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Blues Masters at the Crossroads is a two-night Blues concert held in October at Blue Heaven Studios in Salina, Kansas. It features award-winning blues musicians performing in a Gothic-style church sanctuary, built in 1924, which was bought and converted into a modern Recording studio/concert hall by music entrepreneur Chad Kassem. After the Salina First Christian Church congregation relocated, Kassem, the founder and owner of Acoustic Sounds, Inc., bought the building to provide more storage space for the international LP record and CD mail-order business he started in 1986. Kassem decided to use the church sanctuary as a recording area due to its superior acoustics. His desire was to bring seasoned blues musicians from throughout the United States to record at Blue Heaven. His goal has been to document and showcase the authentic sounds of their music.〔Robert Baird, "Kansas Crossroads: Chad Kassem Brings The Blues To Salina", (Stereophile ) magazine January 2012〕〔Gary Demuth, "Blues Masters concerts are a mixture of musical styles", () Salina Journal, Oct. 14, 2011〕〔Jeri Clouston, "Salina Sings The Blues", Kansas! magazine Fall 2001〕〔Stephen Mejias, "The 14th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads", () (Stereophile ) magazine Sept. 14, 2011〕 ==First concert== In August 1997, Jimmy Rogers performed the first concert at Blue Heaven. Beginning in 1998, Blue Heaven began hosting the Blues Masters at the Crossroads, traditionally held the third Friday and Saturday in October.〔Dave Glackin, "Livin' With The Blues In Salina, 2000", () Enjoy the Music.com, Fall 2000〕〔John Volk and Dave Glackin, "Livin' With the Blues in Salina, 2007", () Positive Feedback online, Issue 39〕 The two-night Blues Masters at the Crossroads seats 450 audience members each night in the original pew and balcony seats. In such an intimate, theater-style setting, the music emanates beneath a 42-foot vaulted ceiling supported by arching walnut beams. Four oak-trimmed stained glass windows at either side of the sanctuary interior gleam from the stage lights. There were 50 windows of varying sizes incorporated into the church design. Each night’s Blues Masters performances run about five hours. The concert draws attendees from all over the nation and abroad. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blues Masters at the Crossroads」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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