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10th ANNUAL DOG RIVER MUDBOTTOM REVIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCE DATE, MUSIC LINEUP & CALL FOR SPONSORS
Dog River Clearwater Revival Fundraiser Aims for Protection of Water Quality Improvement with May 4 Day of Music and Family FunMOBILE, Ala. (Feb. 28, 2025) – Organizers are excited to announce the 10th Annual MudBottom Revival Music Festival, hosted by Dog River Clearwater Revival. This fun afternoon of live music and community spirit will raise awareness and funds to improve public access and water quality for Dog River and its tributaries. This 10th Anniversary event is set for Sunday, May 4, from 1-6 PM at Bender Point, 3619 Riviere Du Chien Road, Mobile, Ala. Gates open at 12:30 PM.
This year’s musical lineup features headliner, Jimmy Hall & Friends, Will Kimbrough & Friends and Red & the Revelers.
Attendees are encouraged to bring friends and family, coolers, picnic blankets, and chairs to enjoy live music under the shade of beautiful oak trees on the banks of Dog River. Bathrooms and food vendors will be on-site, and MudBottom Revival swag is available for purchase. Attendees will arrive by car, bike, kayak, canoe, stand-up paddleboard, or boat. Boat taxis transportation will also be available.
Tickets are available beginning March 14 and historically sell out quickly. Ticket Prices – $35 for general admission and $45 the week of the show. Children 12 and under are free.
Sponsorship opportunities for the 10th Annual MudBottom Revival Music Festival are now available! March 31 is the deadline to ensure inclusion in all promotional materials. For more information on benefits of each sponsorship level (ranging from $250 to $2500), visit Dog River Revival website at www.dogriver.org.
ABOUT THE MUSIC JIMMY HALL & FRIENDS
Jimmy Hall initially rose to fame as the lead vocalist, saxophonist, and harmonica player for the Mobile, Alabama-based band Wet Willie. His distinctive style of R&B-infused rock and roll, coupled with his dynamic stage presence, propelled the group’s signature song “Keep on Smilin'” into the Billboard Top 10 in 1974. After releasing seven albums with Capricorn Records, Wet Willie transitioned to Epic Records, where they released the hit singles “Street Corner Serenade” and “Weekend.” Both songs reached the US Top 40, and five additional songs charted on the Billboard Top 100.
Following this success, Epic Records offered Hall a solo recording contract, resulting in two albums in the 1980s. The single “I’m Happy That Love Has Found You” garnered significant attention, leading to appearances on iconic television shows of the era, including American Bandstand, The Midnight Special, and Solid Gold.
Hall’s songwriting prowess is evident in the numerous artists who have recorded his songs, including Gregg Allman, Jason Isbell, The Marshall Tucker Band, Blackberry Smoke, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, and Johnny Russell. Additionally, he has served as a vocalist and bandleader for Hank Williams, Jr. since 1992. www.jimmyhall.com WILL KIMBROUGH & FRIENDS
Uber-versatile, musician’s musician Will Kimbrough has enjoyed a long and winding career. He’s released nine albums while fronting Will and the Bushmen, The Bis-Quits, Willie Sugarcapps, and Daddy. Just around the corner is For The Life of Me, his eleventh full-length as a solo artist.
Kimbrough’s abundant production credits include Shemekia Copeland’s last three albums, America’s Child, Uncivil War, and Done Come Too Far, which garnered two Grammy nominations and multiple wins at the Blues Music and Living Blues Awards.
As a much in-demand guitarist, Kimbrough has played on countless and wide-ranging recording sessions, seen the world from a stage on multiple tours with Todd Snider, Rodney Crowell, and Emmylou Harris, and returned to his Nashville home with an Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year award in hand. Will Kimbrough RED AND THE REVELERS
Formed by singer/songwriter Red Padilla, the band Red and the Revelers is a high energy swamp soul band from Mobile, AL. Armed with a full horn section Red and the boys explode on stage in a firestorm of passion and riffs that dare you not to move!
red and the revelers – YouTube
About Dog River Clearwater Revival (DRCR)
DRCR is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public access to and the water quality of Dog River and its tributaries. All DRCR programs, projects and volunteers work toward this ambitious goal. For more information about DRCR, visit www.dogriver.org where the 2024 Annual Report is also published demonstrating recent work and accomplishments.
DOG RIVER CLEARWATER REVIVAL
Fact Sheet
2025 Priority Projects Include:
- Shoreline restoration,
- A native plant sale,
- Billboard education and awareness campaign,
- Member duck house build, and
- Bring back The Great Drift!
2024 Accomplishments Include:
- 30th anniversary new logo release and awareness rebranding
- 63 tires removed from a creek dump hotspot
- 30 sites being tested monthly by volunteer water quality monitors
- 9 citizen complaints responded to (runoff, sewage, derelict vessel leaking fuel)
- 4 Eagle reefs installed for water filtration and habitats
- 2 local news segment studio appearances
- 9th Annual MudBottom Revival Music Festival (500 attendees and volunteers)
- 14th Annual Dog River Fishing Tournament (50 anglers, adult and youth)
- 37th Annual Coastal Cleanup at Dog River Park (126 volunteers collected 904 lbs. of trash and debris)
- Engaged 2 local Scout troops with cleanup projects
- Attended 3 neighborhood meetings giving DRCR presentations
- Visited 11 3rd grade classrooms presenting Discover Dog River youth program
- Alabama Water Watch (AWW) Water Spirit Award Recipient June 2024
- Developed a new DRCR Environmental Scholarship Program which was awarded in the amount of $2,000 to two deserving USA students DEC 2024
- New DRCR litter removal member serviced (2 private property cleanups so far)
- Halls Mill Creek floating cleanup paddle OCT 2024
- Dog River fishing expert speaker Capt. Patric Garmeson spoke to membership JAN 2024
- Helped with a Dog River shoreline restoration project JULY 2024
- Spoke out with our ongoing concerns on a Rabbit Creek development project
- Sent in letters of support at the request of the following partners: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant, Peninsula of Mobile, City of Mobile
- Active Board of Directors met six times to further DRCR goals and projects
- General membership met twice (January and July) for business items and outreach