Waymon "Buttermilk" Meeks is "genuine as dirt" and his roots-based blues performances demand that his audiences take notice. He is an emerging artist who has taken up the mantle of performing traditional blues and interpreting this form of expression to a new generation of listeners.

Winner of the 2003 PBPS Talent Showcase, Buttermilk has been called a "bluesman for the new millennium" by the Raleigh News & Observer. Darrell Stover, an organizer of the Bull Durham Festival, states that Buttermilk has "a fired-up soul tempered with a quiet rage -- places each note surgeon-like in the hearts of his audience." Learn more about him at www.buttermilkmeeks.com.

Cyril Lance plays heart-felt and emtional music, his writing is honest and thought-provoking, his experiences and influences diverse. Every performance, every time he picks up his instrument, Cyril digs deep into his soul and lays in that groove wherever it takes him.

Billboard Magazine says that "Lance has masterminded one of the best contemporary blues albums of the year. His virtuosity on guitar and lap steel is undeniable, and his songwriting makes him an instant item in bluesville." Check him out at www.dogtalkmusic.com.

"If blues is played right," says Austin, Texas native W.C. Clark, "it makes your soul feel clean." Indeed, master guitarist/vocalist Clark - known as "The Godfather of Austin Blues" - has been playing the blues right and cleansing souls from the East side of Austin to stages around the world for over 40 years. And he's been mentoring countless young blues and soul players in the finer points of the music for almost as long. Blues stars from Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan to Angela Strehli to Lou Ann Barton to Marcia Ball have all perfected their craft under Clark's tutelage.

Clark's mix of modern Texas blues, searing guitar and heartfelt, Memphis-style soul vocals have made him a favorite of blues and R&B fans alike. The Houston Chronicle said Clark is "one of Austin's most pervasive live performers… He is a powerful and poignant soul man with hard-earned blues wisdom." Living Blues says, "W.C. Clark has it all…everything from good old rock 'n 'roll and gritty R&B to strutting Memphis soul, second-line funk and contemporary blues."

W.C. Clark has won several W.C. Handy awards, including the 2003 Song of the Year award for "Let It Rain."  Check him out at www.wcclark.com.

Big Jack first recorded in 1961 at Sam Phillips' Sun Studio in Memphis. He gained national prominence in the late seventies in the critically acclaimed group the Jelly Roll Kings. He went on to record several solo records in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Big Jack has garnered many awards, including the 1994 Best Live Performer and 1995 Most Outstanding Blues Musician from the Living Blues Magazine, three Living Blues nominations (winning the 1995 Song of the Year), NAIRD nomination for Blues Record of the Year, and nine W.C. Handy Award nominations (including a 1998 nomination for Best Blues Guitarist).  Learn more about him at www.mc-records.com.

Ronnie is the son of blues rocking recording star Lonnie Brooks. He first stepped on stage when he was nine years old, playing with Lonnie at Pepper's Lounge in Chicago. Ronnie recalls, "Dad told me if I learned to play 'Messin' With the Kid' and 'Reconsider Baby,' he would allow me to perform with him on stage to celebrate my birthday." Ronnie did learn the songs, performed with his dad, captured the audience and was bitten by the blues bug. "That's one birthday I'll never forget!" says Ronnie.

Ronnie joined Lonnie's band full-time in 1986 and has grown to be an accomplished guitarist, singer and songwriter. Until he struck out as a solo artist in January 1999, Ronnie opened his Dad's live gigs with a blistering set of his own and closed each show playing a few acoustic numbers with Lonnie.

Ronnie has jammed on-stage with many blues giants such as Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luther Allison, and Buddy Guy. He has worked alongside talented artists including Junior Wells, Eric Johnson, Jonny Lang, Slash, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Keb' Mo'. Check him out at www.ronniebakerbrooks.com.