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Chicago Blues Festival Performers By Year

   

2008

June 5   "Catfish Blues"

 

Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
Storytelling and Diddley Bow Building with Charles 'Wsir' Johnson
25 Year Retrospective: A Tribute to Muddy Waters with Marva Morganfield, Bruce Iglauer, Jim O'Neal and Bill Gilmore
Jim O'Neal introduces The Centenarians-Louis Jordan, (Bob Porter) Tommy McClennan (Honeyboy Edwards), Hammie Nixon (Larry Hoffman)

 

Maxwell Street Corner
Piano C. Red
Diamond Jim Greene

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Blues in the Schools w/ Katherine Davis, Erwin Helfer, Eric Noden and the Stone Academy Blues All Stars
Professor Fernando Jones Columbia College Blues Ensemble
David Honey Boy Edwards and Friends (Billy Branch, Louisiana Red, Paul Kaye, Aron Burton, and Johnny Yard Dog Jones)
Pinetop Perkins with more friends (Willie Smith, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Kenny Smith)
Inetta Visor

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Louisiana Red
Nuwki Nu
Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
Little Willie Littlefield

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Patricia Scott w/J.W. Williams
Big Ray and Chicago's Most Wanted
Sharon Lewis and Texas Fire

 

State of Mississippi Juke Joint
A Day with Jimmy Burns featuring the Chicago Blues Round Robin
L.C. Ulmer
Jimmy Burns Blues Band
Jam hosted by Jimmy Burns

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Big Time Sarah and the BTS Express
Duke Robillard's Tribute to Louis Jordan featuring Plas Johnson and Red Holloway
Johnny Winter w/James Cotton

June 6   "Sweet Home Chicago"

 

Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
Storytelling and Diddley Bow Building with Charles'Wsir' Johnson
Louis Jordan: Hitmaker of Blues Jazz and R&B, a discussion with Howard Mandel, Bill Milkowski, Lonnie Brooks, Bob Porter, and Ernest Dawkins
Jim O'Neal moderate -"Sweet Home Chicago" anthem or cliché featuring Billy Branch, Bill Gilmore and Bill Dahl

 

Maxwell Street Corner
Harmonica Hinds
Jimmy Johnson

 

Mississippi Juke Joint
Rising Star Fife and Drum featuring the Thomas Family
Afrissisppi
Sam Lay
L.C. Ulmer
Jam hosted by Kenny Smith

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
Little Willie Littlefield & The Bluescrowns
Jo Jo Murray and Joy Hills
Peaches and the Groove Shakers
Tear Drop Sessions

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Little Arthur’s Backscratchers ftg. Reginald Cooper
Les Getrex and Creole Cookin'
Omar Shariff
Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
West Side Tribute to Jumpin' Willie Cobbs featuring Joe B Band
Larry Taylor's West Side Blues and Soul Band
The Taylor's Family 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
"Blasts From the Past" featuring Ruby Andrews, Cicero Blake, and Sugar Pie DeSanto with Willie Henderson
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater's West Side Strut with special guests Lonnie Brooks, Jimmy Johnson, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Otis Clay and Billy Branch
Koko Taylor and Her Blues Machine

 

June 7   "Let the Good Times Roll"

 

Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
Story Telling and Diddley Bow Building with Charles 'Wsir' Johnson
The Black Banjo Project Discussion with Otis Taylor, Don Vappie and Guy Davis moderated by Dick Weissman
Maxwell Street Stories

 

Maxwell Street Corner
Steve Arvey
Quintus McCormick
Guitar Red

 

Mississippi Juke Joint
Rising Star Fife and Drum: featuring the Thomas Family
Theodis Ealey (Brothers Reunion)
Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm
T-Model Ford
Jam hosted by Rosa's All Star Jam Band Featuring James Wheeler

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Shorty Mack and the Magnificent R&B Blues Band
Liz Mandville and the Bluescrowns
Charles Hayes and the Hayes Family Band
Recapturing the Banjo Project featuring Otis Taylor, Don Vappie, and Guy Davis
John Hammond
Milwaukee Blues All Stars ftg Stokes and Milwaukee Slim

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Little Willie Littlefield
Guy Davis and the High Flying Rockets
Bumble Bee Bob
Omar Shariff

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
Chick Rogers
PG Man

 

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
Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials
Barbara Lynn with Lil' Buck and the Buckaroos
Theodis Ealey
Buckwheat Zydeco

June 8    "Everyday I Have the Blues"

 

Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
Story telling and Diddley Bow with Charles'Wsir' Johnson
The B.B. King Museum and the Mississippi Blues Trail
The Future of the Blues: Jim O'Neal, Larry Hoffman, and Nate Lawrence

 

Maxwell Street Corner
Dancin' Perkins
Otis Taylor
Filisko and Noden

 

U.S. Cellular Front Porch
Victory Travelers
Marie Knight
Tony Joe White
Davell Crawford
LaVelle White

 

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
Geraldine and Donald Gay
Davell Crawford
Paul Geremia
John Boutte

 

Gibson Guitar Cross Roads
Rodney Brown's salute to Louis Jordan
Big James Montgomery and the Playboys
Charles Wilson

 

State of Mississippi Juke Joint
Rising Star Fife and Drum: featuring the Thomas Family
Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm
T Model Ford
Jam hosted by Kenny Smith

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Karen Carroll w/ Charlie Love and special guest Lurrie Bell
Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Little Willie Littlefield
B.B. King

 
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