D.C. Minner, a 64 year old Rentiesville, Oklahoma native played bass with Freddie King, O.V. Wright and Chuck Berry in the 1960s. Minner switched back to guitar and married singer-bassist Selby. They toured extensively with their band Blues on the Move. In 1989 the pair settled in Rentiesville where they run the annual Dusk ’til Dawn Blues Festival and Down Home Blues Club/Museum. They have a Blues in the Schools program through the Oklahoma Arts Council. The Minners offer Oklahoma schools Blues programs that feature a one-day event or one or two week residencies. These more intensive Blues experiences involve 20 hour/week and before classes end the band puts on a performance in which the children participate – singing and playing the Blues. ‘Our message is that hard work and determination will get you anything you dream of,’ D.C. Minner stated. He and Selby use the Blues to teach life lessons.
