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Long Beach Blues Festival
Long Beach Blues Festival Logo (2007)
Genre
Blues
Dates
2 days on Labor Day Weekend
Location(s)
Long Beach, California, United States
Years active
1980 - 2009
Website
http://www.jazzandblues.org/
The Long Beach Blues Festival, in Long Beach, California, United States, was established fully in 1980,[1] and was one of the largest blues festivals and was the second oldest on the West Coast (first being the San Francisco Blues Festival). It was held on Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend.[2] For many years it was held on the athletic field on the California State University, Long Beach campus. The 2009 festival, the 30th annual, was held at Rainbow Lagoon in downtown Long Beach.[3] The Festival went on hiatus in 2010, and has not been held since.
The festival was organized and used as a fundraiser by KKJZ, a publicly supported radio station on the CSULB campus broadcasting blues and jazz in Southern California.
^Grobaty, Tim (May 27, 2009). "Tim Grobaty: At 30, trust Blues fest to be a must-hear". Long Beach, California: Press-Telegram Long Beach, California. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
^Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. p. 219. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
^"KKJZ 88.1 FM presents The Long Beach Blues Festival". LosAngeles.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.[permanent dead link]
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