How do survivors of child sexual abuse heal, and live their lives? Find out from Joe Martinez. Content warning. Please be mindful.
Joe Martinez, a retired registered nurse, father of a daughter and son, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren has facilitated groups for survivors and their parents. He has spoken at different churches, wrote articles for other groups and also published the book, Sunrays of Solace.
Musician Bio:
When Marcy Rae went to a blues festival in Crosby, Texas, in 1992, she had no idea that she would return with an authentic blues moniker – Sweet Mama Cotton. But there was little doubt that she would be playing and singing the blues. Marcy, born and raised in the unlikely outpost of Fargo, North Dakota, has spent her musical career preparing to play the blues. Marcy’s musical interests are diverse, but all these influences have combined to produce a blues approach that is inclusive of all forms of music. Her blues repertoire includes standards such as “Stormy Monday” and “Down Home Blues”, as well as classics from the jazz/blues era of Bessie Smith and Sippie Wallace. She also rocks out on Chuck Berry style tunes and some funky dance tunes like “Shaky Ground”. And mixed in with the wide variety of cover material is a healthy dose of original music. Marcy’s original songs also cover a variety of styles, including “Cloudy Texas Skies”, a Stevie Ray Vaughn-type song; “Voodoo Daddy”, a rockin’ celebration of romance; and “Down to Memphis”, a rockabilly style ode to a blues mecca. The majority of Marcy’s recorded music is original and she gladly plays these songs regularly as a part of her live performances. Ms. Rae has had the privilege of working with a number of well-known and interesting musical groups. While in college she sang with the University of Michigan Choral Union, a 300-voice choir that performed two major concerts a year, one with the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra. Since her professional debut as a musician, she has played on bills with Ray Campi and the Rebels, Jackson Browne, The Blasters, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Rose Maddox. She also spent some time as keyboard player for the Drifters on a tour through the South. While living in Houston, Marcy has shared the stage with many of the Blues Legends of Texas, including Pete Mayes, Texas Johnny Brown, Trudy Lynn, Lavelle White, Jimmy “T-99” Nelson, Oscar Perry, Clarence Holliman, Carol Fran, Earl Gilliam, Grady Gaines, and Mark May. She has also been invited to sit in with Bob Margolin and Pinetop Perkins on several occasions, and with the all-star jam band at the W.C. Handy Awards. Whether as a solo artist on keyboards and vocals or with the awesome Sugar Daddies, her blues band, Marcy Rae, aka Sweet Mama Cotton, presents a confident statement of affirming blues. As her “motto” states, Marcy plays “new Texas blues with respect for tradition”.
Doors open for coffee and conversation at 10:00 AM. The program starts at 10:30 AM.
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The Montrose Center
401 Branard St #106
Houston, TX 77006
We are on the first floor of the Montrose Center (One level above the ground floor) in room #107 across from the elevators. You will need to take either the stairs or the elevator to get to Floor 1
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