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By Reverend Keith A. Gordon, About.com Guide to Blues

Chicago Blues Festival 2008

Monday May 12, 2008

Blues guitarist B.B. KingThe 25th annual Chicago Blues Festival will fill the city's Grant Park with glorious blues music from Thursday, June 5th through Sunday, June 8th, 2008. Sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Special Events along with various commercial supporters, the Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free admission blues festival in the world. This year's event will feature more than 100 performances on 7 stages, including a celebration of the centennials of bluesmen Louis Jordan, Tommy McLennan, and Blind John Davis. Find out what blues musicians will be performing this year at the 2008 Chicago Blues Festival.

B.B. King photo courtesy Geffen Records

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