Chris Bradshaw/Special to the Daily News The inaugural Sunshine Blues Festival kicked off at Centennial Park in downtown Fort Myers on Friday, January 18. Headlined by the Grammy award-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band, featuring Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, the all day event featured 10 blues band performances on two stages, including Joe Louis Walker, Walter Trout, Matt Schofield, Sonny Landreth and Big Sam's Funky Nation. Other Florida festival stops included Boca Raton on Saturday and St. Petersburg on Sunday. "We are thrilled to be part of these inaugural festivals in our home state of Florida, and share the stage with some great musicians and friends," said Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks about the event. Above, Derek Trucks performs a slide solo.
Ten bands served up the music, a daylong feast of steamin' hot licks in Fort Myers' Centennial Park, for the inaugural date of the first Sunshine Blues Festival. The festival featured the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Walter Trout, Sonny Landreth, Joe Louis Walker, and Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, fronted by a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band.
CCSO's Safety Style 
Sarah Hardwig sings national anthem 
Hip hop in the 239 
Steven Coburn sings national anthem 
NewsMakers: Barbara B. Mann 
Casey Weston sings "She Will Be Loved" 
Darius Rucker kicks off 'True…
GoShots: Talk Derby To Me
Willie Nelson concert
Tony nominations
GoShots: The Buckinghams and The…
Everglades Wonder Gardens to close…
Marco Art Center gets a facelift
Hilton earns Diamond Award, 2013
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
Comments on this photo » 0
Be the first to post a comment!
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.