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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

 

1999

June 3

 

Front Porch
Blues in the Schools: Audrey Qween Roy, Erwin Helfer and his Boogie Ensemble, Katherine Davis, Fruteland Jackson
Detroit Jr.

 

Crossroads Stage
Johnny Laws
Johnny Drummer and the Starliters Band

 

Juke Joint Stage
Fernando Jones and Blues Kids of America
Henry Townsend
Homesick James
Steve Arvey

 

Route 66 Stage
Remembering Jimmy Rogers with Dorothy Lane
Nate Turner and the Windy City Band

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Lynne Jordan and the Shivers
The Rekooperators w/ Johnnie Johnson
Bobby “Blue” Bland

June 4

 

Front Porch
Robert Jr. Lockwood
Dave Myers
Tribute to Jimmy Reed
Eddie Taylor, Jr. Band

 

Crossroads Stage
Tribute to Jr. Wells with special guest Lee Oskar

 

Juke Joint Stage
David Honey Boy Edwards
Big Al Blake w/ Kim Wilson
Homesick and Henry Townsend

 

Route 66 Stage
Harmonica Hinds
Guitar Red
Mathew Skoller

 

Petrillo Music Shell
The Kinsey Report
James Cotton
Larry McCray
Kim Wilson Blues Revue with Billy Branch

June 5

 

Front Porch
Cephas and Wiggins
John Jackson
Rockin Johnny with Mary Lane
Yoko Noge

 

Crossroads Stage
Larry Garner
Bonnie Lee

 

Juke Joint Stage
Cootie Stark and Neal Pattman

 

Route 66 Stage
Madcat and Kane
Larry Garner
Chicago Blues Museum All Stars
MusicMakers Set

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Mississippi Heat featuring Zora Young and Katherine Davis
Barbara Carr
Barbara Lynn
Denise LaSalle

June 6

 

Front Porch
Otha Turner
Lena McLin’s tribute to Prof. Thomas A. Dorsey
Birthday tribute to S.P. Leary Featuring Francis Clay
Louisiana Red
Corey Harris
Guy Davis

 

Crossroads Stage
Chris Thomas King with Tabby thomas
Chris and Joe Beard

 

Route 66 Stage
Piano C. Red
Blues Heaven Foundation remembering the 30th Anniversary of the first Chicago Blues Festival

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials
Corey Haris
Marcia Ball
Taj Mahal

 

 
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