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<br /> Fresh off an East Coast tour, Mel Melton : It feels good , this past time around ?
<br /> with an award for zydeco release of because it sort of gives you some We started off in Long Island
<br /> the year from Real Blues magazine validation — that ' s kind of what about three weeks ago and worked
<br /> under his belt, a gig this Saturday you ' re looking for . I ' ve done this some shows up in that area, and
<br /> night at the Casa Ibarra patio and a stuff so long, I mean , I know then down the Jersey shore . We
<br /> new road band raising almighty we ' ve got good music, and I know were home for one night, and we
<br /> musical hell behind him , it ' s been we did a good job on the record headed down to the very tip of
<br /> a busy first half of 2000 for production values and everything, South Carolina for a wedding, then
<br /> Hillsborough ' s Mel Melton, we worked real hard on it . I know booked on into Florida —
<br /> ' frontman and harmonica player for I ' ve got a real good band right Tallahassee, we played the House
<br /> Mel Melton and the Wicked Mojos now . . . . .when people in the of Blues in Orlando for four nights ,
<br /> — especially considering that the industry start recognizing what played shows in Miami, Coral
<br /> eastern tour, ended up with a blown you ' re doing, giving you those sort Gables , Naples . . . . . and then the
<br /> transmission in the van on the way of awards, it validates it. transmission blew up on the van ,
<br /> back from Florida . I ' m kind of surprised we won it , The last show of the tour
<br /> R . J . Beatty of The News of because what we ' re playing is not [Naples] — to me , I think the band ,
<br /> Orange County recently caught up what I ' d call traditional zydeco by sounded the best that night, even
<br /> with Melton at his home on any stretch of the imagination . though the band had played 16
<br /> Hillsborough Avenue, for This particular magazine is sort of shows in 19 nights and the last ten
<br /> discussion of the Real Blues award, known as the "blues Nazis" — in a row , the band just kicked that .
<br /> the band ' s new players and future they ' re pretty much tied to the last night . There was a big crowd:
<br /> projects for the blues/Cajun/zydeco traditional boundaries of different down there . . . . . I ' ve already played
<br /> outfit . Excerpts : musical forms within the blues that club once before, and to me
<br /> world , so for them to decide this is that was the best show of the tour.
<br /> NOC: So how does it feel to win the zydeco release of the year is So the new band 's working out
<br /> the zydeco release of the year award quite a step . It definitely gives it a all right ?
<br /> (for "Mojo Dream, " 1999 Nightfly lot more credibility . Oh , man, it ' s ' great . I think it
<br /> Music) from Real Blues magazine ? How long were you on the road has the best feel of any band I 've
<br /> put together, and it ' s got a real ;
<br /> Hillsborough Historic District Commission natural groove — it seems to fall
<br /> — into this real good , natural groove
<br /> its own . It ' s areal loose Property Design on
<br /> The Hillsborough Historic District Commission and nationally re- feeling up there , everybody ' s at
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<br /> ease , . . . . it s really good music .
<br /> nowned architect Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll have completed a draft copy of [Drummer L. A. Freeman of
<br /> the revised design guidelines . Hickory ] is the other veteran of the
<br /> Both Commission members and property owners use the guidelines to band . I ' ve got some young guys
<br /> maintain the special character of the town . The guidelines help to keep the now , but L.A. ' s in his early 40s;.
<br /> review of applications objective, focusing the historic appropriateness of he toured with the original Drifters_
<br /> the design . They also translate preservation concepts and jargon to for many years . I ' ve got a neNi
<br /> understandable language and drawings . bass player [Chris Mathea of
<br /> The public is encouraged to participate in the creation of the design Dallas] , a guy who graduated from
<br /> guidelines . The Commission has scheduled a public information session the Berkeley School of Music
<br /> on June 21 to present the draft guidelines to the public and July 19 at a He ' s probably the most technicalll
<br /> public hearing to receive comments on the �draft . accomplished musician in the band
<br /> P g he writes music, he ' s working on
<br /> Both meetings will be held in the Town Barn and begin at 7 p . m . The lot of different projects , but he ',
<br /> guidelines will also be presented to the Town Board at their Sept . 11 really a good blues bass player.
<br /> meeting . I picked up a sax player [Rol
<br /> Copies of the draft guidelines are available from the Planning Depart - Chaseman of New Jersey] a fev'
<br /> ment upon request . months ago from a Chapel Hil:
<br /> Questions and comments can be forwarded to Margaret Hauth , Plan - band called Doxy ' s Kitchen , . wh+
<br /> ning Director (732 -2104 , ext . 228 ) or Cathleen Turner, Executive Direc- had sort of folded up . He had don
<br /> a couple of subgi.gs , and we talko
<br /> tor, Alliance for Historic Hillsborough (732 -7741 ) .
<br /> about him becoming a permaner
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