*CANCELLED* Pat Ramsey Memorial Benefit for Big Bend Hospice
3/18/20
"If anyone doesn’t know already the Pat Ramsey 11th Annual Benefit for Big Bend hospice is cancelled for April 4th at the Warrior on the River in Tallahassee due to the Governor’s request from the Corona virus issues in today’s world.
Another date down the road may be possible .
Please be safe - wash your hands.
Support local music."
Support local music."
Debi, Nikki, Jose, Mac, Steve, and the rest of the crew
New Location,
New Line Up,
New Music.
Same Good Cause.
Warrior on the River
9330 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL 32304
MAP
(850)339-4573 www.warriorontheriver.com
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE
$25 TICKETS AT DOOR, CASH OR CARD.
GATES OPEN 2PM.
3 Stages!
Silent Auctions and Raffles
Food and Art Vendors
Family Friendly / Rain or Shine
CLICK HERE to take a look at the fun we had in three years back!
"This Was His Wish, To Give Back."
This will be the 11th year of this event benefiting Big Bend Hospice in Pat's
honor. Pat Ramsey was a well-known and loved person, musician and blues
singer around the globe. Pat passed away on Nov. 17, 2008 but his music lives
on and he is remembered in the hearts of his family, friends and fans. This annual
gathering brings together all of these people for a celebration like no other
in Florida.
honor. Pat Ramsey was a well-known and loved person, musician and blues
singer around the globe. Pat passed away on Nov. 17, 2008 but his music lives
on and he is remembered in the hearts of his family, friends and fans. This annual
gathering brings together all of these people for a celebration like no other
in Florida.
SPONSORSHIP PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
We would like to cordially invite you to participate in this year’s Annual Big Bend Hospice benefit in memory of Pat Ramsey on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the Warrior on the River, located at 9330 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL 32304.
Proceeds will be used to support patients and families as they face the difficult challenges that come from dealing with a life-limiting illness. Your support for this event will provide additional funding to support essential programs like music therapy, children’s bereavement, emergency care and patient support.
Proceeds will be used to support patients and families as they face the difficult challenges that come from dealing with a life-limiting illness. Your support for this event will provide additional funding to support essential programs like music therapy, children’s bereavement, emergency care and patient support.
We look forward to having you join us this year as a sponsor as you enjoy a day of fun for a great cause. As always, we will have three stages with great bands, inside and outside of the club. There will be raffle drawings with prizes awarded, 50/50 drawings, a silent auction and food vendors.
We are in need of items for our silent auction and raffle drawing. If you would like to become a sponsor, or donate an auction item, please contact Debbi Ramsey or Nikki Washington, event coordinators.
Come join the fun and support a great cause at the Big Bend Hospice benefit in memory of Pat Ramsey.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Contacts for Sponsorship and Info:
Debbi Ramsey
Event Coordinator
850-597-6131
debbiramsey@gmail.com
Nikki Washington
PatRamseyBenefit@gmail.com
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Pat Ramsey Biography
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1953, Pat Ramsey
began playing the harmonica at the age of 17. After a couple of years honing
his chops while hitchhiking around the US, Pat joined the Bunny Brooks Band in
Denver (an offshoot of the 60's band, Jam Factory) in 1973.
In 1978, he impressed Rick Derringer, who told
Johnny Winter of this "long haired kid in Denver" who played a mean
harp! Johnny liked what he heard so much that he hired Pat to play all the harp
parts on the album "White Hot and Blue".
In late 1978, Pat met Butch Trucks of Allman
Brothers fame. After a couple of sizzling jams in Colorado with Butch and his
band, Trucks, Pat signed on, and made the long move to Tallahassee, Florida.
When the Allman Brothers Band reunited in 1979, Butch disbanded Trucks and
introduced Pat to a local Tallahassee band called Crosscut Saw.
Julien Kasper, a seventeen year old guitar prodigy
and Pat became partners and the band quickly thinned from seven to four when
they decided to take the band on the road. In the next five years, Pat and
Crosscut Saw played every Juke Joint and Roadhouse from Key West to
Connecticut. They opened for B.B. King (twice), Johnny Winter, Johnny Van
Zandt, .38 Special, Bobby Bland, The Nighthawks, and others. Before disbanding,
Crosscut Saw released their album "Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know".
Crosscut Saw's annual reunions are still one of Tallahassee's top draws!
In 1985, the Pat Ramsey Band was formed when
Julien opted to study Jazz at the graduate level. They opened for many notables
as well, including a seven-city tour of Florida (in 1987) with his old friend
Johnny Winter.
Pat moved to Sarasota, Florida, in 1991, to play
with his friend from the Freddie King band, guitarist Greg Poulos. The
Poulos-Ramsey Band was born. Within months they were opening for acts like
Charlie Musselwhite, Solomon Burke, Albert Collins, Ronnie Earl, James Cotton,
and Pinetop Perkins. Jerry Wexler hailed them as "Sarasota's ONLY Blues
Band"! Two years later, they were ready to make the jump to Memphis, TN.
Alas, while Pat was busy scouting gigs in Memphis, tragedy struck Greg's family
in Florida, bringing a premature end to this endeavor.
A new face in a new city, Pat began dealing craps
in a casino on the muddy Mississippi River, an hour south of Memphis. Jamming
on Beale Street on his days off, Pat was quickly accepted by local musicians
and was hired to play at "Blues City Cafe" as part of the house band.
Living out of a trailer in a nearby fish camp, Pat scrimped and saved for the
next two years.
With the help of his old friend Julien Kasper (now
PROFESSOR Julien Kasper at Berklee College of Music, Boston) and some of the
best local Memphis musicians, Pat produced the aptly titled CD "Its About
Time". The CD received very strong reviews and Pat began touring once
again. Pat's stellar live performances with The Blues Disciples produced the
live CD's, "Live at the Grand", and "Live at the Big Bend Blues
Bash" and the posthumously released "Live in Key West".
Pat passed away on Nov. 17, 2008 but his music
lives on and he is remembered in the hearts of his family, friends and fans.
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