Jim Sallis Music Memorial

For those who haven't heard, Jim Sallis passed away on January 27, 2026. We are celebrating everything about Jim Sallis's music - please bring your instrument and play a couple tunes in his memory.

Here's the musical part of his official obit -
The music of the South, the Delta blues he heard on Helena’s seminal King Biscuit Time radio broadcast (which featured artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II and Robert Jr. Lockwood), remained deeply imbedded in his DNA. He would go on to publish several books of musicology, The Guitar Players (1982), Jazz Guitars (1984) and The Guitar in Jazz (1996). Sallis himself was a talented musician and played a variety of stringed instruments, including guitar, dobro, mandolin, fiddle and banjo. Jim was at his best as a performer when he played backup for bands and soloists around the valley, appearing on the albums of several respected Arizona musicians. His trio, Three-Legged Dog, performed at coffee shops and folk festivals around Arizona.

Official obit link: https://www.legacy.com/legacy/james-sallis

Food and soft drinks will be provided.

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