2009 Blues Week Schedule
BR Blues Festival in Repentance Park between River Center and
Old State Capital on River Rd, Downtown BR

Wednesday, April 15th

"BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 12:30p & 6:30p

Friday, April 17th

"BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 10:30a

Saturday, April 18th

Debbie Landry & Mojo Five Band 9:45p - 1:45a at Boudreaux & Thibadeaux's "BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 8:30p

Sunday, April 19th

Earth Day kicks off the 14th Baton Rouge Blues Week with Tab Benoit Repentance Park (times to be announced) Sunday in the Park Noon-3p Moreland & Arbuckle Lafayette Park / Shaw Center Big Al & The Heavyweights at 7p at Teddy's Juke Joint "BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 11:30a

Monday, April 20th

"BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 8:00p

Tuesday, April 21st

Baton Rouge Blues Society All Star Jam at Phil Brady's  6p Featuring: Luther Kent, Chris LeBlanc, Oscar Davis, Larry Garner, John Lisi, Rudy Richard, James Johnson, Elvin Killerbee, Neckbone Slim, Susan Owens,Troy Turner, Selwyn Cooper, Larry Neal, Hoyt Cuti, Bobby Campo and Free Red Beans & Rice from Ben Payne. "Music in the Schools" with Herman Jackson at 1p "BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 12:30p BR Premiere of "The Promised Land"- a Swamp Pop Journey, a documentary film featuring Lil Band of Gold, whose members are session musicians from early Excello Louisiana blues recordings and Grammy blues nominated songwriters and producers of today.  6p reception 7p Manship Theatre. Free and open to the public

Wednesday, April 22nd

Maxine Crump History of Blues in Baton Rouge - East BR Downtown Library Noon  Dixie Rose Acoustic Circle 7p at Teddy's Juke Joint "BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 12:30p & 6:30p Troy Turner 8pm at Dalton's

Thursday, April 23rd

Teddy's Old Time Record Spin 8p at Teddy's Juke Joint Local Blues Celebrities Blues Jam 9p - 1p at Boudreaux & Thibadeaux's Chris Thomas King at Chelsea's

Friday, April 24th

Live After 5 w/ Henry Gray & The Cats w/special guest Buddy Flett Scott Holt 9p at Teddy's Juke Joint Dalton's Oscar "Harpo" Davis Band w/ Will Westly 9p Michael Juan Nunez 5p - 8p at Boudreaux & Thibadeaux's Clay Newsom & The Quarter Moon Band 8p - 9p at Boudreaux & Thibadeaux's John Lee Hooker, Jr. 9p 12a at Boudreaux & Thibadeaux's Lyceum Dean 6-9pm King Lloyd Susan Owens & George LaTour  6p-10:30p  at Pastime Larry Garner at Lyceum Dean 10p-2a Chris Thomas King w/ Tabby Thomas & Friends at Chelsea's Maida Owens, Dir. of Folklife La., Div.of the Arts will speak and BR Blues Foundation Ambassador Larry Garner will perform solo/acoustic FREE open to the public 3-5p State Museum 4th @ Spanish Town Rd. "BR Blues Week Cox 4 Special" featuring Irma Thomas, Henry Butler & William Gambler 10:30a

Saturday, April 25th

Baton Rouge Blues Festival noon - 9:30p Repentance Park River Center/Old State Capitol featuring: Bobby "Blue" Bland, Percy Sledge & the Aces, Charlie Musselwhite, Bonnie Bramlett & Mr. Groove, Lil Ray Neal, & Kenny Acosta. Food Court/Beer Garden John Lisi & Troy Turner. See BatonRougeBluesFestival.org for performance schedule. Red Stick Animation Festival "Sita Sings the Blues" animated film in Manship Theatre 8pm Bryan Lee 9p at Teddy's Juke Joint Cedric Burnside & Lightin' Malcolm 9:45p - 1:45p at Boudreaux & Thibadeaux's Dalton's James Johnson 9:30p 1:30a Ricky Jackson at Pastime 6:30p - 10p

Sunday, April 26th

Sunday in the Park Noon-3p Seth Walker Selwyn Cooper & Teddy's Sharecroppers 7p at Teddy's Juke Joint