King  Kom Beaux (winner of the South Sound Blues Association Back to Beale Street Competition) was joined in Memphis Tennessee by many of our South Sound,   Seattle   and Washington State  friends for the 2016 International Blues Challenge and we had a ball together.   The competition was stiff this year, with 288 of the best Blues Bands from around the globe competing. King Kom Beaux advanced as  quarter finalists.  Everyone said we put on a hell of a good show at The Blues City Café.  Congratulations to The Delgado Brothers (who won the Challenge)  We heard  world class Blues all week and made many new friends.  King Kom Beaux performed at Jerry Lee Lewis' Club  on Beale Street  on Friday night and hosted   an all night Jam afterward until 4am.   We also performed at the Purple Haze on Thursday night and were joined by our friends Neal Fallen, Brian Feist and Doug Skoog on the set.  King Kom Beaux also  performed   at the Greater Puget Sound   Showcase at The 152 Club while in Memphis.  After the IBC ended, King Kom Beaux  drove  through  the Mississippi &   Louisiana bayou and played in Alexandria , LA at The Bayview Yacht Club and in downtown Baton Rouge at The Blues Room.  Two weeks of Great Blues, Great People and Great Food! Geaux King Kom Beaux!!