Jubilee Stage

Benoit, an iconic Louisiana guitarist and songwriter, delivers his signature swamp-blues-meets-Chicago-blues sound in a performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues &d Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

Copeland, a passionate singer with a "blast-furnace voice," shows why she's one of the hottest rising blues stars in a rousing performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

Piazza, one of the blues' most influential harp players, and his band perform jumpin', swingin' West Coast-style blues at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

A perennial Henderson blues fest favorite, Carrier and company offer pure Louisiana zydeco fun in a performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

Up-and-coming Kentucky blues band Alias Jones presents a new take on the blues and singer Dana Bryant and acoustic and slide guitarist Cole Prior Stevens join forces in performances recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

The Otis Taylor Band serves up their signature immersive vocal and instrumental "trance blues" followed by Doug MacLeod's distinctive style of acoustic blues, in performances recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

A modern swamp blues master, this Louisiana native gives a sizzling performance at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

One of Evansville, Indiana's, top blues bands performs blues infused with rock, funk, and jazz in a performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

A veteran performer at Chicago's legendary blues clubs, Johnson sings authentic Chicago-style blues at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky. Then, Mississippi meets Chicago when living legend Slim takes the stage.

A Lexington, Kentucky-based group, Stella Vees performs hot Retro blues at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

The drums and guitar sound of Burnside and Malcolm pulsates with raw energy, and Taylor and his group dish up zydeco steeped in contemporary R & B, in performances recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

A Chicago group with a classic ensemble sound, Kilborn Alley fuses harmonica, guitars, and pounding rhythm in a performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

A powerhouse electric and slide guitarist, Castiglia brings original tunes and soulful vocals to the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

Pre-eminent late 20th century bluesman Walker is joined by contemporary artist Coryell in a fresh and energetic performance that closes out the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky.

Enjoy highlights of the 20th anniversary of Henderson, Kentucky's W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival with selected performances by Tab Benoit, Shemekia Copeland, Chubby Carrier, Kenny Neal, and other top blues artists recorded at the 2010 festival.

Three-time International Bluegrass Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year (2000, 2001, 2002) Rhonda Vincent has performed on stage since the age of three. Here she’s accompanied by her band, the Rage, performing their original song “Kentucky Borderline.”

Grasstowne features legendary artists Phil Leadbetter, Steve Gully, and Alan Bibey, Grasstowne–a virtual Bluegrass super–group. Here they perform the Bill Monroe classic “Let Me Rest at the End of My Journey.”

Music Row magazine compared Dale Ann Bradley’s voice to “a gentle mountain songbird with a shimmering delivery, marvelous purity of tone, soprano trills and lonesome bent notes.” In this clip, Bradley performs the traditional bluegrass tune “Long Gone” with her band.

Featuring Mark Poe on banjo, Harold Russell on mandolin, and Duane Sparks on bass, and joined by Hal Cottrell on guitar in this clip, the All American Bluegrass Band perform a fun brand of down-home, original bluegrass. Here they perform their song “Slipping Away.”

The Cumberland Gap Connection brings together the songwriting, vocal, and instrumental talents of four young bluegrass musicians from Kentucky and Tennessee. The band features Pike County residents singer and guitarist Mike Bentley and Rod Smith on banjo and Tennesseans Bryan Turner on bass and Clint Hurd on mandolin. Here they perform their song “Bringing Me Back Home.”

Ronnie Reno & the Reno Tradition, led by the son of Reno and Smiley’s Don Reno, bring the brilliance gleaned from years of playing Bluegrass to the stage. Here the band performs its version of the bluegrass classic “Long Gone.”

The Grascals features Terry Eldredge on guitar and vocals, fiddle player and Garth Brooks’ band veteran Jimmy Mattingly, Jamie Johnson on harmony vocals and guitar, Danny Roberts on mandolin, bassist Terry Smith, and new banjo player Aaron McDaris, who joined the group in 2007. Here they perform their song “Sad Wind Sighs.”