UPDATE
:: Sunday Night’s Line-Up For 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival:
The Crowning Touch!
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 Chicago’s
in for a royal treat this summer at the 25th Annual Chicago Blues
Festival, June 5-8, 2008. With the announcement for Sunday night’s
line-up, adding the crowning touch, Blues legend B.B. King, the festival
goes for the gold!
The festival’s final night will be majestic with Sunday night
headliners that include Little Willie Littlefield, Bobby Parker and
Karen Carroll with Charlie Love and special guest Lurrie Bell, and
of course, B.B. King.
B.B. King, known as the King of the Blues, has graced the stages worldwide,
and at age 82, he continues to tour as often as he did in his youth.
King last played at the Chicago Blues Festival in 1988, so this festival
will be a welcome return! Born Riley B. King, B.B. King has recorded
more than fifty albums, many of them classics. With his left-hand
vibrato and vocal-like string bends, he has developed one of the most
identifiable styles in the music business, and become one of the most
renowned blues musicians.
King has influenced a myriad of talented musicians, including Eric
Clapton, Jeff Beck, and George Harrison; has won numerous awards including
a NARAS Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, honorary doctorates, and
in 1984, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. B.B.
King performs Sunday, June 8th at approximately 8 p.m. at the Petrillo
Music Shell in Grant Park.
Little
Willie Littlefield began his career at age 16, recording his first
hit “Little Willie’s Boogie” in Texas. His talent
on the keyboard has influenced many performers that include Fats Domino,
and he has played in various clubs and venues both in America and
Europe. Littlefield last played at the Chicago Blues Festival in 1988.
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Delmark Records vocalist Karen Carroll recorded with Lurrie Bell’s
father, Carey Bell in 1984. Festival-goers will enjoy her gospel/jazz
influenced sound, paired with the talents of Charlie Love and special
guest Lurrie Bell.
Blues
Rock guitarist Bobby Parker, played with Bo Diddley, Paul Williams,
Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Little Richard. His most famous hit Watch
Your Step, has been covered by Dr. Feel Good and Santana. Parker spends
most of his time performing in the D.C. area, where he resides.
B.B.
King, Little Willie Littlefield, Karen Carroll and Bobby Parker join
a list of headliners that includes already released names Buckwheat
Zydeco, Lil’ Ed and the Imperials, Koko Taylor, Eddy “the
Chief” Clearwater, James Cotton and Johnny Winter. Celebrating
25 years will be worth its weight in gold with all the royalty in
Grant Park! The remainder of the world-class lineup will be released
by March 1 and is regal in nature! Visit www.chicagobluesfestival.us
for updates.
The
Chicago Blues Festival has grown tremendously in its twenty-five years
and now features more than ninety performances on six stages and extended
hours of 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Chicago Blues Festival is known world-wide
as one of the biggest and best Blues events on the planet, drawing
hundreds of thousands of people from around the world to Grant Park,
year after year.
Chicago
Blues Festival is sponsored by 93XRT, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago
Tribune, CLTV-Chicagoland’s Television, Communications Direct,
Dominick’s, Gibson Guitar, Hinckley Springs, Louisiana Office
of Tourism, Pepsi-Cola, U.S. Cellular, WGN-Television and more generous
sponsors to be announced.
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For
more information, visit www.chicagobluesfestival.us
or call 312/744-3315. For hotel information, visit www.choosechicago.com
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