The King Biscuit Blues Festival, one of the oldest and most culturally significant festivals in the country, has announced their long-awaited 2014 lineup!
King Biscuit, held for three days on Columbus Day weekend for 29 years, is named for Helena’s renowned live blues radio program, “King Biscuit Time.” It celebrates the heritage of the town where blues greats like Sonny Boy Williamson and Pinetop Perkins once played every night of the week. One of the biggest events in the area, tens of thousands of blues enthusiasts converge on historic downtown Helena, Arkansas to hear stirring, uplifting performances of an American art form on the banks of the Mississippi River.
King Biscuit Blues Festival 2014 Lineup
D.R. Diamond & Birthright Blues Project
Marcus “Mookie” Cartwright
IBC Winner
Sonny Burgess
Eric Hughes
Sterling Billingsley Band
Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues
Guitar Shorty
Jimmy Hall & Wet Willie
Sonny Landreth and Roy Rogers
Friday, October 10th
Dylan Doyle Band
Peterson Brothers
L.C. Ulmer
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood
Mississippi Spoonman feat. Spoonfed Blues
Richard “Rip Lee” Pryor
CW Gatlin Band
Funky Butt Brass Band
Wampus Cats
Nora Jean Bruso Band
Bobby Rush
Eric Hughes Band
Earnest “Guitar” Roy
Toronzo Cannon
Reba Russel
Kirk Fletcher Band
Anson Funderburg and the Rockets
Paul Thorn
Delbert McClinton
Saturday, October 11th
Essie the Blueslady
Leo “Bud” Welch
Zakk Knight Band
Scott Kirby
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines
Lil Biscuit Band
Eb Davis
Sonny Rhodes
W.C. Clark Band
Jack Rowell, Jr.
Papa Don McMinn
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith Band, Bob Margolin and Bob Stroger
Matt Schofield
Andy T and Nick Nixon
James Cotton
Jimmy Vivino and the Black Italians
