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What a good day it was yesterday!

Reba Russell - A Memphis, Tennessee lady with a very soul-ish powerful voice. I really like this band, the harmonica/keyboardist is very talented. Also very good slide/lead guitar. My kind of blues, I never even heard of them....will be buying some CDs. Youtube video available from yesterday's performance.

Sonny Landreth- An up-and-coming slide guitarist that really has a good band and knows how to play the blues..I liked them a lot!

Lil" Ed & the Blues Imperials - Very old school blues and a great entertaining band. Surprised to see the guy go out into the crowd.... about 50 yards out and interact with all his fans.....he loves to have fun and plays a mean guitar!

Bettye Lavette- This lady has a very powerful voice and can sure sing. I was a little dissapointed though, when the band came on before she took the stage, they started jamming...and I was like....Alright.........this is going to be great! She did not impress me as much as the other bands...I feel her band is much better without her....but she is very popular so what do I know!

Jimmie Vaughan - WOW........that is about all I can say. I do not believe I do not own any of his CDs.....I have a lot to learn about music! I think that I have been listening to classic rock way too long...... a lot of good stuff out there and I am talking BLUES! Anyway, great sax....great keyboard...great drums...great bass.....and extremely awesome guitar work! Headlight of the show for a reason! He played "Texas Flood" in honor of his great later brother...very awesome!

I am heading out early tomorrow with a few friends, lawn chair in hand...and lots of sunscreen...will pay my 30 bucks...be up close to the stage...for about 10 hours of the BLUES! What a great deal it is!

Tampa Bay Blues Festival

Have a great time....sounds great!

I'm jealous!

I recently did some reading up on the Tampa Bay area blues scene (including this festival).

It's one of the reasons I've been looking into that area as a possible place to relocate after my girlfriend finishes up grad school.

For any Athens, Ohio area dawgs, my blues band will be playing at The Pub tonight! Shameless plug I know!