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Marshall Blues Festival Lights Up Downtown July 18
The 2015 Marshall Blues Festival returns July 18 with main stage acts The Edge and Out of Favor Boys, plus Who Dat Blues Band and headliner Kelly Hunt. Two Piano Guys perform in the beer tent at 2:30 p.m. with sets at 4:30 6:30 and 9 p.m., festival dubbed Blues to the Bone highlighting roots blues and social themes. Hunt brings a global pedigree with 1,500 performances and six Prairie Home Companion appearances backing a storied career in blues and roots music.
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