Joe Bonamassa says, “He’s right up there with some of the greats.” How D.K. Harrell kickstarted a one-man blues guitar revival in the spirit of B.B. King “I want to grab people and make them feel good,” Harrell says. “Blues songs don’t have to be sad to resonate"

D.K. Harrell rocked #ChicagoBluesfest this past wknd! His Alligator debut, Talkin’ Heavy, will be released on 6/20. D.K. spoke with Guitar Player Magazine for an extensive feature touching on his history, influences, and more. Check it out www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/d...
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And Louisiana Al tore it up in his Kendrick Lamar jeans. Sexy blues! #chicagobluesfest #bluesmusic #sexyblues #kendrick #chicago

My friend, sax player, Frank Catalano with Lurrie Bell. Frank is a jazz guy, but did a Blues album with Lurrie Bell. #chicago #chicagobluesfest #chicago

Mud Morganfield

Guitar player

Rodrigo on bass

Female singer

So many great moments. Mud Morganfield, Joey Barr, Rodrigo Mantovani on stand up bass! ( he flew home for two days from being on tour in Norway to perform at blues fest). #chicagobluesfest video in comments

Guitar player

Closeup of Christine

The Kingfish playing

So if you don't know who this guy is, you need to look him up. He's 26 years old. Christine "Kingfish" Ingram. An unbelievable blues guitar player!! I will post a video in the comments. #bluesmusic #chicagobluesfest #chicago

After a long day of District Council meetings, I made it down to Blues Fest.

I wanna storm the stage, grab the mic and yell “I work in government. Y’all don’t know the blues…I got it baaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddd!!!!!!

I will have to contain myself.
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Lattimore

Blues great #Lattimore at the #ChicagoBluesFest

Buddy Guys Legends Club bluesfest after party with John Primer, Tom Holland! #chicagoblues #chicagobluesfest #buddyguy

Doesn't get better than Sheryl Youngblood!! #chicago #chicagobluesfest #livemusic #freefestival