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PHOTOS

2006 TAMPA BAY BLUES FEST PHOTO GALLERY

LIVE AUDIO RECORDINGS FROM PAST YEARS
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Best of the 2003 Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Michael Burks
Kim Wilson
Deborah Coleman

Best of the 2003 Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Rod Piazza
Rod Piazza & Kim Wilson
Delbert McClinton

LIVE VIDEO RECORDINGS FROM PAST YEARS
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Marcia Ball

Delbert McClinton


PAST FESTIVAL PERFORMERS

2006
Jonny Lang, Robben Ford, Mavis Staples, Johnny Winter, Taj Mahal, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Tommy Castro, Indigenous, Omar & the Howlers, John Lee Hooker Jr., Siegel Schwall Band, Curtis Salgado, Ana Popovic, Duwayne Burnside, BluesTrain, Wendy & the Soul Shakers

2005
Robert Cray, Little Feat, Jimmie Vaughan, Savoy Brown, Coco Montoya, Tinsley Ellis, Janiva Magness, Billy Branch, Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings, Tab Benoit, Jimmie Griswold, Tommy McCoy, Lavay Smith, Damon Fowler, Eric Sardinas

2004
Buddy Guy with Double Trouble, Walter Trout, Susan Tedeschi, Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets, Bernard Allison, Marcia Ball, Otis Clay, Charlie Musselwhite, Carl Weathersby, Betty Lavette, Chris Duarte, Renee Austin, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Sean Chambers

2003
Delbert McClinton, Dickey Betts and the Great Southern, Kim Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan, Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers, Chris Beard, Denise Lasalle, Shawn Brown, Anthony Gomes, Deborah Coleman, John Hammond and the Wicked Grin Band, Keb' Mo', Sarasota Slim, Michael Burks, Kim Wilson's Blues Revue, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Tribune to Little Walter featuring Kim Wilson and Rod Piazza

2002
Ike Turner, Little Feat, Lucky Peterson, Bernard Allison, Sean Chambers, Tab Benoit, Tommy Castro Band, North Mississippi Allstars, Damon Fowler, Michael Burks, Sean Costello, Kenny Neal, Shemekia Copeland, Backtrack Blues Band, Darrell Nulisch

2001
Los Lobos, Jonny Lang, The Jeff Healey Band, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, T.C. Carr & the Catch, Chubby Carrier, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Rock-n-Chair Band, Indigenous, Joe Louis Walker, Marcia Ball, Water Trout, Backtrack Blues Band, Larry Garner, Lonnie Brooks

2000
Walter Trout, The Robert Cray Band, Shemekia Copeland, Mark Hummel, Bernard Allison, Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band, Sean Chambers, T.C. Carr & the Catch, Roy Rogers  the Delta Rhythm Kings, Coco Montoya, Backtrack Blues Band, Carl Weathersby, the Paul deLay Band, Susan Tedschi

1999
Koko Taylor, the Fabulous Thunderbirds,  Jimmie Vaughan, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Backtrack Blues Band, T.C. Carr & the Catch, Mighty Sam McClain, Robben Ford, Duke Robillard, Lucky Peterson, Roomful of Blues, Tommy Castro, Josh Smith, Sarasota Slim

1998
Roach Thompson, Tab Benoit, John Mayall, T.C. Carr and the Catch, Rhythm Review Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Tinsley Ellis, Son Seals, Delbert McClinton, Backtrack Blues Band, Deborah Coleman, Coco Montoya, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, James Cotton

1997
Rock Bottom & the Cutaways, T.C. Carr and the Catch, Lucky Peterson, Chris Duarte, Elvin Bishop, Koko Taylor, Rhythm Review, Backtrack Blues Band, Trudy Lynn, Jimmy Thackery, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Buddy Guy

 


Event Calendar

Friday, May 4

12:30 pm - Debbie Davies Band
2:30 pm - Michael Burks
4:30 pm - Sugar Ray & The Bluetones
6:30 pm - DAVE MASON
8:30 pm - GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS

Saturday, May 5

11:00 am - EG Kight
12:30 pm - Watermelon Slim
2:30 pm - Eric Lindell
4:30 pm - Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
6:30 pm - KOKO TAYLOR & HER BLUES MACHINE
8:30 pm - DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN
          
Sunday, May 6

1:00 pm - Walker Smith Group
2:30 pm - Nora Jean Bruso
4:30 pm - Guitar Shorty
6:30 pm - PERCY SLEDGE
8:30 pm - JERRY LEE LEWIS










About The Event

Each year since 1995 the Tampa Bay Blues Festival has been staged at beautiful Vinoy Waterfront Park in downtown St. Petersburg.  The park is located on the shores of scenic Tampa Bay, with the famous St. Petersburg Pier providing a brilliant backdrop for the festival. With its acres of plush grass and palm trees, Vinoy Park is the perfect tropical setting for one of the world's greatest blues festivals.

The Tampa Bay Blues Festival has established itself as one of the world's preeminent blues music events, having presented over 180 of the world's greatest blues performers.  Past artists include Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, Delbert McClinton, Little Feat, Jonny Lang, Jimmy Vaughan, and others.  The festival has duly become a destination event, with fans travelling from throughout the United States and Europe to enjoy this magnificent celebration of music.

This year's festival is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, May 4, 5, & 6, 2007.  Headliners include JERRY LEE LEWIS, GEORGE THOROGOOD, PERCY SLEDGE, DICKEY BETTS, DAVE MASON and KOKO TAYLOR.  A state of the art P.A. system and lighting will be provided to insure the very best sound and entertainment.

Throughout the festival grounds, you will enjoy tasty food products, including seafood, barbecue, Cuban cuisine, and other treats.  Festival vendors also include arts & crafts. Premium beer & wine are also available.

In addition to enjoying the music and warm breezes of Tampa Bay, you may also wish to travel 20 minutes to the beaches of St. Petersburg, Treasure Island, or Pass-a-Grille.  Ft. DeSoto Beach in St. Petersburg was named the world's finest beach in 2005.

The Tampa Bay Blues Festival prides itself in presenting the very finest in blues entertainment each year in an ideal tropical setting.  Proceeds from the event benefit our charity partner, Pinellas Association for Retarded children.  

Please make your plans to attend the Tampa Bay Blues Festival 2007 and join us for three great days of Blues by the Bay!



Whitney Bank Tampa Bay Blues Festival
1535 Dr. M.L. King Jr. Street North
St. Petersburg, FL  33704
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www.tampabaybluesfest.com