The
King Biscuit Blues Festival.....simply
one of the finest music events to be found anywhere.
Take the incredible line-up of musical talent that
fill 5 stages over 3 days, and add the feel of the
Delta that only the setting of the sleepy river town
of Helena, AK. can offer, and you have a glimpse of
the King Biscuit experience! Here's a small sample
of 'Da Biscuit 2002', we hope you enjoy our review,
here's Day 1!
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Sterling
Billingsley band |

Sterling Billingsley |

Sonny Boy Meal |

Floyd Taylor |

Floyd Taylor |
Sterling
Billingsley
opened the day, featuring hot keyboards & saxophone,
Kentucky Head Hunters guitarist Greg Martin sat
in. Floyd Taylor, son of Johnnie taylor,
sang "Fantasy Baby" off his new CD. Floyd
said he normally performs R&B, but was told
that "this is the Blues fest, and son, you
have to play the blues". |

Floyd Taylor |

Southern Cuisine |

Houston Stackhouse & Robert Jr. Lockwood tribute
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Houston Stackhouse & Robert Jr. Lockwood tribute
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Houston Stackhouse Jr. |
Greg
Martin
on Robet Lockwood, "He always had the groove,
and nobody makes the guitar talk like that man.
Dick Waterman on Robert Lockwood: "Robert
is mean & cantankerous. As long as he's alive,
I'll always be the 2nd meanest & cantankerous".
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A KBBF fan, 4 legged variety |

Sonny Landreth |

Sonny Landreth |

King Biscuit Store |

Luther Kent |
Sonny
Landreth: "You
know you have trouble when the man brings you mail,
and the dog don't even bark, he just wags his tail".
Jerry Pillow: Recieved the Key to the City
of Baton Rouge, and a proclaimed official 'Jerry
Pillow day' in Baton Rouge, LA for bringing in so
much Baton Rouge talent to the fest. |

Luther Kent band |

Luther Kent band |

Luther Kent &
Ruful Neal band |

Raful Neal & family |

Raful Neal & family |
Luther
Kent and the Neal family - Raful and 3 sons doing
a little "Scratch my back" - Slim Harpo
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Day
2 |