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Chicago Blues Festival Performers By Year

   

2006 

 

June 8    "First Time I Met the Blues"

 

Route 66 Road House
Blues In the Schools Roundup: Songs for 2006 Vicksburg Blues, St. James Infirmary, and John Henry
Centennial Celebrations: Little Brother Montgomery (Barrelhouse Chuck), Roosevelt Sykes (Don Washington, Julien Brunetaud), Blind Arvella Grey (Cary Baker)

 

Mississippi Juke Joint
Mississippi Round Robin: Lonnie Gearshifter Youngblood, Terry Harmonica Bean, and Ben Wiley Payton
Super Chikan
Delta Blues Museum Educational Program
Jam Station

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Blues in the Schools: Stone Academy, Drummond School and Reavis School
Fernando Jones and the Chicago Blues Ensemble
Saffire: the Uppity Blues Woman

 

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Julien Brunetaud
Larry McCray
Lil Ray
Don Washington

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
The Lost Treasures of the Blues
Charlie Love and the Silky Smooth with Special Guests Osee Anderson, John Hill, Liz Mandville Greeson, Delores Scott and Mr. Mean
Thornetta Davis
Barrelhouse Chuck

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Artie "Blues Boy" White
Larry McCray
Bettye LaVette

June 9    "Drivin' Wheel"

 

Route 66 Roadhouse
Songwriting: Johnnie Mae Dunson Smith
The Spirit of Route 66:

 

Mississippi Juke Joint
Mississippi Round Robin Part 2 featuring Gearshifter, Harmonica Bean, and Ben Wiley Payton
Smokey Smothers and Elvin Bishop
Gearshifter
Jam Station

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Louisiana Red
Super ChiKan
Eddie Bo

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Henry Butler with Vasti Jackson
Kenny Blues Boss Wayne
Zydeco Joe Mouton

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Lil Ray
Chris Beard
Duwayne Burnside and the Mississippi Mafia

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Deitra Farr
Henry Butler Band w/ Vasti Jackson
Elvin Bishop Group

June 10   "Wang Dang Doodle"

 

Route 66 Roadhouse
The Blues Congress: The Not-for -Profit Representation in the Preservation of the Blues
Howlin' Wolf Birthday Party

 

Mississippi Juke Joint
Gearshifter, Ben Payne
Master Set: Honey boy Edwards, Robert Jr., Homesick James, and Henry Townsend.
Terry Harmonica Bean
Harmonica Jam Station: featuring Harper and the spirit of Little Walter Lee Boys

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Master Set: David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Henry Townsend and Homesick James
Zydeco Joe , The Jack Rabbit
James Blood Ulmer
Daddy Mack

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Henry Gray and the Cats
Lil Ray

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Big George Brock
Super ChiKan
Ronnie Baker Brooks

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang with Special Guests Mary Lane, Henry Gray and Abb Locke
Zora Young
Siegel-Schwall Blues Band w/ Marcy Levy
Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters

June 11    "St. James Infirmary"

 

Route 66 Roadhouse
The Role of the Biography in the perpetuation of the Legacy of the Blues or how Blues Literature spreads the word.
Chicago Blues, Today with David Whiteis

 

Mississippi Juke Joint
Dancin' Perkins w/ Smilin' Bobby and their sons
Charley Nelson
Super Chikan
Jam Station

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Lee Boys
Raful Neal, Jr
Catherine Russell
Lee Boys

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Louisiana Red
Blues:Chicago's Global Muse A Silk Road Experiment Between John Primer, Yoko Noge, Tatsu Aoki, Hide Yoshihashi, Amy Homma, Avreeayl Ra (drums) and Taiko Drums.
Zydeco Joe Mouton

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Shirley Johnson
Earl Thomas
Nolan Struck and King Edward with Jackie Bell

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Next Generation Soul Blues showcasing Vick Allen, the PG Man with Lady Audrey, and Omar Cunningham featuring the Platinum Band
Dorothy Moore
Bobby Blue Bland

 
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