A Look At Blues Fest 99
September 4 and 5
Craighead Forest Park
Jonesboro Arkansas

Blues Fest 99 took place on Labor Day weekend. Two days of Blues, Jazz, RocknRoll, and beautiful weather brought out a large crowd of folks to hear some terrific music.

The audience enjoyed the talents of Dirty Frank, Uncle Fred, The Blues Heavyweights, The Joe Lee Combo, The Barrelhouse Kings, and Larry Donn on Saturday.


Jerry Kattawar - Entertaining the Crowd

Appearing on Sunday was Leon Gambill, Suzanne Michell, Big Creek, Paul and Cindy Richardson, Hairy Larry and Flying Hungarians, The Kattawar Brothers, and John Shepherd.


Saturday's Master of Ceremonies
Hairy Larry


Sunday's Master of Ceremonies
Jim Drennen

Highlights From Saturday
Highlights From Sunday
Meet Those Hard Working Blues Fest Folks

Special Thanks

To Jonesboro Parks and Recreation for allowing us to borrow the park each Labor Day Weekend.

To the many volunteers who staff Blues Fest and work so untiringly.

To the musicians who make Blues Fest possible. Their donations of time and talent are unparalelled in most festivals. Please let them know how much you appreciate them. Remember these folks are performing for free.

Ramada Limited for housing our out of town performers. If you are visiting Jonesboro for the festival Ramada is conveniently located near the park for easy access.


Dancers having fun!