Who performed? When?
Ready, trivia buffs? What year did Junior Wells perform at Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival? Guitar Shorty? Koko Taylor? Maria Muldaur? How often has Charlies Musselwhite graced the stage? John Mayall? Pinetop Perkins? Walter “Wolfman” Washington? Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown?
Here’s a list of major acts at past Waterfront
Blues Festivals (minus our local favorites).
| 2009 |
Keb’ Mo’, Robben Ford, Johnny Winter, Sonny Landreth, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, The Lee Boys, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Candye Kane, Terry Evans, Bonerama, Kevin Gordon, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Ryan Shaw, Magic Slim and the Teardrops, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and more.
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| 2008 |
Isaac Hayes, Charlie Musselwhite, Phoebe Snow, Canned Heat, The Mannish Boys with special guests Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher and Finis Tasby, Joe Bonamassa, Elvin Bishop, James Hunter, Eric Lindell, Ruthie Foster, Arthur Adams, Curtis Salgado, Portland Soul All-Stars, Carolyn Wonderland, Back Door Slam, Fred Wesley & Groovesect, Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Classie Ballou, Paul Thorn, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Tribute to Freddie King with Phillip Walker, Sherman Robertson and Andrew "Jr. Boy Jones and zydeco with Rosie Ledet, Chris Ardoin & Nu Step Zydeco, Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters, Dikki Du & The Zydeco Krew and more. |
| 2007 |
The Neville Brothers, Koko Taylor, Mavis Staples, Marcia Ball, Pinetop Perkins, Watermelon Slim and the Workers, Joan Armatrading, The Blind Boys of Alabama, James Cotton Band with special guest Hubert Sumlin, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Voice of the Westlands Allstars (Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux), Savoy Brown, Lurrie Bell, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. |
| 2006 |
Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Marva Wright, Little Feat, Rebirth Brass, Big Chief Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolia, Porter, Batiste & Stoltz, Henry Butler, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Henry Gray, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Bluerunners, John Hiatt & The North Mississippi Allstars, The Hacienda Brothers, Tommy Castro Band, Jimmy Thackery and Reba Russell, Rich DelGrosso, Harper and Mia Dyson from Australia, Ian Siegel from the U.K., The Soul Stirrers, The Lee Boys, Geoff Muldaur, Jim Kweskin, Larry McCray, Johnny Rawls, Keith Frank & Soleil Zydeco, the Greyboy Allstars, Big Monti Amundson, the Rhythm Council. |
| 2005 |
Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite,
Oliver Mtukudzi, the subdudes, Mavis Staples, Shemekia
Copeland, Reggie Houston, Guitar Shorty, Big Monti Amundson,
King Louie & Baby James, Eric Johnson, Mark Lemhouse,
the Kenny Neal Band, Sherman Robertson, Chubby Carrier
and the Bayou Swamp Band, Jon Cleary and the Absolute
Monster Gentlemen, The campbell Brothers, Roy Tyler &
New Directions, Stephen Bruton, Doyle Bramhall. |
| 2004 |
Keb' Mo',
Jonny Lang, the Holmes Brothers, Canned Heat, Hubert Sumlin,
Sonny Landreth, James and Lucky Peterson, the Mannish
Boys, Motor City Rhythm & Blues Pioneers, Ruthie Foster,
Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, Reggie Houston,
Cyril Neville and the Uptown Allstars, Robert Belfour,
Mark Lemhouse, Roy Book Binder, Arthur Adams, Tracy
Nelson |
| 2003 |
Etta James, Susan Tedeschi,
Taj Mahal, Steve Miller with Roy Rogers and Norton Buffalo,
Jody Williams, North Mississippi All-stars, Ruthie Foster,
Pinetop Perkins, Phil Upchurch, Bryan Lee, Henry Butler,
Lil' Malcolm and the Zydeco Houserockers, Papa Grows
Funk |
| 2002 |
Marcia Ball, Clarence “Gatemouth”
Brown, Tommy Castro, WC Clark, Deborah Coleman, Karl Denson’s
Tiny Universe, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Harp Blow-Off,
Honeyboy Edwards, Al Kooper and The ReKooperators, John
Mayall, Jimmy T-99 Nelson with Duke Robillard, Kelly Joe
Phelps Trio, Queen Ida, Reel Blues Film Series, Michelle
Shocked, Howard Tate and The Uptown Horns, Melvin Taylor,
Jimmy Thackery, The Radiators, Ike Turner |
| 2001 |
Solomon Burke, Shemekia Copeland, Double
Trouble, Anson Funderburg and Sam Myers, Harp Blow-Off,
Hoodoo Kings, Little Feat, Los Lobos, Delbert McClinton,
Rod Price, Reel Blues Film Series, Sony Rhodes, Roomful
of Blues, Mem Shannon, Wild Magnolias, Zydeco Dance with
Rosie Ledet and Geno Delafose |
| 2000 |
Alberta Adams, Alice Stuart Band, Monte
Amundson, Brian Auger, Long John Baldry, Johnnie Bassett,
Carey Bell, Eddie Bo, Robert Bradley’s Blackwater
Surprise, Paul Brasch, Shannon Curfman, Deep Banana Blackout,
Dr. John, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jeffrey Halford and The
Healers, Howard and The White Boys, Long John Hunter,
Candye Kane, Eddie Kirkland, Jonny Lang, Robert Jr. Lockwood,
Johnnie Marshall, Larry McCray, Raful Neal/Tabby Thomas/Tab
Benoit, Kelly Joe Phelps, Lou Pride, “Philadelphia”
Jerry Ricks, Rolling Fork Revue (Margolin, Morganfield,
Perkins, Bell), Terrance Simien, Sista Monica, Nina Storey,
The Paladins, Carl Weathersby |
| 1999 |
Booker T and the MGs, R.L. Burnside, Eddy
“The Chief” Clearwater, Guy Davis, Mark Hummel
with Big Joe Duskin and Joe Beard, Indigo Swing, Johnny
Nocturne Band, Lazy Lester with Teddy Morgan and Sevilles,
Little Malcolm and the Zydeco House Rockers, Magic Slim
and The Teardrops, Cookie McGee, Mike Morgan and The Crawl,
Geoff Muldaur and Fritz Richmond, Charlie Musselwhite,
Charmaine Neville, Paul deLay with the Rockin’ Johnny
Band, Johnny Rawls Revue, Eric Sardinas, Josh Smith and
The Frost, Koko Taylor, Irma Thomas, Jimmie Vaughan, Walter
“Wolfman” Washington, Corby Yates |
| 1998 |
Bobby “Blue”
Bland, Blind Boys of Alabama, Honeyboy Edwards, Jack
Elliot, Larry Garner, Bugs Henderson, Kelley Hunt Band,
Nathan and The Zydeco Cha Chas, Shuggie “no-show”
Otis, Kenny Blue Ray and Jackie Payne, Ramblin’
Jack Elliott, Kelly Joe Phelps, Roy Rogers, Bobby Rush,
E.C. Scott, Jimmy Thackery, The Boneshakers, The Love
Dogs, Junior Watson, Zigaboo Modeliste |
| 1997 |
Billy Branch, Boozoo Chavis, John Hammond,
King Ernest, Bob Margolin/Pinetop Perkins/Billy Boy Arnold,
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, Poppa Chubby, Francine Reed,
Duke Robillard, Clarence Spady, Angela Strehli, The Bluebirds,
The Chambers Brothers, The Staples Singers, Joe Louis
Walker, Kim Wilson and The Tigermen |
| 1996 |
Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, Elvin
Bishop, Canned Heat, Geno Delafose, Dirty Dozen Brass
Band, Terry Evans, Guitar Shorty, James Harman, Bugs Henderson,
Mark Hummel, Big Jack Johnson, Louisiana Guitar Red, Charlie
Musselwhite, Lee Oskar, Gary Primich, Sonny Rhodes, Curtis
Salgado, Sista Monica, Syl Johnson Band, Junior Wells |
| 1995 |
Luther Allison, Bobby Parker Band with
Little Jimmy King, Deanna Bogart, Savoy Brown, Norton
Buffalo, W.C. Clark, Tinsley Ellis, Bugs Henderson, Mark
Hummel, Yvonne Jackson, King Ernest, Big Daddy Kinsey
and The Kinsey Report, Little Charlie and The Nightcats,
John Mayall, The Paladins, Paul deLay Band, Kelly Joe
Phelps, Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings, Finis Tasby,
The Holmes Brothers, the subdudes |
| 1994 |
Elvin Bishop, Eric Burdon, Johnny Nocturne
Band, Frankie Lee, Little Johnny Taylor, Little Milton
Revue, Dorothy Moore, Maria Muldaur, Rod Piazza, Jimmy
Thackery, The Chambers Brothers, Walter “Wolfman”
Washington, Smokey Wilson |
| 1993 |
Billy Boy Arnold, Long John Baldry, Latell
Barton, Richard Berry, Sugar Blue, Deanna Bogart, Clarence
“Gatemouth” Brown, Shirlie Dixon, Anson Funderburgh
and The Rockets, Johnnie Johnson, Glenn Lane, Charlie
Musselwhite, Tom Principato, Otis Rush, Guitar Shorty,
Terrance Simien and Mallet Playboys, Joe Louis Walker,
Arbess Williams |
| 1992 |
Savoy Brown, Wild Child Butler, Johnny
Copeland, James Cotton, Debbie Davies, Floyd Dixon, Smokin’
Joe Kubec, Luke and The Locomotives, Big Jay McNeely,
Paramount Singers, Snooky Pryor, Al Rapone and Zydeco
Express, Sonny Rhodes, Fenton Robinson, Eddie Shaw and
The Wolfgang, Wailin’ Al Walker |
| 1991 |
Buddy Brown & The Houd Dogs, Johnny
Heartsman, Joe Houston and Lee Allen, Luther Guitar Johnnson,
Bernie Perle with Harmonica Fats, Pinetop Perkins, Jimmie
Rogers, Rockin Sidney, Hubert Sumlin, Katie Webster |
| 1987 to 1990 |
Elvin Bishop, William Clarke,
Frank Frost, Lowell Fulsom, Jesse May Hemphill, John Lee
Hooker, Professor Eddie Lusk, John Mayall, Charlie Musselwhite
and Johnny Shines |
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