HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-2012 Mayor Buttigieg Partakes in the Announcement of South Bend 2012 Blues & Ribs Fest SOU TA 8F
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PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
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March 5, 2012
Contact:Debra Johnson,Director of Communications
Phone: 574-235-9261
MAYOR BUTTIGIEG PARTAKES]IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT
OF SOUTH BEND 2012 BLUES &RIBS FEST
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg,along with Phil St. Clair,Executive Director of
South Bend Parks & Recreation Department, and Mark Bradley, Director of Marketing &
Promotions, will announce the South Bend 2012 Blues & Ribs Fest in the Upper Deck of
Coveleski Regional Stadium on Monday,March 5 at 12:00 p.m.
"The Blues &Ribs Fest is an opportunity to have fun while raising funds for special
needs programs,"said Buttigieg. "The fest will also attract visitors from around the
region to South Bend."
South Bend 2012 Blues &Ribs Fest raises fiends for the city's special needs awareness
campaign. Ticket prices are $20 in advance and $24 on the day of the event. Tickets are
available for purchase at the following locations: Morris Performing Arts Center box
office,Hammes Bookstore at Eddy Street Commons,O'Brien Center,321 E. Walter
Street, Super Sounds Catalogue Center in Goshen and Coveleski Regional Stadium ticket
office or online at www.MorrisCenter.org.
"This is such an exciting time for the City of South Bend. There will be a variety of
barbeque ribs vendors from around the region, as well as a variety of traditional and non-
traditional food vendors," said Bradley.
This year's headline act is Jimmie Vaughan & the Tilt-A-Whirl Band, featuring Lou Ann
Barton. For more than four decades, Vaughan, a guitar player from Dallas, Texas earned
his living rockin' the blues. Vaughan's passion for the blues and rock 'n' roll goes back
to his early childhood.While home from school recuperating from a broken collarbone,
he began to play the guitar. Later, he began playing around Texas with a series of bands,
most notably the Chessmen,who opened once for Jimi Hendrix. In 1974, Vaughan
played with vocalist and harmonica player Kim Wilson and formed the group,Fabulous
Thunderbirds. In 1979,the band released their debut album and a fan base grew from
there. The Fabulous Birds reached their peak of popularity with the 1986 release of Tuff
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Enuff. Vaughn stayed with the group another four years after that, and his first move
following his exit from the group was to cut an album with his younger brother, Stevie
Ray Vaughan. Their album Family Style was a hit upon its release in the fall of 1990.
Vaughn launched his own solo career in 1994 and released Strange Pleasure produced by
Nile Rodgers. Vaughan plans his newest release titled:Blues, Ballads and Favorites for
later this year.
Other performers for the fest include Siegel-Schwall Band,Bernard Allison Band,Blue
Lunch, and the Elwood Splinter's Blues Band.
For more information contact Mark Bradley,Director of Marketing&Promotions for the
South Bend Parks &Recreation Department,at mbradleygsouthbendin.gov or(574)
299-4779.
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