Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet
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| Country and Region | United States — Iowa |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Davenport, Iowa USA |
| Festival Address Information | Mississippi Valley Blues Festival |
| Festival Description | The objective of the society is to educate the general public about the native art form of blues related music by performance, by enhancing appreciation and understanding, by interpreting and by preserving. The society will make all events sponsored by it accessible to the general public by being nonprofit and using volunteers. |
| Festival Dates | July 2 - 4, 2010 |
| Festival Links | http://www.mvbs.org |
Festival Events:
Line-up 2010:
- Li’l Ed and the Blues Imperials
- Ana Popovic
- Zac Harmon
- Vasti Jackson
- Rosie Ledet
- Ruthie Foster
- Billy Branch & the Sons of the Blues
- Shawn Kellerman
- Lucky Peterson
- The Legendary Blues Cruise Revue featuring Tommy Castro and Debbie Davies
- Dave Riley and Bob Corritore
- Dave Riley & Bob Corritore will perform as a duo on Sunday, July 4th at 3:30 pm at the Tent Stage. Dave and Bob will also host a 1:00pm workshop on the subject of a performing as blues duet.
- The Nighthawks with Hubert Sumlin
- Bill Sims, Jr. & Mark LaVoie
- Nicole Mitchell & The Black Earth Ensemble
- Olga with Cody Dickinson
- Little Joe McLerran
- There will be a tribute to descendants of blues legends, featuring
- Mud Morganfield
- Bernard Allison
- Little Pink Anderson
- Caroline Shines
- Lurrie Bell
- Shirley King
Educational programming 2010:
- Free blues workshops
- “BlueSKool” for the kids
- David Horwitz — The award winning blues photographer will be presenting a workshop on blues photography
- David Berntson will be providing free harmonicas and lessons
- Two children’s blues organizations will be involved— Charles Weir Johnson & the Martin Luther King Center Kids, and the Winter Blues Academy Kids (moderated by Ellis Kell and Hal Reed.)
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