As Chicago gears up for the 27th annual Blues Festival, June 10-12, 305 Spin busy is working with Chicago independent Blues label, Alligator Records (who is also celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year) and the Chicago blues club Buddy Guy’s Legends owned by Buddy Guy on their new websites.
The Chicago Blues Festival is a three-day event featuring top-tier blues musicians and is the city of Chicago’s largest music festival. With past performances by legends including Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, and B.B. King, it’s no wonder the event has historically drawn crowds of over half a million blues fans. Click here for more information about the 2011 Chicago Blues Festival.
Don’t miss these special Blues Festival performances at Buddy Guy’s Legends:
Friday, June 10 – Jimmy Johnson, Guy King and his Little Big Band, Carlos Johnson, The Kinsey Report
Saturday, June 11 – Nick Moss and the Fliptops, Matthew Skoller, John Primer, and Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Sunday, June 12 – Harmonica Hinds, Michael Coleman, Joanna Connor, Carl Weathersby
And the following Alligator artists will be performing a special Alligator 40th Anniversary tribute on Sunday, June 12:
– Lonnie Brooks
– Michael Burks
– Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
– Eddy Clearwater
– Shemekia Copeland
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