Cover of David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Cover of Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
Plan to attend the Chicago Blues Fest this weekend.
When: June 8-10. 2012
Where: Grant Park
Here’s the schedule:
| The 29th Annual Chicago Blues Festival , the world’s largest FREE blues fest, will be held in Grant Park on June 8-10 (Fri-Sun). The Fest’s theme will be “A Celebration of Blues Past and Present” and will feature tributes to blues legends we have lost last year, including Pinetop Perkins, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smithand Mojo Buford. There will also be a number of city sponsored blues music events outside of Grant Park before and during the festival.The Chicago Blues season begins April 29 and continues through the festival with many citywide events, concerts, lectures, films and tours. Highlights include the Tuesday Blues Lunch Break Series at the Chicago Cultural Center starting May 8 at Noon and continuing each Tuesday in May. The Chicago Public Library Blues Programs will feature lectures and performances at various locations around the city and is free to the public. Programming includes the Blues Trio on May 12 at the Woodsen Regional Library, Play & Singing the Blues on May 26 at the Sulzer Regional Library and Speakin’ of the Blues on June 1 at the Harold Washington Library.
Also in May, blues enthusiasts can enjoy a special showing of the documentary film, The Blues According to Lightnin’ Hopkins on Thursday, June 7 at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater at 6:30 p.m. On, Monday, June 4 at Noon, Melvia “Chick” Rodgers, Deitra Farr & the Blues Machine Band will perform a special set on Daley Plaza to preview the festival that weekend. All events are free to the public. For a full schedule of events, please visit www.chicagobluesfestival.us 29th Annual Chicago Blues Festival Line-up (Schedule subject to change)
FRIDAY, JUNE 8 BUD LIGHT CROSSROADS STAGE 11:15 am – 12:15 pm The Jimmy Reed Family 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Quintus McCormick 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Zora Young 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Joe Louis Walker MISSISSIPPI JUKE JOINT STAGE 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Panel Discussion (Lightnin’Hopkins) with Roger Wood, Chris Strachwitz & Alan Govenor 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Ol’ Skool Revue from the Delta Music Institute of Delta State University 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Eddie C. Campbell 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm VastiJackson 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Johnny Rawls 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Jam Session with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith PEPSI FRONT PORCH STAGE 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Blues In The Schools w/Stone Academy, Eric Noden, Katherine Davis & Erwin Helfer 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Fernando Jones and My Band! 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Matthew Skoller Band 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Big James & TheChicagoPlayboys WINDY CITY BLUES SOCIETY STREET STAGE 11:00 am – 11:45 am – Chicago Kingsnakes Noon – 12:45 pm – Steepwater Band 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – “Chicago Delta”: Mississippi Gabe Carter then Black Oil Brothers 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm – Jimmy Dawkins 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Cash Box Kings 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm – Earwig Music Review: Rob Stone, Chris James & Patrick Rynn 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm – “Acoustic Blues” Session PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL (A Centennial Celebration of Lightnin’Hopkins) 5:50 pm – 6:35 pm Rev. K M Williams 7:00 pm – 8:05 pm Milton Hopkins and Jewel Brown 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm TexasJohnny Brown SATURDAY, JUNE 9
BUD LIGHT CROSSROADS STAGE 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Tommy McCracken 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Diunna and Blue Mercy 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Bob Jones with Ronnie Hicks & The Masheen Company Band featuring Mike Wheeler 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues MISSISSIPPI JUKE JOINT STAGE 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Panel Discussion of Malaco Records (Tommy Couch, Jr., Wolf Stephenson, Brett Bonner & Alex Thomas) 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Terry “Big T” Williams 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Mark “Muleman” Massey 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Homemade Jamz Blues Band feat. Ryan, Kyle & Taya Perry 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Jam Session w/ Ronnie Hicks & The Masheen Company Band PEPSI FRONT PORCH STAGE 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ColumbiaCollegeBlues All Stars 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Rev. K M Williams 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sam Lay Blues Band 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tribute to Hubert Sumlin featuring Steady Rollin Bob Margolin, Eddie Shaw, Dave Specter , Bob Corritore, Johnny Iguana, Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith & Bob Stroger WCBS STREET STAGE 11:00 am – 11:45 am – Fernando Jones presents “Blues Kids of America” with special guests Ray Goren & Alex Lund Noon – 12:50 pm – Big DooWopper 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm – Sam Lay joins Bob Riedy and Bob Corritore 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm – Omar Coleman & Friends: Kenny Smith, Bob Stroger & Billy Flynn 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – Harmonica Blowout: Harry Garner Band with many special Harp guests 5:30 pm – 6:10 pm – Nigel Mack Band, Winners of the WCBS “Best CD” for 2011 6:25 – 7:05 pm – Geneva Red’s “Original Delta Fireballs” PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL 5:40 pm – 6:10 pm Paul Kaye (Tribute to David Honeyboy Edwards) 6:35 pm – 8:00 pm Celebrating Muddy Waters Disciples — Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith & Mojo Buford — featuring Steady Rollin Bob Margolin, Mud Morganfield, Kenny ”Beedy Eyes” Smith, Barrelhouse Chuck, Lil’ Frank, Bob Stroger & Joe Filisko 8:25 pm – 9:30 pm Floyd Taylor SUNDAY, JUNE 10
BUD LIGHT CROSSROADS STAGE 11:15 am – 12:15 pm DemetriaTaylor 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Mary Laneand the No Static Blues Band 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Charles Wilson 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials MISSISSIPPI JUKE JOINT STAGE 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Howlin’ Wolf B-Day/Panel Discussion with Barbra Marks,SterlingPlumpp & Dick Shurman 12:30 pm – 1:25 pm The Rising StarsFifeand Drum Band 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EdenBrent 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pat Brown 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Patrice Moncel 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Mississippi Jam Session w/ Dexter Allen PEPSI FRONT PORCH STAGE 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Homemade Jamz Blues Band featuring Ryan, Kyle & Taya Perry 1:30pm – 2:30 pm Lurrie Bell 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Omar Coleman and Friends 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang WCBS STREET STAGE 11:00 am – 11:45 am – Moonlighters with Butt Naked Sam Noon – 3:50 pm – Five bands compete in ROUND 1 of Windy City Blues Society’s Annual “Chicago Blues Challenge” 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm – Pistol Pete Band Winners of the WCBS Chicago Blues Challenge “Band” Contest 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm – Kilborn Alley Blues Band with special guest Deak Harp 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm – Liz Mandeville & Donna Herula Duo Winners of the WCBS Chicago Blues Challenge “Solo/Duo” Contest PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL 6:00 pm – 7:20 pm Celebrating Women in Blues – Tribute to KoKo Taylor: featuring Melvia “Chick” Rodgers, Jackie Scott, Deitra Farr, Nora Jean Brusco and The KoKo Taylor Blues Machine Band 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm Mavis Staples ### |
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English: Karen Carroll, Chicago Blues Muscian playing guitar and singing at Chicago Blues Festival 6-8-08. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Saturday night’s lineup is highlighted by a tribute to Perkins, Buford and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith with Steady Rollin Bob Margolin, Mud Morganfield, Kenny ”Beedy Eye’s” Smith, Barrelhouse Chuck, Lil Frank , Bob Stroger and Joe Filisko.
The night closes with Floyd Taylor. He is the son of blues and soul singer Johnnie Taylor.
Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com
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