Past Performers
Since 1999, there have been many great performers at the Bean Blossom Blues Festival. Some you will remember, some you forgot about, and some will amaze you! Stroll down memory lane and see how many you were lucky enough to see live at the BEAN!
1999
| Willie Foster | Big Al and the Heavyweights | RJ Mischo and his Red Hot Blues |
| Blind Mississippi Morris | O2R Blues Band | Snooky Pryor |
| The Blue Riverias | Mike Stevens | Webb, Webb and Stone Blues Band |
| Gordon Bonham and Tad Robinson | John Weston |
2000
| Gordon Bonham | Joan Crane | Gene Deer Band |
| Willie Foster | Sunny Girl | Harper |
| Big Al and the Heavyweights | Mojo Mike | Mike Milligan |
| Blind Mississippi Morris | Stuart & Cathi Norton | Gary Primich |
| Snooky Pryor | Kelly Richey Band | The Blue Riveras |
| Tad Robinson |
2001
| Max Allen Jam Band | Gordon Bonham Blues Band | Jalapeno Cornbread Blues Band |
| James Cotton | Joan Crane | Gene Deer |
| Mr. Downchild | Keith Dunn | Harper |
| Big Al and the Heavyweight | Clayton Miller Blues Band | Paul Orta |
| No Regrets Blues Band | Burk & Ruble | Walter Trout |
2002
| Max Allen Jam Band | Gordon Bonham Blues Band | Gene Deer |
| Mr. Downchild | Buddy Green with Kenny Meeks | Big Al and the Heavyweights |
| Catfish Keith | Sam Lay | Robert Lockwood Jr. |
| Mike Milligan | Good News Blues Band | Rob Piazza & The Mighty Flyers |
| No Regrets Blues Band | Peter Madcat Ruth | Tobin |
2003
| Kilborn Alley Blues Band | Gordon Bonham Blues Band | Billy Branch |
| Governor Davis & the Blues Ambassadors | Gene Deer | Shoot the Driver |
| Buddy Green with Kenny Meeks | Harper | MR2 Blues |
| Little Charlie & the Nightcats | Pocket of Resistance | Tad Robinson |
| Phil T and the Snake Charmers | Tobin | The Marshall Tucker Band |
| Elliot and The Untouchables |
2004
| Gordon Bonham Blues Band | Blackjack Davey | Gene Deer |
| Shoot the Driver | Joe Filisko | Jame Gilman |
| West Side Heat | Big All & the Heavyweights | The Nighthawks with Hubert Sumlin |
| Reverend Raven | Lil' Rev | Key Strummers |
| Walter Trout and the Radicals |
2005
| Gordon Bonham Blues Band | Gene Deer | Harper |
| Madcat & Kane | Carlyn Lindsey and SnakeDoctor | Rod Pizza and the Mighty Flyers |
| Jason Ricci | The Legends of Southern Rock | Derek Trucks Band |
2006
| Gordon Bonham Blues Band | Duwayne Burnside | Gene Deer |
| Tinsley Ellis | Big James and the Chicago Playboys | RJ Mischo and His Red Hot Blues Band |
| Reverend Raven | Bobby Rush | Conrail Saints |
2007
| Gordon Bonham Blues Band | Gene Deer | Harper |
| Big James and the Chicago Playboys | Carlyn Lindsey and the SnakeDoctor | Jason Ricci and New Blood |
| Conrail Saints | Elliot and the Untouchables |
2008
| Jason Arimoto | Gordon Bonham | Gene Deer |
| Jon Justice | Charlie McCoy | Rod Pizza and the Mighty Flyers |
| Trampled Under Foot |
2009
| Gary Applegate | Jason Arimoto | King Bee and The Stingers |
| Gordon Bonham | Gene Deer | Big James and the Chicago Playboys |
| Wade Johnston | The Bill Lupkin Band | One Flight Up |
| Powerhouse | Harsch Reality | Walter Tore's Spontobeat One Man Band< |
| Trampled Under Foot |
2010
| Kilborn Alley Blues Band | Gene Deer | Hazelwood String Band |
| Jon Justice Band | Zakk Knight | Levee Town |
| Harsch Reality | Tad Robinson | Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
2011
| Max Allen | Blackfoot | Gordon Bonham |
| Gene Deer | WT Feaster Band | Cabin 12 Jammers |
| RJ Mischo & his Red Hot Blues Band | Harsch Reality | Below Zero Blues Band |
2012
| Gordon Bonham | Mary Bridget Davies | Gene Deer |
| Gene Deer | Trampled Under Foot | Cabin 12 Jammers |
| Nick Moss & the Flip Tops | Harsch Reality | Levee Town |
2013
| Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater | Gene Deer and Gordon Bonham | Doug Deming & Dennis Gruenling |
| Carson Diersing | Southern Hospitality | Cabin 12 Jammers |
| Harsch Reality | Noah Witherspoon |
2014
| Sugar Blue | Gene Deer | Rick Estrin and the Nightcats |
| WT Feaster | Damon Fowler | Cabin 12 Jammers |
| Hank Mowruy | Nosh Witherspoon |
2015
| Gary Applegate | Omar Coleman | Tas Cru |
| Mary Bridget Davies | Deak Harp | Cabin 12 Allstar Jammers |
| Danielle Nicole Band | Jason Ricci | Brandon Santini |
| Mr. Sipp | Below Zero Blues Band |
2016
| Elvin Bishop | Jack Broadbent | Ghost Town Blues Band |
| Jeff Jensen | Moreland & Arbuckle | Tad Robinson Band w/Dave Spector & Deitra Farr |
| Matt Tedder | Victor Wainwright and the WildRoots | Carolyn Wonderland |
2017
| Matthew Curry | Toronzo Cannon | Samantha Fish |
| Jay Jesse Johnson | Eric Lindell | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Matthew Skoller | Southern Avenue Band | The 1-4-5's Band |
| Rebekah Meldrum & Paul Holdman |
