History                          25 years FESTIVAL HANDZAME

• This festival has been founded in 1977 . From 1984 the festival turned in a blues festival .
• In 2001 the 25^th edition was held.
• Below you'll find a list from 1987 when the name of the festival changed to HANDZAME BLUES FESTIVAL .

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1977 - 1986 - the first 10 years .

1987 - 2001 - the next 15 years .

1987 :

Blue Moon
Hideaway
Albatross
Charlie Musselwhite with Dave Peabody and Bob Hall
Jim Kahr Group
Nappy Brown & The Heartfixers featuring Tinsley Ellis (European debut)

1988 :

Give Buzze
The Slime Hunters
Mick Clarke Band
Louisiana Red & The Dusty Broom Blues Band
William Clarke (†) Blues Band  (European debut)
The Pretty Things

1989 :

Bizar Blues
Herman Brock & The F.F.F.F.
Larry Johnson & Dave Kelly
Ron Hacker & The Hacksaws  (European debut)
The James Harman Band
Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

1990 :

Hideaway
The Dunn-Packer Band
John Jackson (†)
Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings
The Charlie Sayles Band
Frank Frost (†) & The Jelly Roll Kings featuring Big Jack Johnson & Sam Carr

1991 :

Tex
Paul Lamb & The King Snakes
The Belvederes
"Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis (†) (European debut)
Clarence Edwards Band (†) (European debut)
Eddie Kirkland & The Energy Band
Blubinos featuring Monti Amundson  (European debut)

1992 :

The Nightcrowd Bluesband
The Bob Pearce Band
R.L.Burnside & Jon Morris
Checkerboard Blues Band
Little Jimmy King &The Memphis Soul Survivors  (European debut)
U.P. Wilson with Paul Orta & The Kingpins
Lonnie Mack

1993 :

Red Rooster R&B Band
Guitar Gabriel  (†) (European debut)
Big Bad Smitty
Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band
Jimmy Dotson Blues Band
Kenny Neal

1994 :

The Astatics
Honeyboy Edwards & Dave Peabody
Larry Garner Band
Little Hatch & The Houserockers
Mike Griffin & The Unknown Blues Band  (European debut)
Long John Hunter & The Walking Catfish Band
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown & Gate's Express

1995 :

Eddon’s Corner
Luther "Houserocker" Johnson & The Shadows
Henry Qualls featuring Hash Brown
The Bill Perry Blues Band  (European debut)
Sue Foley
Jimmy Johnson Band

1996 :

Last Call
Dave Thompson  (European debut)
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson & The Magic Rockers
Miss Lavelle White
Blind Mississippi Morris  (European debut)
Tinsley Ellis
Luther Allison (†)

1997 :

Ruthless 3
Levi Williams & The Memphis Low-End Blues Band
John Jackson (†)
Deborah Coleman & The Thrillseekers  (European debut)
Hook Herrera Band
The Smokin’ Joe Kubek Band featuring B’Nois King
Omar & The Howlers

1998 :

Fred & The Healers
Howard & The White Boys  (European debut)
R.L. Burnside & Band
John Mooney & Bluesiana
Clarence Spady  (European debut)
Arthur Adams Band
Mike Morgan & The Crawl featuring Lee McBee

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1999 :

Banana Peel Bluesband
Arthur Williams & The Bluesmasters
The Nightporters
Byther Smith & The Nightriders
Ronnie Baker Brooks  (European debut)
Bettye Lavette & Band feat. Rudy Robinson
Jimmy D. Lane & Blue Earth  (European debut)

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Photos HBF 1999

2000 :

Hideaway
The Shawn Pittman Band  (European debut)
The Bluebirds
Janiva Magness Band
Alex Schultz / Tad Robinson Band
Bobby Parker & The Blues Night Band
Otis Grand & The Big Blues Band

Biografie in het Nederlands + Line-up en discografie

Photos HBF 2000

2001 : Due to the September 11 attacks 2 bands had cancelled their show

Howlin' Bill
Terry Garland
El Fish & Roland
Velvetone (replacement of SAMMY FENDER with STUDEBAKER JOHN & THE HAWKS)
Earl Gaines, Al Garner & Mo' Indigo (replacement of DAVE SPECTER & THE BLUEBIRDS feat. STEVE FREUND)
Lurrie Bell & Vampin' Blues Band
Jay Hooks
West Weston's Bluesonics

Biografie in het Nederlands + Line-up en discografie

Photos HBF 2001

 

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