2008 Chicago Blues Festival Schedule

Date Posted: May 28 2008

Written By: Chicago Blues Entertainment

Chicago Blues Festival 2008

Thursday, June 5 "Catfish Blues"
U.S. Cellular Front Porch
11:00-12:15 Blues in the Schools w/ Katherine Davis, Erwin Helfer, Eric Noden and the Stone Academy Blues All Stars
12:45-2:00 Professor Fernando Jones Columbia College Blues Ensemble
2:30-3:45 David Honey Boy Edwards and Friends (Billy Branch, Louisiana Red, Paul Kaye, Aron Burton, and Johnny Yard Dog Jones)
4:15-5:30 Pinetop Perkins with more friends (Willie Smith, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Kenny Smith)
6:00-7:00 Inetta Visor

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
11:30-12:30 Louisiana Red
1:00-2:00 Nuwki Nu
2:30-4:00 Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
4:30-5:30 Little Willie Littlefield

Gibson Guitar's Crossroads
12:00-1:30 Patricia Scott w/J.W. Williams
2:00-3:30 Big Ray and Chicago’s Most Wanted
4:00-5:30 Sharon Lewis and Texas Fire

Mississippi Juke Joint
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

Maxwell Street Corner
2:30-3:30 Piano C. Red
4:00-5:00 Diamond Jim Greene

Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
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, Michael Scott, Bruce Iglauer, Jim O’Neal, Bob Koester 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)

Petrillo Music Shell
6:00-7:00 Big Time Sarah and the BTS Express
7:10-8:20 Duke Robillard's Tribute to Louis Jordan featuring Plas Johnson and Red Holloway
8:30-9:30 Johnny Winter w/James Cotton

Friday, June 6 "Sweet Home Chicago"
U.S. Cellular Front Porch
11:00-12:00 Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
12:30-1:30 Little Willie Littlefield
2:00-3:15 Jo Jo Murray and Joy Hills
3:45-5:00 Peaches and the Groove Shakers
5:30-7:00 Tear Drop Sessions

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
11:30-12:30 Little Arthur's Backscratchers ftg. Reginald Cooper
1:00-2:00 Les Getrex and Creole Cookin'
2:30-3:30 Omar Shariff
4:00-5:30 Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band

Gibson Guitar's Crossroads
12:00-1:30 West Side Tribute to Jumpin' Willie Cobbs featuring Joe B Band
2:00-3:30 Larry Taylor's West Side Blues and Soul Band
4:00-5:30 The Taylor's Family Band

Mississippi Juke Joint
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

Maxwell Street Corner
2:30-3:30 Harmonica Hinds
4:00-4:30 Jimmy Johnson
Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
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

Petrillo Music Shell
6:00-7:15 "Blasts From the Past" featuring Ruby Andrews, Cicero Blake, and Sugar Pie DeSanto with Willie Henderson
7:25-8:25 Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater’s West Side Strut with special guests Lonnie Brooks, Jimmy Johnson, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Otis Clay and Billy Branch
8:35-9:30 Koko Taylor and Her Blues Machine

Saturday, June 7 "Let the Good Times Roll"
U.S. Cellular Front Porch
11:00-12:00 Shorty Mack and the Magnificent R&B Blues Band
12:30-1:30 Liz Mandeville and the Blue Points
2:00-3:00 Charles Hayes and the Hayes Family Band
3:30-5:00 Recapturing the Banjo Project featuring Otis Taylor, Don Vappie, and Guy Davis
5:30-6:30 John Hammond
7:00-8:00 Milwaukee Blues All Stars ftg Stokes and Milwaukee Slim

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
11:30-12:30 Little Willie Littlefield
1:00-2:00 Guy Davis and the High Flying Rockets
2:30-3:30 Bumble Bee Bob
4:00-5:00 Omar Shariff

Gibson Guitar's Crossroads
12:00-1:15 Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
1:45-3:15 Chick Rogers
3:30-5:00 PG Man

Mississippi Juke Joint
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

Maxwell Street Corner
2:00-3:00 Steve Arvey
3:30-4:30 Quintus McCormick
5:00-6:00 Guitar Red
Zone Perfect All-Natural Nutrition Bars Route 66 Roadhouse
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

Petrillo Music Shell
5:00-6:00 Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials
6:10-7:05 Barbara Lynn with Lil' Buck and the Buckaroos
7:15-8:25 Theodis Ealey
8:35-9:30 Buckwheat Zydeco

Sunday, June 8 "Everyday I Have the Blues"
U.S. Cellular Front Porch
11:00-12:30 Victory Travelers
1:00-2:00 Marie Knight
2:30-3:30 Tony Joe White
4:00-5:30 Davell Crawford
6:00-7:30 LaVelle White

Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club
11:30-12:30 Geraldine and Donald Gay
1:00-2:00 Davell Crawford
2:30-3:30 Paul Geremia
4:00-5:00 John Boutte

Gibson Guitar's Crossroads
12:00-1:15 Rodney Brown’s salute to Louis Jordan
1:30-2:45 Big James Montgomery and the Playboys
3:15-4:30 Charles Wilson

Mississippi Juke Joint
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
1:00-2:00 Dancin' Perkins
2:30-3:30 Otis Taylor
4:00-5:00 Filisko and Noden
Zone Perfect All-Nutrition Bars Route 66 Road House
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

Petrillo Music Shell
5:00-6:20 Karen Carroll w/ Charlie Love
and special guest Lurrie Bell
6:30-7:25 Magic Slim and the Teardrops
7:35-8:05 Little Willie Littlefield
8:15-9:30 B.B. King

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