Blues Fest to honor Robert Johnson, celebrate Alligator's 40th
The 28th annual Chicago Blues Fest on June 10-12 in Grant Park will feature a 100th birthday tribute to blues patriarch Robert Johnson and a 40th anniversary celebration of local institution Alligator Records.
The Johnson tribute June 10 will include performances by David “Honey Boy” Edwards, Rick Sherry, Rocky Lawrence and Hubert Sumlin, the city announced Monday. The Alligator party will cap the festival June 12 with Lonnie Brooks joined by Michael Burks, Rick Estrin, Ann Rabson and Eddy Clearwater. Brooks will be preceded on stage by singer Shemekia Copeland, who began her career on Alligator.
Here is the complete lineup for the free festival, presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events:
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