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Curtis Salgado
Doors @ 5:30 pm Show @ 6:30 pm
Award-winning vocalist/songwriter/harmonica icon Curtis Salgado sings and plays with soulful authority, never giving less than 100 percent. He plays each and every show like its the most important gig of his career. Salgados been perfecting his craft since he first began playing professionally in the late 1960s. He fronted his own group, The Nighthawks, inspired John Belushi to create The Blues Brothers, was co-star of The Robert Cray Band and sang and toured with Roomful Of Blues.
In 1977, comedian/actor John Belushi was in Eugene filming Animal House. During downtime from filming, Belushi caught a typically balls-out Salgado performance. Afterwards the two got to talking and a friendship grew. Before long Salgado began playing old records for Belushi, teaching him about blues and R&B. Belushi soaked up the music like a sponge and soon developed his idea for The Blues Brothers, first as a skit on Saturday Night Live and then as a major motion picture and a best-selling record album and concert tour. The album, Briefcase Full Of Blues, is dedicated to Curtis Salgado, and, as a nod to Salgado, Cab Calloways character in the film is named Curtis. The Blues Brothers set list was strikingly similar to the shows Salgado was delivering on a nightly basis.
In 2006 Salgado was sidelined when he underwent a successful liver transplant and then shortly afterwards was diagnosed with and then beat lung cancer. Like so many musicians, Curtis had no health insurance. His medical expenses were paid for in part by a huge outpouring of love and money from his fellow musicians and his huge Northwest fan base. He bounced back with a perfect bill of health in 2008, releasing Clean Getaway.Billboard said the album was a tour-de-force, showcasing Salgados range and power as a vocalist and that it featured hard-nosed blues, beautifully nuanced phat and funky R&B. Blues Revue called it one of the best records of the year.
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"General Admission Tickets are $15 + ticket fee/taxes.
Reserved Seating: There are 24 half round booths available that seat 4 people on tiers 2-4. YOU MUST buy the minimum Reserved Table of 4 tickets + ticket fee/taxes.
Tables are assigned in the order reservations are made.
General Admission seating is limited and unless you have a reserved booth, you are on a first come, first serve basis for General Admission Seating. After that, STANDING ROOM ONLY!!
There will be no seating on the dance floor
Advance tickets available at http://badbeanproductions.brownpapertickets.com/
Food and beverages will be available.
Day of Show $20 CASH ONLY!
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LocationThe Crown Uptown Theater (View)
3207 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67218
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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