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the Chicken Raid Festival at The Chicken Raid Festival at Northside Tavern

Courtesy of 9th Floor Music | Posted on March 19, 2014

Where

Northside Tavern
The Chicken Raid Festival

1058 Howell Mill Rd
Atlanta, GA
Map
(404) 874-8745

When

Sat, March 22, 2014
8:00 pm

At Door

$15

Musicians

About

An authentic blues and soul experience at the venerable Northside Tavern in Atlanta Georgia features over 40 local, regional, and national artists performing over two days in celebration of the life of blues legend Mr. Frank Edwards (1909-2002). Veteran blues artists taking part include the incredible Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Albert White (Piano Red, Joe Tex, The Tams), R&B and soul artist Roy Lee Johnson, Cool John Ferguson, Robert Lee Coleman, who spent time in the bands of both James Brown and Percy Sledge, gospel singer Essie Mae Brooks, Sweet Betty, Eddie Tigner, The Breeze Kings, Little G. Weevil, Sol Roots, Mudcat, the Atlanta Horns, Lola, Brandon Reeves, Blonju, Skye Paige, Chicken & Pigs, The Rockaholics, The Cazanovas, Uncle Sugar, Tommy Brown, Sammy Blue, Chicago Joe Jones Blues Camp, Listen Hear, Tony Bryant, Larry Griffith Band, Billy George & Mo Lightnin’, Swamigone Bananas, Papa Cheney, Joshua Jacobson, Michelle Malone, Liebman-Page-Burke, Andrea Tito Esposito, Peadboy, Mandy Strachota, The Radio Ramblers, and many more. Admission is $15 on Saturday and $10 on Sunday. Proceeds benefit the Edwards Estate and Beverly “Guitar” Watkins. The Chicken Raid Festival is hosted by the incredible performer Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck...

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