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2018 BLUES FEST

 
 

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25th annual Baton Rouge Blues Festival
Apr 13
25th annual Baton Rouge Blues Festival

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Weather Updates for Saturday, April 14
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Baton Rouge Blues Fest will continue as scheduled

At this time, the festival will continue as planned beginning at noon with indoor performances in the Old State Capitol Rotunda and interviews in the House Chambers at our Blues Backstory Stage.

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Q&A with Raegan Carter of Smoke-Free East Baton Rouge

Learn a little more about this year's presenting sponsor and how their initiative to have healthier air for all aligns so well with Blues Fest.

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Mavis Staples' 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival performance cancelled

“Mavis Staples regrets that she has been forced to cancel her engagement at the Baton Rouge Blues Fest due to the death of her sister, Yvonne,” according to a statement from Staples’ management.

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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Originating in 1981, the Baton Rouge Blues Festival is one of the oldest blues festivals in America, first held on the campus of Southern University. Produced by the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation, the festival honors the legend of home-grown blues artists like Slim Harpo, Rudy Richard, Silas Hogan, Whisperin' Smith, Guitar Kelly, Schoolboy Cleve, Chewin' Gum Johnson and Raful Neal. Expanding outside our backyard, the festival has brought in nationally and internationally recognized names like Bobby Blue Bland, Marcia Ball, Phil Guy, Larry Garner and Charlie Musselwhite—including hometown favorite Buddy Guy in 2016. Visitors and locals alike are encouraged to further their Baton Rouge blues experience beyond the festival at hangouts like Phil Brady's (with the longest-running 21-year Thursday night blues jam around) and the inimitable Teddy's Juke Joint in Zachary, Louisiana.

 
 

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