Florida Blues Bands Roll Big in Memphis - FIVE advance to semi-fianls of IBC

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Semi-finalists at International Blues Challenge 2012 from the State of Florida:

• Selwyn Birchwood representing Suncoast Blues Society
• Little Jake Mitchell & The Soul Searchers representing North Central Florida Blues Society
• Blues Dragon representing The South Florida Blues Society
• Pitbull of Blues representing The Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast
• RJ Harman representing The Orange Blossom Blues Society

Semi-final competition will be held Friday, 2/3/12 and finals on Saturday, 2/4/12.
The complete list of semi-finalists is as follows:

(Alfred's)
Mikey Junior & the Stone Cold Blues - Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation
Fred Chapellier - France Blues
The Delta Sonics - Colorado Blues Society
Lawyers Guns & Money - Cape Fear Blues Society

(B.B. King's)
John F. Klaver Band - Dutch Blues Foundation
Travellin Brothers - Asociacion Musical Blues Hondarribia
Skinny Velvet - Blue Ridge Blues Society
Jill West and Blues Attack - Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania

(Blues City Cafe)
The Mojo Webb Band - Blues Association of South East Queensland
Daddy Mack Blues Band - Crossroads Blues Society of Rosedale, Mississippi
Sherry Pruitt Blues Project - Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society
Terry Gillespie Trio - Ottawa Blues Society

(Club 152)
Pristine - Norsk Blues Union
Ron Yarosz and the Vehicle - Cleveland Blues Society
Tony Vega Band - Houston Blues Society
Blues Dragon - South Florida Blues Society

(Flying Saucer)
Chris Canas Band - Detroit Blues Society
RJ Harmon & Co. - Orange Blossom Blues Society
Memphis Cradle - North East Ohio Blues Association
The Bush League - Natchel' Blues Network

(Hard Rock Cafe)
The Shaun Booker Band - West Virginia Blues Society
Selwyn Birchwood Band - Suncoast Blues Society
The Sugar Prophets - River City Blues Society (IL)
Miss Julia and the Cruzers - Austin Blues Society

(Historic Daisy Theater)
Noah Wotherspoon Band Dayton Blues Society
The WIRED! Band Washington Blues Society
The Pitbull of Blues Band Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast
The Willie J. Laws Band Massachusetts Blues Society

(New Daisy Theater)
The Bart Walker Band - Nashville Blues Society
The Candymakers - Iowa Blues Societies
Little Jake & The Soul Searchers - North Central Florida Blues Society
The Robbie Laws Band - Cascade Blues Association

(Rum Boogie Cafe)
Paula Harris - The Golden Gate Blues Society
Taylor Scott & Another Kind of Magick - Wyoming Blues & Jazz Society
Micke & Lefty feat. Chef - Finnish Blues Society
David Kimbrough Jr. - Arkansas River Blues Society

(Superior Bar)
Mike Bourne Band featuring Stoney Brooks - Atlanta Blues Society
The Blues Expressions - Decatur Blues Society
Lil' Slim Blues Band - Omaha Blues Society
Jeremiah Johnson and the Sliders - St. Louis Blues Society

Wet Willie's
The 24th Street Wailers - Toronto Blues Society
Pistol Pete Blues Band - Windy City Blues Society
Robbie Antone's Blues Machine - Great Lakes Blues Society
The Lefty Collins Band - Magic City Blues Society

Solo/Duo

(Blues Hall)
Owen Poteat, The One Man Boogie Band - Blue Ridge Blues Society
Dr. Don's Double Dose - Sydney Blues Society
Sean "Bad" Apple and Martin "Big Boy" Grant - Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola
Spoons & Abel - Sonny Boy Blues Society

(Club 152 3rd Floor)
2blu - Magic City Blues Society
Randy Norris & Jeff Nicely - Washington Blues Society
Blueshine Dou - Memphis Blues Society
The Used Blues Duo - Sacramento Blues Society

(King's Palace Cafe)
David "Boxcar" Gates - White Rock Blues Society
Liz Mandeville & Donna Herula - Windy City Blues Society
The Delta Boys - Vicksburg Blues Society
Two Blue - Topeka Blues Society

(Orpheum Juke)
Big Daddy Wilson Duo - Baltic Blues
Trimmed and Burning - Austin Blues Society
Jimmy Davis - Kentuckiana Blues Society
Chad Altenbaumer and Chris Lancaster - Paris Blues Society

(Pig on Beale)
Ross Neilsen - Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival
RoosterFoot - Natchel' Blues Network
Bill "Swamp" Shaka with Tony C - Connecticut Blues Society
Ray Bonneville - Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas Inc.

(Silky O'Sullivan's)
Jake Hill - Nashville Blues Society
Robert Sampson - Illinois Central Blues Club
Randy McQuay - Cape Fear Blues Society
Johnny O. - Colorado Blues Society

(Silly Goose)
D'Mar and Gill - Central Mississippi Blues Society
Lucious Spiller - Arkansas River Blues Society
Kenny Acosta - Voodoo Blues Krewe New Orleans Blues Society
The Bottoms Up Blues Gang - Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society

(Westin Lobby Bar)
The Mighty ORQ - Houston Blues Society
Bryce Janey - Iowa Blues Societies
Dawn Tyler Watson & Paul Deslauriers - Montreal Blues Society
Johnny Barbato & Luther Wamble - Gulf Coast Blues Society