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==Festivals==
==Festivals==
===October 25–27, 1991===
===October 25–27, 1991===
Albert Collins, Koko Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Shines, [[Erskine Hawkins]], Charmaine Neville.
Albert Collins, Koko Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmy Stewart, [[Johnny Shines]], [[Erskine Hawkins]], Charmaine Neville.
Passes were $6 per day or $10 for the weekend.
Passes were $6 per day or $10 for the weekend.



Revision as of 11:52, 31 March 2024

The Birmingham Jam was an annual 3-day music festival held at Sloss Furnaces in the fall, between 1991 and 1997. It was produced by promoter Joe Benintende's Encore Entertainment.

The festival featured blues, jazz and gospel acts including Pinetop Perkins, the Staple Singers, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Gregg Allman, Luther Allison and Taj Mahal.

Local acts who played the Birmingham Jam included Foxxy Fatts

Festivals

October 25–27, 1991

Albert Collins, Koko Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Shines, Erskine Hawkins, Charmaine Neville. Passes were $6 per day or $10 for the weekend.

September 18–20, 1992

1993

October 7–9, 1994

  • Gregg Allman & the Alabama Allstars

1995

October 11–13, 1996

  • Diana Krall Trio

October 10–12, 1997

  • Colonel Bruce Hampton & the Fiji Mariners
  • Little Feat
  • Leftover Salmon