US Concert & Festival Reviews

Welcome to the new Unites States concerts and festivals review section of earlyblues.com. Over time we hope to include many reviews and photographs of blues concerts and festivals in the USA - a little tricky as we are based in England, but with the help of our new US based contributor, Kirk Lang, plus our regular trips over the 'pond', we will endeavour to bring you a selection of the vast number of blues events in the States.
 

	Taj Mahal Concert Review - Feb 19,2011 - review by Kirk Lang with photos by Vivian Derouin and Kirk Lang While Mahal can at times sound like he came straight from the Mississippi Delta, he is also heavily influenced by the music of the Caribbean, Latin America, West Africa and Hawaii.
	BB King Concert Review - Jan 5, 2011 - review and photos by Kirk Lang B.B. may be in the twilight of his career, but he showed in Bridgeport - the second stop on his North American tour - that he still has a powerful voice as well as the ability to make “Lucille,” his beloved Gibson guitar, sing as good as she always has.
	Hubert Sumlin and The Nighthawks Concert Review - Dec 17, 2010 - review and photos by Kirk Lang The 79-year-old Sumlin ..... had some assistance as he walked to his chair at stage left, but once he settled down and put his guitar over his neck, it was like he was a young man again. He has fingers that are meant to play the guitar and they move effortlessly around the fretboard .....
	Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival 2010 - review and photos by Pete Evans Before headliner BB King and his band took to the stage he was presented with the Sonny Boy Award for services to the blues and then to the great surprise of all present, a giant banner was carried on stage and at the given moment revealed the legend “The Biscuit is back – thank you Bill Sagan and Wolfgang’s Vault.” .....
	Chicago Blues Festival 2010 and Buddy Guy's Legends Club for the festival opening event - photos by Alan White David 'Honeyboy' Edwards, Jody Williams, Sam Lay, Henry Gray, Corky Siegal, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Taylor, James Cotton, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson, and Sugar Blue ... to name just a few at the festival ..... Plus Buddy Guy making a personal appearance at Legends .....

more soon .....
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