LAKEPORT >> The legendary Queens of Boogie Woogie take the stage at the Soper Reese Theatre on Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m., for an unpredictable, high energy night of foot stomping, gotta-dance music.
This year’s line up of great American boogie woogie piano stylists includes Deanna Bogart, Lady Biance, Sue Palmer, and Wendy DeWitt. Upholding the tradition of the original boogie woogie artists from the 1920s and ‘30s, such as Albert Ammons and Pine Top Smith, these four women attack the music form with intensity, skill and humor, often playing around and over each other on the keyboard at a breathtaking pace.
Deanna Bogart, winner of three consecutive Blues Music Awards, has played for U.S. troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Egypt. “Blues Wax” describes her as “playing a jumpin’ piano that rollicks with a fast tempo and panoramic solos.” With roots in Kansas City and Macon, Georgia, Lady Bianca has toured with Van Morrison, John Lee Hooker and Frank Zappa. Sue Palmer, notorious for her beehive stint with blues diva Candye Kane, has performed with Marcia Ball, Hadda Brooks and Sonny Leyland and is the winner of the Jim Croce Award for Excellence and Dedication to Music. Wendy DeWitt, a 2014 International Blues Challenge finalist, is inspired by Otis Spann and R&B legend Hank Ballard. She has played with Charlie Musselwhite and Otis Rush.
Sponsored by the Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon.
Tickets are $25 Table Seating ; $20 Center Loge and $15 Side Loge. Get tickets online at SoperReeseTheatre.com, at the Theatre Box Office, 275 S. Main St., Lakeport on Fridays 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or by phone at 707-263-0577. Tickets also available at The Travel Center, 1265 S. Main, Lakeport, Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
