Shameless Blues Band

(Live Music by Bluesplayers Who Hurt)

A music project by semi-distinguished academics and writers in social work education

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by Bob Rivas
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Future downloads and soon-to-released CD to benefit the Jim Wahlberg Scholarship Fund.

The Final Performance:

Opening (and Closing) Night, 25th Annual BPD Conference Destin, FL, March 5, 2008

Tours:

The "Original Shame: One Last Time for Wahlberg" Tour (2007-2008)

Ann Arbor, MI: June 20-24, 2007 (Practice)
Ann Arbor, MI: June 21-23, 2007 (Recording Session: Ragg Boudoir Custom Recordings, Inc.)
San Francisco, CA: October 27, 2007 (APM Opening Night)
San Francisco, CA: October, 2007 (U Utah Ice Cream Social)
San Francisco, CA: October, 2007 (Cafe Desperado)
Destin, FL: March, 5, 2008 (25th Anniversary BPD Conference: Opening (and Closing)Night)

The "Mad Cow/Stockyards Rodeo" Tour (2005-2006)

New York City, NY: February 27, 2005 (U Utah Ice Cream Social)
New York City, NY: February 28, 2005 (Cafe Desperado)
Caledonia, NY: July 14-18, 2005 (Practice)
Saratoga Springs, NY: October 21, 2005
Live in Austin, TX: November 5, 2005
Chicago, IL: February 18, 2006 (U Utah Ice Cream Social)
Chicago, IL: February 18, 2006 (Cafe Desperado)
Los Angeles, CA: October 26, 2006 (BPD)

The "Anti-Atkins, Anywhere But South Beach, Gimme Those Carbs" Tour (2004-5)

Anaheim, CA: February 28, 2004 (U Utah Ice Cream Social)
Anaheim, CA: February 29, 2004 (First Cafe Desperado)
Caledonia, NY: July 22-25, 2004 (Practice)
Ann Arbor, MI: November 6, 2005 (Recording session)

The "Slots, Hard Luck and Loss of Power" Tour (2003)

Atlanta, GA: February 28, 2003
Caledonia, NY: August 8-12, 2003 (Practice)
Reno, NV: October 31, 2003 (BPD Oral History Project)
Reno, NV: November 1, 2003
Rochester, NY: November 13, 2003

The "Last Ditch Appeal to St. Cecilia, Mile-high, Thin (H)air" Tour (2001-2002)

Scottsville, NY, August 16-19, 2001 (Practice)
Ft. Collins, CO: October 30, 2001
Denver, CO: November 2, 2001
Albany, NY: November 15, 2001
Nashville, TN: February 25, 2002
Scottsville, NY, August 5-7, 2002 (Practice)
Pittsburgh, PA: October 25, 2002
Buffalo, NY: November 14, 2002

The "New Millennium, Love Bug Virus, Shameful Ribbons" Tour (2000)

New York City, NY: February 26-29, 2000
Destin, FL: October 20, 2000
Syracuse, NY: November 16, 2000

The "20th Century: Get Over It" Tour (1995-1999)

San Diego, CA: March 2-5, 1995
Nashville, TN: October 26-30, 1995
Washington, DC: February 15-18, 1996
Portland, OR: October 23-27, 1996
Chicago, IL: March 8, 1997
Scranton, PA: May 16, 1997
Albany, NY: October 9, 1997
Philadelphia, PA: October 31, 1997
Orlando, FL: March 5-8, 1998
Albuquerque, NM: October 7-11, 1998
Buffalo, NY: October 15, 1998
San Francisco, CA: March 10-13, 1999
Rochester, NY: October 15, 1999
St. Louis, MO: November 5, 1999
Johnsonville, NY: Date unknown (Practice)

39 concerts, 30 cities, 7 practices, 1 oral history session, 2 recording sessions

Featuring:

Marshall "Doc Harp" Smith (blues harp, dobro, didgeridoo, Mississippi saxophone)

Professor of Social Work
Program Coordinator
Distance Education MSW Program
University of Hawai`i at Mānoa

Lisa "Goddess of Shame" Gebo

Lisa "Goddess of Shame" Gebo (vocals, attitude)

Executive Editor
Wiley Publishing

Bob "Bad Dog" Rivas (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals, dancefloor supervision)

Professor of Social Work
Siena College (NY)

Crabby bass on stage

Spencer "King Crab" Zeiger (bass, guitar, vocals, salmon scales, "Is there lobster in our future?")

Professor of Social Work
Bridgewater State University (MA)

The Rev

"The Rev" Paul Dovyak (witness protection program) (claves, tambourine, mobile field organ, emcee extraordinaire)
(Paul is not dead)

Director
Social Work Program
University of Rio Grande (OH)

Mark "Hard-Drivin' " Ragg (guitar, vocals, Canadian beercan horn, master recording engineer)

Professor of Social Work
Eastern Michigan University

Hot licks from Blind Lime Singer

Terry "Blind Lime" Singer (guitar, shepherd's bell)

Dean
School of Social Work
University of Louisville (KY)

Bob "Salty Dog", aka "Salty", aka "Salt" Jackson (trumpet, "most likely to succeed")

Associate Professor of Social Work
University of Washington Tacoma

The Bear in Ft Collins

Roy "Bronco Butch" Rodenhiser (percussion, roadie manager, lifeguard)

Director
School of Social Work
Boise State University (ID)

Zack "Blues Puppy" Pitt-Smith (saxophone)

Performing Musician & Teacher
Berkeley, CA

Ray "Flycatcher" Belicose (drums, percussion, vocals, in charge of lobster tails)

Lecturer
School of Social Work
University of Southern Maine

New Shame on the Block

David "Innocent Until Proven Shameless" Mallery (slide guitar, lap steel, vocals, "Shameless by Association")

Available College Graduate
Toronto & Guelph, Ontario

Mike "On the Road Again" Berghoef (guitar, mandolin, vocals, computerized strings)

Professor of Social Work
Ferris State University (MI)

Chuck "Slow Jam" Cowger (mandolin, spinning rod, canoe paddle air guitar)

Dean (retired)
School of Social Work
University of Missouri

Warren "Skye-Man" Skye (aka, "Chopped Liver") (drums, percussion, vocals, tie-dyed t-shirts)

PhD Candidate
University at Buffalo

Doc Harp on stage

SBB Horns

Dominique "Mis Behavin'" Lepoutre (organic garden goddess, feeds the band, dulcimer player wannabe)

Assistant Professor
Department of Cultural & Creative Studies
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)

The Sisters of Shame in Pittsburgh

The Sisters of Shame (backup vocals, choreography, legends in their own minds)

They're everywhere!

12/20/2007