D.C. Minner

D.C. Minner
D.C. Minner at his Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival.
Background information
Birth name	D.C. Minner (?)
Born	April 1, 1935(1935-04-01), Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States
Died	May 6, 2008(2008-05-06) (aged 72) Oklahoma, United States
Occupations	Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar
Years active	1950–2008
Associated acts	D.C. & Selby Minner, BLUES ON THE MOVE, Larry Johnson, NEW BREED, Tony Mathews, Redwoods band, Home Cookin'. D. C.[1]
Website	The Official D.C. Minner Site

D.C. Minner (January 28, 1935 – May 6, 2008)^[2] was an American blues musician, teacher, and philosopher who was known for sharing music with children and adults alike throughout Oklahoma and beyond.

Born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, he performed with O. V. Wright, Freddie King, Chuck Berry, Eddie Floyd and Bo Diddley, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 1999. He owned the 'Down Home Blues Club' in Rentiesville, where he and his wife Selby Minner held a long-running annual blues festival, the 'Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival'.^[2][3] The couple had won an international KBA from the Handy People (Blues Foundation in Memphis) for their BITS (Blues in the Schools) work with kids.^[4]

History

Date	Events
1950-60s	Played with Larry Johnson and the NEW BREED and other musical artists.[1]
1970	switched from bass to guitar and moved north to Berkeley.[1]
1976	formed BLUES ON THE MOVE.[1]
1979	D.C. and Selby married [4]
1990	BLUES ON THE MOVE was added to the OK Arts Council Rosters [1]
1991	Founded Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival.[1]
????	The pair had won an international KBA from the Handy People (Blues Foundation in Memphis) for their BITS (Blues in the Schools) work with kids.[1]
1999	Inducted into the OK Jazz Hall of Fame.[1]
1999	street next to the Blues Club named after him. Coordinates: 35°31′17″N 95°29′15″W / 35.52131°N 95.48752°W / 35.52131; -95.48752 [1]
2003	inducted into the OK Music Hall of Fame and (by popular vote) the Payne County Hall of Fame.[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} HISTORY - accessed Sep 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed July 2010
3. ^ blues festival - accessed Sep 2010
4. ^ ^{a b} School Award - accessed Sep 2010| For this information in the "Another version of the bio:" second paragraph.

• Chancellor, Jennifer (2007-08-31). "Rentiesville real". Tulsa World. http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/spot/article.aspx?articleID=070831_8_ES14_hDusk23115. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
• Thomas, John D (2004-02-08). "Towns Born of Struggle and Hope". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E1D8153BF93BA35751C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
• "Bluesman D.C. Minner dies". Tulsa World. 2008-05-08. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080508_1_A13_hHean81828. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
• "D. C. Minner". Associated Press (Legacy.com). May 2008. http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=14379. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 

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Name	Minner, D.C.
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Date of birth	1935-28-1
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Date of death	2008-05-06
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