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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For the record
About the artists
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Albert Collins was born in Leona, United States, on 1 October 1932, and died on 24 November 1993, aged 61. Plays blues, electric blues, electric texas blues, texas blues. -
Bonnie Raitt was born in Burbank, United States, on 8 November 1949. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues rock, folk, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Buddy Guy was born in Lettsworth, United States, on 30 July 1936. Plays blues, blues rock, chicago blues, electric blues, hill country blues.
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Christine Lavin was born on 2 January 1952. Plays folk.
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Colin James was born in Regina, Canada, on 17 August 1964. Plays blues, blues rock, jump blues, rock, rock and roll, swing revival.
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Crowded House formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock.
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Dwight Yoakam was born in Pikeville, United States, on 23 October 1956. Plays country, singer-songwriter.
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Etta James was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 25 January 1938, and died on 20 January 2012, aged 73. Plays blues, blues rock, funk, jazz, soul, soul blues, southern soul.
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Gregg Allman was born in Nashville, United States, on 8 December 1947, and died on 27 May 2017, aged 69. Plays aor, blues, blues rock, country, gospel, rock, southern rock.
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Joe Ely was born in Amarillo, United States, on 9 February 1947, and died on 15 December 2025, aged 78. Plays alternative country, americana, country, country rock, heartland rock, outlaw country, progressive country, roots rock.
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k.d. lang was born in Edmonton, Canada, on 2 November 1961. Plays country, folk.
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Lonnie Brooks was born in Dubuisson, United States, on 18 December 1933, and died on 1 April 2017, aged 83. Plays blues, chicago blues, electric blues.
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Miles Davis was born in Alton, United States, on 26 May 1926, and died on 28 September 1991, aged 65. Plays bebop, classical, cool jazz, funk, hard bop, instrumental jazz, jazz, jazz fusion.
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Nona Hendryx was born in Trenton, United States, on 9 October 1944.
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Paul Winter Consort formed in 1967. Plays jazz.
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Roy Orbison was born in Vernon, United States, on 23 April 1936, and died on 6 December 1988, aged 52. Plays baroque pop, blue-eyed soul, classic rock, country, country pop, folk rock, pop, pop rock.
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Stanley Jordan was born in Chicago, United States, on 31 July 1959. Plays contemporary jazz, instrumental, jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz.
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Taj Mahal was born in Harlem, United States, on 17 May 1942. Plays acoustic blues, blues, blues rock, contemporary folk, country blues, electric blues, folk.
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The Robert Cray Band formed in Eugene, United States, in 1974. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues.