CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL 2011

June 10 - 12

Grant Park, Chicago, IL

Sweet Home Chicago: A Centennial of Robert Johnson

The world's largest FREE Blues Festival!

June 10, 2011

(schedule is subject to change) 

Hubert Sumlin/photo: Michael Kurgansky

Windy City Blues Society Street Stage

• 11:00 am  to 12:00 – Steepwater Band
• 12:20 to 1:20 – Will Jacobs & Dirty Deal
• 1:40 to 2:40 – Joe Moss Band
• 3:00 to 4:00 – JB Ritchie
• 4:20 to 5:20 – Bob Riedy, Bob Corritore, Sam Lay
• 5:40 to 6:40 – Kilborn Alley Blues Band

Crossroads Stage

• 11:00 am - Guy King and his Little Big Band

• 12:45 pm - Eric Guitar Davis and the Troublemakers

• 2:30 pm - Holle Thee Maxwell

• 4:15 pm - The Rockin’ Johnny Band featuring Smiley Tillman and Mary Lane

Mississippi Juke Joint Stage

• 11:30 am - Panel Discussion of Robert Johnson w/ Steven Johnson (family of Robert Johnson)

• 12:30 pm - Howlin’ Wolf Birthday Celebration panel discussion with Richard Shurman, Bettye Kelly, Barbra Marks & Hubert Sumlin

• 1:30 pm - Chris Gill & Derrick Martin

• 3:00 pm - Nora Jean Bruso

• 4:30 pm - James “Super Chikan” Johnson

• 6:00 pm -  Festival Jam Session w/ Fernando Jones Band

Front Porch Stage

• 1:00 pm - Blues in the Schools: Stone Academy w/ Eric Noden, Katherine Davis and Erwin Helfer

• 2:15 pm - Erwin Helfer Band featuring Katherine Davis

• 3:35 pm - Rocky Lawrence

• 4:45 pm - "Sanctified Grumblers"

Petrillo Music Shell

• 6:15 pm - Eddie Cotton

• 8:00 pm - Tribute to Robert Johnson: David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Rick Sherry, Rocky Lawrence, Hubert Sumlin and Duwayne Burnside Band

June 11, 2011

Jimmy Johnson/photo: Jennifer Wheeler

Windy City Blues Society Street Stage

• 11:00 am  to 12:00 – Jamiah “On Fire” & The Red Machine
• 12:20 to 1:20 – Christopher Walz
• 1:40 to 2:40 – Charles “Delta Blues Hog” Hayes
• 3:00 to 4:00 – Lurrie Bell (acoustic) w/ Kenny Smith
• 4:20 to 5:20 – Nick Moss & the Fliptops w/Curtis Salgado
• 5:40 to 6:40 – Rob Blaine’s Big Otis Blues w/Peaches Staten

Crossroads Stage

• 11:00 am -  Ronnie Hicks & Masheen Company Band w/ Bob Jones, Cicero Blake, Brown Sugar & Jessie

• 12:45 pm - Dave Herrero and the Hero Brothers Band

• 2:30 pm -  Duwayne Burnside Band

• 4:15 pm - George Stancell and Band w/ Willie Buck

Mississippi Juke Joint Stage

• 11:30 am - Panel Discussion of the Mississippi Blues Trail: Jim O’Neal, Rip Daniels and Alex Thomas

• 1:00 pm - Jarekus Singleton

• 2:30 pm - Dexter Allen

• 4:00 pm - Zac Harmon

• 5:30 pm - Mississippi Jam Session featuring Dexter Allen

Front Porch Stage

• 1:00 pm - Fernando Jones and The Blues Kids of America

• 2:15 pm - Fruteland Jackson

• 3:30 pm - Sam Lay Blues Band

• 4:45 pm - Tribute to Pinetop Perkins featuring Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and Friends

Petrillo Music Shell

• 6:00 pm - Dave Specter Band featuring special guest Jimmy Johnson

• 7:15 pm - Carl Weathersby Blues Band

• 8:30 pm - Billy Branch and The Sons of Blues & Friends

June 12, 2011

Lonnie Brooks/ photo: Jennifer Wheeler

Windy City Blues Society Street Stage

• 11:00 am  to 12:00 – Fernando Jones & Friends
• 12:20 p.m. to 1:20 – Eric “Guitar Davis
• 1:40 to 2:40 – Cashbox Kings
• 3:00 to 4:00 – Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
• 4:20 to 5:20 – Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings
• 5:40 to 6:40 – Toronzo Cannon & the Cannonball Express

Crossroads Stage

• 11:00 am - Jarekus Singleton

• 12:45 pm - Rob Blaine’s Big Otis Blues

Mississippi Juke Joint Stage

• 11:30 am - Q & A Panel w/ Bruce Iglauer and Richard Shurman celebrating 40th Anniversary of Alligator Records

• 12:30 pm - Ben Wiley Payton

• 2:00 pm - The Jimmy Burns Band

• 3:30 pm - Nellie “Tiger” Travis

• 5:00 pm - Festival Jam featuring Kenny Smith

Front Porch Stage

• 1:00 pm - Nick Moss & The Flip Tops

• 2:15 pm - Memphis Gold

• 3:30 pm - Mud Morganfield Band

• 4:45 pm - John Primer

Petrillo Music Shell

• 6:00 pm - Shemekia Copeland
• 7:30 - Lonnie Brooks with guests Michael “Iron Man” Burks, Rick Estrin, Ann Rabson and Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater: 40th Anniversary of Alligator Records

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