Festival No. 0000069 · Est. 1980
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- Venue
- Seattle Center
- Address
- 305 Harrison St. 98109
- City
- Seattle, US
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About the artists
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Abdullah Ibrahim was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on 9 October 1934, and died on 15 June 2026, aged 91. Plays bebop, cape jazz, folk, jazz, post-bop. -
Albert King was born in Indianola, United States, on 25 April 1923, and died on 21 December 1992, aged 69. Plays blues, electric blues, soul blues.
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Alice in Chains formed in Seattle, United States, in 1987. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, doom metal, glam, glam metal, glam rock, grunge.
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Boukman Eksperyans formed in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, in 1987.
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Bryan Bowers was born in Yorktown, United States, on 18 August 1940.
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Emmylou Harris was born in Birmingham, United States, on 2 April 1947. Plays americana, country, country folk, country pop, country rock, folk, outlaw country, progressive country.
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Ernie Isley was born in Cincinnati, United States, on 7 March 1952.
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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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Flaco Jimenez was born in San Antonio, United States, on 11 March 1939, and died on 31 July 2025, aged 86. Plays tejano, tex-mex.
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Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, United States, on 28 May 1944. Plays doo-wop, funk, gospel, motown, smooth soul, soft rock, soul.
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Irma Thomas was born in Ponchatoula, United States, on 18 February 1941. Plays new orleans r&b, soul, southern soul.
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Joe Walsh was born in Wichita, United States, on 20 November 1947. Plays blues rock, classic rock, country rock, folk rock, hard rock, heartland rock, pop rock, progressive rock.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo was born in 1964. Plays afrobeats, folk, isicathamiya, mbube.
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Leon Redbone was born on 26 August 1949, and died on 30 May 2019, aged 69. Plays dixieland, folk, new orleans r&b, ragtime, singer-songwriter.
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Marcia Ball was born in Orange, United States, on 20 March 1949. Plays blues, new orleans blues, swamp blues.
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Michelle Shocked was born in Dallas, United States, on 24 February 1962. Plays alternative folk, anti-folk, contemporary folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Mighty Clouds of Joy formed in 1960. Plays disco, gospel, traditional black gospel.
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Nanci Griffith was born in Seguin, United States, on 6 July 1953, and died on 13 August 2021, aged 68. Plays americana, contemporary folk, country, country folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Nick Lowe was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 24 March 1949. Plays new wave, pop rock, power pop, pub rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Oysterband formed in City of Canterbury, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays folk.
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Pato Banton was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 5 October 1961. Plays reggae.
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Rebirth Brass Band formed in 1983. Plays brass band, jazz.
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Richard Thompson was born in Notting Hill, United Kingdom, on 3 April 1949. Plays british folk rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Richie Havens was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 21 January 1941, and died on 22 April 2013, aged 72. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, funk, pop soul, rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Ruben Blades was born in Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, on 16 July 1948. Plays latin, latin jazz, latin pop, rock, salsa.
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Soundgarden formed in Seattle, United States, in 1984, and split up in 2017, after 33 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, psychedelic, psychedelic rock.
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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 Innocence Mission formed in Lancaster, United States, in 1985. Plays dream pop, folk pop, indie pop.
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The Psychedelic Furs formed in London, United Kingdom, in February 1977. Plays alternative rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, punk rock, rock, shoegaze.
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Tracy Nelson was born in Madison, United States, on 27 December 1944. Plays blues, country.
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Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers formed in 1986, and split up in 2000, after 14 years. Plays reggae.