Lydia's List: The Schedule
This is where we'll be during the Blues Fest. If you're looking for dancers, find us at the locations below.
Thursday
11:30-1:00 US Cellular Front Porch:Blues in the Schools: Erwin Helfer, Katherine Davis, and Eric Noden with the Stone Academy All Stars
1:30-2:30 US Cellular Front Porch:
Aaron Moore
2:30-3:00 Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club:
Bob Hall
3:30-4:30 Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club:
Boogie Woogie Stomp: Renauld Patigny
4:30-5:00 Gibson Guitar Crossroads:
Hoochie Coochie Boys: Muddy’s side men featuring George Mojo Buford, John Primer, Rick Kreher, Ray Killer Allison, Calvin Fuzz Jones, Barrelhouse Chuck, and introducing Larry Williams, a son of Muddy Waters.
5:00-6:00 Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club:
Boogie Woogie Stomp Part 2: Carl Sonny Leyland and Lila Ammons
Petrillo Music Shell (the main stage) (Line-up to get your hand stamped by 5:30 because Koko Taylor may draw a larger crowd than usual for Thursday!!!)
6:00-7:10 Willie Clayton
7:20-8:20 Jimmy Dawkins
8:30-9:30 Koko Taylor and the Blues Machine
Friday
11:00-12:00 US Cellular Front Porch:Blues in the Schools: Billy Branch and the children of Delta Blues Museum
12:00-1:00 State of Missippi Juke Joint:
Jimmy Duck Holmes
1:30-2:30 State of Missippi Juke Joint:
Terry "T" Williams and Wesley Jefferson
2:30-3:00 U.S. Cellular Front Porch:
Vernon and Joe Harrington with special guest James Kinds
3:00-4:00 State of Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club:
Ariyo
4:00-5:30 U.S. Cellular Front Porch:
Lurrie Bell Blues Band
Petrillo Music Shell (the main stage) (likely need to line-up by 5:00 or 5:30)
6:00-7:05 Johnnie Mae Dunson and son Jimmie "Prime Time" Smith
7:15-9:30 Billy Branch's Sons of the Blues 30th Anniversary Reunion
Saturday
11:00 AM Buffet breakfast at Buddy Guy's Legends:Lurrie Bell
11:30-12:00 U.S. Cellular Front Porch:
Fruteland Jackson's Birthday Party
12:00-1:15 Gibson Guitar Crossroads:
Elmore James Jr. with Cadillac Zack
1:30-2:30 State of Missippi Juke Joint:
Homemade Jamz Blues Band
2:30-3:00 State of Louisiana Bayou Station and Social Club:
Drink Small
3:00-3:30 Food break!
(Or Alvin Youngblood Hart at Miss. Juke Joint for listening, not dancing)
3:30-5:30 U.S. Cellular Front Porch:
Chicago Harmonica Project Part II featuring Little Arthur Duncan, Charlie Love, Big D, Jeffery Taylor, Mervyn "Harmonica Hinds", Reginald Cooper supported by Rick Kreher, E. G. McDaniel, Mark Brumbach, Twist Turner, and Illinois Slim
Petrillo Music Shell (the main stage) (line-up for hand-stamp by 4:00 or so)
5:00-6:00 Nellie Tiger Travis
6:10-7:05 Big Jay McNeely with Jesse Scinto
7:15-8:20 Irma Thomas and the Professionals
8:30-9:30 Magic Slim and the Tear Drops
Sunday
10:00-12:00 Blues Brunch at Jazz Record Mart (25 E. Illinois):FREE FOOD AND MUSIC!
12:30-1:30 State of Luisiana Bayou Station and Social Club:
Henry Gray and the Cats
1:45-3:00 Gibson Guitar Crossroads:
Katherine Davis BLues Ensemble
3:30-5:00 U.S. Cellular Field Front Porch:
James Cotton
Petrillo Music Shell (the main stage) (line-up for hand-stamp by 4:00 or so)
5:00-7:05 The Disciples Playing for Sunnyland: Sam Burkhardt leads Steve Freund, Bob Stroger, Barrlehouse Chuck, Billy Flynn, Kenny Smith, Calvin Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Kenny Barker with Big Time Sarah and Deitra Farr
7:15-8:15 Tribute to Wolf featuring James Cotton, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Shaw, Abb Locke, Henry Gray, Jody Williams, Smokey Smothers with Lafayette "Shorty" Gilbert, and Willie Smith
8:25-9:30 Bobby Rush