Tampa Bay Blues Festival schedule released
January 20th, 2009 by Eric Snider in NewsIrma Thomas, “the Soul Queen of New Orleans,” highlights the lineup of this year’s Tampa Bay Blues Fest, to be held Friday, March 20, Sat., March 21 and Sun., March 22 at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg. Thomas will close the Sunday program, starting at 8:30 p.m. Here’s the complete roster of acts:
Friday – 3/20/09
12:30 p.m. Robin Rogers
2:30 p.m. Lurrie Bell
4:30 p.m. COCO MONTOYA
6:30 p.m. CURTIS SALGADO
8:30 p.m. THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
Saturday, 3/21/09
11:30 a.m. Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps
1:30 p.m. Eric Lindell
3:30 p.m. RUTHIE FOSTER
5:30 p.m. TOMMY CASTRO and THE LEGENDARY RHYTHM and BLUES REVUE
8:30 p.m. DELBERT MCCLINTON
Sunday, 3/22/09
1:00 p.m. Seth Walker
2:30 p.m. Tinsley Ellis
4:30 p.m. DARRELL NULISCH
6:30 p.m. BERNARD ALLISON
8:30 p.m. IRMA THOMAS
This year’s title sponsor is Florin/Roebig Injury Lawyers. For more dope on the fest, click here.










January 21st, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I wish I could buy a ticket ala carte…I would love to see Seth Walker and Delbert McClinton…the rest…feh.