About

Since the end of the 19th Century, Blues Music had its roots in Americana. From communities in the Deep South comes spirituals, work songs, jazz, rhythm and blues, ballads and rock & roll. This Blues Festival brings in such greats as Royal Southern Brotherhood, with Cyril Neville, Lead singer of the Neville Brothers, Devon Allman, son of Gregg Allman, and Mike Zero, winner of the 2011 best rock blues award.  Other headliners include Joe Louis Walker, from the Blues Hall of Fame, 4 Blues Awards, 22 albums, Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, Canned Heat, from his National Tour and Big Lou’s Sirius Radio M.C, a Bluesville Radio Show.

The Harley Davidson BBQ challenge includes 20 professional teams. So far we have such competitors as Rescue Smokers, Wink’s BBQ, B & T BBQ, Blake’s Best BBQ, Poolsode BBQ, Forrest’s Fine Foods, Big Papa’s, Double Deuce Smokin BBQ, Hot Wachulas, The Smokin Butt, Smokin’ 42 BBQ, Ranch House Kitchen, Captain Jacks BBQ, Haulin’ Butt BBQ, Big Kahuna BBQ, Booga-Lou Smoke and Deep Smoke BBQ just to name a few.  

Buy your tickets at: http://www.marinaciviccenter.com/#!events/cuua

For more information on this event go to www.AmericanBluesFest.com    

Or call for more information about this Blues Festival, contact Jared Knetzer at (850) 258-2551 or Starr Hardoerfer (513) 340-3052