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South Carolina Festival of Discovery
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Enjoy a free outdoor concert on the CenturyLink main stage or jump on board the "Blues Cruise" and listen to Blues performers at seven venues in the Uptown area. Under the artistic direction of Shrimp City Slim (Gary Erwin), the "Blues Cruise" has featured a wide variety of Blues performers including Drink Small, Wanda Johnson, The Nouveaux Honkies, Laurence "Luckyman" Beall, Frankie's Blues Mission, Back Porch Blues, Matt Hill and his On-the-Floor Band, Norman Taylor, Chick "Stoop Down" Willis, Hector Qirko Duo, The Hoodoo Hounds and many more!
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The Index Journal is the Official Sponsor of the Greenwood Blues Cruise
CenturyLink is the Official Sponsor of the Festival of Discovery Main Stage
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2011 Blues Cruise Lineup
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Randy McCallister With Buddy Whittington
(Texas)
www.randymcallister.com
Veteran Texas roadmaster joins forces with superb guitarist who worked with John Mayall for fifteen years.
- Sat 7/9 7:00-10:00pm
CenturyLink Main Stage
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Frankie's Blues Mission
(Georgia)
www.frankiesbluesmission.com
Tough West Side Chicago-style blues trio takes no prisoners.
- Fri 7/8 6:00-8:15pm
CenturyLink Main Stage
- Sat 7/9 1:15-2:15pm
CenturyLink Main Stage
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Laurence "Luckyman" Beall
(South Carolina)
www.laurencebeall.com
His music is considered rockabilly, blues, or old honkey tonk , but all of it is Americana.
- Thurs 7/7 9:00-12:00am
TW Boons
- Fri 7/8 9:00-12:00am
Howard's on Main
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Drink Small
(South Carolina)
www.drinksmallblues.com
The Palmetto State's legendary "Blues Doctor", 78 years young.
- Fri 7/8 9:00-12:00am
TW Boons
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Wanda Johnson
(South Carolina)
www.wandaj.com
"The New Voice of South Carolina blues & soul" sings from the heart.
- Sat 7/9 2:30 - 3:30pm
CenturyLink Main Stage
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Shrimp City Slim
(Charleston)
www.shrimpcityslim.com
Piano-driven coastal band plays "Lowcountry blues and original songs".
- Thurs 7/7 8:00-11:00pm
Howard's on Main
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Back Porch Blues
(DC)
www.eleanorellis.com
www.littlebitablues.com
Eleanor Ellis (guitar/vocal), Jay Summerour (harmonica/vocal), Eric Selby (percussion) comprise this all-star down-home acoustic band.
- Friday 7/8 6:00-8:00pm
The Art Center
- Friday 7/8 9:00-12:00am
Polo's
- Sat 7/9 11:00am-Noon
CenturyLink Main Stage
- Sat 7/9 9:00-12:00am
Polo's
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Norman Taylor
(New Jersey)
www.myspace.com/normantaylormusic
Exuberant solo bluesman cites Taj Mahal, Eric Bibb, Keb Mo as influences.
- Friday 7/8 9:00-12:00am
R3 Catering and Bistro
- Sat 7/9 10:00-11:00am
CenturyLink Main Stage
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Matt Hill and His On The Floor Band
(Missouri)
www.matthillblues.com
Blues/rockabilly wildman and his frenetic combo of boogie masters.
- Fri 7/89 9:00-11:00pm
CenturyLink Main Stage
- Sat 7/9 9:00-12:00am
TW Boons
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Chick "Stoop Down" Willis
(Georgia)
www.chickwillis.com
One of the blues's finest showmen...in business since the 1950s.
- Friday 7/8 9:00-12:00am
Uptown Sushi
- Sat 7/9 3:45 – 4:45pm
CenturyLink Main Stage
- Sat 7/9 9:00-12:00am
Uptown Sushi
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The Nouveaux Honkies
(Florida)
www.tnhband.com
Irrepressible roots rock/swing/blues band returns by popular demand.
- Thur 7/7 5:30-8:00pm
Countybank Plaza
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The Hoodoo Hounds
(South Carolina)
www.thehoodoohounds.com
Rockin' blues unit from Clemson who mixes & matches traditions.
- Sat 7/9 9:00-12:00am
Howard’s On Main
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Hector Qirko Duo
www.hqband.com
Loosely speaking, they play the blues, although with a lot of other styles in the mix, including even the occassional polka!
- Fri 7/8 9:00-12:00am
The Mill House
- Sat 7/9 9:00-12:00am
R3 Catering on Saturday
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For more information, contact uptown@cityofgreenwoodsc.com.
Uptown Greenwood Development Corporation
P.O.Box 202
Greenwood, SC 29648
(864) 942-8448
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