| The
Big Muddy Blues Festival |
By
Big Dave
9-6-09
'The
Muddy'
 So
many festivals, so little time. Festival season is
in full swing, and to STLBlues that means musical
adventure on the road. Labor Day weekend started at
the 21st anniversary of the Budweiser
Illinois Blues Festival, and ended at the Big
Muddy Blues Festival. Known as 'The Muddy', this event
just happens to be held in one of the top 5 indigenous
Blues towns to be found anywhere.
The blues weather window opened up just long enough
on Saturday to pull the show off, and Sunday brought
in good weather for the final day. The crowds filled
the Landing to capacity, and once again the Big Muddy
Blues Festival delivered what they came for.....the
Blues, St. Louis style! It's easy to fill 3 stages
with great St. Louis talent, names like Kim Massie,
Alvin Jett, Leroy Pierson, Billy Peek, Big George
Brock, Marquise Knox, and so many others.
Some big crowd pleasers from out of town included
E.C. Scott & Smoke, Joe Louis Walker, Guy Forsyth,
Walter 'Wolfman' Washington, and more. Artist/writer
Kevin Belford was on hand at the Blues Society booth,
signing copies of his new release 'Devil
At The Confluence', the first comprehensive book
ever published on the history of the blues music of
St. Louis. The Big Muddy is a world class blues event,
and this year demonstrated once again that St. Louis
is truly a home of the Blues!
Official
Big Muddy Site | 'Big
Muddy' in the Live Music Calendar
Please visit 'STLBlues
Unplugged', coming to the Taste
of St. Louis on Oct 2, 3 and 4. You'll also find
the STLBlues booth at the King Biscuit - officially
known as the Arkansas
Blues and Heritage fest, and at the Blues
City Deli's 5th Anniversary Streetfest. Until
then, enjoy our photo gallery below! |
Our photo gallery is below, click on thumbnail panel
and enjoy the show
Move
Guy Forsyth
Guy Forsyth
band
Guy Forsyth,
playing the saw!
Guy Forsyth
Tom Hall
Street
performance
Walter
'Wolfman' Washington Band
Walter
'Wolfman' Washington band
Walter
'Wolfman' Washington band
Rum Drum
Ramblers
Skeet
Rogers & Inner City Blues
Band
Nick Moss
Nick Moss
band
Nick Moss
& The Flip Tops
Billy
Peek
Kim Massie
Kim Massie,
Steve Martin - gtr, and Gene
Dobbs Bradford - harp
Kim Massie
band
Lurrie
Bell with Nick Moss & The
Flip Tops
Larry
McCray
Larry
McCray band
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