You shoulda been there! Janiva Magness

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She wore us out. What a voice. Janiva Magness served us the blues in style Saturday night at the Center. A natural. I am sure Ma Rainey and Big Mama Thorton are grinnin' ear to ear. If you aren't moved by that performance, you'd better check your pulse. Members of the Janiva Magness Band were: Benny Yee, keyboards, used to play with Coco Montoya's blues band and Elvin Bishop Rena (Pronounced "Rene") Beavers, drums, used to play bass guitar for Little Milton Gary Davenport, bass, a Beale Street veteran, several bands in Memphis Jacob W. Petersen, guitar, since 1999 long list of folks he's sat in with includes Taj Mahal, Steve Miller, Robert Cray, Pinetop Perkins, Lee Oskar

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