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Springing the Blues

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Years active
  
1990 - present

Genre
  
Blues

Location
  
Jacksonville Beach

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Springing the blues


Springing the Blues is an annual blues festival held in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. It is one of the largest and oldest blues festivals on the East Coast of the United States. It was first held in 1990 and has been held yearly on the first weekend of April.

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History

The first Springing the Blues festival was held in 1990. The 20th anniversary edition in 2010 featured new features including an exhibit at Beaches Historical Museum and a story contest. The event is free and is mainly sponsored by George's Music.

Past festival lineups

Past performers have included Sharrie Williams, Larry McCray, Phillip Walker, Tinsley Ellis, Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women, Maurice John Vaughn, Earl King, Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's, Susan Tedeschi, North Mississippi Allstars, Tab Benoit, Little Jimmy King, Henry Gray and the Cats, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Ruby Wilson, Charlie Musselwhite, Roger "Hurricane" Wilson (2006), Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Eric Steckel, Kim Reteguiz and the Black Cat Bones, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Trampled Under Foot, Alexis P. Suter Band, Victor Wainwright and the Wildroots, R. L. Burnside, Smokey Wilson, Coco Montoya, Smokin' Joe Kubek, JJ Grey & MOFRO, and Bnois King.

Accolades

  • Named by Down Beat magazine as one of the top 50 Music Festivals in the World.
  • Named by SouthEast Tourism Society as one of the top 20 destination events in the country.
  • Voted in 1997 as "Best Festival in Northeast Florida" by the Folio Weekly magazine annual poll.
  • Sam Veal is the festival producer. Spring the Blues was the first festival he produced.His mentor was Edward Robertson who had learned the business from Tom Moffatt,the owner of K-POI Radio,Honolulu,Hi. Mr.Moffatt was an associate of Showco, Los Angles,Ca. At the time Showco was the worlds largest special events producer.

    • References

    Springing the Blues Wikipedia
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