The Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival is an annual event in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States, which attracts many national and internationally known blues artists.
Background
The festival attracts blues musicians and fans of the blues who make their way there from across the many parts of the United States.[1] The festival was first put together in Rentiesville, Oklahoma by blues musician D.C. Minner and his wife Selby Minner in 1991. They had six acts heading the festival. About 700 people came along on the first weekend.[2][3] By the early 2000s, the festival was attracting 5,000.[4] It is now considered to be part of Oklahoma's blues heritage.[5]
When it ran in 2001 from August 31 to September 2, the acts included Flash Terry, D.C. Minner, Selby & Blues on the Move and Tony Matthews.[6]
Minner died in 2008 but the festival has continued after his death.[7]
Recent
In September 2015, the 25th annual festival ran. It featured around 35 acts performing on stage, from 5 PM until 5 AM, over a period of three days on Labor Day weekend from Friday to Sunday.[8] Some of the acts scheduled to perform were the Checotah High School Jazz Band on stage with blues guitarist Roger "Hurricane" Wilson, The Roxy Spotlighters, Johnny Rawls and Larry Garner.[9][10]
References
- ^ Historical Atlas of Oklahoma by Charles Robert Goins, Danney Goble, James H. Anderson Page 242 115. CLASSICAL AND POPULLAR MUSIC AND DANCE Essay by Guy W. Longdon
- ^ Muskogee Phoenix Thursday, September 3 Blues festival celebrates 25th year By Cathy Spaulding Phoenix Staff Writer
- ^ Tulsa World Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Page 1, Keeping the blues alive and thriving in Rentiesville By JERRY WOFFORD World Scene Writer
- ^ Theory Matters by Vincent Leitch Page 161, Blues Southwestern Style
- ^ Tusa World Saturday, September 5, 2015 Best bets: Saturday, Sept. 5, Saturday, Sunday, Dusk ‘til Dawn Blues Festival By Staff Reports
- ^ Jazz Times May 2001 - Volume 31 / No 4 Page 225, Jazz & Blues Festival Guide 2001
- ^ Blues: A Regional Experience by Eric S. LeBlanc and Bob Eagle Page 361, Artists by Ecoregion of Birth
- ^ The Oklahoman September 3, 2015 Labor Day weekend offers many events across Oklahoma by Brandy McDonnell
- ^ Muskogee Phoenix Thursday, September 3 Page 2, Blues festival celebrates 25th year By Cathy Spaulding Phoenix Staff Writer
- ^ Muskogee Phoenix Thursday, September 3 Page 3, Blues festival celebrates 25th year By Cathy Spaulding Phoenix Staff Writer