fans but for blues fans from around the world. The roster of performing artists has included the Holmes Brothers, C.J. Chenier, Louisiana Red, Hubert Sumlin, Johnny Rawls, Cephas & Wiggins, Joe Louis Walker, Sue Foley, Curtis Salgado, James Cotton, Lurrie Bell, Johnny Winter, Guitar Shorty, Shemekia Copeland, Nikki Hill, Maria Muldaur, Billy Branch, Lucky Peterson, Mark Hummel, Anson Funderburgh, Otis Taylor, Rick Estrin, th celebrating our 15 anniversary Walter Wolfman Washington, John of representing the best of Németh, Mike Zito, Warren Haynes, blues & roots music! Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Samantha Fish, Otis Taylor, and many more. Beginning six- teen years ago, the festival added a final performance in Chorzow, Poland, to fur- aleXis p. suter ther expand its reach. On this special bernarD allison group weekend in November each year, fans blues caravan bobby rush from around the world come together to bonerama celebrate the blues. christie lenÉe c. J. chenier & the reD hot louisiana banD corey harris cyril neville Capitol Oyster Bar Damon foWler Dana fuchs eleKtric vooDoo heaD for the hills henhouse proWlers hot buttereD rum JareKus singleton Joe louis WalKer Jonathon long Jonn Del toro richarDson (europe) michelle malone miKe Zito neW monsoon neW riDers of the purple sage Since 1996, Lewis Mashburn’s Capitol otis taylor Oyster Bar in Montgomery, Alabama, has roD piaZZa & the mighty flyers been a dedicated supporter of live blues. steaDy rollin’ bob margolin strung liKe a horse The club is one of the premier venues in tab benoit the South to experience and support top the apocalypse blues revue blues artists from across the United the DrunKen hearts States. Mashburn’s passion for the blues the lee boys is evident in the way he and his staff treat the nighthaWKs both artists and patrons. Everyone who the samples visits or plays at the Capital Oyster Bar is tim reynolDs & tr3 tony trischKa treated with great respect and warm hos- too slim & the tailDraggers pitality. A sampling of artists who have voice of the WetlanDs all-stars performed over the years includes Bobby yaK attacK Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, Marcia Ball, ZacK meXico Eddie Shaw, Bob Margolin, Watermelon Slim, Johnny Rawls, Golden State Lone Star Revue, Duke Robillard, John Primer, 704.525.1559 Bobby Blue Bland, Magic Slim and the [email protected] Teardrops, Super Chikan, the Kinsey www.bmatours.com
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