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Chicago Blues Festival Performers By Year

 

2007

June 7   "Boogie Woogie Stomp"

 

Route 66 Road House
Boogie Woogie Stomp: The Music Explosion which gave birth to the modern era-Honoring the Ammons Family (Lila Ammons, Edsel Ammons, Sonny Leyland, Renaud Patigny, and Bob Hall)
Soul/Blues: the lifeblood of the blues today featuring Bob Jones, Rip Daniels, Julius Lewis, and Willie Clayton moderated by Larry Hoffman
Centennials Memorial: Jim O'Neal, Larry Hoffman, Michael Frank, and Bob Porter remembering annual honorees and the passing of the legends in 2006 such as Homesick, Henry and Robert Jr., Ruth Brown, Snooky Pryor, Chico Chism

 

Mississippi Juke Joint

John Primer
Jimmy Duck Holmes
Chicago Jam Station with Dave Specter, Aron Burton and Kenny Smith

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Blues in the Schools: Erwin Helfer, Katherine Davis and Eric Noden with the Stone Academy All Stars
Aaron Moore
Bobby Slim James with Joanne Graham
Phil Guy and the Chicago Machine

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express
Bob Hall
Boogie Woogie Stomp: Renauld Patigny
Boogie Woogie Stomp Part 2: Carl Sonny Leyland and LilaAmmons

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Charles E. Shaw and the Chicago Blues Rebellion Band featuring Lady Sax and Lady Cat
Osee Anderson and Da Blooze Folks
Hoochie Coochie Boys: Muddy's side men featuring George Mojo Buford, John Primer, Rick Kreher, Ray Killer Allison, Calvin Fuzz Jones, Barrelhouse Chuck, and introducing Larry Williams, a son of Muddy Waters.

 

State of Mississippi Juke Joint
John Primer
Jimmy Duck Holmes
Chicago Jam Station with Dave Specter, Aron Burton and Kenny Smith

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Willie Clayton
Jimmy Dawkins
Koko Taylor and the Blues Machine

June 8    "30th Anniversary-Sons of the Blues-The New Generation is the Now Generation"

 

Route 66 Roadhouse
The Significance of the Berlin Jazz Festival as told by Jim O'Neal with some of the outstanding performers of the era.
Blues: a family affair with Johnnie Mae and son Jimi Prime Time Smith
Chicago Blues Today: An intimate inside discussion with authors David Whiteis and Karen Hanson

 

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
Blues in the Schools with Billy Branch and the children of Mississippi Delta Blues Museum
J.W. Williams and the Chi Town Hustlers
Vernon and Joe Harrington with special guest James Kinds
Lurrie Bell Blues Band
The No Static Blues Band featuring Mary, Lynn and Renee Lane

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Ken Saydak
Ariyo
Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Carl Weathersby
Mighty Joe Young Jr. featuring Chontella Renee
Carlos Johnson and the Serious Blues Band

 

State of Mississippi Juke Joint
Jimmy Duck Holmes
Terry "T" Williams/Wesley Jefferson
Clarksdale Delta Blues Museum
Jimmy Duck Holmes
Chicago Jam Station with Kenny Smith, Guy King and Calvin Jones

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Johnnie Mae Dunson and son Jimmie "Prime Time" Smith
Billy Branch's Sons of the Blues 30th Anniversary Reunion

 

June 9    "Downtown Saturday Blues"

 

Route 66 Roadhouse
The Great Lakes Blues Society Summit, hosted by Big City Blues Magazine

Blues on Film: John Sayles "The Honeydripper"

Cultural Tourism: a Virtual Blues Tour on the Blues Trail (Chicago Office of Tourism, Representatives from the States of Mississippi and Louisiana moderated by Jim O'Neal)

 

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
Fruteland Jackson's Birthday Party
Wanda Johnson and Shrimp City Slim
Chicago Harmonica Project Part II featuring Little Arthur Duncan, Charlie Love, Big D, Jeffery Taylor, Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds, Reginald Cooper supported by Rick Kreher, E. G. McDaniel, Mark Brumbach, Twist Turner, and Illinois Slim
Khalif Wailin' Walter

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Dave Drazin
Drink Small
Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express
Tony Llorens

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Elmore James Jr. with Cadillac Zack
David Dee and Family
The Honeydripper All-Stars featuring Gary Clark Jr., Eddie Shaw, Arthur Lee Williams, Henderson Huggins, and Mabel John

 

State of Mississippi Juke Joint
Terry "T" Williams
Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Chicago Jam Station w/ Kenny Smith, Guy King, and Calvin Jones

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Nellie Tiger Travis
Big Jay McNeely with Jesse Scinto
Irma Thomas and the Professionals
Magic Slim and the Tear Drops

June 10    "Wang Dang Doodle"

 

Route 66 Roadhouse
The Art of the Blues: Geraldine Nash, Gustina Atlas, Patty Crosby, George Berry, and Bessie Johnson discuss the essence of Mississippi Folk Art with Larry Morrissey
Sunnyland Tales: Sam Burkhardt, Steve Freund, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Barrelhouse Chuck
Howlin' Wolf Birthday Party with family and friends

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Melvia Chick Rogers and her Gospel Harmonizers
Cephas and Wiggins
James Cotton
Zac Harmon

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Henry Gray and the Cats
Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express
David Honeyboy Edwards

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Lil' Howlin' Wolf
Katherine Davis Blues Ensemble
Maurice John Vaughn Blues Band

 

State of Mississippi Juke Joint
Zac Harmon
Homemade JamZ Blues Band
Bobby Rush
Jimmy Duck Holmes
Chicago Jam Station w/ Dave Specter, Harlan Terson, and Mike Schlick

 

Petrillo Music Shell
The Disciples Playing for Sunnyland: Sam Burkhardt leads Steve Freund, Bob Stroger, Barrelhouse Chuck, Billy Flynn, Kenny Smith, Calvin Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Kenny Barker with Big Time Sarah and Deitra Farr
Tribute to Wolf featuring James Cotton, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Shaw, Abb Locke, Henry Gray, Jody Williams, Lafayette "Shorty" Gilbert, and Willie Smith
Bobby Rush

 
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