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The City of Orlando’s Blues B-Q has quickly become one
of Orlando’s most original events. Injecting the blues genre into the
Downtown culture, this FREE blues festival has attracted music fans from
across the state. Mayor Buddy Dyer is proud to
announce that GRAMMY Award winning artist Jonny Lang will be this year’s
headline act. Lang, a former prodigy instrumentalist, topped the
Billboard New Artist charts at the age of 15. Opening for Lang will be
West Side Chicago bluesman Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, BB King’s
All-Star Band and local blues band Smokin’ Torpedoes.
Blues B-Q is one of the City of Orlando’s four signature
events and features national and local blues acts as well as Orlando’s
finest mouth-watering barbeque available for purchase. Now in its third
year, Blues B-Q boasts previous headline acts such as GRAMMY Award
winning artists Buddy Guy, The Robert Cray Band and Queen of the Blues
Koko Taylor. Through a partnership with A Gift
for Music, the City of Orlando is collecting stringed instruments at
this year's Blues B-Q. A Gift for Music will collect violins, violas,
cellos, basses and double basses at the event. Those that donate
instruments will be entered in a drawing to win exclusive VIP Front Row
Passes. Donated instruments benefit Orange County third, fourth and
fifth graders who normally could not afford to be a part of a stringed
instrument program.
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