VOA标准英语2012--Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues Festival

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Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues¹ Festival

Blues fans from around the world will descend² upon Grant Park in downtown Chicago for three free days of acoustic³ and electric blues by mostly-hometown musicians. You can count on the city’s very own Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials to showcase their new album, Jump Start” with tunes⁴ like “World Of Love.

The weekend’s offerings will salute⁵ some of Chicago’s blues legends. On tap are tributes to vocalist Koko Taylor, singer and guitarist David “Honeyboy” Edwards and guitarist Hubert Sumlin. There will also be a celebration of Muddy Waters’ disciples⁶ Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and George “Mojo” Buford.

Waters’ son Mud Morganfield will lead the all-star tribute to some of his dad's best-known band members who passed away in 2011.

Also scheduled on one of five festival stages are: a “Blues in the Schools” concert; panel discussions on legendary⁷ bluesmen Howlin’ Wolf and Lightnin’ Hopkins; five bands competing in the “Chicago Blues Challenge”; esteemed⁸ guitarists Lurrie Bell and Joe Louis Walker; and blues and gospel singer Mavis Staples⁹. Staples, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with The Staples Singers, won a Grammy Award in 2011 for her album You Are Not Alone.