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*new* 10/2/08 Article by Chris Boeckmann

Roots N' Blues N' BBQ

The culminating moment of "Roy C. Forever" will take place Friday, October 3rd in Columbia, Missouri.
Roy C will be traveling to the middle of Missouri where he will play the Roots N' Blues N' BBQ Festival. It is a free concert and it is expected to bring in over 100,000 people this year. Roy will be playing at the 8th and Cherry St. stage opening night (Friday, OCT 3rd @ 9PM) with a full band. The band will consist of local greats that are eager to show off their talents. We will have trumpet, sax, organ, guitars, bass, drums and... ROY C! We will be filming this as the last shoot for Roy C. Forever and recording the audio for Roy's first LIVE album. Daryle Bascom will be adding to visual splendor with his Videology. Columbia is honored to host such a dynamic Soul legend, but I have a feeling they won't know what hit em'. Hope to see you all at the show and then in the movie. Check out the link to the Roots N' Blues site over on the right side of this page for more information.

The New Trailer

Sorry for the wait. Here is the new trailer. However, it will still be a while on the film.

New Trailer Coming Soon

The new trailer is almost finished and will replace the teaser soon. Keep checking back. I should have it up before Thanksgiving. Here is the first one for the time being. Thanks

Best Weekend Ever! (Back from Pomonkey)

Roy C's 50th Anniversary of live performances was probably the best party I have ever been to. Donnie Ray put it down, Lee Fields put it down, and I don't have to tell you that Roy C. put it down!.... Twice! Ryan Walker took off on this journey with me to run a camera. We flew into Baltimore and drove to Pomonkey, MD. The next day was the big show. There was a crowd of more then 2000 people of all ages at Lamont's to pay tribute to the legend Roy C. The fans of Roy C. are the most dedicated fans I have ever seen. Most of them have been fans of Roy's for over 20 years and love ALL of his songs. Roy played a 1 hour set outside and then a 50 minute set inside Lamont's club. It was a scene man! That place was packed son! We had the best time drinking with all the fans after the show and I'm sure I still owe a few of you drinks. Thank you for the best time of my life.

On the Road Again

I am getting ready to take off this Friday to film Roy C. performing live in Pomonkey, Maryland. There is rumor that Don Covay will be there and if that is true, I just don't know what to do with my self. This show is a tribute to Roy C. for playing live music for 50 years. You can get ticktes at Ticketmaseter if you type in "Roy C. and Friends". The venue is called Lamont's and is located at 4400 Livingston Drive in Pomonkey MD. See you there.

Meet The Crew

From Left to Right. Jesse Cihouski (Camera Operator), Chase Thompson (Director), Corey Woodward (Grip and Badass), and the legend himself, Roy C. Hammond (The Man).
We visited Roy late June 2007 for 2 days. We learned a lot about Roy, how he has supported himself through his music for over 50 years, the benefits of Cod Liver Oil and more. Red Kelly (a true Soul Detective) was kind enough to visit us as we stayed in Allendale's Executive Inn. I heard some amazing soul music from him. Be sure to visit his blog http://www.souldetective.blogspot.com. Also be sure to listen to some of the J.Hines tunes he has on there. He played guitar on a lot of Roy's albums. J. Hines deserves a film about himself just the same. But for now we will focus on Roy C. Keep checking back for more information on the film.