Blues Performers
As always, the Committee works very hard to get some of the best blues performers to headline this annual event. There will be at least one well known blues performer and/or blues band and other local blues artists to provide a great evening.
This years headliner is Michael Burks with Alligator Records
“Michael Burks is a flamethrower guitarist. He is the complete bluesman: songwriter, singer, riff-master, bandleader, and showman...Savage fury and heartfelt tenderness” –Chicago Sun-Times
“Michael Burks is a guitar slinger with a brawny tone, deeply emotional singing and rompin’, stompin’ blues power.” –GuitarOne
Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Michael “Iron Man” Burks stands tall as a major contemporary blues figure. With a nickname earned by his hours-long, intensely physical performances, fearsome guitar attack, tough, smoky vocals and the thousands of miles logged behind the wheel of his touring van, Burks is a modern blues hero. Nobody in today’s blues world successfully bridges searing electric guitar blues with unbridled rock and roll energy like Burks. The Chicago Sun-Times recently said Burks is “poised on the brink of major stardom.”
.....read more about Michael Burke
| Julie Black a.k.a."Angel for Blues" is one of the most exciting new female performers in the Blues & Jazz genres. She's a dynamic vocalist, commanding your attention with deep & powerful tones one minute, then seducing you with velvety steam-soaked sounds the next. Julie's also an extremely talented songwriter who delivers her tales with power, finesse and passion! Her songs reflect a passion for Blues while incorporating flavors of other musical genres. The result is a signature sound all her own.......sample some of Julie Black Blues here.
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| In addition, this year will be made up of Jimmy Griswold who captures the style of the artist in any type of music he attacks, from the warm tones of T-bone Walker & B.B. King to the screaming sounds of Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck and SRV all mixed with Jimmy’s highly original style.
Since relocating to the Tampa Bay area from Connecticut Jimmy, has played the 2005 Tampa Bay and Sarasota blues festivals opening for Jimmie Vaughn, Robert Cray, Coco Montoya, Delbert Mclinton and many others. Has three critically acclaimed CD’s to his credit and will be the opening act at this years Dunedin Wines The Blues.
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