Vicksburg BLUES Challenge LINEUP

 

 

The LINEUP and ORDER* of PERFORMACES

SOLO/DUO Division

Beginning at 2p

Each Act will perform a 20-Minute Set

10 Minutes is allowed for set-up and sound check before each Act

* Subject to Change

 

BLUESMAN

McKinney "Bluesman" Williams  •  Guitar / Vocals

Lexington, Mississippi

              

KERN and DENISE

Kern Pratt  •  Guitar / Vocals

 Greenville, Mississippi

Denise Owen   •  Vocals

  Jackson, Mississippi

 

       RED SUGAR BLUES

Artis Brown  •  Vocals

McComb, Mississippi

Lance Cain  •  Keyboard / Vocals

McComb, Mississippi

 

ZECHARIAH LLOYD

Zechariah Lloyd Tillotson  •  Guitar / Vocals

Oxford, Mississippi

 

Mississippi G n H BLUES

Chris Gill  •  Guitar / Vocals

Ridgeland, Mississippi

Johnny Hubbard  •  Upright Bass / Vocals

  Jackson, Mississippi

 

 

The LINEUP and ORDER* of PERFORMACES

BAND Division

Each Band Act will perform a 25-Minute Set

10 Minutes is allowed for set-up and sound check before each Act

* Order is Subject to Change

** Time is approximate.  The Band Division will follow the Solo/Duo Awards

 

FRED T and the BAND

Utica, Mississippi

  Fred Robinson  •  Lead Guitar / Vocals

Carlos Henderson  •  Bass Guitar

Omega Hart  •  Guitar

Joseph Banks  •  Keys

Cornelius Mitchell  •  Drums

 

 BIG BABY and The BOYZ

Cleveland, Mississippi

Felicia Nathaniel  •  Vocals

Donald Evans  •  Guitar

James Bell  •  Keyboard 

Jamekius Davis  •  Drums

Michael Bernard  •  Bass

 

 

      A DIFFERENT SHADE of BLUE

Petal, Mississippi

Tom Penton  •  Lead Guitar / Vocals

Wayne Penton  •  Bass Guitar

Jim Grantham  •  Keyboards / Organ

Devyn Poole  •  Drums / Percussion

   

LADY L

and the RIVER CITY BLUES BAND

Jackson, Mississippi   

Linda Cameron  •  Lead Vocals

James Evans  •  Sax

Rick Lewis  •  Drums

Don Evans  •  Guitar

Leron Isreal “Chillie Willie”  •  Bass Guitar

Elijah Williams  •  Keyboard

 

KENT BURNSIDE

Holy Springs, Mississippi

Kent Burnside  •  Lead Guitar and Vocals

Jacob Best  •  Drums and Backup Vocals

Collin Best  •  Bass Guitar

Garry Burnside  •  Rhythm Guitar

 

 

Vicksburg BLUES Challenge

Annual Regional Blues Challenge

A sanctioned preliminary competition of the IBC

Presented by Vicksburg Blues Society
 

SOLO / DUO Competition and BAND Competition 2-9p

All-Star Blues Jam following the Competition

Ameristar BOTTLENECK BLUES BAR Vicksburg

Winners in each Division will advance to compete in Memphis at the

International Blues Challenge, January 26-30, 2016

 

 

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