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Chicago Blues Festival

Petrillo Music Shell with skyline in the background during the daytime
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Chicago Blues Festival Performers By Year

 

1986

June 6

Third Stage Added

 

Crossroads Stage
“Sweet Home Chicago”

 

Front Porch
West Side All Star Jam
A.C. Teed and the Spark plugs with Special Guest

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Willie Dixon’s Big Three
Otis Rush
Memphis Slim w/ Matt “Guitar Murphy
Bo Diddley
Chuck Berry (with the first accompaniment by Keith Richards

June 7

 

Crossroads Stage
Smokey Smothers Band
CeDell Davis (never made it out of Arkansas)
Artie ‘Blues Boy” White with Johnny Sayles

 

Front Porch
Chicago Piano Set
Hezekiah and the House Rockers
Dr. John (solo)

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Bill Doggett
San Francisco Package
Otis Clay and the Chicago Fire
The Neville Brothers

June 8

 

Crossroads Stage
Henry Townsend
Jimmy Johnson blues Band
The Aces w/ Dave and Louis Myers, Fred Below, Robert jr. Lockwood

 

Front Porch
Dr. Isaiah ross
Frank Frost
John Lee Hooker (solo)

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Gloria Hardiman
Robert Cray Band
Eddie Boyd and Robert Jr. Lockwood
Albert King
Pops Staple and the Staple Singers

 
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