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Festival revamps this tiny town’s long, legendary blues legacy

August 10, 2016 11:42 am Published by 2 Comments

No place grooves to its own tune better than Bluefield, home of the Bluefield Blues Festival. This city has a surprisingly rich and storied musical heritage— they know 12-bar blues and shuffles like it “Ain’t Nobody’s Business.” The festival keeps that history alive by bringing in some of the biggest names in blues.