Associated Press - September 18, 2009 1:14 PM ET
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Music lovers are traveling to the Mississippi River town of Greenville this weekend to hear gritty guitar licks and soulful harmonica solos at the Delta Blues and Heritage Festival.
Headliners for the Saturday event include singers Bobby Bland, Bobby Rush, Shirley Brown and Butch Mudbone and harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite.
Musicians will perform on three stages at the Washington County Convention Center.
The Greenville festival was founded in 1978, and researchers say it is 1 of the oldest continuously operating blues festivals in the United States. The San Francisco Blues Festival, founded in 1973, still holds the title for longevity.
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Delta Blues and Heritage Festival, http://www.deltablues.org
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