| Armed Forces Entertainment and BLUZAPALOOZA, the celebrity Blues concert tours entertain our troops, created by Blues producers Steve Simon and John Hahn, are taking the Blues to Egypt on March 24th for an historic command performance at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and an already sold-out concert at the Cairo Opera House.
Invited by the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Ms. Margaret Scobey, BLUZAPALOOZA will be honoring this Memphis native and certified “Bluesaholic” with some of Beale Street’s favorite performers.
Headlining the tour will be “The Prince of Beale Street” Mr. Billy Gibson, the incredible Memphis based Blues band Delta Highway and four-time Blues Music Award nominee, Ms. Eden Brent.
“First we took the Blues to Iraq and now we are going to present the Blues just steps from the pyramids, how cool is that?” stated BLUZAPALOOZA’s creator and producer Steve Simon.
“I am so very proud to be part of this momentous occasion. All of us are 2009 Blues Music Award nominees and we can’t wait to rock Cairo with the Blues,” stated Billy Gibson.
This BLUZAPALOOZA tour is presented by Armed Forces Entertainment and has been made possible with the help of The Blues Foundation, Blind Raccoon, Blues Revue, Blues Wax, Alligator Records, NorthernBlues Music, Yellow Dog Records, Delta Groove Records, Blind Pig Records, Hohner Harmonicas, Telarc Records, Sony Corporation, Ruf Records and Bill Wax, the Proprietor of B.B. King’s Bluesville on XM Satellite Radio.
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Armed Forces Entertainment is the lead Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel serving overseas, with priority given to those in contingency operations and at remote and isolated locations. The Department of the Air Force is the executive agent of Armed Forces Entertainment. Founded in 1951, Armed Forces Entertainment brings a touch of home to more than 500,000 troops annually, embracing the best of Americana that stretches across all genres of entertainment. Visit www.armedforcesentertainment.com for more information.
To learn more about the Bluzapalooza III, visit www.myspace.com/bluzapalooza or contact Steve Simon at 340-643-6475 or at stevesimonlive@yahoo.com.
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