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Come out and hear the legendary, one-and-only Carol Fran tonight!

Copy of Luck-E-Letter November '04:

Hey everybody,

We've got lots of interesting collaborative shows coming up this month,
including a rare appearance of Steve Lucky's Hammond Cheese Combo. 91 year
old legendary blues/boogie pianist Mr. Pinetop Perkins is coming to town on
his "Ladies Man Tour", which includes just one date in the Bay Area. Steve
Lucky and Carmen Getit are thrilled to join Mr. Perkins, as well as another
Muddy Waters' alumnus Willie Big-Eyes Smith this weekend for two shows.
Some of you know Carmen was part of a live recording session at Rancho
Nicasio with Pinetop and Willie Smith in February, and now Pinetop
celebrates the release of "Ladies Man" on MC Records. It's been called a
"wonderful album" by Billboard Magazine, and features Pinetop with women
artists like Marcia Ball, Madeleine Peyroux, Ruth Brown, Susan Tedeschi,
Odetta, Ann Rabson, Carmen Getit and more. More info about the CD can be
found at mc-records.com

Also this month the dynamic 71 years young Carol Fran comes to the Bay Area
for just one show with the Carmen Getit! band. Lafayette LA native and
resident Carol is a treasure - a very soulful vocalist and hilarious
entertainer. Playing piano and singing in her own very personal style,
Carol takes you through down-home blues, jazz standards, New orleans R & B,
and even throws in a country tune or two. We're very excited to perform
again with Carol in such an intimate setting. Also that night we'll
celebrate Mr. Francis Clay's birthday, yet another Muddy Waters' alumnus.
We hope to hear Francis recite some of his poetry, and perhaps sit in on
drums. Two local bluesicians are tying the knot that same afternoon in San
Francisco, and rumor has it the whole darn reception full of musicians and
music lovers will flood into Biscuits and Blues later in the night, so get
there early. For an interesting article about Carol including a photo from
1957 and a great Elvis story, check out
www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2004-04-27/feat4.html

Later in the month the Rhumba Bums are excited to make their debut in Sonora
at the Christmas Craft and Music Festival, where we join lots of great
musical acts including special entertainment just for kids. And the Bums
also make their debut in Cotati, CA, at a Natural Foods Store! Now a few of
us in the band have played inside car dealerships many times, but I think a
grocery store is a first for most of us. Apparently once a year Oliver's
Natural Foods Market celebrates with a live band. So if dancers show up and
perform aerials, could they be busted for *shoplifting*? ouch...couldn't
resist.

Here are our upcoming shows:

CARMEN GETIT! (the band)
Wednesday November 3
Biscuits & Blues 9 p.m.
SF, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages

STEVE & CARMEN SHOW
Thursdays November 4 & 18
Guitar/Piano/Vocal trio with Lukas Vesely on bass
Cafe Claude, 8 - 11 p.m.
7 Claude Lane
San Francisco, California 94108
narrow alley parallel to and in between Kearny & Grant,
one block long from Sutter to Bush.
phone 415.392.3515
fcl@...
Dinner served 5:30pm-10pm
Bar is open 'til closing...
From cafeclaude.com:
"Café Claude has provided an intimate venue for local jazz musicians during
the past twelve years. Many of these musical performers have become familiar
names in the Bay Area jazz scene. Please join us for an evening of
entertainment whether sitting down to a complete dining experience or just
dropping by for a dessert or cocktail."

Friday November 5
"Ladies Man Tour"
PINETOP PERKINS & WILLIE BIG-EYES SMITH
with Miss Carmen Getit, Steve Lucky, & Lukas Vesely (trio) opening for and
appearing with.
Opening the entire show Gary Floyds Hard Again, a Muddy Waters' tribute.
Mystic Theatre
23 Petaluma Blvd.
Petaluma CA
Venue: 707-765-2121.
All Ages, limited seating.
91 year old legendary blues/boogie pianist Pinetop Perkins celebrates
"Ladies Man", his new CD
released August 24th on MC Records, featuring Pinetop with women blues
artists like
Marcia Ball, Madeleine Peyroux, Ruth Brown, Susan Tedeschi, Odetta, Ann
Rabson, Carmen Getit and more.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday November 6
Oliver's Market, 1 - 4 p.m.
Cotati, CA.
546 E. Cotati Ave.
Venue: 707-795-9501
Free.
Outside if weather's good, otherwise inside.

Saturday November 6
"Ladies Man Tour"
PINETOP PERKINS & WILLIE BIG-EYES SMITH
with Miss Carmen Getit, Steve Lucky, & Lukas Vesely (trio) opening for and
appearing with.
Crystal Bay Casino
North Shore Lake Tahoe
14 State Rt 28
Crystal Bay, Nevada 89402
Venue/Info/Tickets: 775-833-6333
Ticket prices vary.
21 and over admitted.
91 year old legendary blues/boogie pianist Pinetop Perkins celebrates
"Ladies Man", his new CD
released August 24th on MC Records, featuring Pinetop with women blues
artists like
Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Madeleine Peyroux, Ruth Brown, Odetta, Ann
Rabson, Carmen Getit and more.

HAMMOND CHEESE COMBO
Friday November 12
Caspar Inn
Caspar, California
14957 Caspar Road, W of Highway 1.
Venue: 707-964-5565
21 and Over.

CAROL FRAN
with the Carmen Getit! Band
plus: Francis Clay's birthday bash.
(legendary Muddy Waters' drummer)
Sunday November 14
Biscuits & Blues
San Francisco, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages.
All the way from Lafayette Louisiana, Fran is a crystalline-voiced singer
with nearly six decades of smoldering R&B
and blues gems to her name. Known for her work with legendary studio
guitarist Clarence Holliman, Guitar Slim, Joe Tex and Lee Dorsey, Carol is
still beating the
ivories and knocking out audiences with her soulful vocals and entertaining
stage presence.

STEVE & CARMEN SHOW
Thursday November 18
Guitar/Piano/Vocal trio with Lukas Vesely on bass
Cafe Claude, 8 - 11 p.m.
7 Claude Lane
San Francisco, California 94108
Venue phone: 415.392.3515
Email: fcl@...
Dinner served 5:30pm-10pm
Bar is open 'til closing...

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
30th Annual Sonora Christmas Craft and Music Festival
Saturday November 27, 2004
3 day event: November 26 - 28th.
Admission $7 for Adults, $5 for Seniors, $2 for Children 6-12
Held at Sonora's Mother Lode Fairgrounds.
Sonora, CA
For more information call (209)533-3473.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Thursday December 2, 2004
Vista College 30th Birthday Party
Dance Concert Open to the Public
Ashkenaz 7:30 - 11 p.m.
Berkeley, CA
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Club: 510-525-5054.
Vista College Ticket Info: 510-981-2800.
All Ages. Tix $10 students, $20 public.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday December 4
Biscuits & Blues 8:30 & 10:30 p.m.
SF, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Tuesday December 14
Foresters Hall
Holiday Dance presented by Swing Central
1204 Middlefield Rd
Redwood City, CA
Venue Phone: 650-579-1122
Historic Ballroom in downtown Redwood City.
$10 cover charge.
9 pm - midnight.
More Info: (408) 774-9599.

Coming Up...
New Year's Eve
STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Sonoma Mission Inn Sonoma, CA

"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.

Steve Lucky’s "HAMMOND CHEESE COMBO" features Lucky on the Hammond B3 organ,
Miss Carmen Getit on guitar, Brian Fishler on drums, Scott Edog Petersen on
tenor saxophone, cookin’ up original songs in the groovy soul-jazz
tradition,
& some funk and go-go ‘60s sounds.

Thanks for supporting live music!

Miss Carmen Getit

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