By
Big Dave
9-5-09
We're here celebrating the 21st anniversary of the
Budweiser
Illinois Blues Festival. Lots of great sounds,
coupled with great weather in a scenic vista, can
never go wrong. A special highlight of the evening
was piano king Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne being backed
by the St. Louis talent trio of Rich McDonough (guitar),
Sharon Foehner (bass), and Joe Pastor (drums). Other
highlights included Brian Lee and his New Orleans
sound, Chris Cain delivering his scorching guitar
display, and Janiva Magness showing how she earned
the '2009 BB King Entertainer Of The Year' award.
Other great acts included Kelley Richey - think SRV
meets Janis Joplin - and the amazing 14 year old guitar
phenom Matthew Curry.
-- click here for
Day 2 review & photo gallery --
Rated a '5' on the STLBluesometer,
and considered one of the top blues festivals to be
found, the 21st annual Budweiser Blues Festival features
two days of internationally known Blues artists and
is produced by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment,
www.jaytv.com,
with proceeds going to the Illinois
Blues Coalition.
The Illinois Blues Coalition supports Blues Societies,
Blues Music Entertainers and Blues Music Education
by offering grants and scholarships to help fund projects
which preserve and promote the history and future
of blues music. The objective of the Illinois Blues
Coalition is to promote the art form of blues-related
music by performance, by interpretation, by preservation
and by enhancement of appreciation through knowledge
and education.
A
popular addition to this festival is the “Blues
Lessons” featuring musician workshops and
history of the blues educational seminars. Peoria
has a long tradition and has always been a major
influence in blues music. It began with the days
when the blues masters would travel from Chicago,
on the Illinois River to St. Louis, and then on
to New Orleans. Peoria was, and still is, the place
to stop! Even the blues men and women knew the famous
cliché, “Will It Play In Peoria?”
The
setting is the beautiful RiverFront Park of Peoria,
Illinois - a great festival venue!
Produced by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment
in conjunction with the Illinois Blues Coalition
Enjoy our photo gallery below, we're off to catch
Day 2 of the Festival!
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