Bluesfest: Day 3 - Turn that mutha out

Being tired we went a bit late to Bluesfest on Sunday. We wandered around the stages and caught some of Elmer Ferrer's set of rocking electric guitar blues. We caught a few songs from Ani DiFranco's set. It was, well, Ani DiFranco, if you like that sort of thing. We decided to forego Michael Franti and check out Solomon Burke, which was our best decision so far. It was unreal. The "king of rock and soul," a large black man, came out in a sparkling black 3-piece suit and proceeded to sit on the throne where he performed the rest of the night. This was real, genuine blues from a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. And what a performance. He made his band hand roses to "all the ladies" in the crowd, randomly called out for someone to "pass the chicken" mid-song, and performed "Proud Mary" with the Detroit Women. An amazingly entertaining show.