Before the Wrecking Ball Swings

“Before The Wrecking Ball Swings”

THE LAST SHUFFLE

The Hogtown Allstars

Chuck Jackson, Gary Kendall, Pat Carey

Mike Fitzpatrick, Michael Fonfara, Darran Poole

with performances by:

Donnie”Mr.Downchild”Walsh, Danny Marks, Cheryl Lescom

Jerome Godboo, Robin Banks, Spencer MacKenzie,

Raoul Bhaneja, Braithwaite & Whiteley

THE SILVER DOLLAR ROOM

FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH $20adv. $25 door

Doors: 7:30pm Show 8:30pm

486 Spadina Ave.TorontoON

416-975-0909

It’s a well know fact that The Silver Dollar Room closed it’s doors on May 1st to make way for urban development. Once the Waverley Hotel, Silver Dollar Room and Comfort Zone are demolished a student housing complex and a new live music venue will be constructed on that well traveled corner of Spadina and College. In recent years Indie rock had slowly transformed the one time blues club into a successful new music venue. That genre celebrated the club’s departure with an over the top final week of shows to say goodbye.

When the dust settled the owners decided to dig back a little deeper into the history of the place that’s housed live music since New Years Eve 1957 and celebrate it’s life as “Toronto’s Premier Blues Night Club”. A banner it held proudly from 1994-2010.

Gary Kendall, long time bassist with The Downchild Blues Band and musical director of The Maple Blues Awards had been the driving force behind the clubs blues years. He was asked to put together a show with some of the artists who had supported the club during that era. A day or two of email and phone putTHE LAST SHUFFLE in motion giving Toronto’s blues community a chance for one last boogie before the wrecking ball swings.

During the blues years The Silver Dollar Room presented an amazing lineup of legends and icons. Bobby”Blue”Bland, Snooky Pryor, Levon Helm, R.L.Burnside, Kim Wilson, Junior Kimbrough, Magic Slim, A.C.Reed, Coco Montoya, The Average White Band and Duke Robillard to name only a few. Canada`s Blues elite also played a large role in the club`s history. The Downchild Blues Band, Fathead, Powder Blues, Jack de Keyzer, Rita Chiarelli, Carlos del Junco, Paul Reddick and many of those performing at The Last Shuffle developed their careers at The Silver Dollar Room.

Media Contact: Bluestime Productions gary_kendall@rogers,com 416-467-1453