 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!
|
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
|
Houston Stackhouse & Robert Jr. Lockwood tribute
|
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".
|
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
|
Day
2 |
