Oregon Considered

6/13/2006 - Curtis Salgado Benefit

June 13, 2006

There's good news and bad news to report about long time Oregon blues musician Curtis Salgado, who was the inspiration for the late John Belushi's character in the Blues Brothers.

On the one hand, Salgodo is fighting liver cancer, needs a new liver and recently lost his health insurance.

On the other, he's fighting liver cancer, just got onto a donor waiting list and his friends--many music legends in their own right-- are playing alongside him in a benefit concert Tuesday.

He talked with us about some of the musicians like Steve Miller, Robert Cray and Taj Mahal and how he was drawn to music at an early age growing up in Eugene.

Click here to listen to the interview. (about 5 minutes)

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The benefit concert for Curtis Salgado is Tuesday at 7:30 at the Rose Garden arena's Theatre of the Clouds. If you can't make it, you can also catch him at the Waterfront Blues festival next month. And for all sorts of other information, check out his website -- http://www.curtissalgado.com

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