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JJ Thames performs with her band The Violet reVolt at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)

PHOTOS: 27th Annual River City Blues Festival: Day 1


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The first night of the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival featured dynamite performances from JJ Thames and the Violet Revolution and the one and only C.J. Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band. Take a look at these photos, taken by WOUB’s Jordan Kelley, during the festival’s first night of performances on Friday, March 16. 

JJ Thames performs with her band The Violet reVolt at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
The crowd gathered for the performances on the first night of the 2018 River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Guitarist of the Violet Revolt plays along with JJ Thames at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Guitarist of the Violet Revolt plays along with JJ Thames at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
JJ Thames performs with her band The Violet Revolt at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
JJ Thames performs with her band The Violet Revolt at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
JJ Thames performs with her band The Violet Revolt at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Guitarist of the Violet Revolt plays along with JJ Thames at Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018 for the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
CJ Chenier performs with the Red Hot Louisiana Band at the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Members of the Red Hot Louisiana Band perform with CJ Chenier at the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
CJ Chenier performs with the Red Hot Louisiana Band at the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
CJ Chenier performs with the Red Hot Louisiana Band at the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
CJ Chenier performs with the Red Hot Louisiana Band at the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
CJ Chenier performs with the Red Hot Louisiana Band at the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Members of the Red Hot Louisiana Band perform with CJ Chenier at the 27th Annual River City Blues Festival at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio on Friday, March 16, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)