Fruteland Jackson previews Chicago Blues Festival

By ABC7
May 8, 2011 (CHICAGO)

Fruteland Jackson gave people along Maxwell Street a preview of the upcoming Chicago Blues Festival.

Sunday is significant because it would have been the 100th birthday of blues legend, Robert Johnson. This year's blues festival will pay tribute to him. You can hear Fruteland Jackson and many others at the festival, which begins June 10 at Grant Park.

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