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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

   

2000

 

June 8

 

Front Porch
Blues in the Schools-Classic Blues, Featuring Katherine Davis
Tribute to Tampa
Eric Noden and Diamond Jim Greene

 

Crossroads Stage
Pat Soul
Lurrie Bell

 

Juke Joint Stage
John Primer w/ Steve Bell
Diamond Jim Greene
Eddie Cusic, Little Milton and Warren Haynes

 

Route 66 Stage
Fox Valley Blues Society presents Sam Cockerell
Rosa’s Lounge

 

Petrillo Music Shell
John Primer
Deborah Coleman and the thrillseekers
Little Milton Revue with special guest Warren Haynes

June 9

 

Front Porch
Billy Branch and the Blues in the schools
Fernando Jones and blues Kids
David Honey boy Edwards
Devil in a Wooodpile
Otis Taylor

 

Crossroads Stage
Wayne Baker Brooks
Ronnie Baker Brooks

 

Juke Joint Stage
Baker Brooks Family
Otis Taylor
Homesick James
Honey boy Edwards

 

Route 66 Stage
Buddy Guy’s Legends Showcase
“Sweet Home Chicago” songwriters panel featuring Swamp Dogg, Bob Jones and Marge Sampson

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Deitra Farr Blues Band
Arthur Adams
Lone Star Shootout

June 10

 

Front Porch
Howlin Wolf Tribute part 1, featuring Jumpin Willie Cobbs, Little Mack Simmons, Easy Baby, Eddie Taylor, Jr. Larry Taylor, Willie Black, and Dave Caldwell
Sunnyland Slim Memorial Piano Set
Detroit Jr, Henry Gray, and Henry Townsend
Howlin Wolf Tribute Part 2, Little Howlin Wolf with Robert Plunkett, Milton Houston, Illinois Slim, William Buckner and Ashward Gates
Lucky Lopez

 

Crossroads Stage
Michael Burks Band
Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers

 

Juke Joint Stage
Dave Myers and /Rusty Zinn
Eddie C. Campbell
Eddie and Vann Shaw
Johnnie Mae Dunson Smith

 

Route 66 Stage
Blues Heaven Foundation Blues in the Schools Clinic
Blue Chicago Showcase

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Eddie C. Campbell
Little Smokey Smothers
Howlin Wolf Tribute Part 3, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang w/ special guests, Hubert Sumlin, Henry Gray, Detroit Jr, Little Smokey, Abb Locke and special guest Corky Siegel
Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine

June 11

 

Front Porch
Tribute to Pink Anderson
Little Pink Anderson, Paul Geremia, Roy book Binder, and Andy Cohen
Eddie Tigner
Beverly Watkins
Odetta

 

Crossroads Stage
Bobby Slim James and Jesse`
Grana` Louise Blues Band

 

Juke Joint Stage
George Higgs and Lightnin Wells
Frank Edwards
Roy Book Binder
Paul Geremia

 

Route 66 Stage
Record Row meet and greet the Legends
Famous Dave’s Showcase
Music Maker’s salute to Pink Anderson

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Artie “Blues Boy” White
Record Row Salute to Curtis Mayfield featuring Otis Leavill, Phil Upchurch, Gene Barge, and Gregg Parker
Zora Young
Johnnie Taylor was scheduled but passed away.

 
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