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The Scene
The largest free blues festival in the world, the Chicago Blues Festival treats fans to three days of live music across four stages. The Blues Capital of the World includes alumni like Ray Charles, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Shemekia Copeland, and Gary Clark Jr.
Festival Info
2019 Artist Lineup
- Benny Turner and Real Blues
- Bettye LaVette
- Billy Boy Arnold
- Bob Stroger
- Bobby Rush
- Bombino
- Breezy Rodio
- Bridges to the Blues
- Cash Box Kings
- Charlie Musselwhite
- Chicago Blues Piano Master-A Tribute To Otis Spann
- Chicago Bound Blues Band
- Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones
- Doktu Rhute Muuzic
- Dom Flemons
- Dom Flemons
- Don Bryant
- Eric Noden
- Erwin Helfer
- Gerry Hundt’s Legendary One-Man Band
- Grady Champion
- Guy King with special guest Chris Cain
- Harmonica Hinds
- Ivy Ford Band
- Jarekus Singleton
- Jesse “Guitar” Robinson
- Jimmy Burns Band
- Jimmy Johnson Blues Band
- Jimmy Nick & Don’t Tell Mama
- Joanna Connor
- John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band
- Karen Wolfe
- Kenny Smith & The House Bumpers
- King Edward
- Larkin Poe
- Latimore
- Lurrie Bell
- Marquise Knox
- Mary Lane
- Melody Angel
- Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band
- Mike Wheeler Band
- Mojo Morganfield & The Mannish Boyz
- Morry Sochat & The Special 20s
- Mzz Reese
- O.B. Buchana
- Omar Coleman
- Rick King’s Royal Hustle
- Rico McFarland, Carl Weathersby and Kenneth “Hollywood”
- RL Boyce
- Russ Green
- Ruthie Foster
- Super Chikan
- The Joel Paterson Organ Trio
- The Kinsey Report
- Thornetta Davis
- Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings
- Toronzo Cannon
- Willie Buck
- Zac Harmon