The Blues By Budweiser concert series will feature Fonky Donkey at 8 p.m. April 5 at RJ’s Grill & Bar, 128 S. Main St. The doors will open at 7 p.m.
Port City Blues Society members are admitted free. Admission is $5 for others. The concert series is being sponsored by MK Distributors, according to a news release.
Fonky Donkey will feature the guitar playing of Gil Franklin, slide resonator guitar and blues harp playing of Ben Swamp Donkey Brenner, the sax of Kevin Lewis, piano and organ playing of Curtis “JJ” Adams, the rhythm section of Lance “Bug Tussle Slim” Womack (drums) and Lynn Fitzgerald (bass).
Fonky Donkey was formed in Little Rock in the spring of 2019. The band has performed at the Sonny Boy Blues Society’s Blues Challenge, the King Biscuit Blues Festival, the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, the Cotton Belt Festival, the Delta Roots and Heritage Festival, the Riverfront Blues Festival in Fort Smith and the Lum & Abner Music & Arts Festival in Mena. The band has also competed in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
Port City Blues Society, an affiliated member of The Blues Foundation, seeks to preserve and promote music and the culture of Delta blues and educate the public about the history of the blues in the region. The society also hosts a free weekly blues jam from 8-11 p.m. Wednesdays at RJ’s Grill & Bar.
For more information about “Blues By Budweiser” and Port City Blues Society, visit pc-blues.com or facebook.com/PCBluesSociety.