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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 

  

1988  

June 10

 

Front Porch
Chicago Breakdown: Sunnyland Slim and Barrelhouse Chuck
Delta Roots: David “Honeyboy” Edwards

 

Crossroads Stage
Blues in the Schools
Chicago Soul: Johnny Christian with Nora Jean
Deuces to Aces: Louis Myers Band w/ Mojo Buford

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Artie “Blues Boy” White
Chicago Breakdown with Pinetop Perkins
Super Chicago guitar Jam featuring Otis Rush and Buddy Guy
Son Seals Blues Band
Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine

June 11

 

 

Front Porch
Homesick James and friends
Texas Piano Roundup: Alex Moore Sr., Dr. Hepcat, Grey Ghost and Charles Brown

 

Crossroads Stage
Youngblood’s guitar Set hosted by Casey Jones featuring Anthony Palmer and Melvin Taylor
Eldorado’s
Hohner Blues Harp Jam hosted by Steve Freund Blues Band featuring Snooky Pryor, Chicago Beau, Mojo Buford, and Billy Branch

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
Lonnie Brooks
Charles Brown
Etta James
Albert King

June 12

 

Front Porch
Erwin Helfer and Jimmy Walker
Mose Rascoe and Cephas and Wiggins
Buster Venton

 

Crossroads Stage
Zora Young
Dion Payton and the 43rd Street blues Band with Joanna Connors
Bonnie Lee with special guest Johnny B. Moore and Eddie C, Campbell

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Little Willie Littlefield
Fontella Bass with the Oliver Sain Band
Bobby “Blue” Bland
B.B. King

 
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