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The 2007 Blues Festival Season Starts - This Weekend!

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2ND ANNUAL DELTA GROOVE ALL-STAR BLUES REVUE PARTY: A proud sponsor of IllinoisBlues.com                                  Advertise in the Blues with IllinoisBlues.com Delta Groove will be returing to Memphis this coming May in honor of the upcoming 2007 Blues Music Awards which will be held on May 10th at the Cook Convention Center. The 2nd Annual Delta Groove Blues Revue will take place on the following evening, May 11th at the Gibson Beale Street Showcase and will feature performances by many of your favorite Delta Groove artists and nominees in the 2007 Blues Music Awards. Billed as "West Coast Meets Chicago", the event will include the Mannish Boys featuring Finis Tasby, Johnny Dyer, Kid Ramos, Frank Goldwasser, Kirk Fletcher, Leon Blue, Randy Chortkoff, Tom Leavey and Richard Innes, along with performances by the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band, Phillip Walker, Mitch Kashmar, John Long and the Hollywood Blue Flames. As an additional bonus The Mannish Boys will also be featuring two extended members of the Delta Groove family - Bob Corritore and Big Pete Pearson, as special guests during their set. Our friends Nick & Kate Moss over at Blue Bella Records will kick off the show with a special set by Nick Moss & the Flip Tops with special guest Eddie Taylor, Jr. along with label mates Bill Lupkin and the Kilborn Alley Blues Band. The event will be hosted by Bill Wax of XM Radio and Bret Fleming of WEVL (Memphis). Rarely is there ever a chance to witness artists of this caliber on one stage together for a night of celebration. For more information about this event, including how to reserve a table in Delta Groove's exclusive VIP section, or gain admission to the private artist area with an all access pass, please visit http://www.deltagrooveproductions.com/music/tours/2ndannualbluesrevue.html   Check out the "WEST COAST MEETS CHICAGO" MySpace page and see photos of the performes, listen to selected audio tracks, get the latest updates, and join out "friends". The event will be held at the world famous  Gibson Beale Street Showcase (1 BLOCK OFF OF BEALE STREET) 145 Lt. George Lee Avenue / Memphis, TN 38103 phone: 901-544-7998 *RESERVE A TABLE IN DELTA GROOVE’S EXCLUSIVE VIP SECTION* .............................................................................. *PRIVATE ALL-ACCESS ARTIST AREA*   CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT!!!

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Chicago Blues Festival
    2007 June 7-10, 2007
    Grant Park in Downtown Chicago
    Free Admission
    11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.

             Six Stages of Blues Each day

    Fest Website: http://www.chicagobluesfestival.us/

Complete Schedule of Performances
Click day to see schedule - Thursday June 7  Friday June 8  Saturday June 9  Sunday June 10

2007 IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
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Friday June 29th
Damon Fowler Group  Albert Cummings  Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band  Robert Randolph & the Family Band  Robert Belfour  Paul Oscher  Big Bill Morganfield  Nappy Brown  Bob Margolin  Willie “Big Eyes” Smith  Mookie Brill

Saturday June 30th
Kelly Richey  Jason Ricci and New Blood  Big James & the Chicago Playboys  The Jackie Payne and Steve Edmonson Band  Blues harp blowout featuring Mark Hummel  James Harman  Paul Oscher  Bad Luck City featuring Matt Woods and Michael Swanger  Jimmy “Duck” Holmes  Alberta Adams & RJ’s Rhythm Rockers with CeeCee Collins  Ari Brown Quartet  Watermelon Slim  Trudy Lynn with The Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings

Sunday July 1st
 Dona Oxford  Tom Principato  Ruby Wilson  Little Charlie & the Nightcats  Drink Small “The Blues Doctor”  Dave MacKenzie  Bruce Katz  Henry Gray & the Cats

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NEW   Prairie Dog Blues Festival

The only Blues festival in the Midwest held on an island in the middle of the Mississippi River!
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  July 27th & 28th, 2007
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin on St. Feriole Island

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Friday, July 27, 2007

The Tom Hunter Band - Shannon Curfman - Alvin Jett & Phat noiZ - Tab Benoit 
Plus Big Daddy Cade & The Blues Masters 

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Everett Smithson Band - Kevin "B.F." Burt & the Instigators - Mark Sallings & the Famous Unknowns 
Steve Arvey & The Saxtelles  - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials  Anthony Gomes
Plus  Pete Cornelius  (from Australia)

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IllinoisBlues.com is looking to find a few good Blues folk for our new IllinoisBlues Street Teams. We are seeking reviews and commentary to share on our site with other Blues fans everywhere. Our  street teams will help promote Blues in YOUR backyard by letting the world know about events in YOUR area anywhere in the Central US.

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