The blues (and photographer) go to Iraq

An e-mail from fellow blues-lover and fine blues photographer Joe Rosen reminds me that Bluzapalooza Tour 2 of blues musicians traveling to entertain troops in Iraq and Kuwait gets off the ground today, and that Joe himself as been asked to provide a photographic documentary of the tour. I've mentioned it before, but it's worth mentioning again.

And you can follow their adventures as they go in a couple of blogs: Joe will be blogging with the New York Daily News, under World News and/or Entertainment, and their war zone blog.

Also, Chip Eagle, publisher of Blues Revue Magazine, will also be posting a blog through their online magazine, BluesWax.

I'm a big fan of Joe's blues photography, and if he brings back his usual good stuff from Iraq, it should worth a look.

The musicians on this tour include Michael Burks, Shemekia Copeland, Deanna Bogart, Zac Harmon, Moreland & Arbuckle and Tony Braunagel and The Bluzapalooza All-Star Band.