History
of the BBF
The Belvedere Blues Festival actually started
in 1999 as the "Rock 'n Read" fundraiser for the Fremont County
Adult Literacy Program, held in the parking lot behind Merlinos’
Belvedere Restaurant.
It featured the first-ever performance
of the “Belvedere Blues Band,” featuring Texas blues guitarist
Buddy Whittington
teamed with local Fremont County musicians Pete Santilli, Glenn
McCarter,
Sam
Toman, Dave Means and Rick Kamerzell.
It was a big success and the crowd
wanted more!
The concept for the blues festival was
born . . . . .
Over the years, we’ve expanded to multiple
tents, and the crowd and a reputation for a first-class festival has
grown!
Held each fall in a big tent behind
Merlinos’ Belvedere Restaurant in
Cañon
City, the event has evolved into one of the biggest
musical events in
Southern Colorado, attracting bands and visitors from all
over the country.
Jump to the Belvedere Blues Festival of year -
2000 - 2001 -
2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005
- 2006 - 2007
Belvedere Blues Festival #1 (October, 2000)
– We featured
Buddy Whittington
with the Belvedere Blues Band in a one-night show inside a tent
behind the Belvedere.
Belvedere Blues Festival #2 (October, 2001)
– The festival expanded to a two-day (Friday & Saturday) event,
featuring
Buddy Whittington
and the Belvedere Blues Band, The Clam Daddys,
Tempa & and Tantrums,
Betty Lewis, Wallace Cotton and the Royals and
Little Ricky & The Roosters.
Belvedere Blues Festival #3 (October, 2002)
– The first three-day festival featured
Buddy
Whittington and the
Belvedere Blues Band, The Clam Daddys,
Tempa
& and Tantrums, The Maynard Mills Blues Band, Sonny Rhodes, Tiny
Barge & The Big Chill, Smokin' Joe & The Mighty Burners, Los
Blancos, The Colorado Ambassadors, The Disclaimers and Joanie
Houston & Pete Santilli.
Belvedere Blues Festival #4 (October, 2003)
- featured
Buddy Whittington
and the Belvedere Blues Band, The Clam Daddys,
Tempa
& and Tantrums, The Disclaimers, Tiny Barge & The Big Chill,
Metro Blues, Little Ricky & The Roosters, Little Mary
& Her Hometown Boogie Kings, The Erica Brown Band, the Colorado
Ambassadors,
Peter Burg &
Blue Suburban and a jam session with
Buddy Whittington.
Belvedere Blues Festival #5 (October, 2004)
- featured
Buddy Whittington
and the Belvedere Blues Band, The Blues Bullies, The Clam Daddys,
Tempa & and Tantrums, Kelley Hunt, Down From Mars,
Big
Sky,
Metro Blues, The
Erica Brown Band, Tommy Thomas & The Working Man Band,
Bruce Hayes and Crosser-Davis.
Belvedere Blues Festival #6 (September, 2005)
- featured The Clam Daddys, The Jill Watkins
Band, Down From Mars, The Erica Brown Band,
Tempa
& The Tantrums, Du4Roux, The
Bruce Hayes
Band, The Spurlock Variety Band and The "Hell in a Handbasket" Band.
Belvedere Blues Festival #7 (September 8-10, 2006)
- featured Side Project, The Geezers, The
Continental Kids, Ricky Dee Hall & The Voodoo Hawks, The Clam
Daddys, Randy McAllister, The
Buddy
Whittington Band,
Walter Trout & The Radicals, The Spurlock Variety Band and Mem
Shannon.
Belvedere Blues Festival #8 (September 7-9, 2007)
- featured Ron Thompson and The Resistors,
John-Alex Mason, The Geezers, The
Continental Kids, the Randall Dubis Band, The Clam Daddys, Jake
Loggins, The Erica Brown Band,
George Whitesell and His All-Stars
Featuring Ms. Jill Watkins, and the Atomic Fireballs featuring
Carlos Crull.
Belvedere Blues Festival #9 (September 5-7, 2008)
- Coming Soon.
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