5 Rivers Events
Delta Blues Festival at 5 Rivers
Richard Johnston, Tab Benoit and Shemekia Copeland
April 14-15, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Headlining Saturday’s FREE concert is Richard Johnston.
Gates open at 1 p.m.; concert starts at 2 p.m.
Don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs and blankets!
 Richard Johnston, a one-man-band, is considered to be one of the most powerful solo entertainers in history. With fans in more than 80 countries, he has played live in 11, and now brings his beloved blues to Spanish Fort. During the Delta Blues Fest, the Tensaw Theater will present the Max Shores documentary, Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour. The film originally aired on PBS and has received 10 nominations by national and international film festivals. This is a great place to experience this film -- the Tensaw Theater is complete with a wide-screen and surround sound, and comfortably seats up to 90 people.
Blues entertainment will continue Saturday evening along the Causeway at the Bluegill Waterfront Amphitheatre, Ed’s Seafood Shed’s Bayfront Deck, Felix’s Swamp Room and The Original Oyster House Tiki Room.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Gates open at 12:30 p.m., with music from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tickets are $12 in advance; purchase 10 tickets in advance and pay only $10 each.
All tickets are $17 each the day of the show.
Tickets are available at Five Rivers, at all participating restaurants, at the Frontgate Outlet at 354 Dauphin Street, Mobile, or online at www.frontgatetickets.com.
Don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs and blankets!
 Tab Benoit and Shemekia Copeland live in concert!
Tab Benoit has been called one of the most important performers on the modern blues scene. Just last year, his album Fever for the Bayou won Best Contemporary Blues Album. Brother to the Blues was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, and Tab was nominated for the Blues Music Award’s Best Contemporary Male Artist and Entertainer of the Year.
 Shemekia Copeland has been called the next Tina Turner. She blasted her way into the music scene at 18, and in the last 10 years has collected five Blues Music Awards, a Grammy© nomination, five Living Blues Awards, and was honored with the coveted "Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" Award by the DownBeat Critics' Poll.
Blues entertainment will continue Sunday evening along the Causeway at the Bluegill Waterfront Amphitheatre, Ed’s Seafood Shed’s Bayfront Deck, Felix’s Swamp Room and The Original Oyster House Tiki Room.
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