Chicago Blues Festival Performers By Year - 1987

June 5

Crossroads Stage

• Fife and Drom w/ Napoleon Strickland

• Tribute to Howlin’ Wolf

• Abb Locke, Sunnyland Slim, Henry Gray, Hubert Sumlin, S.P. Leary, Sam lay, Chico Chism, L.C. Roby, Johnny Shines, Little Howlin Wolf

Front Porch Stage

• Fife and Drum

• Buddy Scott & the Rib Tips with Howard Scott

• James Cotton with Pinetop Perkins and Jimmy Rogers

• The Kinsey Report with Big Daddy

Petrillo Music Shell

• Billy Branch with Sons of Blues and Chictown Hustlers

• Cicero Blake

• Jimmy Dawkins

• Valerie Wellington

• James Cotton & Band with Special Guests (one being Nick Gravenites)

June 6   “Saturday Jamboree”

Crossroads Stage

• Katie Webster

• Blues From the thirties W/ Jimmy Walker, Homesick James, Yank Rachell, Snooky Pryor, and Lefty Bates

• Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials

Front Porch Stage

• Fris Holloway, John dee Holman & Algia Mae Hinton

• Bogan and Armstrong

• Lazy Lester

• Bell/Harrington Clan

Petrillo Music Shell

• Kuumba Theater

• Sunnyland Slim

• Tyrone Davis

• Joe Liggins and the Honey Drippers

• Albert Collins and the Icebreakers

June 7

“The Blues Capital of the World hosts the Home of the Blues"

Crossroads Stage

• Mose Vinson

• Sun Session Rhythm Section

• Rosco Gordon with the Ben Branch Band

Front Porch Stage

• Son Thomas

• Snooks Eaglin

• Jessie Mae Hempnill with David Evans

• The Johnson family: Jimmy, Syl and Mac Thompson

Petrillo Music Shell

• Rufus and Carla Thomas

• Carl Perkins with the Sun Session Rhythm Section

• Clarence Carter

• Denise LaSalle

• Little Milton