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Arkansas Blues And Heritage Festival 2010


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Quinn and I have been going to the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival (fka King Biscuit Blues Festival) sinc 1997 and have seen some amazing blues acts there. It is across the Big Muddy from the Mississippi Delta and 30 miles from Clarksdale, MS, the epicenter of the Mississippi Delta Blues. This year is the 25th Anniversary of the festival and, as you can see by the lineup below, they have pulled out all the stops! Below is the list--it costs $25.00 for a three day pass, but I ask you, when was the last time you paid $25.00 to see B.B. King? MUCH LESS the other amazing artists--Dr. John, Charlie Musselwhite (the KING of the blues harmonica) Taj Mahal, Bobby Rush, the immortal Pinetop Perkins (97 years old and STILL going strong)Marcia Ball, Lonnie Shields, Michael Burks, and one hard working bluesman named Willie Cobbs. The festival is held October 7-9, on the Mississippi River Levee in downtown Helena, AR. For information visit the festival website, http://www.bluesandheritagefest.com, or www.cathead.biz (which will have all sorts of information about everything going on in the Mississippi Delta.) Also, Mississippi has put up markers commemorating its blues legends on the Mississipi Blues Trail (http://www.msbluestrail.org/) SGF, Kip

 

Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival,

Lockwood Stackhouse Stage

Friday October 8, 2010

12:00pm

 

Phillip Stackhouse

Andy Coats

Johnny Billington

Berni Pearl

Mississippi Spoonman

Gwen White

Mojo Buford

Bobby Rush

 

Saturday October 9, 2010

12:00 pm

 

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

Rev.Robert

Austin Walker

John Hammond

Lonnie Shields

Wampus Cats

Don McMinn

Earnest “Guitar”Roy

 

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Main Stage 12.00pm.

2009 Emerging Artist Winner – Heather Cross

2010 SBBS Winner – Battle of the Bands

2010 IBC Winner – Grady Champion

Willie Cobbs

Sterling Billingsley Band

James Harman

Reba Russell

Paul Thorn

B.B. King

 

Friday, October 8, 2010

Main Stage 12:00pm

Sharrie Williams

Big Jack Johnson

Smokin Joe and Bnois King

Kentucky Head Hunters

Hubert Sumlin and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith Band

Michael Burks

Marsha Ball

Dr. John

 

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Main Stage 12:00 pm

Preston Shannon

Larry McCray

Bobby Parker

Pinetop Perkins and Bob Margolin

Anson Funderburgh and The Rockets and surprise special guest

Walter Wolfman Washington

Charlie Musselwhite

Taj Mahal

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