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LRBC #31 Sea Of Cortez Bands Announced!

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#44 Jan. 24 ~ 31, 2026 Eastern Caribbean Recap!

Audio: "I Got A Woman" by Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Recap video by Rich Scheirmann

Artist Lineup:
Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Dumpstaphunk
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Danielle Nicole Band
Victor Wainwright & the Train
Vanessa Collier
Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues Revue
Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling
Southern Avenue
Mr. Sipp
The Phantom Blues Band
Doug MacLeod
Monster Mike Welch
Zac Harmon & the Drive
Jontavious Willis (Solo & Band)
Keeshea Pratt Band
Ghalia Volt (Solo & Band)
Dylan Triplett Band
Mathias Lattin Band
Dave Gross & Pat Harrington
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal (’25 IBC Winners)
Mitch Woods Club 88
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Daryl Davis
Kelley Hunt
Eden Brent & Bob Dowell
Deanna Bogart
Brooks Milgate
Mr. Sipp’s Sugar Shack
Chuk Barber’s Soul Lounge
Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport (Special Guest)
Kid & Lisa Andersen (Special Guests)
Stephen Hull Experience (Special Guest)
David Julia (Special Guest)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL to St. John (Official USVI LRBC Day), St. Maarten & Half Moon Cay on the Holland America Nieuw Statendam. See future cruise at www.BluesCruise.com

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #44 Full Recap Video

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #44 Eastern Caribbean Midweek Recap Video. Jan. 24-31, 2026 on Holland America's Nieuw Statendam. The world's ORIGINAL fully chartered Blues Cruise!

Audio: Rev. Billy C. Wirtz w/ The Nighthawks
Video Capture & Edit: Rich Scheirmann
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LRBC #44 Eastern Caribbean Midweek Recap!

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #43 Sea Of Cortez

Oct. 25 ~ Nov. 1, 2025
San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan & La Paz
Ship: Holland America Koningsdam

Production & Edit: Rich Scheirmann
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The World's Original Fully Chartered Blues Cruise!

Song: "What Key Is Trouble In?" by Nick Schnebelen

Artist Lineup:
Taj Mahal & the “Savoy” Band w/ Special Guest Maria Muldaur
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Keb’ Mo’
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Bobby Rush Revue
Shemekia Copeland
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers
Ana Popovic & FANTASTAFUNK Big Band
Victor Wainwright & the Train
Danielle Nicole
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
Mr. Sipp
Deanna Bogart
Desoto Tiger’s Testimony (Damon Fowler, Jason Ricci, Jonathon “Boogie” Long)
Dom Flemons “The American Songster”
Nick Schnebelen Band
Marquise Knox
Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
Kid Andersen’s Greaseland All Stars
D.K. Harrell
Dennis Jones
Dylan Triplett
Gráinne Duffy
Mathias Lattin
Stephen Hull Experience
Mitch Woods Club 88
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Daryl Davis
Taryn Donath Duo
Eden Brent & Bob Dowell
Bob Malone
Chuk Barber’s Soul Lounge
Mr. Sipp’s Sugar Shack
Tony TC Coleman (Special Guest)
Alabama Mike (Special Guest)
Thornetta Davis (Special Guest)
Jim Pugh (Special Guest)
Sean “Mack” McDonald (Special Guest)
Lisa Leuschner Andersen (Special Guest)
Kyle Rowland (Special Guest)

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #43 Sea Of Cortez recap!

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #43
Sea Of Cortez
Oct. 25~Nov. 1, 2025 midweek recap
Bluesin'® On The High Seas from San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas, Loreto & La Paz, MX on the Holland America Koningsdam.

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Audio: "Who Was That" - Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
℗ 2025 Deep Rush Records and RAM Records

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #43 Sea Of Cortez - midweek recap!

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #42
Jan. 26 ~ Feb. 2, 2025 Eastern Caribbean

PERFORMERS: Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Booker T. Stax Revue, Ruthie Foster, The California Honeydrops, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue (Tommy Castro, Magic Dick, Deanna Bogart & Bernard Allison), Ronnie Baker Brooks, Colin James, Victor Wainwright & the Train, Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, Danielle Nicole Band, Sue Foley, Coco Montoya, Curtis Salgado, Mr. Sipp, Bernard Allison Band, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Southern Avenue, The Phantom Blues Band, Wayne Baker Brooks, Dawn Tyler Watson, Dylan Triplett, D.K. Harrell, Blackburn Brothers, Pat Harrington & Dave Gross, BoomCHANK (Hadden Sayers & Brannen Temple). Piper & the Hard Times (2024 IBC Band Winners). Mitch Woods Club 88, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Daryl Davis, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, Travis Colby, Deanna Bogart, Marcella Simien, Scottie Miller, Daryl Coutts, Chuk Barber’s Soul Lounge, Mr. Sipp’s Sugar Shack, Special Guests: Javier Matos & David Julia

Audio: "GoBabyGO!" by BoomCHANK
Video: Rich Scheirmann

Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Tortola (BVI, St. Thomas (USVI) and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) on the Holland America Rotterdam

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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise recap! #42 Jan. 2025

Midweek recap of Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #42 Eastern Caribbean.

Music: Blackburn Brothers, "Let The Devil Play"
Footage & Video Edit: Rich Scheirmann

Sailing Jan. 26~Feb. 2, 2025 on Holland America’s Rotterdam from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Tortola (BVI), St. Thomas (USVI) & Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic).

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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #42

Highlights from Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #41 Southeastern Caribbean (Oct 26 - Nov 2, 2024)

Music: Joanna Connor
Intro: Big Llou Johnson
Footage & Video Edit: Rich Scheirmann

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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Highlights! #41 Southeastern Caribbean

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #40
Final Wrap!
Western Caribbean • Jan. 28~Feb. 4, 2024
Sailing on Holland America’s Pinnacle-class Nieuw Statendam from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Grand Cayman, Roatán, Honduras & Costa Maya, Mexico.

Audio: "Offswitch Blues" by Monster Mike Welch
Video & Edit by Rich Scheirmann

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The World's Original Fully Chartered Blues Cruise. Occasionally Imitated, Never Replicated! Bluesin'® On The High Seas since 2002.

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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #40 Highlight Reel!

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #40
Western Caribbean • Jan. 28~Feb. 4, 2024
Days 3, 4 & 5 Recap
Sailing on Holland America’s Pinnacle-class Nieuw Statendam from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Grand Cayman, Roatán, Honduras & Costa Maya, Mexico.

Audio: Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - "Midnight Heat" (Live)

LIVE IN LONDON
*GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE!
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

Purchase @ Alligator Records:
https://www.alligator.com/albums/Live-In-London-2CD/

Recorded in front of a rabid crowd at The Garage in London, this release is a white hot testament to the exhilarating live Kingfish experience. Christone is in masterful control whether blasting out molten, rock-infused riffs or picking the bluesiest single notes this side of heaven. At 16 songs and 109 minutes long, it’s a motherlode of blues magic, and the set list is a fan’s dream show, including “Outside Of This Town,” “662,” “Another Life Goes By” and a new, previously unrecorded song, “Midnight Heat.” “Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has already made his mark as one of the best, and undoubtedly most exciting, blues guitarists in the world.” –Guitar World

Video & Edit by Rich Scheirmann

Upcoming Cruises & Info
@ https://www.bluescruise.com

The World's Original Fully Chartered Blues Cruise. Occasionally Imitated, Never Replicated! Bluesin'™ On The High Seas since 2002.

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #40 Recap - Days 3, 4 & 5

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#45 Oct. 31~Nov. 7, 2026 Mexican Riviera / #46 Jan. 31~Feb. 7, 2027 Eastern Caribbean

From discovering @colinjamesmusic to feeling @sout

From discovering @colinjamesmusic to feeling @southernavenuemusic light up the ship with their energy, every sailing leaves its mark. Kim from California is heading into her third Blues Cruise, and like so many repeat offenders, she already gets it. The music pulls you in, the people keep you coming back, and every cruise delivers another artist you can’t stop talking about. #BluesCruise #SouthernAvenue #ColinJames #BluesFamily #LiveBlues

A New Orleans master standing shoulder to shoulder

A New Orleans master standing shoulder to shoulder with a younger Kansas City blues-man. Paul “Lil’ Buck” Sinegal spent decades backing legends like Clifton Chenier before leading his own band, while @nickschnebelenband was helping carry blues into a new generation.�#PaulSinegal #NickSchnebelen #KansasCityBlues #NewOrleansBlues #BluesCruise

From the #LRBC: Much respect to the musicians, the

From the #LRBC: Much respect to the musicians, the fans, and organizations like @bluesfoundation for continuing to honor, protect, and celebrate blues music and the culture behind it. The legacy is still being written and tonights awards prove it! #BluesMusic #Blues #LiveMusic #KeepingTheBluesAlive #RhythmAndBlues #2026bluesmusicawards

Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 47t

Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 47th Annual Blues Music Awards (@bluesfoundation). Your work continues to honor the roots of the blues while pushing it forward for new generations. We are proud to celebrate you and will be cheering you on. #2026BluesMusicAwards #BluesFoundation #BluesMusicAwards #KeepTheBluesAlive #LRBC

#IYKYK: Until you’ve experienced the LRBC live, th

#IYKYK: Until you’ve experienced the LRBC live, there’s no real way to explain it. That’s why people keep coming back. It’s more than a concert—it has to be lived to be understood. #BluesCruise #LiveBlues #BluesFamily #ConcertEnergy #LiveMusic

The Kitchens Sisters—Lisa from Atlanta and Sharon

The Kitchens Sisters—Lisa from Atlanta and Sharon from St. Louis—are already looking ahead to their next sail away. For them, it’s the energy, the reunion, and that feeling you can only find on the LRBC. Or as they call it... "The Family Reunion!" #BluesCruise #LRBC #BluesFamily #CruiseLife #LiveBlues

Join us as we celebrate the legendary music and ar

Join us as we celebrate the legendary music and artists of the Class of 2026 Blues Hall of Fame! Don't miss BIGLLOU's 12th Blues Hall of Fame Fun-Raiser:

"MERCY IN MEMPHIS – A SINNER’S SERENADE!"
May 6th
Doors: @ 6p / Show @ 7p
ALFRED's
197 Beale Street
Hosted by BIGLLOU from B.B. King’s Bluesville on SiriusXM Radio and Legendary LRBC Emcee!
Tickets @ https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/bigllous-12th-blues-hall-of-fame-fun-raiser
@bigllou @bluesfoundation @legendarybluescruise

Irma Thomas doesn’t reach for it—the song comes th

Irma Thomas doesn’t reach for it—the song comes through her. Eyes closed, hands up, and the cruisers follow. #BluesCruise #IrmaThomas #SoulBlues #BluesLegend #LiveMusic #BluesMusic #SoulMusic

@jarosenphoto doesn’t just shoot performances—he d

@jarosenphoto doesn’t just shoot performances—he documents culture. Like Joe's camera, Jimmy Thackery guitars are ready to create art. #BluesCruise #JoeRosen #JimmyThackery #BluesGuitar #LiveBlues #MusicPhotography #BluesMusic

#happyearthday. From the middle of the Caribbean,

#happyearthday. From the middle of the Caribbean, @msawyer1114msawyer & @midniteac are heading into their 9th or 10th #LRBC! They keep coming back for the perfect mix—new artists, returning legends, and the blues family they’ve built along the way.

https://bluescruise.com/46-jan-2027-eastern-caribb

https://bluescruise.com/46-jan-2027-eastern-caribbean/
LRBC #46 Eastern Caribbean is officially SOLD OUT. The music, the sun, the soul, and the family reunion at sea continues. Didn’t get in? The waitlist opens tomorrow, 4/20 at 11AM CDT. #BluesCruise #LRBC46 #SoldOut #Waitlist #EasternCaribbean #BluesAtSea

IT IS MORE THAN A CRUISE... @designsbynitrice has

IT IS MORE THAN A CRUISE...
@designsbynitrice has been Bluesin’ with LRBC since 2010, and her words say it best: “Coming back each year feels like coming home.” Family, music, unforgettable meals, and memories call her back year after year. Others may imitate our format, but they’ve never captured the magic of the Blues Cruise. #LRBC #BluesCruise #CruiserTestimonial #SouthernAvenue #BluesFamily

Derrick “D’Mar” Martin (@d1971mar) will play anyth

Derrick “D’Mar” Martin (@d1971mar) will play anything with his drumsticks. On this night, Kid Andersen's (@kidandersen) guitar was played by both! 😆🔥 #BluesCruise #KidAndersen #DMarMartin #LRBC #musichistory

The Blues Cruise is where voices like @keesheaprat

The Blues Cruise is where voices like @keesheaprattbandexperience turn moments into memories. Pure power, pure soul, pure connection. #BlueCruise #KeesheaPratt #LRBC #LiveMusic

The Blues Cruise is where fire meets finesse. in 2

The Blues Cruise is where fire meets finesse. in 2019 @dianarein was bringing grit, grace, and guitar-driven soul to the stage. #BluesCruiseIs #DianaRein #LRBC #WomenInBlues

The Blues Cruise is where legends (@ronnie_baker_b

The Blues Cruise is where legends (@ronnie_baker_brooks & @kennywayneshepherd ) meet in the moment. Two masters, one stage, and the kind of live chemistry that can’t be planned or repeated. #LiveMusic #BluesCruise #LRBC #MusicHistory

Too much fun? Never. This is what a front row seat

Too much fun? Never. This is what a front row seat looks like when the music takes over. January 2017 aboard the MS Koningsdam, sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Maarten, St. John and the Dominican Republic.

The always amazing @bluesmankennyneal lighting it

The always amazing @bluesmankennyneal lighting it up on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. January 2010 aboard the MS Eurodam, sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to Curaçao, Aruba and Half Moon Cay. Pure blues power at sea.

LRBC Admiral Roger Naber at the mic with a pre-cru

LRBC Admiral Roger Naber at the mic with a pre-cruise artist meeting. Our Admiral keeps the Blues Village moving. A classic moment from the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise aboard the Koningsdam, sailing the Eastern Caribbean in January 2017. Occasionally imitated, never replicated.

Thank you, @southernavenuemusic, for the kind word

Thank you, @southernavenuemusic, for the kind words and for bringing that soul to LRBC #44.
#LRBC #BluesCruise #SouthernAvenue #LiveBlues #OurShipKicksAss

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#45 Oct. 31~Nov. 7, 2026 Mexican Riviera / #46 Jan. 31~Feb. 7, 2027 Eastern Caribbean

From discovering @colinjamesmusic to feeling @sout

A New Orleans master standing shoulder to shoulder

From the #LRBC: Much respect to the musicians, the

Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 47t

#IYKYK: Until you’ve experienced the LRBC live, th

The Kitchens Sisters—Lisa from Atlanta and Sharon

Join us as we celebrate the legendary music and ar

Irma Thomas doesn’t reach for it—the song comes th

@jarosenphoto doesn’t just shoot performances—he d

#happyearthday. From the middle of the Caribbean,

https://bluescruise.com/46-jan-2027-eastern-caribb

IT IS MORE THAN A CRUISE... @designsbynitrice has

Derrick “D’Mar” Martin (@d1971mar) will play anyth

The Blues Cruise is where voices like @keesheaprat

The Blues Cruise is where fire meets finesse. in 2

The Blues Cruise is where legends (@ronnie_baker_b

Too much fun? Never. This is what a front row seat

The always amazing @bluesmankennyneal lighting it

LRBC Admiral Roger Naber at the mic with a pre-cru

Thank you, @southernavenuemusic, for the kind word

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