Welcome to the 2009 jam!

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CASH McCALL

by Pete

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Mr. Neil Boyd

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MRS SASSY WILSON

by Pete

[12/03/09]

cubie THE DIRTY OLD LADY

by Pete

[11/28/09]

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Directions to John's Carpet House

For the summer of 2007, the schedule will be every Sunday from 4pm til dark until the end of September. Here is a link to Google Maps and the address: 2133 Frederick St Detroit, MI 48211 The festival actually occurs in a field across the street from where John used to live, so this is actually the address of a field. If you can get to the Detroit Institute of Arts, then you will find it pretty easy to follow Warren to St Aubin to Frederick and the Carpet House. If you have any questions, call Pete Barrow at (313) 948-5911

John's Carpet House and Pete's Place

Welcome to the 2009 jam!

by Rick Beall on 02/22/09

Join Big Time Pete and his friends for the ongoing 2009 Jam!

This will be the forth year since Johns passing that Big Time Pete runs the "John's Carpet House jam" on the corner of Frederick and St. Aubin in Detroit. A lot of things have changed over the last 4 years. The two houses nearby have burned down. But each year the crowd gets bigger, and bigger. Big Time Pete cuts more grass to free up more space for the impromptu festival. The music gets better. And if it' is possible every year,everyone is even more friendlier.

We have big plans and big surprises in store for this year, including our world famous regulars:

Kenny Miller - guitar and vocalist
Harmonica Shah - harmonica and vocalist
Mr Bear & 2 Klean - band and vocalists
Sassy Wilson - vocalist
Cody Black - vocalist, D-Town, Capital Star
Cash McCall - vocalist
Ray the "Handy Man" - guitars
Willie Willie - keyboard,drums, guitar, and vocalist
LADY T
Bring your guitar! Bring your drum set. It's a jam, everyone can play.

Once we start up the 1st. week of May, every Sunday you can find down home blues from 3;00 pm until dark near the corner of Frederick and St. Aubin in Detroit. With pheasants running in the empty fields, old Detroit auto plants hulking in the distance, grills smoking, it is the perfect setting for a long running weekly outdoor blues festival that could only happen in Detroit. This jam will run from mid May through October.

You can be part of the party!
Would you like to help sponsor this event? We need people to help cut the grass,donate a porta john, donate a portable stage, heck, we could even use some lights so that we don't have to shut down right at dark. Got any time, money, expertise? That's a lot of grass to keep cut each week. Come and be part of the party! Come and help these older gentleman pass the blues on to a younger generation in a healthy atmosphere of fresh air, sky, and green grass. Call our big time organiser, Pete Barrow at (313) 995-8715, or leave a message in our forum.

These guys are part of the party ...


Stix	Cody Black

Willie Willie	Cash McCall

All Right!
So come on down and hear the blues, see the blues, play the blues, taste the blues, dance, and talk to the blues. We're keeping a spot open for you.

Big Time Pete

Harmonica Shaw

Kenny Miller

Ray, the "Handy Man"

Kenny and Sassy

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Big Time Pete Barrow

Pete organizes the jam and DJ's songs between sets. He has a vast collection of music from A{Buddy Ace} to Z {Z.Z Hill} Read his Blues Biography. Call (313) 948-5911 to have him DJ your event.

Harmonica Shah

Harmonica Shah is probably the most active and successful blues musician in Detroit. He has represented Detroit all over the world. Blue Suit records has a nice biography of him.

A lot of his CDs can be found
at MusicStack
CDUniverse has his Deep Detroit CD.

Kenny Miller

Kenny Miller learned harmonica at his mother's knee. She played the blues at fish-frys and picnics in Mississippi. And though he plays a mean guitar, that harp is still there. Read his Blues Biography. Check out his CDs available on CDBaby.com:

Kenny Blues
Midnight Groove

To book his band, call (313) 521-4391 or (313) 505-2644.

Stix and Blues Plus

Stix can really lead a band behind the drum set, singing and laying down the beat. Read his Blues Biography . To book his band, call (313) 574-6971

Odell and the Delta Five Blues Band

Odell can really throw out the blues and get a crowd going. Read his Blues Biography or browse pictures. To book his band, call (586) 588-1920 or (586) 777-6774

Guitar Bernie

Guitar Bernie likes to make things happen. The former marine is guarding the front lines of the blues. Read his Blues Biography. He can be reached at (313) 865-9763.

Ray the Musical Handy Man

Ray's Dad was a Delta bluesman on Hasting's Street. For Ray though, the guitar is only half an instrument. See his Blues Biography For engagements, call (313) 841-4122.

Dr. CC & The Funky Six

Let Dr. CC put you on that blues HiLo and lift you higher than you have ever been! Catch him and Lady T any Friday at the Olympia Lounge. Read his Blues Biography and book this band! (313) 204-1341

Mr Bear

A sharp suit, a clean guitar solo as dazzling as summer lighting, and you know it's Mr Bear and 2 Klean. Catch him any Friday at the Raven Lounge. See his Blues Biography. For engagements call (313) 839-5471 or (313) 378-5567.

Reginald Morrissette

Reginald plays Soul, Gospel, R&B, Blues, Jazz ... and has toured with The Contours. See his Blues Biography. For engagements, call (313) 459-1461.