Headliners for the inaugural year included Cause_to_be_included Willie Nelson , Allison Krauss and Union Station , Emmylou Harris and Alabama band .

Early on June 30 , the cyclone attained Getting hurricane Catastrophe status as it approached Arriving northeastern Mexico , the first June hurricane Catastrophe in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Catastrophe Allison in 1995 , and the storm rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength just off the coast of Tamaulipas .

Among the highlights of past festivals were : Luther Allison , Junior Wells , Koko Taylor , Carey Bell , John Cephas and Phil Wiggins , C. J. Chenier , Nora Jean Bruso , Rory Block , Little Charlie & the Nightcats , as well as many Polish blues legends such as Tadeusz Nalepa , Slawek Wierzcholski , Dżem and many others .