Thirty-first Annual Chicago Blues Festival

If your plans for this weekend are not yet finalized, you might want to consider going to the Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park. Drop in on Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday to enjoy the music of everyone from the Carolina Chocolate Drops to Aaron Neville and Dr. John. The schedule and locations for the performers can be found at the following website:

http://www.choosechicago.com/things-to-do/chicago-events/chicago-blues-festival

If you want to read books about blues artists, try one of these:

Fiction with a Blues Theme

Walter Mosley – RL's Dream (1995)

Ace Atkins – Leavin' Trunk Blues (2000)

Robert Hellenga – Blues Lessons: A Novel (2002)

Andre Dubus III – Bluesman (2006)

Deborah Grabien – Graceland (2011)

Non-fiction With a Blues Theme

Daniel Beaumont – Preachin’ the Blues: the Life and Times of Son House (2011)

Timothy O’Brien – Mojo Hand: The Life and Music of Lightnin’Hopkins (2012)

Buddy Guy – When I Left Home: My Story (2012)

John Milward  - Crossroads:How the Blues Shaped Rock ‘n’ Roll (and Rock Saved the Blues) (2013)

Don't forget to check at the Audio-Visual desk for related DVDs and CDs.