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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

   

1991

  

June 14

 

Front Porch
Blues in the Schools w/ Billy Branch
Masters: Jimmy Walker and Otis Smokey Smothers
Chicago Style Slide
Big Smokey, Louis Myers, John Primer, Little Smokey, Sam Lay and Aron Burton
Magic Slim

 

Crossroads Stage
Manuel Arrington and Big Time Sarah
Boston Blackie
Jelly Roll Kings

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Alligator Records’ 20th Anniversary Salute
Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Little Charlie and the Night Cats, son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Koko Taylor and special guests

June 15

 

Front Porch
Delta Roots: R.L. Burnside, Jack Owens and Bud Spires
Classic Blues and Piano Roots: Sid Wingfield, Big Moose Walker, Henry Butler, and Champion Jack Dupree

 

Crossroads Stage
Ice Cream men featuring John Brimm, Steve Cushing, Big Wheeeler
Phil Guy and his Chicago Blues Machine w/ special guests B.B. Odom and Melvina Allen
Joe Louis Walker

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Jr. Wells
Champion Jack Dupree
Joe Louis Walker
Jimmy Witherspoon with Groove Holmes
Betty Everett

June 16

 

Front Porch
Homesick James
Tribute to Jimmy Yancey with Erwin Helfer and Art Hodes
Taj Mahal and David Honeyboy Edwards

 

Crossroads Stage
The Harrington Clan
Snooky Pryor w/ John Nicholas and Derek O’Brien
Robert Jr. Lockwood Band

 

Petrillo Music Shell
Sunnyland Slim and His All Star Band
KFFA’ King Biscuit Time
Sonny Payne mc featuring Pinetop Perkins, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Frank Frost and Sam Carr
Echoes of Robert Johnson
Featuring Taj mahal, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Johnny Shines, John Hammond, and the tale as told by Jackie Torrence
Jimmy Rogers And the Willie Dixon Family Band

 

 
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