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It\u2019s the middle of the week, but The Blue Note Grill is bursting with energy; this is undoubtedly the liveliest party in downtown Durham on this Wednesday night. Cutting through the noise, Brett Chambers, a tall man in a vest, comes to the front of the blue-lit stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy name is Brett and this is Brett\u2019s Wednesday night Open Mic night,\u201d he says, pausing to beckon once for applause, then a few more times, until the crowd is roaring and he\u2019s satisfied. \u201cOur first rule is \u2026 ?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHave FUN!\u201d the crowd responds in unison.<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Mic has been going on for 26 years, and many of the people here have been coming for nearly its entire run. As the musicians warm up, everyone is hugging their way around the room. Even the first-timers are swept up in conversation with neighboring tables. Chambers, 64, now a North Carolina Central University journalism professor, walks around with a camera, greeting and taking photos of everyone for his Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chambers sits down at the drum kit, and the band starts to play. A man wearing a red, patterned blazer and a fedora starts scatting. The regulars call him \u201cMr. Showtime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

People sing along between bites of barbecue and mac and cheese. The area in front of the stage\u00a0 becomes a dance floor as people get up from their tables. Some dance solo, some as couples, some form a line dance. They high-five as they pass each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead singers and musicians switch out and the room fills with the sounds of blues standards, soul hits and a little bit of pop. The bassist finishes playing and hops off the stage to join his wife on the dance floor for a Hall & Oates song. Then everyone abandons their dinner and jumps to their feet for Prince\u2019s \u201cKiss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

You don’t have to be rich to be my girl<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You don’t have to be cool to rule my world<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

One woman wearing all white stays on her feet for every song. One of the singers cheers her on: \u201cGet your Betty White-lookin\u2019 ass out there and dance!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The crowd fills the dance floor for Brett Chambers Open Mic night at The Blue Note Cafe. Photo by Kulsoom Rizavi – The 9th Street Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Open Mic began in 1996 when Chambers, a Duke grad and then-TV news producer, bought a new drum kit. His keyboardist friend James \u201cCoffee\u201d Yourse told him he wouldn\u2019t get any better by playing drums in his bedroom and invited Chambers to play with Yourse\u2019s band, Sweet Dreams, at a downtown restaurant called Talk of the Town.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chambers played two songs with the band. \u201cI sucked,\u201d he says. But it got him thinking: \u201cI bet there are other people like me who are singing in the shower, playing in their bedroom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He pitched the idea of an open mic night to Sam Sellers, the restaurant owner. Sellers offered to stick around an extra hour after he and his friends played cards on Wednesday nights (\u201cI was actually thinking Sunday or Monday, but it\u2019s his place,\u201d Chambers says). The first week, there were 12 people at the restaurant \u2014 and six of them were playing cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chambers thought that was it for Open Mic, but \u201cat the end of the night, [Sellers] said, \u2018See you next week.\u2019 I said, \u2018Sam, we had 12 people.\u2019 He goes, \u2018Maybe you\u2019ll have more people next week.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Chambers says he\u2019ll never forget when Sellers told him, \u201cI think you\u2019ll last three months. I\u2019ll be surprised if you last six months. I\u2019ll be shocked if you last a year.\u201d But the weekly tradition hasn\u2019t stopped since.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At Open Mic night, Brett Chambers plays drums with Will Ellis (far left) and Delany McQuaig (center). Photo by Kulsoom Rizavi – The 9th Street Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yourse is playing the keyboard tonight. He and a few other musicians (including a saxophone player aptly called \u201cBill Sax\u201d) have been coming since the first night, or close to it. Chambers calls the band \u201cThe Usual Suspects.\u201d (\u201cPeople would say, \u2018Who\u2019s gonna be there?\u2019 and I would say, \u2018The usual suspects.\u2019\u201d)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The same goes for the crowd. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen people get married, divorced, married again, divorced again,\u201d he laughs. \u201cThis has become like a family.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since its start at Talk of the Town, the Open Mic has been in seven locations. It\u2019s been a pit stop for several famous musicians and the birthplace of a handful of bands. During the pandemic, the regulars held \u201cfamily reunions,\u201d which Chambers described as \u201cless music, more talking \u2026 checking in on each other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Chambers says he\u2019s been true to a simple goal. \u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing ride, but the vision was just to have fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In photo at top, Brett Chambers introduces singer Diane Carter. Photo by Kulsoom Rizavi – The 9th Street Journal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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