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NOTEWORTHY NEWS ..... Sweet Claudette is almost finished writing the next CD project. Plenty of party music fo' sho'. We anticipate the start of recording in September '08.

LIVE & KICKIN' CD released in 2007 is receiving international attention. For further info, contact sweetclaudett@aol.com or (313) 404-0714 (cell), or Mike Boulan of No Cover Productions at http://www.nocover.net/ See our NEWS/JOURNAL page to read up on this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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This year's May 31, 2008 Willie King Freedom Creek Festival featured an outstanding roster of premier blues artists including headline acts Jerry Portnoy, the legendary Sam Lay, Willie King & The Liberators, Cedric Burnside and Lightenin Malcolm and Mudcat, along with Highlander, Alabama blues women Caroline Shines, Debbie Bond, Shar-Baby and Sweet Claudette, plus many other Alabama blues talents. The festival promised to be an explosive celebration of the blues, deep in the land from which it is was born! Boy-oh-boy did it ever explode!!!!!

Sweet Claudette was back with Canada's Hottest Guitarist, James Anthony and his band at Carrigan Arms on May 24th. We then went on to our 2nd gig where we made the walls vibrate at Lezley's CHAPS Restaurant & Sports Lounge, also in Burlington, ON

Thanks to some pretty wonderful people who gave us some great and exciting opportunities in 2007, Sweet Claudette & Friends Band got a chance to play in front of and for a lot of new folk. We made some great friends and gained some pretty loyal followers ... YOU!!!! I'm going to attempt to recap some of the places we saw many of you. Sweet Claudette & Friends performed at the Detroit Winterblast and had 2 performances at the Detroit Riverwalk. One of those was on the actual Riverwalk and one was inside the GM Bldg. That was pretty awesome. We were at Margie's Max Dugan several months over the last couple of years. Sweet Claudette & Friends won the 2007 2nd Round in a Competition for Blues Band and were given a chance to compete in the Detroit finals for a spot in the International Blues Competition. Sweet Claudette traveled south for the 7th time to be a part of the Alabama Women of the Blues at the Willie King Freedom Creek Festival, which is known worldwide. Sweet Claudette has been on the same bill with headliners: Willie King & The Liberators, Debbie Bond, Carroline Shines, Shar-Baby, Paul Oscher, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Kirkland, T-Model Ford, Sam Lay, Jerry Portnoy, Honey Boy Edwards, James Anthony and many more. Sweet Claudette & Friends hooked back up and traveled north to work the Oxford Hot Blues & BBQ Festival along with some of Michigan's best blues known artist, under organizer and President of the Detroit Blues Society, Steve Allen. Next we were offered a very special opportunity to work the well established Jackson Blues Festival. Sweet Claudette went back to do her sixth or seventh stint on her favorite festival with her new Friends .... Port Huron Jazz & Blues Fest. That was a HOT one for sho'. We went on from there to be a part of a fundraiser for Children's Hospital & Gilda's Club at the Mark Ridgley's Comedy Castle. We participated in the Heatstock Festival, G.I.Blues Benefit along with bassman Steve Allen in Westland. Sweet Claudette & Friends were back for a 2nd year at the Pontiac Arts, Beats & Eats. Then Paul Cerevenak called Sweet Claudette to work with him and the Three Man Army band at the Meadowbrook Wine Tasting Fest for her second year there. Another wonderful thing happened, we were booked at Alibis in Windsor, Ontario Canada for a couple of shows. Those Canadian folk know how to party and will dance your knee hi's down around your ankles. That's a good thang ya'll. James Anthony, one of Canada's undisputed guitarist invited Sweet Claudette to be his special guest on a couple shows in Burlington, Ontario Canada at the Carrigan Arms, Tailgaters & Lezley's Chaps Restaurant & Lounge. Ooooooo Weeeeeee. That James Anthony is a 'boss hogg' entertainer. I mean he's melt in your mouth butter mints. Smooth singer. Sweet Claudette & Friends released our LIVE & KICKIN' CD at Memphis Smoke in Royal Oak as well as at the Music Suites in Toledo, Ohio. This CD has proven to be one of the best things this band has done together. Thanks Mike Boulan for making this happen for us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU for continuing to support us!!!

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You, our fans, will always be the reason we are able to continue performing in your favorite hang-outs. We can't wait to be invited to perform at your party ... Keep coming to see us. Thanks for your continuing support. WE LOVE YOU!!!

Sweet Claudette & the Friends Band

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Affiliations:

Twice nominated for Detroit Music Awards

BMI Songwriter; member of Detroit Blues Society (detroitblues.com); West Michigan Blues Society http://www.WMBS.ORG

& former member of Black Swamp Blues Society www.swamp@bsbs.net in Toledo, Ohio

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