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| The 8th Annual Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival From Friday July 6 through Sunday July 8, 2007 11:00 am to 7:00 pm at Hayward City Hall Plaza, 777 "B" Street, Hayward, CA the Bay Area Blues Society's will feature the greatest stars of Chicago Blues ever in California at one time in the 8th year of the Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival. The theme this year is "From Chicago to Russell City" and will feature the world's oldest blues and last of the original Mississippi Blues piano players, Mr. Pinetop Perkins. Widely recognized as the world's best Blues piano player we will celebrate his 94th Birthday on July 7th at the Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival with the presentation of a signature hat from Pantropics Hays. Other special features for this From Chicago to Russell City performance include the Reunion of the "Sons of the Blues" which include Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell and Carl Weathersby. This show will have the legendary Eddie Shaw and Mr. Chicago, Taildragger. Other great top blues artists from the Windy City include Willie Big Eye Smith, Big Time Sarah, Nellie Tiger Travis, Vance Shaw, and on his first visit to the San Francisco Bay area, Doug McDonald. Following a hugely successful 2007 West Coast Blues Hall of Fame and Award Show in Oakland last month where Oakland resident, Tower of Power vet Lenny Williams, Teddy "Blues Master" Watson, Terrible Tom Bowden and Big John Evans and R&B legends, Ike and Tina Turner were inducted, the Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival is touted as one of the top blues festivals in California and the number one music event in the Tri-valley area. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |