Chicago Blues Festival
| Chicago Blues Festival | |
|---|---|
City of Chicago | |
| Years active | 1984–2019, 2021–present |
| Website | chicagobluesfestival |
The Chicago Blues Festival is an annual event held in June,Chicago. In 2017, the festival was moved to the nearby Millennium Park.[2]
History of the festival
Chicago has a storied
blues-rock
acts.
There was no festival in 2020.
Since those early beginnings the festival has risen to a status that the City of Chicago has billed as the world's largest free concert of its kind, and the largest of the city's music festivals.[7] For many years through 2016, the festival's "Route 66 Roadhouse" side stage was located a few yards north of historic old U.S. Route 66 (Jackson Boulevard, with traffic closed off for the festival), and a block west of Route 66's former eastern terminus at US 41 Lake Shore Drive.[8]
Notable performers
Staple Singers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sugar Blue, Sunnyland Slim, Grady Champion, Johnny Dollar,[10] Taj Mahal, Willie Dixon, Yank Rachell, Lil' Ed Williams and the Blues Imperials, Johnny B. Moore, Terry "Harmonica" Bean,[11] Harmonica Hinds,[12] Linsey Alexander, Toronzo Cannon, Liz Mandeville, Nora Jean Bruso, Holle Thee Maxwell, Eddie Taylor Jr.[13]
See also
References
- ^
Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ^ Matthews, David (March 28, 2017). "Chicago Blues Festival 2017 Lineup, New Location Revealed". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ Runice, Jacky (2007). "Chicago Blues Festival". AOL, LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Green, Adam (2005). "Blues". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved May 4, 2007.
- ^ "City of Chicago :: Chicago Blues Festival to Celebrate Legacy of Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon". www.cityofchicago.org. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Whiteis, David (2003). "Chicago Reader: Chicago Blues Festival". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 4, 2007.
- ^ "GoTo - Chicago Blues Festival 2007". CityofChicago.org. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ^ Whiteis, David; Bill Dahl (May 29, 2003). "20th Annual Chicago Blues Festival: The Reader's Guide". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Kening, Dan (June 8, 2001). "Chicago Blues Fest turns 18". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "American Blues musician Johnny Dollar performs during the Chicago..." Gettyimages.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "TERRY 'HARMONICA' BEAN – CATFISH BLUES". Parsifal.be. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ "Chicago Blues Festival - Performer Bios". The City of Chicago's Official Site. City of Chicago. 2014. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Eddie Taylor Jr. : Keeps The Flame Alive". Tempoblues.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
External links
- Chicago Blues Festival
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