Monterey Bay Blues Festival

The Monterey Bay Blues Festival has been an annual blues festival in Monterey , California since 1986 .

history

The festival was founded in 1986 by a group of local citizens as a non-profit organization to preserve and pass on the art form blues. After modest beginnings in 1986, the festival grew over time and is now regularly sold out. The festival is supervised by over 300 volunteers. The festival is managed and programmed by a Board of Directors under the direction of Julie Paisant.

There is plenty on the fourth weekend in June at the Monterey Fairgrounds. This year the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary from June 25th to 27th. Artists who perform include Rory Block , Deanna Bogart , Tommy Castro , Teeny Tucker, Chick Willis, Johnny Rawls, and others.

The activities around the festival also include "Blues at School" in the school district responsible, and there are other events on the festival weekend.

Line up 1986

• Taj Mahal
• Clarence Gatemouth Brown
• Bobby Blue Bland
• Millie Jackson
• Frankie Lee

Monterey Bay Blues Festival Award

This prize has been awarded since 1993.

• 2009 Kenny Neal
• 2008 BB King
• 2007 Buddy Guy
• 2006 John "Broadway" Tucker
• 2005 Chris Cain
• 2004 Koko Taylor
• 2003 Charlie Musselwhite
• 2002 Sista Monica
• 2001 Sonny Rhodes
• 2000 Little Milton
• 1999 Barbara Morrison
• 1998 Ruth Brown
• 1997 Frankie Lee
• 1996 Bobby "Blue" Bland
• 1995 Charles Brown
• 1994 Clarence Carter
• 1993 Etta James