MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT FACEBOOK
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MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT TWITTER
https://twitter.com/ManagerMichel

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT THE GOOGLE ANDROID STORE
http://market.android.com

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT DELIRADIO.COM
http://redux.com/mississippiheat

MISSISSIPPI HEAT REDUX CHANNEL
http://redux.com/mississippiheat

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT PURE VOLUME
http://www.purevolume.com/MississippiHeat/

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT MYSPACE
http://www.myspace.com/mississippiheatblues

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/user/mississippiheat

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT UPLAYA.COM
http://uplaya.com/artists/mississippi-heat/info

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT BLIP.FM
http://blip.fm/mississippiheat

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT FLICKR
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mississippiheatfriends/

HERE IS A 52 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY MADE FOR TV IN 1996 BY NATALIE FRITZ NOW ON SALE AT THIS ADDRESS. THIS MOVIE FOCUSES ON PIERRE GOING TO CHICAGO TO THE ROOTS OF ELECTRIC CHICAGO BLUES AND ON HIS RETURN TO HIS HOME COUNTRY WHERE HE SPENT HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD.
http://www.wip.be/index.php?l=en&p=movie:1000002

HERE IS A REVIEW ON PIERRE'S LYRICS IN A POETRY BLOG BY JONN S. O'CONNOR: www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/11/singing-the-blues/

MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT ABC BLUES & SOUL - French review with photos and sound:
http://abcbluesandsoul.com/mississippiheat.aspx

EXCELLENT PHOTOS OF MISSISSIPPI HEAT'S PERFORMANCE AT THE MAYFAIR FESTIVAL ON MAY 24TH, 2009 BY DIANE RICHTER
www.flickr.com/photos/dianerichterphotography/sets/72157619010265308/show

EXCELLENT PHOTOS OF MISSISSIPPI HEAT'S PERFORMANCE IN
CABANNES, FRANCE BY SALVA1745
www.flickr.com/photos/salva17/3689082839/

A1Blues.com – Interview with Mississippi Heat:
a1artistspotlight.com/2009/05/21/088-mississippi-heat-%E2%80%93-hattiesburg-blues

RUBEN ALVAREZ/Latin Percussion – Ruben plays on HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (tracks: #4,6,9,13): www.rubenalvarez.com

IKE ANDERSON/BASS - Band member (June 1997-January 1999). Plays on Handyman - 1999/2000. See www.google.com, under "Ike Anderson"

BILLY BOY ARNOLD – Guests stars on vocals and/or harmonica on 2 MH CDs: HANDYMAN -1999 (2 tracks:“One More Chance”: vocals only; track #1; and “It Hurts To Be lonesome”: chromatic harmonica intro + vocals; track # 10); and FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002 (2 tracks: “What Kind Of Man Is That?”: vocals, 2nd harmonica solo; track #4; and “Gonna Leave and Let Her Be”: vocals, track #12). See www.google.com under “Billy Boy Arnold”

DUJUAN AUSTIN/Drums – Besides playing with the HEAT when Kenny Smith is unavailable, Dujuan also appears on HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (tracks #4,9,10). He did the art found on our new band poster: thejuansart@sbcglobal.net

SPURLING BANKS - Bass player with the Heat, c. 2002-December 2007. Plays on GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005; ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005; and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008: spurlingbanks@comcast.net

BARRELHOUSE CHUCK/Piano + Keyboards – Band member (c. 1997-early 2000’s). Appears on HANDYMAN -1999 (all tracks + sings on “Farewell to S.P. Leary”– track #5): www.barrelhousechuck.com

LURRIE BELL – Plays guitar and sings on ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005 (all tracks; vocals on “19 Years Old”- track #2 + “Cold, Cold Feeling”- track#8); and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (2 tracks with vocals on “Chicago Is My Home”- track #2; and “Gone So Long”- track #7): www.lurrie.com

BLUES-RADIO.COM – Live blues at LIVE365.com

PAT BRENNAN/Piano + Organ – Plays on FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002 (5 tracks). See under www.google.com , “Pat Brennan, piano, organ”

ELISABETH BRUNNER – Artist and cover designer of 3 of our CD’s (STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART -1993; LEARNED THE HARD WAY -1994; and THUNDER IN MY HEART -1995): brunnere@lfcds.org

ERIC BUTKUS/Sound Engineer – Delmark Records. Helped with the recording and mixing of ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005; and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008: eric@recordtheworld.com

CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE - A complete guide to Chicago’s current blues scene. The Guide section contains listings for Chicagoland’s blues clubs, bands, radio shows, record labels and links. The webzine features plenty of photos, news and features on what’s happening in the home of the blues, including interviews, events, DVD and CD reviews, and live blues reviews: www.chicagobluesguide.com

CHICAGO HORNS – Appear on HANDYMAN -1999 (Horn arrangements by Bill McFarland; with Phillip Perkins and Sonny Seals); and on HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (horn arrangements by Kenny Anderson; with Henry “Hank” Ford, Willie Henderson, and Bill McFarland): www.chicagohorns.com; www.sopromusic.com

CHICAGOLINE BLUES BAND (FRANCE) – Friends of the band: www.chicagoline.fr

CHRIS “HAMBONE” CAMERON/Piano + Keyboards – Plays on GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005 (all tracks); ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005(all tracks); and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (all tracks): www.chibonemusic.com and www.cheveredechicago.com

GILES COREY/Guitar + Vocals – Plays with the HEAT since late 2006. Appears on HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (all tracks + sings on “Say Something Good”– track #11): www.lubriphonic.com, www.gilescorey.us

CROSSCUT RECORDS – DETLEV HOEGEN (OWNER): www.crosscut.de

KATHERINE DAVIS/Vocals – Band member (1997-2001). Appears on HANDYMAN -1999 (3 songs: “Excuse Me”-track #2; “These Men Look Good To Me”-track #4; and “Don’t Cross Me”-track #9): www.katherinedavis.com

DELMARK RECORDS – BOB KOESTER, SR (OWNER): www.delmark.com

DANNY DRAHER – Guitar player/singer who replaces Giles Corey when unavailable: www.dannydraher.com

PRZEMEK DRAHEIM / DJ and programmer - Polish blues programs on the radio direct from Poland! www.blues.pl/draheim • www.blues.pl/draheim/?s=archives • draheim@blues.pl

DEITRA FARR/Vocals – Lead singer with the HEAT (January 1993- December 1996). Sings on LEARNED THE HARD WAY -1994 (8 tracks); and THUNDER IN MY HEART -1995 (6 tracks): www.deitrafarr.com

BILLY FLYNN/Guitar + Vocals – Band member (early Fall 1992- Summer 1997). Appears on STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART -1993 (all tracks + sings on “Leavin’ Town”– track #3; “She Knows What Love Is About”– track #4; and “Lonely Without You”– track #10; LEARNED THE HARD WAY -1994 (all tracks + sings on “Learned The Hard Way”- track #2); and THUNDER IN MY HEART -1995 (all tracks + sings on ”I Luv You So”– track #2; “Nothin’ But trouble”– track #5; and “Baby Please Stop Drinkin’ ”– track #10): www.billyflynn.com

JAMES FRAHER/Photographer - His work appears on MH’s HANDYMAN -1999: www.bogfire.com

NILES FRANTZ - Wrote the liner notes to THUNDER IN MY HEART -1995 and HANDYMAN -1999 + other magazine articles on the band: njfrantz@aol.com. See also www.google.com under “Niles Frantz”

MICHAEL FREEMAN – Sound engineer and co-producer of 3 MISSISSIPPI HEAT albums: HANDYMAN -1999; FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002; and GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005: coachouse1@aol.com

DAVID GIORCELLI PEREZ/Piano – From BARCELONA, Spain: www.myspace.com; www.youtube.com; boogieblue66@hotmail.com

ERIC HOFMEISTER – MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S WEBMASTER: www.scientistsofmedia.com

STEVE HOWARD/Bass – Band member, late 1990’s-2002. Rejoined MH in December of 2007. Steve plays on 2 BONUS tracks on HANDYMAN-2000/CrossCut Records; FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002 (all tracks); and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (5 tracks): kiddybangtango@hotmail.com

KEVIN JOHNSON – DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS, DELMARK RECORDS: bluesjazz@delmark.com

CALVIN JONES/Bass – Plays bass and sings on STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART -1993 (one song: “Ruby Mae”– track #6): www.calvin-fuzz-jones.com (or www.google.com)

ALLEN KIRK/Drums – Band member (April 1993-December 1996). Appears on LEARNED THE HARD WAY -1994; and THUNDER IN MY HEART -1995: www.allenkirk.com

JONATHAN LACOCQUE (Filming and videotaping): www.lacocque.com; www.yearzerodoc.com; jlacocque@smilingtoad.net

MICHEL LACOCQUE – MH BAND MANAGER. Wrote liner notes to STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART -1993; LEARNED THE HARD WAY -1994; and FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002: therealheat@hotmail.com

PIERRE LACOCQUE: pierrelacocque@sbcglobal.net

MARY LANE/VOCALS - Band member (c. 1997): www.google.com, see under "Mary Lane"

SAM LAY – plays on 3 cuts on STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART -1993 (“Leavin’ Town”-track #3; “Ruby Mae”-track#6; and “She Knows What Love is About”-track #4): See
www.google.com, under “Sam Lay”

PATRICK LOUIS/Guitar + Vocals – Musician from Belgium. We sometimes hire him when we tour in Europe: patlouis@hotmail.com

RENE MOISAN/PRODUCTIONS BROS – BOOKING MISSISSIPPI HEAT WITHIN CANADA’S QUEBEC PROVINCE: www.bros.ca; rene.moisan@bros.ca

MARC MONAGHAN/Photographer – His work appears on MH’s HANDYMAN -1999 [insert]; FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002; GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005; ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005; and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008. His photographs also can be seen on some of our promo pictures and posters: e-mail: secondcityphoto@gmail.com. See also www.google.com under “Marc Monaghan, photographer, Chicago”

PETER “MADCAT” RUTH – Guest harmonica player on FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002 (track # 9: Duet with Pierre on “Madcat Hop”): www.madcatmusic.com

JON MCDONALD/Guitar + Vocals – Our first guitar player and co-founder (December 1991- c. Summer 1992): www.jonmcdonald.com

RENAUD PATIGNY/Piano (Belgium). Renaud has worked with the HEAT in Europe: www.88boogie.com

PRODUCTIONS BROS – BOOKING MISSISSIPPI HEAT WITHIN CANADA’S QUEBEC PROVINCE: www.bros.ca; rene.moisan@bros.ca

JAY REIL – MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S BOOKING AGENT: US, CANADA AND WORLD-WIDE BOOKINGS: www.jayreil.com; jay@jayreil.com

ROBERT SACRE – Wrote the liner notes to HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008: r.sacre@ulg.ac.be

SHAKER MICROPHONES – JOE HARLESS (CEO): www.shakermicrophone.net

SHAW'S CRAB HOUSE – 21 East Hubbard St.: www.shawscrabhouse.com

JOCELYN SICOTTE/Photographer – His work appears on MH’s HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 [insert], as well on some of our promo pictures: www.postureworkout.com; sicotte@hotmail.com

KENNY SMITH/Drums – With MISSISSIPPI HEAT since early 1997. Appears on all MH CD’s since 1997 HANDYMAN -1999; FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002; GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005; ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005; and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008: www.kennysound.com, beedy_eyes@sbcglobal.net

LITTLE SMOKEY SMOTHERS - Band member (c. 1992-1993): www.alligator.com; www.myspace.com

BOB STROGER/Bass + Vocals – Original band member and co-founder (February 1992-Summer 1997). Plays on STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART (all tracks, except track #6), LEARNED THE HARD WAY (all tracks + vocals on “Take Your Hands Off Her”– track # 5; and THUNDER IN MY HEART (all tracks + vocals on “Loan Me Train Fare”-track #4 + “Don’t Dare Call”-track #9): www.bobstroger.com

DEVIN THOMPSON/Vocals – Guest singer on HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (“Foolish Man”, track # 12): www.chicagocatz.com; clbzero@yahoo.com

MAX VALLDENEU/Guitar – Lead/Rhythm on ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005: maxvalldeneu@hotmail.com. See also www.google.com under “Max Valldeneu”

INETTA VISOR/Vocals – Lead singer with the HEAT (2002-Present). Sings on FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002; GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005; ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005; and on HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008: visor@isac.org. See also www.google.com under “Inetta Visor”

STEVE WAGNER – Head sound engineer and producer at Delmark Records. Mixed ONE EYE OPEN – LIVE AT ROSA’S LOUNGE, CHICAGO -CD AND DVD, 2005; and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008: wagadelic@delmark.com

TOM TOM "84" WASHINGTON (AKA Thomas C. Washington) - Horns arrangements on FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING. See  www.gooogle.com under "tom tom Washington"

ROGER WEAVER/Keyboards – Plays on FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002: www.google.com, see under “Roger Weaver, Piano, Chicago”

CARL WEATHERSBY/Guitar + Vocals – Appears on 4 Mississippi Heat’s recordings: HANDYMAN -1999 (all tracks); FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002 (all tracks + vocals on “Caribbean Sunshine”-track #7 + “Hobo Blues”-track #10), GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005 (all tracks); and HATTIESBURG BLUES-2008 (all tracks + vocals on “Hell And Back”-track #10): www.carlweathersby.org

JAMES WHEELER/Guitar+Vocals – Band Member (early Fall 1992-December 1996). Appears on STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART (all tracks + sings “Bad Luck” – track #11; and “Mother in Law Blues” – track #12; LEARNED THE HARD WAY (all tracks + sings on “Let’s Pack Our Bags”, track #3; “My Woman Is A Black Spider”- track #7; “The Wrong Guy”- track #11; and “How Long Can A Man Be Poor”- track # 12; and THUNDER IN MY HEART (all tracks + sings on “Natalie”-track #7; and “Brand New Woman”-track #13: www.myspace.com/jameswheeler07

CHRIS “CHILI” WINTERS/Guitar + Vocals – Band member, late 1990’s-2002. Plays on 2 BONUS tracks on HANDYMAN-2000/CrossCut Records release; FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING-2002 (all tracks + vocals on “She’s Got Everything” -track #3); and on GLAD YOU’RE MINE -2005 (all tracks): www.blujazz.com

PETER DAVID WHITEIS/Writer – Wrote the liner notes to Delta Bound album:
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/85epd5hc9780252030680.html

WILLING PRODUCTIONS – MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S EUROPEAN BOOKING AGENCY: www.willingprod.com; willingprod@wanadoo.fr (JEAN-PHILIPPE KAUFMANN - European Booking Agent at WILLING PRODUCTIONS: willingjp@wanadoo.fr)

ZORA YOUNG/Vocals – Guests on HANDYMAN-1999+2000 (“Stay With Me”-track# 12). www.zorayoung.com, mail@zorayoung.com