Buddy Guy saying farewell to the Blues Fest
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Buddy Guy wows the crowd at the 2015 Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park. Photo: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images
The world's largest free blues festival returns to Millennium Park this weekend with a headline performance from Chicago superstar Buddy Guy.
- Guy is on a farewell tour, so this will be one of the last performances in the 87-year-old's career.
The vibe: Guy's performance Sunday will add to what makes this annual event special. The festival celebrates Chicago's soundtrack, bringing together people of all stripes to kick off our favorite season.
Flashback: Some of my favorite memories of this city took place watching blues musicians summon energy and passion, funneling it straight to the ravenous crowd at the Petrillo Music Shell.
- I remember directing live radio broadcasts of the festival in the mid-'90s on WBEZ. Luther Allison's performance is still in my top 10 of all time.
The bottom line: Here are some awesome photos from our Getty archive from the various decades of blues music performed on Chicago's front porch.
