Simi Valley, Ca has hosted the largest annual Cajun / Creole Festival west of the Mississippi for over 20 years. This year the Festival was billed as “The Cajun Creole Festival with a Blues Infusion”.  That Blues Infusion was provided by many of Delta Groove Record’s impressive roster of artists.

KKJZ 88.1 FM (Long Beach, Ca) and Big City Blues Magazine (Detroit) along with BLUES JUNCTION Productions covered the event.

The Festival was a two day affair that was well managed, well attended and had a well spring of talent on the big Blues Stage. The Festival is presented by the Simi Valley Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.  All proceeds go to benefit a variety of local charities.

Read more about this fine annual event on their very comprehensive website. 

Al Blake

Arthur Adams jamming in the crowd

                      The Joy of dancing to the Blues...                       

Bobby Jones

                                                      With Al Blake

Candye Kane

             &

         Bob Corritore

 With Alligator Collins and Robert Crayfish

Kirk Fletcher sitting in with Elvin Bishop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

The future fans of the Blues!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fred Kaplan of the Hollywood Blue Flames

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The legendary James Gadsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Igor Prado 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rodrigo Mantovani of the Igor Prado Band

Los Fabulocos - Jesse Cuevas, Kid Ramos, Mike Molina & James Barrios

 

Kid Ramos of Los Fabulocos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randy Chortkoff of the Mannish Boys

 
The King of the Fest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Watson

 

Lynwood Slim 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Zito

 

 

 

 

 

 With Johnny Dyer

The Jackie Payne & Steve Edmondson Band