Terry Hanck’s load of luggage increased during his trip from Florida to California, where the saxophonist has two weeks of shows.
Tim Parsons/ Tahoe Onstage
In Memphis last night, Hanck received his second-consecutive Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist, Horn. He also won the honor in 2012.
“I was surprised,” Hanck told Tahoe Onstage. “I just figured since I won it twice, including last year that some other people might win. But I am delighted.”
After experiencing some health issues early in the year, Hanck had a big 2016. The Terry Hanck Band released a full-length album, “ From Roadhouse to Your House Live!,” traveled on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, and had residencies at three fairs in California, along with several other performances.
Hanck is even busier this year. He’s already toured in Finland and Denmark and will play at the California State Fair in Sacramento and the Alameda and Sonoma Country Fairs, along with the Milwaukee Summerfest and Fitzgerald’s American Music Festival in Berwyn, Illinois. He will be at Lake Tahoe on Aug. 15 to play at the Tuesday Night Blues at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe with the Buddy Emmer Blues Band.
While he was in Memphis, Hanck sat in with a jam at the Rum Boogie on Beale Street with Albert Castiglia, Sugaray Rayford and Matt Schofield.
A Chicago native, Hanck was inspired at a 1962 B.B. King concert. He moved to California in the late ’60s to surf and play music. He was a member of the Elvin Bishop Band during Bishop’s most commercially successful period from 1977-87.
“I went from playing in a club with three people who didn’t care, to all of a sudden doing the same thing at the Oakland Coliseum for a Day on the Green with 55,000 screaming people who loved it,” Hanck said.
Hanck has recorded numerous solo albums, the last few of which were produced by Kid Andersen. In 2001, Andersen moved from Norway to Northern California to join Hanck’s band.
Hanck plays a vintage 1967 Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone and he’s performed with some of the all-time greats, including Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint, Lee Dorsey, Tracy Nelson, Jimmy McCracklin and Sunnyland Slim.
- Terry Hanck in California
May 13 – San Luis Obispo
May 14– Long Beach
May 15– Tarzana.
May 18 – Ventura
May 19 – Fremont
May 20 – Point Arena
May 25 – Campbell
May 26 – Pacifica
May 27 — tba
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Curtis Salgado, Susan Tedeschi and the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Neal and Bobby Rush were multiple winners at the 38th Blues Music Awards, hosted May 11 by the Blues Foundation at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.- 38th Blues Foundation Blues Music Awards
May, 11, 2017
Cook Convention Center, Memphis - Song: “Walk A Mile In My Blues” written by David Duncan, Curtis Salgado & Mike Finnigan and performed by Curtis Salgado on The Beautiful Lowdown
“Blues Immigrant” written by Matthew Skoller & Vincent Bucher and performed by Matthew Skoller on Blues Immigrant
“I Gotta Sang The Blues” written and performed by Thornetta Davis on Honest Woman
“Seeing Is Believing” written by Ray Norcia and performed by Sugar Ray & The Bluetones on Seeing Is Believing
“Walk it Off” written and performed by Toronzo Cannon on The Chicago Way - Band: Tedeschi Trucks Band
Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
Nick Moss Band
Sugar Ray and the Bluetones - B.B. King Entertainer: Joe Bonamassa
John Nemeth
Lil’ Ed Williams
Sugar Ray Norcia
Sugaray Rayford - Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female Artist): Diunna Greenleaf
Annika Chambers
Inetta Visor
Shaun Murphy
Trudy Lynn - Traditional Blues Male Artist: Bob Margolin
John Primer
Lil’ Ed Williams
Lurrie Bell
Sugar Ray Norcia - Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Susan Tedeschi
Alexis P Suter
Ana Popovic
Janiva Magness
Shemekia Copeland - Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Kenny Neal
Albert Castiglia
Mike Zito
Sugaray Rayford
Toronzo Cannon - Soul Blues Female Artist: Mavis Staples
Bettye Lavette
Lara Price
Terrie Odabi
Vaneese Thomas - Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
Johnny Rawls
Wee Willie Walker
William Bell - Acoustic Artist: Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
Fiona Boyes
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
Luther Dickinson - Album: Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat
Kenny Neal – Bloodline
Nick Moss Band – From the Root to the Fruit
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones – Seeing is Believing
Toronzo Cannon – The Chicago Way
William Bell – This Is Where I Live - Contemporary Blues Album: Kenny Neal – Bloodline
Al Basile – Mid Century Modern
Nick Moss Band – From the Root to the Fruit
The Record Company – Give It Back To You
Toronzo Cannon – The Chicago Way - Rock Blues Album: Tedeschi Trucks Band – Let Me Get By
Albert Castiglia – Big Dog
Mike Zito – Keep Coming Back
Moreland & Arbuckle – Promised Land or Bust
Walter Trout – Alive in Amsterdam - Soul Blues Album: Curtis Salgado – The Beautiful Lowdown
Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat
Johnny Rawls – Tiger in a Cage
Wee Willie Walker – Live! Notodden Blues Festival
William Bell – This Is Where I Live - Traditional Blues Album: Lurrie Bell – Can’t Shake This Feeling
Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore – House Party at Big Jon’s
Bob Margolin – My Road
Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue – Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones – Seeing is Believing - Acoustic Album: Eric Bibb – The Happiest Man in the World
Fiona Boyes – Professin’ the Blues
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Live at Briggs Farm
John Long – Stand Your Ground
Luther Dickinson – Blues and Ballads (A Folksinger’s Songbook) Vol I and II - Best Emerging Artist Album: Jonn Del Toro Richardson – Tengo Blues
Corey Dennison Band – Corey Dennison Band
Guy King – Truth
Terrie Odabi – My Blue Soul
Thornetta Davis – Honest Woman - Historical Album: Bobby Rush, Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush, Omnivore Recordings
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, A Music Man Like Nobody Ever Saw, Bear Family Records
B.B. King, More B.B. King: Here’s One You Haven’t Heard, Ace Records
Doug MacLeod – Live in Europe, Under the Radar and Doug MacLeod
Michael Burks, I’m A Bluesman, Iron Man Records
Pinetop Perkins & Jimmy Rogers, Genuine Blues Legends, Elrob Records - Instrumentalist
Horn: Terry Hanck
Al Basile
Nancy Wright
Sax Gordon Beadle
Vanessa Collier - Bass: Biscuit Miller
Bob Stroger
Michael “Mudcat” Ward
Patrick Rynn
R W Grigsby - Drums: Cedric Burnside
Jimi Bott
June Core
Tom Hambridge
Tony Braunagel - Guitar: Joe Bonamassa
Bob Margolin
Kid Andersen
Monster Mike Welch
Ronnie Earl - Harmonica: Kim Wilson
Dennis Gruenling
Jason Ricci
Mark Hummel
Sugar Ray Norcia - Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Victor Wainwright
Anthony Geraci
Barrelhouse Chuck
Henry Gray
Jim Pugh
- 38th Blues Foundation Blues Music Awards
