Images of the 2011 Chicago Blues Festival by Kurt Swanson and Soulful Impressions
E-Mail: kurtswanson@juno.com
The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world and remains the largest of Chicago's Music Festivals. During three days on five stages, more than 500,000 blues fans prove that Chicago is the "Blues Capital of the World." Past performers include Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, B.B. King, the late Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy and the late Koko Taylor.
website: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca.html
Magic Slim and Billy Branch 2011 Chicago Blues Festival
Magic Slim
Willie Smith
Kenny Smith
Eddy Clearwater
Rob Blaine
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JOHN PRIMER
CARL WEATHERSBY
BOB STROGER
BARRELLHOUSE CHUCK
NICK MOSS& CURTIS SALGADO
LURRIE BELL
DUWAYNE BURNSIDE
NICK MOSS
BOB CORRITORE & MUD MORGANFIELD
MUD MORGANFIELD
MUD MORGANFIELD
JAREKUS SINGLTON
MUD MORGANFIELD
WAYNE BAKER BROOKS & LONNIE BROOKS
WAYNE BAKER BROOKS, SHEMEKIA COPELAND, & RONNIE BAKER BROOKS
LONNIE BROOKS
WAYNE BAKER BROOKS
BOB CORRITORE
LONNIE BROOKS
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DAVE SPECTER
JIMMY JOHNSON
ROCKY LAWRENCE
ROCKY LAWRENCE
GUY KING
EDDIE COTTON
ERIC "GUITAR" DAVIS
Rick Estrin
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Eddie Cotton
DUWAYNE BURNSIDE
DUWAYNE BURNSIDE
DUWAYNE BURNSIDE
ROCKY LAWRENCE
GUY KING
TOD BOWERS
Jamiah Rogers from Jamiah On Fire & The Big Red Machine
Kenyonte from Jamiah On Fire & The Big Red Machine