Leo's "Bluesland" is on the air
Thursday 8-10 PM (PST) and web
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Nick Moss And The Fliptops Live at
SOHO in Santa Barbara Sept.22
Thanks to Gary Russell for allowing
us to post his fine film.
SOHO in Santa Barbara Sept.22
Thanks to Gary Russell for allowing
us to post his fine film.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Hears from a Blues Crew
Santa Barbara Blues Society — along with Stephen J. Cannell — lends its distinctive
voices to the Record-A-Thon cause
Local blues DJs, from left, Steve Daniels, Leo Schumaker, Richard Dugan, and Jimmy
Mac felt right at home in the Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic studios. (Recording for
the Blind & Dyslexic photo)
By Tim Owens | Published on 04.23.2009
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Day three of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic’s 14th annual Record-A-Thon was all
about the blues, the Baron, the blind reading for the blind ... and mystery. It was the
busiest day of the weeklong event as celebrity authors, disc jockeys, musicians and
Braille readers participated in recording books for students with print differences.
Bluesman Allastair Greene was happy to read from Ted Gioa’s book, Delta Blues: The
Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters. (Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic photo)
The day began as a blues summit as members of the Santa Barbara Blues Society joined
local blues musicians and blues radio hosts for the recording of Ted Gioa’s new book,
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters”. The book is being added to
RFB&D’s audio textbook library for the visually impaired and learning disabled. Local
blues icons Allastair Greene, Tom Ball and Andy Webb participated, along with Jimmy
Mac (host of Blues Breakers on KTYD), Leo Schumaker (Bluesland on KCSB), Steve
Daniels (Views of the Blues on KCSB) and Richard Dugan (Tell Me Your Story). Joining
them from the Santa Barbara Blues Society were Charles Nicholson and Jimmy “Mac”
McCurdy.
As the blues crew chowed down on cornbread and calico beans, RFB&D educational
outreach director Kristen Reed told them how RFB&D changed her life.
“I wouldn’t be standing here in front of you today if it wasn’t for RFB&D’s books,” said
Reed, who has dyslexia, cerebral palsy and other visual processing issues. “I hated to
read until I started using RFB&D in sixth grade. Accessing my school books by listening
to them, allowed me to go to college and get a masters degree.”
Dugan volunteered that he, too used RFB&D’s books as a teenager to help him excel in
school.
“I had a visual impairment growing up and kids used to make me feel dumb because I
struggled with reading,” he said. “RFB&D changed that for me.”
Author, television producer and actor Stephen J. Cannell was RFB&D’s next scheduled
guest for the day. Cannell, who is dyslexic, drove up from Los Angeles to read his latest
Shane Scully novel, On the Grind, released earlier this year. In chatting with RFB&D
volunteers and staff, Cannell told stories about his struggles in school because of his
dyslexia. “I’d flunk tests and always would be getting ‘Ds’ on my report card,” he shared.
“I couldn’t even pass kindergarten. They held me back!”
Santa Barbara Blues Society — along with Stephen J. Cannell — lends its distinctive
voices to the Record-A-Thon cause
Local blues DJs, from left, Steve Daniels, Leo Schumaker, Richard Dugan, and Jimmy
Mac felt right at home in the Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic studios. (Recording for
the Blind & Dyslexic photo)
By Tim Owens | Published on 04.23.2009
E-mail Print Comments (2) Share
Day three of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic’s 14th annual Record-A-Thon was all
about the blues, the Baron, the blind reading for the blind ... and mystery. It was the
busiest day of the weeklong event as celebrity authors, disc jockeys, musicians and
Braille readers participated in recording books for students with print differences.
Bluesman Allastair Greene was happy to read from Ted Gioa’s book, Delta Blues: The
Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters. (Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic photo)
The day began as a blues summit as members of the Santa Barbara Blues Society joined
local blues musicians and blues radio hosts for the recording of Ted Gioa’s new book,
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters”. The book is being added to
RFB&D’s audio textbook library for the visually impaired and learning disabled. Local
blues icons Allastair Greene, Tom Ball and Andy Webb participated, along with Jimmy
Mac (host of Blues Breakers on KTYD), Leo Schumaker (Bluesland on KCSB), Steve
Daniels (Views of the Blues on KCSB) and Richard Dugan (Tell Me Your Story). Joining
them from the Santa Barbara Blues Society were Charles Nicholson and Jimmy “Mac”
McCurdy.
As the blues crew chowed down on cornbread and calico beans, RFB&D educational
outreach director Kristen Reed told them how RFB&D changed her life.
“I wouldn’t be standing here in front of you today if it wasn’t for RFB&D’s books,” said
Reed, who has dyslexia, cerebral palsy and other visual processing issues. “I hated to
read until I started using RFB&D in sixth grade. Accessing my school books by listening
to them, allowed me to go to college and get a masters degree.”
Dugan volunteered that he, too used RFB&D’s books as a teenager to help him excel in
school.
“I had a visual impairment growing up and kids used to make me feel dumb because I
struggled with reading,” he said. “RFB&D changed that for me.”
Author, television producer and actor Stephen J. Cannell was RFB&D’s next scheduled
guest for the day. Cannell, who is dyslexic, drove up from Los Angeles to read his latest
Shane Scully novel, On the Grind, released earlier this year. In chatting with RFB&D
volunteers and staff, Cannell told stories about his struggles in school because of his
dyslexia. “I’d flunk tests and always would be getting ‘Ds’ on my report card,” he shared.
“I couldn’t even pass kindergarten. They held me back!”
