THE BLUES MAMAS AT WORK
THE MISSISSIPPI "DREAM TEAM"
The Mississippi Blues Mamas
Carol Marble, Mississippi Delta Blues Inc. and Peggy Brown, Hit the Road Entertainment were named the Mississippi Dream Team by
journalist in Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine.
THE MISSISSIPPI BLUES MAMAS HAVE EXCELLED IN PROMOTING THE BLUES
Carol Marble and Peggy Brown met several years ago. Each had seen each other at blues events and realized the uniqueness of what each one was doing at that time in the promotion of blues in Mississippi. Introducing themselves to each other, they began to occasionally collaborate on joint projects and soon became known as the Mississippi Blues Mamas. So, throughout the years they each developed their own companies and bodies of work but also have continued to collaborate on joint projects. Each has been asked many times “just what is it that you do?” There is a complex answer to this question with overlapping answers.
They have traveled the blues highway along with musicians and bands to the well known festivals and clubs, but also to the small out of the way jook joints and blues sites on the backroads of Mississippi, the Mississippi Delta and also throughout the United States, Canada and Internationally. During this journey they have taken hundreds of photos and listened to many blues stories.
Peggy Brown
Hit The Road Entertainment
PEGGY R. BROWN
CEO Hit The Road Entertainment
Executive Director at Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
Marketing Central Mississippi Blues Society
BMI Composer/Author
Founding Member Central Mississippi Blues Society
Writer – Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine
Carol Marble
Mississippi Delta Blues Inc. a
Mississippi Delta Records
CAROL MARBLE
President Mississippi Delta Records
President Mississippi Delta Blues Inc.
Voting member The Recording Academy
Founding Member and First President
Central Mississippi Blues Society
Founding Member and First President of the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola
Mississippi Delta Publishing - RCMMS PUBLISHING
BMI Composer/Author
Writer – Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine
SELECTED PROJECTS & SPECIAL EVENTS
PINETOP PERKINS LAST MISSISSIPPI PERFORMANCE
Set –up, planned and promoted (along with our Chicago Blues Mama-Lynn Orman) an event featuring Pinetop Perkins. This turned out to be Pinetop’s last Mississippi performance and Willie Big Eyes Smith last performance in Mississippi.
THREE GENERATIONS OF BLUES IN JACKSON, MS
Carol and Peggy partnered with Lynn Orman to present our 3 Generations of Blues show in Jackson. Musicians were Honeyboy Edwards, Grady Champion, and King Edward.
CELEBRATING THE BB KING MUSEUM
The Blues Mamas hosted an Open House in Indianola, MS for blues friends before the Gala at the opening of the BB King Museum.
PRODUCER & PROMOTER MUSICIAN BENEFITS AND EVENTS:
Planned and promoted benefits to raise money for musicians for health issues.
INTERNATIONAL AND MISSISSIPPI ARTISTS TOURS AND EVENTS IN MISSISSIPPI
The Mississippi Blues Mamas have ongoing relationships with international artists by promoting international exchanges between Mississippi musicians and musicians from several countries. International musicians have participated in educational workshops and performances with Mississippi Musicians. These are highly publicized and well attended events. Musicians are from the many countries such as the country of Georgia, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, and Norway to name a few.
PRESS & PUBLICITY
Carol and Peggy have been contributing writers and furnished photos for Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine since 2011 and have set up photo shoots for BCR&B, Blues & Rhythm- UK, Jefferson Blues - Sweden, and others. Provided and set-up Mississippi musician interviews for Mike Stephenson, Blues & Rhythm Magazine-UK. Have been the contact people for foreign journalists & filmmakers to meet and interview Mississippi musicians. Musicians have been profiled in many magazines – a selected few: Il Blues: Italy; Blues and Rhythm, UK; Red Hot Rock, Sweden; Big City Blues, US; Bluffs & Bayous, Delta Focus, Delta Business Journal, MS Delta Magazine, Local and Regionally. RADIO: Provided musicians for interviews for Southern Crossroads Radio Show-Jackson, SuperTalk-Jackson, Jim Thorn’s Music Show -Jackson, Bluesville, Bill Wax- Washington DC; WEFT109, Dave Wright -Champaign, IL; Thacker Mountain Radio- Oxford, Mississippi, Australian Radio – Hamish and Andy Show. The Mississippi Arts Commission Hour on MPB with Marshall Ramsey and Mary Margaret White.
NATIONAL TELEVISION
Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry, Management, Carol Marble, Mississippi Delta Blues, Inc. Gene Simmons Family Jewels show as an actor and a performer
LOCAL TELEVISION
Peggy and Carol as well as several musicians they represent have each been interviewed about their work on the Delta Renaissance Show WABG TV Greenville, MS, FOX 40 WDBD, WLBT Mid-Day,and Nightique with Edward Saint Pe’.
MOVIES
WAY OF WAR - Cuba Gooding Jr. Mississippi Musician Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry (Actor and Musician) as “The Bluesman”. Management for Bill, Carol Marble, Mississippi Delta Blues, Inc.
THE HELP - Musicians Rick Lewis & London Branch. Management of Musicians, Peggy Brown, Hit the Road Entertainment.
DOCUMENTARIES & ADVERTISEMENTS
The Mississippi Blues Mamas have provided musicians for numerous documentaries & Advertisements - Jackson Evers International Airport – On Stage Restaurant Menu – Photos of 16 Mississippi Musicians Canadian Tourist Information promoting Canadian Golf and Blues Tours. Mississippi Tourist Bureau – Advertisement for Visit Mississippi.
BLUES EDUCATION
Carol & Peggy have planned and overseen several Blues in the Schools events and symposiums featuring Mississippi musicians in Jackson, Indianola, Choctaw, and Philadelphia, MS as well as Davenport, IA.
WEBSITES
Over the years websites for musicians and social media sites have been developed and maintained for many musicians.
YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Videos and photographs have been developed for Musicians to use on their websites and for promotion.
THE WAY OF BLUES REVUE
Blues Mamas Management formed a Blues Revue of legendary Mississippi musicians who have lived the Blues and played the Blues. They handled booking, management, promotion and publicity for The Way of Blues Revue. The unique band headlined a major festival, played for regional festivals and performed at corporate events. The group showcased several “flavors” of Mississippi blues.
THE BLESSISSIPPI CONCERT
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, The Blessissippi Crossroads Concert featured pioneers in the music industry, some of the hottest acts on the blues scene and a series of short films shot during a philanthropic fact finding mission with explore.org founder and philanthropist Charlie Annenberg Weingarten. The concert benefited America’s Delta Blues Scholarship Fund. Peggy Brown and Carol Marble acted as booking agents and road management for the participating Mississippi musicians performing in the Blessissippi concert.