Chicago Blues Festival Performers By Year - 2006

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

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