T-Bone Walker Blues Festival

The festival is a celebration of "The Blues" that brings music lovers together in the birthplace of musical giants – Linden, Texas. Linden is the home of native sons Scott Joplin (Ragtime Jazz), T-Bone Walker, and Don Henley (The Eagles Band). The festival is sanctioned by the Estate of T-Bone Walker and is hosted by his daughter, Bernita Walker.

Of particular importance is creating opportunities to expose our youth to this American art form of The Blues.  The 2010 festival includes a pre-event music presentation:

• In May the Blue Shoe Project will make a blues presentation to the Linden Elementary School. Blue Shoe Director Mike Dyson will spearhead the introduction of The Blues to the students
• We are working on a presentation program for the Mae Luster Stephens Middle School and the Linden-Kildare High School.  Some students from neighboring communities will be able to attend these presentations.