2017 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Lineup Revised

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Organizers of the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival 2017 have made a change to the first day's lineup, with The Fabulous Thunderbirds with Kim Willing filling a slot vacated by the Butch Trucks. The Fabulous Thunderbirds will perform Saturday, May 20, according to a news release.

Early bird prices and VIP tickets are on sale. The festival will be held May 20 and 21 at Sandy Point State Park outside Annapolis. Featured acts include Jonny Lang, The Mavericks, Ana Popvic, Robert Randolph, Walter Trout, The William Bell and, Samantha Fish, Sweet Leda and more.

For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group's distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up." Co-founder Kim Wilson, the sole original member, still spearheads the group.

"We started as a straight blues band," vocalist and harmonica player Wilson says. "We now incorporate a mixture of a lot of different styles. We're an American music band and we're much higher energy than we were before."

The final lineup is as follows:

• Saturday - May 20th
  • The Mavericks
  • The Fabulous Thunderbirds
  • Walter Trout
  • Samantha Fish
  • Toronzo Cannon
  • Frank Bang and the Cook County Kings
  • Sweet Leda
• Sunday - May 21
  • Jonny Lang
  • Robert Randolph and the Family Band
  • Ana Popvic
  • The William Bell Band
  • Mississippi Blues Child Mr. Sipp
  • The Apocalypse Blues Revue
  • Swamp Candy

Tickets:
Ticket are currently on sale at Early Bird Prices until February 15th Prices are: One Day Pass $52 Two Day Pass $92 There are a small number of VIP Tickets left at $550 See Website www.bayblues.org for details.

About The Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
The Chesapeake Bay Events (CBE) held its first Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival in 1998. It has quickly gained national notoriety as one of the premier Blues Festivals in the world. Outside of providing top caliber entertainment, the festival also gives ALL net proceeds to charity.

Photos courtesy of Chesapeake Bay Events