Gregg Allman Joins 2015 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Lineup

Chesapeake Bay Events has announced another artist in the lineup for the 2015 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival.

Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band along with his brother Duane, will perform alongside an already stellar lineup of artists. Other musicians slated to perform include Jonny Lang, Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Rush, Shemekia Copeland, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Davy Knowles, Jarekus Singleton, Mingo Fishtrap, Quinn Sullivan, Patty Reese’s Sisterhood of Soul and Grammy award-winner Buddy Guy.

“Any one of our performers could headline a show and we have them all in one place for a weekend,” said Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival promoter Don Hooker.

Allman has been named one of the top 100 singers ever by Rolling Stone magazine. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

Allman received a Grammy nomination for the “Low Country Blues” album in 2011. In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy for “Statesboro Blues,” a collaboration with Taj Mahal.

The Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival takes place in Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis on May 16 and 17. Allman will be closing the Saturday show.

All proceeds from the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival will be donated to charity. Since 1998, the festival has raised over one million dollars for charity.

-- Gregg Allman. Patch file photo.

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