June 10-13, 2004

This year’s theme, It’s About Time, celebrates Blues greats returning again to this year’s Chicago Blues Festival or who have been featured at the Chicago Blues Festival in years past, such as Otis Clay, Nora Jean Bruso, C.J. Chenier, and the Fat Possum Caravan.

The Chicago Blues Festival is open from 11a.m.-9:30 p.m. daily (music begins at noon), and promises a good time for everyone. The four-day festival offers the best in national, international and local Blues entertainment on six stages with more than 70 performers, preceded by a month of Blues activities (Blues season) throughout Chicago. The Chicago Blues Festival brings people of all ages, from all over the world to enjoy the blues.

Performance Schedule:

Thursday, June 10, 2004

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Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson) 12:00-6:00 p.m.
12:00-12:30 p.m. Dave Maxwell
1:00-2:00 p.m. Fruteland Jackson
2:30-3:30 p.m. Eddie and Vann Shaw
4:00-4:30 p.m. Vino Louden
5:00-6:00 p.m. Sam Lay

U.S. Cellular Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-6:00 p.m.
1:00-2:30 p.m. Blues in the Schools featuring Dokta Rhute Muuzic formerly known as Roy Hytower w/ Grant Academy Blues Babies and the Florence B. Price School Blues Band
"Key to the Highway", Deitra Farr and Billy Flynn with Ardella Williams featuring Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs
3:00-4:00 p.m. Detroit Jr.
4:30-6:00 p.m. Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang

Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 2:30-7:00 p.m.
2:30-3:15 p.m. Dawn O’Keefe Williams
3:45-4:30 p.m. Rabble Rousers Band
5:00-5:45 p.m. tba
6:15-7:00 p.m. The Buzz

Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 2:00-5:30 p.m.
2:00-3:30 p.m. Southside Blues Revue with Smilin’ Bobby, Bobby Too Tough, and Lacey Gibson
4:00-5:30 p.m. Johnny Drummer and the Starliters w/ Joanne Graham and Sweet Claudette

Route 66 (On Columbus South of Jackson) 3:00-6:00 p.m.
3:00-4:30 p.m. Poetry of the Blues: Sterling Plumpp, Paul Garon, Shellie Moore Guy, and Melinda Jones
5:00-6:00 p.m. “Moanin’ at Midnight” Documenting the Wolf moderated by Dick Shurman featuring James Segrest and Mark Hoffman

Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 6:00-9:00 p.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m. Smokey Smothers w/ Pat Scott
7:10-8:10 p.m. Eddy Clearwater and Los Straitjackets
8:20-9:30 p.m. Howlin’ For Hubert featuring Hubert Sumlin, David Johanson, and David Maxwell



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Friday, June 11, 2004

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Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson)12:00-6:00 p.m.
12:00-12:30 p.m. Erwin Helfer
1:00-1:30 p.m. Vasti and Keisan Jackson
2:00-2:30 p.m. Brooks Family
3:00-3:30 p.m. Meisha Herron
3:45-4:15 p.m. Yuji Hasegawa with Eric Noden
4:15-5:00 p.m. Eric Noden
5:30-6:00 p.m. Robert Jr. Lockwood

U.S. Cellular Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-6:00 p.m.
1:00-2:30 p.m. Blues in the Schools featuring Katherine Davis, Erwin Helfer, Eric Noden and the Stone Academy
3:00-4:00 p.m. HoneyBoy Edwards and Jerry Ricks and Robert Jr. Lockwood and Homesick James
4:30-6:00 p.m. Dusty Brown w/ Billy Flynn


Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 2:30-7:00 p.m.
2:30-3:15 p.m. Ruby Harris
3:45-4:30 p.m. Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings
5:00-5:45 p.m. Steepwater Band
6:15-7:00 p.m. tba
7:15-8:00 p.m. Noah and the Stratocats

Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 2:00-5:30 p.m.
2:00-3:30 p.m. Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson and the Magic Rockers
4:00-5:30 p.m. Vasti Jackson

Route 66 (On Columbus South of Jackson) 3:00-6:00 p.m.
3:00-4:30 p.m. Photographers’ Round Robin w/ James Fraher, Marc Pokempnor, Paul Natkin, Susan Greenberg, and Eric Werner
5:00-6:00 p.m. A Centennial Remembrance moderated by Larry Hoffman with Jim O’Neal, Chris Strachwitz, and Jerry Ricks

Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 6:00-9:30 p.m.
6:00-6:50 p.m. Nora Jean Bruso with the Carl Weathersby Blues Band
7:00-7:50 p.m. C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
8:00-9:30 p.m. Lonnie Brooks 70th Year Celebration with his Family Band



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Saturday, June 12, 2004

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Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson) Noon-5:00 p.m.
12:00-12:30 p.m. Johnnie Mae Dunson
1:00-1:30 p.m. Alvin Youngblood Hart
2:00-3:00 p.m. Chainsaw DuPont
3:30-4:30 p.m. Harry Manx

U.S. Cellular Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-7:00 p.m.
1:00-2:15 p.m. Killer Ray and the Killer Ray Blues Band
2:30-3:00 p.m. Aaron Moore
3:00-3:45 p.m. Ben Sidran
3:45-4:10 p.m. Pinetop Perkins
4:30-5:30 p.m. Alvin Youngblood Hart
6:00-7:00 p.m. Chainsaw DuPont

Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 1:00-8:00 p.m.
1:00-1:45 p.m. Madman Blues Band
2:30-3:15 p.m. Sidewinders
3:45-4:30 p.m. Howard & The Whiteboys
5:00-5:45 p.m. Philipp Fankhauser & The Memphis Soul Connection
6:15-7:00 p.m. Midwest Blues All-Stars
7:30-8:15 p.m. Nigel Mack & The Blues Attack


Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 1:30-5:00 p.m.
1:30-3:00 p.m. Cyrus Hayes ftg Lady Lee
3:30-5:00 p.m. Vance Kelly and the Backstreet Blues Band

Route 66 2:00-5:00 p.m.
2:00-3:15 p.m. Blues on Radio: moderated by Bob Porter w/ Jonny Meister (WXPN), Steve McKinney (WSSD), Tom Marker (WXRT), Niles Frantz (WBEZ), Pervis Spann (WVON), and Steve Cushing (Blues Before Sunrise),
3:45-5:00 p.m. Legend of Robert Johnson moderated by Larry Hoffman w/ Barry Lee Pearson and Eliot Wald

Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 5:00-9:30 p.m.
5:00-6:30 p.m. Burgess and Barbara doing Basie n’ the Blues featuring the Burgess Gardner Orchestra with Barbara Morrison
6:40-7:50 p.m. Chris Thomas King’s 21st Century Blues
8:00-9:30 p.m. Otis Clay and his City Limit Band



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Sunday, June 13, 2004

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Ford Juke Joint (On Columbus North of Jackson) 12:00-5:00 p.m.
12:00-1:00 p.m. Grana Louise sings Spirituals
1:30-2:15 p.m. Kenny Brown and Cedric Burnside
2:45-3:30 p.m. Paul Wine Jones
4:00-4:45 p.m. T-Model Ford

U.S. Cellular Front Porch (Southwest Corner of Jackson & Columbus) 1:00-7:00 p.m.
1:00-2:15 p.m. Aubrey Ghent Sacred Steel
2:30-3:30 p.m. Ken Saydak
4:00-5:00 p.m. Kenny Neal and Billy Branch
5:30-7:00 p.m. Fat Possum Juke Joint Caravan

Best Buy Showcase (On Columbus South of Jackson) 1:00-7:00 p.m.
1:00-1:45 p.m. Steve Arvey & Kraig Kenning
2:30-3:15 p.m. Big G & the Real Deal
3:45-4:30 p.m. Tad Robinson
5:00-5:45 p.m. Molly Nova & The Hawk
6:15-7:00 p.m. Rob Stone & The C-Notes

Gibson Guitar’s CrossRoads (Jackson & Lake Shore Drive) 1:30-5:00 p.m.
1:30-3:00 p.m. Deitra Farr and special guests Les Getrex and Ardella Williams
3:30-5:00 p.m. Swamp Dogg

Route 66 (On Columbus South of Jackson) 2:00-5:00 p.m.
2:00-3:00 p.m. Words with the Songwriters w/ Bob Jones, Swamp Dogg, Willie Clayton, Franko Johnson, and Marge Sampson
3:30-5:00 p.m. 2004: Just Another Year w/ Dick Shurman, Bruce Iglauer, Jim O’Neal, Larry Hoffman, Sandra Pointer-Jones, and Deitra Farr

Petrillo Music Shell (Jackson & Columbus) 5:00-9:30 p.m.
5:00-6:00 p.m. Billy Boy Arnold with the James Wheeler Blues Band featuring James Wheeler and Ken Saydak
6:10-7:00 p.m. Michael Burks
7:10-8:10 p.m. E.C. Scott and Smoke
8:20-9:30 p.m. Willie Clayton