Bay Area Blues

Well known blues artists including New Orleans great Allen Toussaint, John Hammond, and Charlie Musselwhite are complemented by Grammy Award-winning John Randolph & the Family Band and British R&B act James Hunter at the 35th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival on Sept. 29 and 30.

The complete two-day line-up is as follows:

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Robert Randolph & the Family Band with special guests Calvin Cooke and Aubrey Ghent -- “A sacred steel band extravaganza!”

· The Tommy Castro Band -- “The Bay Area King of Soulful Blues!”

· Billy Boy Arnold and Deitra Farr with the Chicago All-Stars, featuring Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn and Kenny Smith -- “Vintage Southside Chicago blues!”

· Eric Bibb -- “More real acoustic folk blues!”

· Nick Moss and the Fliptops -- “Chicago blues deluxe!”

· Dave Alexander -- “Blues and boogie-woogie piano master!”

· John Nemeth -- “Young vocal marvel!”

Sunday, September 30, 2007

· Special Anniversary Blues Fest Bash featuring Allen Toussaint, John Hammond and Charlie Musselwhite -- “Three great legends!”

· James Hunter -- “British soul and R&B sensation!”

· Joe Louis Walker, Sugar Pie DeSanto and Jimmy McCracklin -- “A historic solo blues revival special!”

· Blues Farm Revue featuring the Carter Brothers, Johnny ‘Da Doo’ Wilson, Hosea Leavy and Fillmore Slim -- “The Highway 99 caravan comes north!”

· Ron Hacker and the Hacksaws -- “Naptown moan!”

· Tribute to Little Walter Jacobs with Gary Smith, Dave Barrett, Joe Filisko, Paul Durkett and special guest Craig Horton -- “A dedication to a blues harmonica master!”

· Blues Guitar Women Showdown featuring Carmen Getit, Pat Wilder and Laura Chavez -- “Wild about you, baby!”

The 35th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Great Meadow at Fort Mason, Marina Blvd. and Laguna St. in San Francisco. For further information, call (415) 979-5588 or visit the SFBF Web site at www.sfblues.com.

Ticket Information: Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door (cash only), $55 for a two-day ticket (advance purchase only), $50 for a single-day reserved lawn, front-of-stage ticket (advance only), and $80 for a two-day reserved lawn, front-of-stage ticket (advance only).