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The Berchtesgaden Blues Band with Special Guests Roy Bynder & Rudi Renger Maith 2023 in Kulturhof Stanggass

 

 

 

After the first very successful concert of the Berchtesgaden Blues Band in Kulturhof Stangass, the Blues Band will perform again in the Kulturhof (Berchtesgadener Str. 111, 83483 Bischofswiesen) on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 8 p.m. on. So that there is enough space to dance, this concert will take place in the hall there.

Special guests are Roy Bynder (keyboards) and Rudi Renger (guitar), who also work together with Norbert Egger and Franz Neumeier in the Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection.

Photographers: Anne Egger (above),  Susi Graf (below)

 

 

 

 

News January 8th 2023: New EP The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 4 - The 50th Anniversary Sessions released

 

New EP The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 4 - The 50th Anniversary Sessions including more than 32 minutes musik by Norbert Egger and his Bands City Blues Connection, Natural Blues &The Berchtesgaden Blues Band is released.

 

 

 

Live Premiere: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 from 8 p.m. in the bar of the Hotel Edelweiss Berchtesgaden

The Berchtesgaden Blues Band (quartet) with
Frank Neumeier (sax, clarinet, percussion, backing vocals), Hubert Grassl (bass, sousaphone, backing vocals),
Martin Ernst (drums) and Norbert Egger (guitar and vocals)
performs live for the first time with full cast!

Special Guest Rudi Renger (guitar)

 

Dezember 12th 2022: Vinyl Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 3 available, Release EP (Audio CD) planned for January 2023

 

Vinyl single City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow - The Blues Standard Series, Vol 3  is available. 

Release EP (Audio CD) is planned for January 2023.

 

 

 

November 14th 2022: City Blues Connection - A Sunday Kind Of Love #1 & Natural Blues - Sweet Goddess Blues #3 in Bluestime Charts 

Thank you so much!

Thanks to you, City Blues Connection is again leader in Bluestime Charts (based on Spotify streams)!

Thank you, thank you and thank you, again!

Our new chart song A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE with City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (Vocals) from Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 2 has received over 260'000 streams until November 1st!

You can find our music on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3zXzZb4 and many other other streaming platforms.

Thank you to all friends, fans and listeners for your streaming and likes: https://spoti.fi/3WXIo9H

 

 

 

Now released: Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 3 

 

 

This is the third release in The Blues Standards Series. Side A presents new arrangement of the great Blues & Soul classic At Last, Norbert Egger & his City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (vocals). The B-side is the Rattlesnake Blues, a wild R&B number composed, written and sung by Norbert Egger.

The songs were recorded at sessions in May 2022 in Austria and Germany.

With the new release, Norbert Egger and his band once again features an extraordinary artist:

Anne Bischow, accompanied by the Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection, can be heard singing on the great Soul and Blues standard At Last. The great classic, also known by Etta James, has been rearranged for this release with a brass section.

The young singer Anne Bischow was selected by Norbert Egger because of her excellent singing with her spectrum from sensitive to powerful in a casting from over 50 singers in 2020. In the context of the producer's 50th stage anniversary, several titles were recorded, which will be released this year.

The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 3 is the second joint production by Anne Bischow and Norbert Egger.

City Blues Connection was founded by Norbert Egger in 1979 and is now The Rhythm & Blues Big Band.

The single will be available as 7" vinyl single, soon.

Direct link to Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3yWltB4 

and other streaming platforms via landing page https://www.artistcamp.com/SmartLinks/0791732582765/

#Blues #Soul #keepthebluesalivealive 

 

Now available: Vinyl Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 2 

 

 

Side A: Sunday Kind OF Love / Side B: Dust My Broom (Instrumental)

Also available on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3O2Yyce

and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

This is the second release in The Blues Standards Series - and includes new arrangements by Norbert Egger of two great Blues and Soul standards: Norbert Egger and his City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (vocals) with A Sunday Kind Of Love  and Norbert Egger and his Natural Blues featuring Steve Baker (Blues harp) with an instrumental version of great Blues standard Dust My Broom. The music has been recorded during sessions in Austria, Switzerland and Germany in May 2022.

With the new release, Norbert Egger and his bands features two exceptional artists:

Anne Bischow, accompanied by the Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection, can be heard singing on the great soul and blues standard A Sunday Kind Of Love. The great classic, also known from Etta James, has been rearranged for this release with a horn section. The young singer Anne Bischow was selected by Norbert Egger because of her excellent singing with her spectrum from sensitive to powerful singing in a casting from over 50 singers in 2020. In the context of the joint performance at the producer's 50th stage anniversary, several titles were recorded, which are to be released this year.

With the B-side song Natural Blues features Blues harp top star Steve Baker together with Norbert Egger and his slide guitar in a wild instrumental version of the blues classic Dust My Broom. The two musicians have known each other since the 1980s, when they performed together at various sessions in Hamburg. 

Born and raised in London, England, Steve has for many years lived near Hamburg, Germany and has been a full time professional since 1975. Steve has developed an instantly recognizable and highly musical style which is both expressive and lyrical, characterized by his subtle, rhythmically accented phrasing. His unique sound draws on the blues harmonica tradition and combines it with elements from country, folk, funk, soul and jazz to create an exciting and individual fusion, with an emotional intensity which finds its way straight to the hearts of his listeners. He has influenced a generation of younger players and is often regarded as one of those musicians who have revitalized the instrument in Europe, and as one of its leading exponents worldwide. He has made hundreds of recordings as a studio musician in Germany and beyond and can be heard on a wide variety of CD, film and TV productions. In recognition of his longstanding work in the service of the harmonica, Steve Baker was presented with the Pete Pedersen Lifetime Achievement Award by the American SPAH Association in summer 2019.

City Blues Connection, founded by Norbert Egger in 1979 today is The Rhythm & Blues Big Band. Natural Blues is the Blues formation created in Hamburg by Norbert Egger in 1982.

Price: EUR 9,90 plus shipping cost.

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Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues and City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow and Steve Baker in April 2023 back in Rockhouse Salzburg 

 

Friday, April 28 2023 / 08:00pm / Rockhouse Hall

Ticket link: click here

 

  

New Single THE BLUES STANDARD SERIES, VOL. 2 Released 

 

City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (Vocals): A Sunday Kind Of Love

Natural Blues featuring Steve Baker (Blues Harp): Dust My Broom (Instrumental)

Available on

Spotify https://spoti.fi/3O2Yyce

and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

Vinyl will be available, too!

 

 

Concert: July 08th 2022:  Norbert Egger and His Natural Blues in Magazin3, Bad Reichenhall 

 

 

Website Magazin3: https://magazin3-kultur.de/events/norbert-egger-his-natural-blues/

Event information in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1454471221666180/

 

  

May 09th 2022: Norbert Egger's 50th stage anniversary at the Rockhouse Salzburg 

Many thanks to all guests, the Rockhouse team, musicians, media representatives, photographers and the film team!

Photographer: Susi Graf  

A huge thank you to the great audience at Rockhouse Salzburg and to the Rockhouse team for the great organization! Yours, Norbert Egger

A week ago, on Monday May 9th, 2022, I celebrated my 50th stage anniversary there with my bands Natural Blues and City Blues Connection as well as the special guests Anne Bischow (vocals) and the top star on the blues harp, Steve Baker.

Thank you and thank you and thank you again for being there at my "round" stage birthday!

And by the way: Anne Bischow and Steve Baker can also be heard on our new album. The first recording sessions in the recording studio have already been made.

Listen to our full playlist on Spotify https://spoti.fi/379PzpH or other streaming platforms via landing page: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

Please like us on Spotify: Norbert Egger: https://spoti.fi/3Mk9D8K / City Blues Connection: https://spoti.fi/3Mk9jH4 / Natural Blues: https://spoti.fi/39mMIuP

 

See first posts from 

Managing Director of Rockhouse Salzburg, Wolfgang Descho:  https://www.facebook.com/wolfgang.descho/posts/10158563815181587

and City Blues Connection: https://www.facebook.com/CityBluesConnection/posts/1860457104150367

Photographer: Holger Frank Dunke

Photographer: Susi Graf

Photographer: Susi Graf

 

February 18 2022: New Single Available: Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues - Trouble in Mind  

 

This is the first release in new THE BLUES STANDARD SERIES. Listen & like on

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/35YCiji

Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3rZIXCq

Napster: https://bit.ly/3JsMeAa

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3H3UoNI

Please follow us on Spotify 

Norbert Egger: https://spoti.fi/34L9URI

Apple/iTunes: https://apple.co/3I1DQY4

Deezer: https://bit.ly/3sNQMdC

Tidal: https://bit.ly/3BwfKlB

or via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

 

Natural Blues: https://spoti.fi/3GVT9QB

 

  

February 12 2022: Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues new release - Trouble in Mind  

 

New single Trouble In Mind will be released February 18 2022. Recorded during sessions in Switzerland and Berchtesgaden a vocal and an instrumental version of the great Blues standard is included.

Will be available on streaming platforms:

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/35YCiji 

and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8  

Keep the Blues alive!  

#Blues 

 

  

November 03 2021: Natural Blues - I Am Not Don Quixote in Magazin eclipsed  

  

Natural Blues – I Am Not Don Quixote in magazin eclipsed, November 2021:

With their current album, Norbert Egger and his Natural Blues have presented a very 'black' album by German standards with a high level of authenticity. The opener 'We'll Handle That', a country blues and the slide number 'Sliding' To Call For Action 'sound as if they were made in the Mississippi Delta. This also applies to the sparingly but effectively arranged 'I Hear My Phone Ringing' and the classic 'Fishing Blues'. In addition to the acoustic numbers, the band also has some blues rockers in the program ('What My Boss Wants') who score with their transparency. Strong!

Preis 19,90 EUR (plus shipping costs and charges) via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3pYvUAx 

an many other streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

 

We look forward to your „Likes“ and „Follower“: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Uiywt2Agresj5Su8OxALd?si=RmELYqENTMKYDU0lUJWskA

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VwdqMLOSRpj5RlJIj6wA4?si=CcY8xMZnTn6M1XNyWiVe0w

 

 

 

 

September 29 2021: Rockhouse Salzburg Continues Successful Cultural Work 

 

 

     
             

Susanna Kuschnig 

(Dep. Managing Director)

 

Wolfgang Descho

(Managing Director)

 

Wolf Arrer

(Booking)

 

Christian Sálic

(Member of the Executive Board)

 

 

Wolf Arrer said conservative politicians should to take good note, that

“Art production, art education is more than a fleeting pastime, more than a leisure activity for‘ culture lovers ‘, as a leading member of the government recently called us organizers, artists and the public. There is an inherent urgency in art, in the concrete in music. Something unconditional ...

We stick to the old theater rule: there is a play in the evening ... that is not an expression of escapism, of an escape from reality, but rather taking art and music seriously as indispensable food!" 

Thanks a lot, dear Rockhouse team!

Norbert Egger, Bluestime, 29.09.2021 

 

September 12 2021: 4 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Bluestime Charts Top 11

 

Thank you! Thank you so much! 4 AAA Culture Blues Acts in September Bluestime Top 11:

#2 City Blues Connection

#5 Natural Blues

#8 Van Dyck Inc.

#11 Wolfgang Kalb

 

Our Music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6cetIc3ruChmaSjvk4DiCx?si=4a7fdc76c48c4e6c

... and here's the landing page for other streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

 

 

 

September 10 2021: More than 400 new followers in each "Edited Spotify Playlist" with Natural Blues songs

 

Thank you! Natural Blues songs in Spotify edited playlists "Blues Focus" and "Morning Blues":

More than 400 new followers for each of the playlists within 2 weeks. Thank you again!

Listen and if you like, follow the playlist, too:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9tJFUKjeDqu?si=250438c13bd4409d

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0vfpJ74tSuo?si=3c9cbcf6bd5e493f

and please follow us:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VwdqMLOSRpj5RlJIj6wA4?si=yxvNNvNeRS63Mc9LXg490Q

Our full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TdeXVe

or our music on others streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

August 31 2021: Songs from Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues - I Am Not Don Quixote In Edited Spotify Playlists

 

Few days ago, songs from album Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues I Am Not Don Quixote been added to edited Spotify playlists for the first time. Thanks a lot to the Spotify team, our friends and fans!

Slidin' To Call For Action is together with B.B. King, Ry Cooder, Buddy Guy. Eric Clapton and all these great Blues musicians in edited Spotify playlist Blues Focus.

Please listen and like Blues Focus: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9tJFUKjeDqu

Sweet Goddess Blues is together with Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, Magic Slim, Slip James, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson and all these great Blues musicians in edited Spotify playlist Morning Blues.

Please listen and like Morning Blues: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0vfpJ74tSuo

  

 

August 25 2021: New Album, released today: Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues - I Am Not Don Quixote

 

Today new album Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues I Am Not Don Quixote is released. The focus of this album is acoustic Blues, i.e. Delta Blues (e.g. das Instrumental Slidin' To Call For Action) and Country Blues (e.g. We'll Handle That). Some modern electric Blues complete this album. 

Order the CD via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The CD includes a 16 pages booklet with information regaqrding songs and artists and many photos.

This album is available on Spotify, too: https://spoti.fi/3DjaFNY

... and also on many other streaming platforms, see landing page: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8

We are very pleased, of you follow us and if you like us: https://spoti.fi/3jcJixh

  

August 08 2021 - Coming Soon: New Natural Blues Album 

 

August 23 2021 new Natural Blues album will be released:

I Am Not Don Quixote

Further information will follow shortly.

After Elementary Power album, released in January 2021, main focus of this new album is acoustic Blues: Rags, Country Blues and Delta Blues, "spiced" with few electric songs.

 

   

 

     

 

February 14 2021: Thank you very much for your support - 3 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Top 20!

 

 

Thank you so much sor your plays and with this voting! 
Your support pushed 3 AAA Culture Blues acts into Top 20 of Bluestime Charts for musicians and bands from german-spoken region, based on real Spotify plays:

#4: City Blues Connection  
#7: Natural Blues 
#15: Van Dyck Inc.

Please go on playing our artists. By this you're voting directly and you're generating revenues for our artists in these difficult times. Available as CD, for download and streaming in all important portals, e.g. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qvU0QR

For other portals see Landingpage

 

 

Jan 25 2021: New Album: Natural Blues - Elementary Power

**************** Promotion with great goodies ****************

 

Album Natural Blues-Album Elementary Power is released now!

For details click on Link 

On this occasion, a special offer is valid until February 8th 2021:

The first 100 orders to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. receive optionally additionally 

either

1 Album (CD) Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - World On Fire
or
1 Album (CD) City Blues Connection - Anna Liza

Preis: 19,90 EUR (Tax included). 

 

 

Jan 15 2021: Support Music Szene: Rockzirkus.de

 

Music scene needs support from all, musicians, clubs, magazines, blogs, radio stations, technicians etc.

Have a look to "Rockzirkus".

https://www.rockzirkus.de/blog

 

Jan 2 2021: Thank you for your support in 2020! We wish you all a happy 2021!

 

 

 

Thank you so much for

  • more than 1.8 million streams in 2020!

  • Thanks to your voting 4 of our musicians/bands been 12 months in top 10 and together 22 weeks #1 in Bluestime Blues Charts!

  • for your kind feedback and likes!

Let's bring music in 2021 back on stage again!

 

EP Extraordinary Times (The Duo Sessions) released- Landing Page & Video

The new Natural Blues-EP Extraordinary Times is released and supports Black Lives Matter Movement!

For every CD sold, we donate 2,00 EUR to the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Also the full net income from streaming & download of the song I Can't Breathe will be donated to blacklivesmatter.com

Here's the landing page leading to the  streaming portals: Link

Beside our YouTube-Video for the duo version - if you like it, we would be happy for a "like" in YouTube!

Thanks a lot!

 

 


  

EP Extraordinary Times (The Duo Sessions) Release Date December 11 2020 

With another EP Natural Blues is supportng Black Lives Matter Movement again!

Extraordinary Times (The Duo Sessions)  is a musical journey from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago: The 8 (!!!) songs range from Delta Blues with Dobro and other acoustics to modern electric Chicago Blues. 

From this EP 2,00 EUR for every CD sold and the full net income of the songs I Can't Breathe to Black Lives Matter Movement.

16.11.2020: Released: New Natural Blues EP I Can't Breathe 

FACEBOOK IS  SUPPRESSING APPEAL AGAINST RACISM!  

 
Is Facebook supporting racists?
 
Just now - as happened a year ago with the song "Shame On You, Mr. Trump" - our post with the link to the song "I Can't Breathe" has been deleted from Facebook with the note "violates community standards" 
 
From my opinion, people and organizations who are against anti-racism, can only be racists by themselves! It is a shame, what Facebook is doing!
 
Der gelöschte Text ist:
 
We donate the full net income of the song “I Can’t Breathe” to blacklivesmatter.com (additionally we donate more).

Please follow the link to our Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IzkU9I

If you like to listen on other streaming portals, please user our landing page https://naturalblues.de/landing-page

It does cost you no money, but we receive revenues and can donate more.

Thanks a lot for your help!

 

 

 

05.11.2020: New Natural Blues EP - I Can't Breathe will be released on November 16 2020 

 

With this EP Natural Blues supports the Black Lives Matter Movement: To the strong message for Black Lives Matter financial commitment is added. From every CD sold, 2.00 EUR plus the whole net income from the title song from streaming etc. will be donated to blacklivesmatter.com!

27.10.2020: We are taking a stand against racism

Stopp Racism!

In the USA, but also in our country, there is no end in sight to racism. Racist remarks here and in the USA on top of that, racially motivated murders. It is high time to fight against racism and xenophobia.

That is why we are committed to thematic and financial engagement: New Natural Blues EP will be released on November 16 2020 and the theme song „I Can’t Breathe“ calls against racism. For every CD sold, EUR 2 goes to the Black Lives Matter movement, and we also donate fixed amounts.

Get involved against racism and xenophobia!

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

 

 

03.09.2020: Restart Culture - Now Available: Reduced Tickets Pre-Selling For Natural Blues Concert November 16 2020

Available at:
AAA Culture GmbH, Löslerstr. 21, D-83471 Schönau am Königssee
Tel.: +49 151 464 58 134
E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

June 16 2020: Thank you, thank you & thank you again! Again 3 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Bluestime Top 10 Blues Charts: #1, #2 & #6

 

Thanks a lot for your voting!

In June, again 3 AAA Culture Blues are in top 10:

#1 Van Dyck Inc.

#2 City Blues Connection

#6 Natural Blues

Thank you, thank you & thank you, again!

 

  

March 11 2020: City Blues Connection Chart Positions - new #1 inBlues Album Charts, Switzerland, too

Thank you, thank you & thank you again:

Double album City Blues Connection 40 Years is #1 in iTunes Swiss Blues Album Charts in March 2020 (after #1 in Italy in December 2019)

Click here, to listen or downlaod City Blues Connection 40 Years in various portals

Natural Blues 27.02.2020 in KLANG-FILM-THEATER Schladming

Natural Blues, elementary power LIVE in Klang-Film-Theater Schadming, Badergasse 211, 8970 Schladming, Austria

Thursday, 27.02.2020, 08:00pm

Details: www.facebook.com/events

 

We wish you Merry Christmas and a peaceful, good and happy 2020!

Wintertime in Berchtesgaden

 

Top News: 

Natural Blues Trio December 22  2019 in Hotel Edelweiss, Berchtesgaden

Hotel Edelweiss, Maximilianstr, 2, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany

from 08:00 to 11:00pm

Hubert Hofherr (Blues Harp) and Norbert Egger (Vocals & Guitar) are well-known Bluesmen by concerts from City Blues Connection and Natural Blues. In this concert, they play in a trio Blues from 100 years from "unplugged" to electric Rhythm & Blues.

Details: www.facebook.com/events

 

40th Anniversary Concert 17.10.2019: City Blues Connection  Live on ORF TV

See City Blues Connection live in ORF (broadcast from October 17 2019). The band live at the festival Jazz & The City, Salzburg.

Link ORF-Mediathek

 

40th Anniversary Concert, October 16 2019, 08:30pm, Rockhouse Salzburg: FREE ENTRY

Within the festival Jazz & The City, Salzburg

LIVE: City Blues Connection - The Rhythm & Blues Big Band

Wednesday, October 16 2019, 08:30pm (Door open: 19:30)

Rockhouse (Hall), Salzburg, Schallmooser Hauptstraße 46, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

FREE ENTRY!

 

14.09.2019: Thanks A Lot For Your Voting AAA Culture Blues Acts!

4 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Top 10!

Details in News: http://aaa-culture.com/en/news-en.html

 

 

So., 20.04.2019: Stop suppression by Facebook in favor of Mr. Trump

No supression of opinion and arts - Freedom of opinion even at Facebook required!

Unbelievable, how Facebook does supression of opinion and arts in favor of Mr. Trump!

The distributed Youtube link presenting the Natural Blues "Shame On You, Mr. Trumo" maxisingle is supressed by Facebook. Facebook says, this "goes against community standards". Supporting Trump and helping to manipulate the US elections by Facebook (remember the Camebridge Analytica story) has been real unacceptable!

Please do not accept suppresion! Listen to the maxisingle using https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m1-kO0VN3Tq2SFe6IqWhhRp8TVKDXvkWM, like the song and distribute the link. Do not accept Facebooks support for Mr. Trump!

Look at the Facebook suppression, supporting Mr. Trump: