• TV One, the cable channel (Verizon 271, 771, Comcast 214), will show a 1-hour documentary on B.B. King on Sunday, June 24, at 9:00PM, as part of the Unsung series. The program is the most comprehensive, in-depth study of the King of the Blues to date. [No claim of objectivity, I was a consultant and an interviewee.] See the trailer: TV-1 Unsung: B.B. King (press un-mute to hear Charlie Sawyer sing the Pepticon jingle.)

• Baker's Dozen: 2120's recorded legacy bundled in a zip file
• March 17, 2017 issue of The Tri Town Transcript, regional weekly newspaper: Boxford Blues.
• Watch BCATv interview with Charlie Sawyer and Tokyo Tramps: BCATv: Interview, Charlie and the Tramps 
• Listen: a raw, wild-sound run-through of the Little Walter classic Just A Feeling.
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• Facebook: 2120 South Michigan Avenue on Facebook

Fri Feb 3, 2017	Strange Brew
Sat March 18, 2017, 6:30PM (Doors @ 6:00)	Concert with Tokyo Tramps Gould Barn, Topfsfield, MA Admission: $15
Sat March 25, 2017	Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Friday April 7th 7:30-9:30	Glenn's Food and Libations 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA
Fri Apr 21, 2017	Strange Brew
Sat July 8, 2017	Strange Brew
Fri July 21, 2017	Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar 35 Railorad Square Nashua, NH Riverwalk Cafe
Sat Sep 30, 2017	Strange Brew
Sat Nov 18, 2017	Boxford Democrats Annual Barn Dance, Lincoln Hall, 561 Main Street Boxford, MA [Intersection Rt 133 and Main Street] Admission: $25 singles, $40 couples Lincoln Hall, Boxford, MA
Fri Nov 24, 2017, 8:00-11:00PM $5/7 cover	Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar 35 Railroad Square Nashua, NH Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Fri Dec 8, 2017	Strange Brew

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Eulogy for B.B. King: Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Indianola, MS, May 30, 2015

Photos of blues greats: Charlie's Archives

Media posts:

• Read the story: Learning From the King, How a Legend Inspired a Life in the Blues, by Corey Francer, Hippo Press, March 7, 2013. From Avantis  to 2120 South Michigan Avenue.
• "Born In Chicago" in Tel Aviv Charlie Sawyer with Avner Strauss @ Club Ozen, Tel Aviv, June 2014. CD release party.
  
• Harvard's House of Blues.  B.B. King plays and sings at Harvard's Lippmann House, 1980.  Hear B.B. play through a tiny practice amp and sing without a microphone.  A magic concert in a living room.
• Bistra: A Love Story The story of Bistra Lankova in America.
• Ashes To Ashes  A YouTube video starring Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield, Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, Israeli singer/song-writer Avner Strauss and American harmonica player Charlie Sawyer.
• 2120 In Concert, Bedford NH Library, Oct 5  YouTube video by Mojo Productions. Starring Sweet Willie "D", Mike Turk, and Ron Levy w/ the 2120 regulars.
  
• Blues, alive and well in the Holy Land. Eli Marcus' wonderful radio show, Traveling Blues, weekly on Radio IDC, Herzliya, Israel.  Episode 5 featured Charlie Sawyer and his Desert Island Half Dozen tunes. Podcast: http://tinyurl.com/travelingblues-5  First 8 mins are in Hebrew.

Baker's Dozen, an Internet Juke Box.  13 tracks recorded by 2120 South Michigan Avenue going back to 1999.  Drop a virtual nickel in the blues nickelodeon.

Japanese translation of The Arrival of B.B. King.  P-Vine Boxed Set: The Complete Recordings 1950-1965 

                                      Calendar 2016

Fri. Nov 4, 2016, 9:15-12:45	Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market Street Manchester, NH Strange Brew Tavern
Sat Nov 12, 2016, 7:30-10:30	Boxford Democrats Annual Barn Dance Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA Map: Gould Barn, Topsfield
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 7:30-10:30	Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar  35 Railroad Square Nashua, NH 603-578-0200 Riverwalk

                                     Calendar 2015

Tues. July 7, 2015, 12:30-2:00	Google/Cambridge "Boston Common Theater in the Gold Dome" 350 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Sat. August 1, 2015, 8:00-12:00	Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar 35 Railroad Square, Nashua, NH Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Fri. October 2, 2015, 9:00-12:45	Strange Brew Tavern,  88 Market Street, Manchester, NH Strange Brew Tavern
Sun November 1, 7:00-10:00	Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar 35 Railroad Square, Nashua, NH Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Sat. November 14, 7:30-10:30	Boxford Democrats Annual Barn Dance Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA Map: Gould Barn

  
Calendar 2014   

Fri. March 7, 2014, 9:00-12:45	Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market Street, Manchester, NH
Sat, March 15, 2014, 7:00-11:00	Concert, Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA (MAP) Sponsored by Boxford Cable Access Television, Opener: Samantha Young No admission, BYO Food and Drink
Wed. May 14, 2014, 7:30-9:30	Finale Concert, Blues History Class Music Building Harvard University w/ guests Sweet Willie "D", Mike Dibari and Ron Levy.
Fri. June 13, 2014, 9:00-12:45	Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market Street, Manchester, NH
Sun. June 22, 2014, 10-12PM	Ozen Bar, Tel Aviv CD Release Party for Avner Strauss AshesToAshes by Avner Strauss w/ Charlie Sawyer on Harmonica
Sun. July 27, and Wed July 30, 2014, 8:00PM  Ungelt Jazz is a unique venue situation in a wine cellar from the XI Century, deep underground but very close to the Old Town Square.	Ungelt Jazz and Blues Club TÝN 2/640, PRAGUE Charlie Sawyer and the SavojBlues Band
Tues. July 29, 2014, 8:00PM The Jazz Dock, Prague's premier night club, is located on a pier jutting out into the Vlatva River which divides the capitol of the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia).	Jazz Dock, Jazz&Blues Bar&Cafe Janackovo nabrezi 2, Prague, CZ Tel: +420 774 058 838 Charlie Sawyer and the SavojBlues Band
Fri. Aug 1, 2014, 8:00PM   Karlovy Vary (aka Karlsbad) is one of Europe's most famous spa cities, founded in 1370 by Charles IV, the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia.  The Imperial Hotel opened in 1912. It is a massive grand hotel atop a ridge.  The Club Imperial is one of four restaurants in the hotel.  It is a favorite spot for Russians vacationing in the spa.	Club Imperial/Imperial Hotel, Karlovy Vary, CZ Charlie Sawyer and the SavojBlues Band
Fri. Sep. 26, 2014, 9:00-12:45	Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market Street, Manchester, NH
Sun., Oct 5, 2014, 2:30PM	Bedford Public Library Concert Series Bedford, NH
Sat., Oct 25, 2014 7:00-10:00PM POSTPONED	Boxford Democrats' Annual Barn Dance Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA
Fri. Dec. 26, 2014, 9:00-12:45	Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market Street, Manchester, NH

November 29, 2011

Photos by Cherie Hoyt, November 19, 2011, Strange Brew Tavern, Manchester, NH

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Just released, two interviews with B.B. King, recorded by Harvard, posted on http://www.bluesisking.com. Direct links here :

• http://tinyurl.com/bbinterview2007  Recorded on BB's bus in Lowell, MA, 2007.
• http://tinyurl.com/bbinterview2004  Recorded in 2004, at Lowell Hall, Harvard University when B.B. King came to class.

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PRESS RELEASE: *NEW B.B. KING INTERVIEWS ADDED TO HARVARD'S TRIBUTE WEBSITE*

The Harvard at Home website, Blues is King: A Tribute to B.B. King *(bluesisking.com)* has added two extended video interviews,conversations, really, with the King of the Blues, in which he reflects on his long life and career, and provides insight into the music he plays and sings with such passion. The first interview, from 2004, took place in class -- Charlie Sawyer's History of Blues in America class at Harvard Extension School.  The second interview was recorded by the Harvard at Home video crew on B.B.'s bus after his concert in Lowell, MA in November of 2007.

Charlie Sawyer conducted both interviews, which together total more than 73 minutes. The conversations cover technical questions such as,
"Why does your guitar sound so different on stage than it does on recordings?" (2004), and queries regarding his life and legacy, such as "How would you like to be remembered?" (2007).

First launched in 2009, the Blues is King website describes King as "an icon of American music...whose distinctive guitar playing and evocative voice have inspired generations of rock and jazz performers." Two of the prominent performers inspired by B.B. King, guitarist/vocalist "Monster" Mike Welch and rock guitar icon Jay Geils are featured in a video of a B.B. King tribute concert given at Harvard by Sawyer's blues band, *2120 South Michigan Avenue* in 2007, which is presented in full on the website. In interview segments, Mike and Jay, as well as Rounder Records producer Scott Billington and Charlie Sawyer reflect on B.B.'s influence and great contribution to
American popular music.

This website is a resource for blues scholars and B.B. King fans alike, according to Sawyer. It includes a gallery of photographs of B.B. King and other blues artists and a timeline of B.B. King's life, along with the tribute concert video and the interview videos. Sawyer says the materials collected here are a good online supplement to the voluminous collections of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in B.B.'s hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. www.bbkingmuseum.org