Chicken Raid Archives

The Chicken Raid – Northside Tavern, Atlanta, March 24

Rhetta Akamatsu blues legends, Chicken Raid, live blues, northside tavern March 26, 2018

by Rhetta Akamatsu Photos by Takesi Ken Akamatsu Every year for 10 years now, Northside Tavern has hosted the Chicken Raid, a gathering of musicians and friends that honors the memory of Mr. Frank Edwards, a bluesman who died in 2002. The money raised at the event benefits the “mentors,” older musicians like Beverly”Guitar” Watkins, Eddie Tigner,and […]

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Chicken Raid 2017 at Northside Taven, Atlanta, GA

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Every year in March there is a 2-day music event at Northside Tavern in Atlanta, which is like no other. It is an event that honors M. Frank Edward and benefits his estate. Mr. Frank was a beloved blues man in Atlanta who died in 2002. Many of the older musicians and attendees remember Mr. […]

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It’s time for Chicken Raid in Atlanta March 19-20

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta blues fetivals, blues benefits, blues festivals, Chicken Raid, northside tavern March 16, 2016

Chicken Raid happens once a year in Atlanta, at Northside Tavern, and it is one of the warmest and bets blues festivals around! What began as a birthday party for beloved Atlanta blues man Frank Edwards in 1990, and named after one of his songs, evolved into a tribute and fundraiser after his death. It […]