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2008 36th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival |
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Saturday, September 27, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
. Hot Tuna - Dazzling masters of finger-picking acoustic blues.
. The Delta Groove All Star Blues Revue, featuring: Elvin Bishop, Mike Zito, plus the Incredible Mannish Boys with Finis Tasby, Bobby Jones, Kid Ramos, Frank `Paris Slim' Goldwasser, Eli Kirk Fletcher, Randy Chortkoff, Richard Innes and Ronnie James Webber - One of the great blues revues of all time!
. Barbara Lynn - Texas Gulfcoast hitmaker!
. Michael Burks - Powerhouse guitar attack!
. Ruthie Foster - Riveting blues, folk and gospel!
. Elmore James Jr. - Southside Chicago slide!
. Delta Wires Big Band Harmonica and Horn Blues - National blues winners!
Sunday, September 28, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
. Johnny Winter - The great Texas guitar legend!
. Buckwheat Zydeco - Louisiana Zydeco accordion king!
. Denise LaSalle -- Queen of southern soul-blues!
. Curtis Salgado Big Band - A soul-expanding experience!
. David Honeyboy Edwards - Last of the great Delta legends!
. Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - Westcoast harmonica jump master!
. Gospel Hummingbirds - Hand clappin' -- rockin' joy!
Don't wait, get your tickets now!
. Hot Tuna - Dazzling masters of finger-picking acoustic blues.
. The Delta Groove All Star Blues Revue, featuring: Elvin Bishop, Mike Zito, plus the Incredible Mannish Boys with Finis Tasby, Bobby Jones, Kid Ramos, Frank `Paris Slim' Goldwasser, Eli Kirk Fletcher, Randy Chortkoff, Richard Innes and Ronnie James Webber - One of the great blues revues of all time!
. Barbara Lynn - Texas Gulfcoast hitmaker!
. Michael Burks - Powerhouse guitar attack!
. Ruthie Foster - Riveting blues, folk and gospel!
. Elmore James Jr. - Southside Chicago slide!
. Delta Wires Big Band Harmonica and Horn Blues - National blues winners!
Sunday, September 28, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
. Johnny Winter - The great Texas guitar legend!
. Buckwheat Zydeco - Louisiana Zydeco accordion king!
. Denise LaSalle -- Queen of southern soul-blues!
. Curtis Salgado Big Band - A soul-expanding experience!
. David Honeyboy Edwards - Last of the great Delta legends!
. Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - Westcoast harmonica jump master!
. Gospel Hummingbirds - Hand clappin' -- rockin' joy!
Don't wait, get your tickets now!
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Free Waterfront Kick-off Concert Noon - 1:30 p.m. Justin Herman Plaza. Across from the Ferry Building. Featuring: A Tribute to John Lee Hooker: Presenting the Coast to Coast Blues Band with Deacon Jones, Rich Kirch, Ron Perry, Lizz Fischer and Bryant Mills. Plus special guests Zakiya Hooker, Kathi McDonald and Archie Lee Hooker.
Tribute to John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was one of the greatest figures in blues history, recording over 75 albums in his lifetime. Born in 1920 in Mississippi, he had his first huge recording hit in 1948 - the million selling "Boogie Chillen," which defined his guitar playing technique unique to the blues as a droning, hypnotic, one-chord electric, timeless sound that would eventually become famous the world over. Hooker moved to the Bay Area in the late 1970s and it remained his home until his death in 2001. This tribute will feature members of his long-standing San Francisco group, the famed Coast to Coast Band, who will perform material from the Hooker songbook. This momentous event will also feature guest appearances by John Lee Hooker's daughter, Zakiya Hooker, his nephew, Archie Lee Hooker, and singer Kathi McDonald. "Nothing but the best. Later for the rest."
Friday, September 26 - October 2: The Blues Film Series
Roxie Theatre, 16th at Valencia. 415.863.1087
Featuring: John Lee Hooker: "Come and See About Me."
Director: Bob Sarles. 127 minutes.
This entertaining film includes interviews with John Lee Hooker, plus vintage performances at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1960, and the 1965 American Folk Blues Festival in Europe. The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Butterfield, Foghat -- all perform with JLH. Compelling and enjoyable!
Tribute to John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was one of the greatest figures in blues history, recording over 75 albums in his lifetime. Born in 1920 in Mississippi, he had his first huge recording hit in 1948 - the million selling "Boogie Chillen," which defined his guitar playing technique unique to the blues as a droning, hypnotic, one-chord electric, timeless sound that would eventually become famous the world over. Hooker moved to the Bay Area in the late 1970s and it remained his home until his death in 2001. This tribute will feature members of his long-standing San Francisco group, the famed Coast to Coast Band, who will perform material from the Hooker songbook. This momentous event will also feature guest appearances by John Lee Hooker's daughter, Zakiya Hooker, his nephew, Archie Lee Hooker, and singer Kathi McDonald. "Nothing but the best. Later for the rest."
Friday, September 26 - October 2: The Blues Film Series
Roxie Theatre, 16th at Valencia. 415.863.1087
Featuring: John Lee Hooker: "Come and See About Me."
Director: Bob Sarles. 127 minutes.
This entertaining film includes interviews with John Lee Hooker, plus vintage performances at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1960, and the 1965 American Folk Blues Festival in Europe. The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Butterfield, Foghat -- all perform with JLH. Compelling and enjoyable!