What is Chicago Blues Festival?
[[File:20080608 Chicago Blues Festival.jpg|thumb|Petrillo Music Shell]] [[File:Big Jack Johnson - Chicago Blues Festival 2009.jpg|thumb|Big Jack Johnson 2009 Chicago Blues Festival]]The '''Chicago Blues Festival''' is a blues festival in Chicago held every year in June since 1984. The festival is hosted by the City of Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events. It is held at Petrillo Music Shell and four other stages in Grant Park at the waterfront of Lake Michigan. The festival is free and it is the largest free blues festival in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Blues Festival |url=http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/special_events/mose/chicago_blues_festival.html |access-date=2011-05-03 |archive-date=2010-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410062931/http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/special_events/mose/chicago_blues_festival.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most of the musicians come from Chicago. Chicago was very important for the development of Blues. Many people from the south went to Chicago to find a better life and the brought their musical tradition with them. In the clubs of the South Side a new style, known as Chicago blues, developed. Many musicans made the city famous for it´s blues music scene. This years festival will be held from June 10th-12th in the Grant Park. Artist are among others * James “Super Chikan” Johnson * [[Erwin Helfer]] Band featuring Katherine Davis * Tribute to Robert Johnson: David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Rick Sherry, Rocky Lawrence, Hubert Sumlin and Duwayne Burnside Band * [[Sam Lay]] Blues Band * Tribute to [[Pinetop Perkins]] featuring Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and Friends * [[John Primer]] * [[Shemekia Copeland]] * [[Lonnie Brooks]] with guests [[Michael Burks|Michael “Iron Man” Burks]], [[Rick Estrin]] [[Ann Rabson]] and Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater: 40th Anniversary of [[Alligator Records]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://wxrt.radio.com/|title=93 XRT|website=93 XRT}}</ref> ==The line up of th