this month and
next - big fun for the whole family - just don't tell grandma where the
double-entendre-d gravy really comes from in "Where's My Gravy?".

Thanks for supporting Live Music! And on to our upcoming shows:

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

Saturday July 31
private engagement

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Tuesday August 3
Swing Central at
Foresters Hall
1204 Middlefield Rd
Redwood City, CA
9:00pm - Midnight.
Venue Phone: (408)774-9599
The Rhumba Bums help kick off the start of a 6 week series dance class
with Kevin and Carla:
American Lindy Hop Champions 2001 & 2002,
US Open Lindy Hop Champions 2001 & 2002,
North Atlantic Lindy Hop Champions 2002 & 2003.
7:00-8:00 pm Beginning Lindy Series
8:00-9:00 pm Intermediate Lindy Series
$15 admission.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Thursday August 5
Concord’s Music and Market Concert Series 6:30 - 8 pm
Downtown Concord, CA
Todos Santos Plaza, Willow Pass Rd. and Grant Streets.
Free!
More Info: 925-229-2710

Saturday August 7
private engagement

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Sunday August 8
12th Annual Burlingame Art and Jazz Festival
Sat. 8/7 & Sun. 8/8
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
downtown Burlingame, CA
Burlingame Avenue from El Camino Real to California Drive.
Parking available at various public lots.
Sunday's lineup:
11:15 - 12:30 Sony Holland
12:45 - 2:15 Brian Girard
2:30 - 4:15 Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
4:30 - 6 p.m. Sascha Jacobsen
Sponsored by the Burlingame Chamber of Commerce
& the Burlingame Avenue Business Association
For more information, call Chamber Offices at 650-344-1735.

Saturday August 14
private engagement

THE STEVE LUCKY & CARMEN GETIT SHOW (Quartet)
Friday August 20
Enrico's 8 pm
San Francisco, CA
504 Broadway at Kearny.
Venue: 415-982-6223. No cover. All Ages.

Saturday August 21
private engagement

Saturday August 28
private engagement

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Sunday August 29
Seaside Summer MusicFest
Laguna Grande Park
located on CANYON DEL REY AND HARCOURT (across from Seaside City Hall).
For More Info: 831-649-0969
Seaside, CA
Plus! Dizzy Burnett & Grover Coe Quartet, and
Wally's Swing World! SLRB performs 3:20 - 4:45.
Noon - 5 p.m
FREE! Dancing in the sunshine!
The fun begins at noon and goes until about five pm with music, dancing,
food and retail booths, face painting, prize drawings, and more.
The 5th Annual Summer MusicFest is sponsored by the
THE MONTEREY BAY BLUES FESTIVAL, THE CITY OF SEASIDE and MAGIC 63.

THE STEVE LUCKY & CARMEN GETIT SHOW (Quartet)
Friday September 3
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 September 4
34th Annual Millbrae Art & Wine Festival
Broadway Avenue in Millbrae, California
(1 block west of El Camino Real) between Victoria and Meadow Glen.
Rhumba Bums 1:15 - 2:45 pm on Saturday 9/4.
Event is September 4 & 5, 2004, 10am-5pm.
Arts & Crafts: A highly-respected, juried show, the festival showcases the
latest handcrafted work by the west coast’s top artists and craftspeople.
Festivalgoers can meet and buy direct from 250 exhibitors. Premium Wine
Tasting Pavilion, Entertainment Stage for Kids, Provident Playground for
Kids, Several stages of live music, dozens of food and beverage vendors.
Presented by the Millbrae Chamber of Commerce.
Admission is free. Millbrae BART station located 2 blocks away.
For festival information, call the Millbrae Chamber of Commerce at
650-697-7324.

Coming Up...
Saturday 9/18 Redding Wine & Beer Festival
Sunday 9/26 San Francisco Blues Festival

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

“CARMEN GETIT!”, the band, is a quartet featuring Miss Getit on lead vocals
and lead
guitar, Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, Brian Fishler on drums and vocals,
and Lukas Vesely on upright bass.
They play original songs and covers in the ‘50s – ‘60s roots R & B and
blues tradition.

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.

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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Pick up a copy of Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums "Come Out Swingin'!" on
Rumpus Records, product number RR-65902. (**** 4 stars in DownBeat
Magazine and Blues Access magazine.)
And Steve Lucky has an earlier release with his New York based band called
Steve Lucky, "Smack Dab in the Middle". Stay tuned for our next release
currently in the works.