Festival No. 0000069 · Est. 1980
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Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Seattle Center
- Address
- 305 Harrison St. 98109
- City
- Seattle, US
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Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Ani DiFranco was born in Buffalo, United States, on 23 September 1970. Plays folk. -
Belinda Carlisle was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 17 August 1958. Plays pop, pop rock, rock.
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Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, United States, on 4 November 1940. Plays americana, blues rock, country, electric blues, roots rock, singer-songwriter.
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Elvin Bishop was born in Glendale, United States, on 21 October 1942. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues, blues rock, country rock, rock, southern rock.
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Fats Domino was born in New Orleans, United States, on 26 February 1928, and died on 24 October 2017, aged 89. Plays blues, boogie-woogie, new orleans r&b, piano blues, r&b, rock and roll.
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George Thorogood and The Destroyers formed in Newark, United States, in 1976. Plays blues rock, boogie rock, electric blues, hard rock, rock.
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Jerry Lee Lewis was born in Ferriday, United States, on 29 September 1935, and died on 28 October 2022, aged 87. Plays blues, country, country gospel, honky tonk, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly, singer-songwriter.
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John Lee Hooker was born in Coahoma County, United States, on 22 August 1917, and died on 21 June 2001, aged 83. Plays blues, blues rock, chicago blues, country blues, delta blues, electric blues, singer-songwriter.
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Kid Creole was born in The Bronx, United States, on 12 August 1950.
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Los Lobos formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1973. Plays blues, bolero, country, cumbia, folk, latin, norteño, rock.
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Randy Newman was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 28 November 1943. Plays americana, children's music, cinematic classical, classical, folk, piano rock, pop, pop rock.
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Sandra Bernhard was born in Flint, United States, on 6 June 1955.
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Smokey Robinson was born in Detroit, United States, on 19 February 1940. Plays ballad, pop soul, quiet storm, soul.
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The Robert Cray Band formed in Eugene, United States, in 1974. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues.