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2005 CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL

PHOTOS OF THE 2005 CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL BY KURT SWANSON
E-MAIL: kurtswanson@juno.com

For their support, Soulful Impressions would like to thank SOULBAG MAGAZINE from France
Please visit them at http://www.soulbag.presse.fr/

2005 marks the 22nd year of the Chicago Blues Festival. This annual outdoor event is the largest free-admission blues festival in the world. It showcases international, national and local Chicago artists on over five stages.

The main attractions perform in the Petrillo Music Shell, but other scheduled and impromptu performances also take place throughout Grant Park and on several side stages. More than 750,000 people are expected to attend.~chicagobluesfestival.org

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GRANT PARK CHICAGO,IL
6.9.05 - 6.12.05
Chicago Blues Festival http://www.cityofchicago.org
THE 2005 CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL
THE 2005 CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL		 WE'RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD
WE'RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD		 BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 KIM SIMMONDS
KIM SIMMONDS
HUBERT SUMLIN
HUBERT SUMLIN		 KOKO TAYLOR
KOKO TAYLOR		 LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 HUBERT SUMLIN
HUBERT SUMLIN
BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 CARLOS JOHNSON
CARLOS JOHNSON		 BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 THE CHICAGO BLUESMASTERS
THE CHICAGO BLUESMASTERS
RUSS GREEN
RUSS GREEN		 RUSS GREEN
RUSS GREEN		 RICK KREHER
RICK KREHER		 RUSS GREEN
RUSS GREEN
TWIST TURNER
TWIST TURNER		 LARRY COX
LARRY COX		 LARRY COX
LARRY COX		 LITTLE ADDISON'S DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
LITTLE ADDISON'S DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
TWIST TURNER
TWIST TURNER		 LITTLE ADDISON
LITTLE ADDISON		 PAT MCKEEVER
PAT MCKEEVER		 OMAR COLEMAN
OMAR COLEMAN
OMAR COLEMAN
OMAR COLEMAN		 LITTLE ADDISON
LITTLE ADDISON		 MARK BRUMBACH
MARK BRUMBACH		 LITTLE FRANK
LITTLE FRANK
DUSTY BROWN
DUSTY BROWN		 BLUES RADIO FRANCE/SOULBAG
BLUES RADIO FRANCE/SOULBAG		 DAVID HONEYBOY EDWARDS
DAVID HONEYBOY EDWARDS		 JOHN MAYALL
JOHN MAYALL
Piano Willie O'Shawny
Piano Willie O'Shawny		 Bernard Reed
Bernard Reed		 TORONZO CANNON
TORONZO CANNON		 NICK MOSS AND THE FLIPTOPS
NICK MOSS AND THE FLIPTOPS
JODY WILLIAMS
JODY WILLIAMS		 EDDIE KIRKLAND
EDDIE KIRKLAND		 LURRIE BELL
LURRIE BELL		 STEADY ROLLIN BOB MARGOLIN
STEADY ROLLIN BOB MARGOLIN
MOOKIE BRILL
MOOKIE BRILL		 BOB MARGOLIN
BOB MARGOLIN		 LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 KOKO TAYLOR
KOKO TAYLOR
LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 CARLOS JOHNSON
CARLOS JOHNSON		 LURRIE BELL
LURRIE BELL		 Tommy McCrackin
Tommy McCrackin
SAVOY BROWN
SAVOY BROWN		 JODY WILLIAMS
JODY WILLIAMS		 Piano Willie O'Shawny
Piano Willie O'Shawny		 LURRIE BELL
LURRIE BELL
PINETOP PERKINS
PINETOP PERKINS		 PAT SMILLIE
PAT SMILLIE		 NICK CHARLES
NICK CHARLES		 LURRIE BELL
LURRIE BELL
LURRIE BELL & BILLY BRANCH
LURRIE BELL & BILLY BRANCH		 LURRIE BELL & BILLY BRANCH
LURRIE BELL & BILLY BRANCH		 HUBERT SUMLIN
HUBERT SUMLIN		 GRANA' LOUISE
GRANA' LOUISE
LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 TORONZO CANNON
TORONZO CANNON
TORONZO CANNON
TORONZO CANNON		 RICK KREHER
RICK KREHER		 JOHN MAYALL
JOHN MAYALL		 RICKY NELSON
RICKY NELSON
JODY WILLIAMS
JODY WILLIAMS		 BILLY FLYNN
BILLY FLYNN		 Shun Kikuta
Shun Kikuta		 AFTER MIDNIGHT BLUES
AFTER MIDNIGHT BLUES
JOHN MAYALL
JOHN MAYALL		 BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 HUBERT SUMLIN
HUBERT SUMLIN
RICKY NELSON
RICKY NELSON		 JEFF MASSEY
JEFF MASSEY		 CHUCK A. LUCK
CHUCK A. LUCK		 THE CROSSROADS
THE CROSSROADS
LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 CARLOS JOHNSON
CARLOS JOHNSON		 EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
EDDIE C. CAMPBELL		 VICTORY TRAVELERS' HARRY BULLOCK
VICTORY TRAVELERS' HARRY BULLOCK
SHARRIE WILLIAMS
SHARRIE WILLIAMS		 BIG G
BIG G		 RICO Mc FARLAND
RICO Mc FARLAND		 CARLOS JOHNSON & MATHEW SKOLLER
CARLOS JOHNSON & MATHEW SKOLLER
FERNEST ARCENEAUX AND THE THUNDERS
FERNEST ARCENEAUX AND THE THUNDERS		 PAT SMILLIE & TWIST TURNER
PAT SMILLIE & TWIST TURNER		 YVONNE STAPLES
YVONNE STAPLES		 MAVIS STAPLES
MAVIS STAPLES
MAVIS STAPLES
MAVIS STAPLES		 TOD BOWERS
TOD BOWERS		 JOSEPH WINTERS
JOSEPH WINTERS		 TOD BOWERS
TOD BOWERS
RENEE RUFFIN
RENEE RUFFIN		 PAT SMILLIE
PAT SMILLIE		 PAT SMILLIE BAND
PAT SMILLIE BAND		 BROTHER AL
BROTHER AL
BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 JAY MOYNIHAN
JAY MOYNIHAN		 MAVIS STAPLES
MAVIS STAPLES		 ROBERT LOCKWOOD JR.
ROBERT LOCKWOOD JR.
JOHNNIE MAE DUNSON
JOHNNIE MAE DUNSON		 KIM SIMMONDS
KIM SIMMONDS		 ARTHUR SAMBO IRBY
ARTHUR "SAMBO" IRBY		 KOKO TAYLOR
KOKO TAYLOR
VINO LOUDEN
VINO LOUDEN		 WIL CROSBY
WIL CROSBY		 WIL CROSBY
WIL CROSBY		 BOB HALL
BOB HALL
MICK TAYLOR
MICK TAYLOR		 STEVE FREUND
STEVE FREUND		 JAY MOYNAHAN
JAY MOYNAHAN		 BUDDY GUY & JAY MOYNAHAN
BUDDY GUY & JAY MOYNAHAN
BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 NELLIE TIGER TRAVIS
NELLIE "TIGER" TRAVIS		 NICK MOSS
NICK MOSS		 NICK MOSS
NICK MOSS
NICK MOSS
NICK MOSS		 BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY		 LURRIE BELL
LURRIE BELL		 KOKO TAYLOR
KOKO TAYLOR
KOKO TAYLOR
KOKO TAYLOR		 MICK TAYLOR
MICK TAYLOR		 RICKY NELSON
RICKY NELSON		 HUBERT SUMLIN
HUBERT SUMLIN
CHUCK CRANE
CHUCK CRANE		 UNCLE AL
UNCLE AL		 SAM LAY
SAM LAY		 DSC_0396a5x3 copy.jpg
DSC_0396a5x3 copy.jpg
LARRY COX
LARRY COX		 TORONZO and the CANNONBALL EXPRESS
TORONZO and the CANNONBALL EXPRESS		 TORONZO CANNON
TORONZO CANNON		 BUDDY GUY
BUDDY GUY
NICK MOSS
NICK MOSS		 NICK MOSS
NICK MOSS		 KIM SIMMONDS
KIM SIMMONDS		 KIM SIMMONDS
KIM SIMMONDS
MICK TAYLOR
MICK TAYLOR		 KENNY BLUESBOSS WAYNE
KENNY BLUESBOSS WAYNE		 Shun Kikuta
Shun Kikuta		 DAVID HONEYBOY EDWARDS
DAVID HONEYBOY EDWARDS
THE UNITED NATIONS
THE UNITED NATIONS		 JODY WILLIAMS
JODY WILLIAMS		 HONEYBOY EDWARDS
HONEYBOY EDWARDS		 MAVIS STAPLES
MAVIS STAPLES
RICO MCFARLAND
RICO MCFARLAND		 LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 LUCKY PETERSON
LUCKY PETERSON		 HOMESICK JAMES
HOMESICK JAMES
HOWARD SCOTT
HOWARD SCOTT		 GENE SCHWARTZ
GENE SCHWARTZ		 ROBERT LOCKWOOD
ROBERT LOCKWOOD		 JOHNNIE MAE DUNSON
JOHNNIE MAE DUNSON
EDDIE TAYLOR JR.
EDDIE TAYLOR JR.		 22nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival
22nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival		 HUBERT SUMLIN & BOB MARGOLIN
HUBERT SUMLIN & BOB MARGOLIN		 HANK VAN SICKLE
HANK VAN SICKLE
HANK VAN SICKLE
HANK VAN SICKLE		 JEFF MASSEY REVISITED
JEFF MASSEY REVISITED		 Tony Mangiullo
Tony Mangiullo		 HOMESICK JAMES
HOMESICK JAMES

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brown dog 09-May-2008 04:21
so many photagrophers down at the fest,so few pics to see.thank you.quality pics.
Mike B in DC 29-Nov-2005 19:10
Excellent work!
There's a book in this for ya!

I grew up in Chicago but never discovered the blues till I lived in OK and TX...
SOULFUL IMPRESSIONS06-Sep-2005 00:57
thanks for the i.d. on this gentleman
John 12-Aug-2005 16:07
I am looking for the name of the woman who was the lead vocalist for the song "I'm built for comfort not for speed." She performed before Koko Taylor. Help?
Aigars Lapsa 20-Jun-2005 20:32
Your photo collection is great but please taste this:
Latvian Blues band first time at Chicago blues festival! and more
http://www.bluesclub.lv/eng/chicago/
Dave Madlener 18-Jun-2005 01:35
Nice Stuff. You have any crowd pics? This was a great time this year.
Kevin will like the fact that you have his flag up here.
MadDog
Guest 15-Jun-2005 21:07
Great pictures!
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