2018 Line-Up
Welch-Ledbetter Connection
The Blues is in very good hands via this standout “connection”. A “Real Deal” guitarist joins forces with one of the most gifted voc…click for more...
Mr. Sipp
Castro Coleman a-k-a Mr. Sipp, “The Mississippi Blues Child” began playing the guitar at the tender age of 6. Being recognized for his a…click for more...
Shakura S’Aida
Shakura’s long-simmering career initially moved into high gear in 2008 with a triumph at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, whe…click for more...
Chris Cain
At the age of eight, Cain taught himself to play guitar and began playing professionally before he was eighteen. Chris studied music at San …click for more...
Harper and Midwest Kind
An amalgamation of blues, soul and world music, multi award winning Australian singer/songwriter “Peter D. Harper” creates a hea…click for more...
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Born in 1999, Kingfish began playing the drums at age 6, bass guitar at the age of 9, and lead guitar at the age of 11. By the age of 14, he…click for more...
Kelley Hunt
In some ways, Roots R&B/Americana singer/songwriter/piano player/guitarist Kelley Hunt is a rarity and a challenge to the music industry…click for more...
Trey Wanvig
At age 15, Trey Wanvig, a local blues guitarist and singer songwriter has already accomplished a great deal. Early in 2017, he won the local…click for more...
Bridget Kelly Band
Inspired by classic & electric blues, the Bridget Kelly Band has placed their unique stamp on the blues genre, with high-energy live per…click for more...
Memphis Rub Band
A high energy show that has dynamic vocals, soaring guitar and a tight rhythm section. The band is based out of Florida’s Suncoast. The Me…click for more...
Bryan Lee, The Braille Blues Daddy
Bryan Lee lost his eyesight and was legally blind by the age of eight. The man now known as “Braille Blues Daddy” started out playing fo…click for more...2017 Line-Up
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker, a Blues Hall of Fame inductee and four-time Blues Music Award winner celebrates a career that exceeds a half a century. Hi…click for more...
Curtis Salgado
With a career spanning forty years, award-winning soul, blues and R&B vocalist/harmonicist/songwriter Curtis Salgado is a one-of-a-kind …click for more...
Sugar Blue
Sugar Blue incorporates what he has learned into his visionary and singular style, technically dazzling yet wholly soulful. He bends, shakes…click for more...
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Chubby Carrier is undeniably “The World’s Premier Zydeco Showman.” Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band are turning hea…click for more...
Nick Moss Band
A conversation with guitarist and blues aficionado, Nick Moss, is never dull. The 16-time Blues Music Award nominee is one of the top draws …click for more...
Vanessa Collier
Master musician and multi-talented blues performer, Vanessa Collier, was recently nominated for a 2017 Blues Music Award (BMA). With searing…click for more...
Sean Chambers Band
Sean Chambers toured with the legendary Hubert Sumlin as his guitarist and band leader from 1998-2003. Britain’s own Guitarist magazin…click for more...
Brody Buster
Brody Buster is a blues and rock musician from Lawrence, KS. His unique and extensive experiences in the music industry have been a bit of a…click for more...
TC Carr & Bolts of Blue
Harmonica man, T.C. Carr is one of Florida's top musical artists. His strong lead vocals and unique harp work demand an audience's attention…click for more...
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones
Traditional blues, West Coast and Texas Swing, early rock, country and roots music; Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones runs the gamut and brings …click for more...
Damon Fowler & Matt Walker
Damon Fowler & Matt Walker have toured together in Damon’s Trio, Southern Hospitality, with Butch Trucks, and the Freight Train. Together …click for more...2016 Line-Up
Ronnie Baker Brooks
An American Chicago blues and soul guitarist, singer and songwriter - Brooks was a respected club performer in Chicago before recording thre…click for more...
The Golden State/Lone Star Revue
This all-star band of musicians hails from California and Texas, delivering rockin’ western-bred blues true to their nature. A distinct su…click for more...
Victor Wainwright & the Wildroots
Born in Savannah, Georgia, Victor was surrounded by a musical family as he emulated his dad’s vocals and Grandpa Jessie’s boogie-woogie …click for more...
Jason Ricci
Jason Ricci has won dozens of blues and harmonica contests, toured the world and amassed an impressive collection of awards, honors and acco…click for more...
Larry McCray
Arkansas-based and Michigan-bred Larry McCray is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and bandleader that takes blues soul and rocks it to new he…click for more...
Sugar Ray and the Bluetones
Singer and harp man Sugar Ray Norcia’s career kicked into high gear in 1979 when he formed the original band with guitar-giant Ronnie Earl…click for more...
Slam Allen Band
Slam Allen has been entertaining with his unique blend of soul and blues for more than 20 years. Playing the famous Chitlin' Circuit and per…click for more...
Ilana Katz Katz
Singer, songwriter and fiddler, Ilana dives deep into the blues with her old-time, Appalachian fiddling. Her unique style has taken her to t…click for more...
Damon Fowler
Damon Fowler’s star is on the rise. As Wade Tatangelo put it in a feature piece in March, 2013, in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, “Damon F…click for more...
Ari and the Alibis
Infusing funk, jazz and samba with blues soul and rock, Ari and the Alibis have created a memorable ear-catching sound. …click for more...
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones
Traditional blues, West Coast and Texas Swing, early rock, country and roots music; Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones runs the gamut and brings …click for more...2015 Line-Up
Janiva Magness
Hailed by critics as one of the “premier blues and R&B singers in the world today,” Janiva Magness is an artist of raw power, emotio…click for more...
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
The Philadelphia Inquirer has called harmonicist and songwriter Rick Estrin “one of the great characters in blues – a sharp-dressing, sm…click for more...
Joanna Connor
Once she stepped off a greyhound bus in Chicago in October of 1984, it took guitarist and vocalist Joanna Connor only a few months to take t…click for more...
Mike Zito and the Wheel
Best known as a co-founder of Royal Southern Brotherhood, multi-Blues Music Award-winner Mike Zito is one of those rare talents who can sing…click for more...
Larry Garner
The Long Island Blues Society called Larry Garner “an undiscovered treasure lurking in the bayous,” and Real Blues has labeled him “pe…click for more...
Super Chikan & The Fighting Cocks
In his hometown of Clarkesdale, Mississippi, James “Super Chikan” Johnson is probably best known for his regular gigs at Morgan Freeman&…click for more...
Girls with Guitars
Girls with Guitars: Eliana Cargnelutti, Sadie Johnson, Heather Crosse Girls with Guitars act is back with three new dynamic musicians ready …click for more...
In Layman Terms
Anyone who has ever seen the duo of Cole and Logan Layman, collectively known as In Layman Terms, knows that they are a musical force to be …click for more...2014 Line-Up
Marcia Ball
A lauded liver performer, Austin, Texas-based singer, songwriter and piano woman has been one the blues scene’s most beloved players for t…click for more...
Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
Guitar hero spent more than a decade with The Nighthawks before launching a solo career as a singer and guitarist in the mid-1980s.…click for more...
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
Another superb Chicago blues man, Lil’ Ed Williams is a slide guitarist, singer and songwriter who with his backing band, the Blues Im…click for more...
Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
Harmonica player and singer Billy Branch is a Chicago blues man with three Grammy nominations among his many accolades.…click for more...
Samantha Fish
She’s a blues baby (still in her 20s) with serious guitar chops, strong pipes and, yes, sex appeal.…click for more...
E.G. Kight
Gifted vocalist melds rock, blues, pop, jazz, gospel and funk into her repertoire.…click for more...
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones
Bradenton-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Deming enjoys a loyal local and national following thanks to his deft update on jump blues.…click for more...2013 Line-Up
Shemekia Copeland
The Chicago-based singer’s long list of accolades also includes performing at the White House, a pair of Grammy Award nominations and, jus…click for more...
Eddie Shaw & the Wolfgang
Saxophonist Shaw has been at the top of the venerable Chicago blues scene since the mid-1950s. In recognition of the 72nd anniversary of Pea…click for more...
Trampled Underfoot
Siblings from Kansas City have quickly established themselves as one of the top blues bands on the scene.…click for more...
Anthony Gomes
A killer guitarist who plays with a rock edge, Gomes is also an exciting singer and solid songwriter.…click for more...
John Nemeth
Rising blue star is an accomplished vocalist and harmonica player.…click for more...
Johnny Rawls
Mississippi soul-blues man who has been entertaining with his potent vocals and guitar work for the past 30 years.…click for more...
Albert Castiglia
Guitarist, singer and songwriter discovered by legendary harmonica player Junior Wells.…click for more...2012 Line-Up
Ruthie Foster
Grammy Award nominate singer’s latest album “Let it Burn” finds Foster putting her own glorious vocal stamp on songs rangi…click for more...
Kenny Neal
Baton Rouge swamp blues master has been elating audiences since the 1970s with his explosive guitar licks, hot harp and potent vocals.…click for more...
Dave “Biscuit” Miller
A superbly funky bassist and outstanding showman , Miller has become a favorite at Aces Live in Bradenton with songs ranging from the funky …click for more...
Johnny Sansone
The New Orleans-based harmonica player and vocalist offers plenty of emotional punch as a performer while also excelling as a songwriter.…click for more...
Southern Hospitality
Bradenton Beach resident and Blind Pig Records artist Damon Fowler recently joined forces with fellow Florida guitarist/vocalist JP Soars an…click for more...
Homemade Jamz
Ryan, Kyle and Taya Perry are siblings in their teens who play rocking blues.…click for more...
