More About the Chicago Blues Festival Performances
Well, I am running into some minor problems with the software that would have, hopefully, allowed me to sort of broadcast live from the Chicago Blues Festival. Apparently the people at WordPress, who allow me to blog, haven’t caught up with the new technology that would allow me to, essentially, turn voicemails into text that you could read here as I am standing in downtown Chicago at the Chicago Blues Festival.
Needless to say, I find this very disappointing. I was hoping to update the blog throughout the day and now I will just have to try and remember everything and then try to remember to tell you all about it the next day. Not quite as exciting or interesting for you and not exactly giving a huge reason to stay tuned to the blog all Saturday long like I was hoping. You already know I am going to be at the festival all day, and now with no way to update as I go along…well….you might as well wait and tune in again on Sunday.
Regardless, the festival is going on and I am still planning on being there Saturday. Here are the rest of the performances at the rest of the stages and you can find this HERE as well.
Mississippi Juke Joint
Thursday, June 5, 2008
“Catfish Blues”
12:00-2:30 – A Day with Jimmy Burns featuring the Chicago Blues Round Robin
3:00-4:00 – L.C. Ulmer
4:30-5:30 – Jimmy Burns Blues Band
6:00-8:00 – Jam hosted by Jimmy Burns
Friday, June 6, 2008
“Sweet Home Chicago”
12:00-12:30 – Rising Star Fife and Drum featuring the Thomas Family
1:00-2:30 – Afrissisppi
3:00-4:00 – Sam Lay
4:30-5:30 – L.C. Ulmer
6:00-8:00 – Jam hosted by Kenny Smith
Saturday, June 7, 2008
“Let the Good Times Roll”
12:00-12:30 – Rising Star Fife and Drum: featuring the Thomas Family
1:00-2:00 – Theodis Ealey (Brothers Reunion)
2:30-4:00 – Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm
4:30-5:30 – T-Model Ford
6:00-8:00 – Jam hosted by Rosa’s All Star Jam Band Featuring James Wheeler
Sunday, June 8, 2008
“Everyday I Have the Blues”
12:30-1:00 – Rising Star Fife and Drum: featuring the Thomas Family
1:30-3:00 – Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm
3:00-4:30 – T Model Ford
5:00-7:00 – Jam hosted by Kenny Smith
Maxwell Street Corner
Thursday, June 5, 2008
“Catfish Blues”
2:30-3:30 – Piano C. Red
4:00-5:00 – Diamond Jim Greene
Friday, June 6, 2008
“Sweet Home Chicago”
2:30-3:30 – Harmonica Hinds
4:00-4:30 – Jimmy Johnson
Saturday, June 7, 2008
“Let the Good Times Roll”
2:00-3:00 – Steve Arvey
3:30-4:30 – Quintus McCormick
5:00-6:00 – Guitar Red
Sunday, June 8, 2008
“Everyday I Have the Blues”
1:00-2:00 – Dancin’ Perkins
2:30-3:30 – Otis Taylor
4:00-5:00 – Filisko and Noden
Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
Thursday, June 5, 2008
“Catfish Blues”
12:30-2:00 – Storytelling and Diddley Bow Building with Charles ‘Wsir’ Johnson
2:30-3:30 – 25 Year Retrospective: A Tribute to Muddy Waters with Marva Morganfield, Bruce Iglauer, Jim O’Neal and Bill Gilmore
4:00-5:00 – Jim O’Neal introduces The Centenarians-Louis Jordan, (Bob Porter) Tommy McClennan (Honeyboy Edwards), Hammie Nixon (Larry Hoffman)
Friday, June 6, 2008
“Sweet Home Chicago”
12:30-2:00 – Storytelling and Diddley Bow Building with Charles’Wsir’ Johnson
2:30-4:00 – Louis Jordan: Hitmaker of Blues Jazz and R&B, a discussion with Howard Mandel, Bill Milkowski, Lonnie Brooks, Bob Porter, and Ernest Dawkins
4:30-5:30 – Jim O’Neal moderate -”Sweet Home Chicago” anthem or cliché featuring Billy Branch, Bill Gilmore and Bill Dahl
Saturday, June 7, 2008
“Let the Good Times Roll”
12:00-1:30 – Story Telling and Diddley Bow Building with Charles ‘Wsir’ Johnson
2:00-3:00 – The Black Banjo Project Discussion with Otis Taylor, Don Vappie and Guy Davis moderated by Dick Weissman
3:30-5:00 – Maxwell Street Stories
Sunday, June 8, 2008
“Everyday I Have the Blues”
12:00-1:30 – Story telling and Diddley Bow with Charles’Wsir’ Johnson
2:00-3:30 – The B.B. King Museum and the Mississippi Blues Trail
4:00-5:00 – The Future of the Blues: Jim O’Neal, Larry Hoffman, and Nate Lawrence
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