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Hunter, NY – Bluestock is excited to announce the addition of the Robert Cray Band (See the cool video below) to the festival’s inaugural lineup, following the cancellation of the upcoming Gregg Allman tour.

5-time Grammy Award winner and Blues Hall of Fame member, Robert Cray, will bring his own band The Robert Cray Band to the Mountain. Cray has recorded and shared the stage with the best of the best in the blues world, including Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker and Bluestock’s Sunday night headliner, Buddy Guy, and has sold out venues both small and large with his band.

Upon his doctor’s orders, Gregg Allman is unfortunately being forced to cancel his August 26 through September 15 concert dates due to an upper respiratory condition. Treatment is going to involve several days of hospitalization and 4 – 6 weeks of bed rest at home. Allman continues to recover from his successful liver transplant and expects to return to touring in support of his highly acclaimed “Low Country Blues” album in the late fall.

Bluestock’s inaugural lineup also includes Buddy Guy, Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro & The LRBR (featuring Joe Louis Walker, Deanna Bogart and Rick Estrin), Shemekia Copeland, Tab Benoit, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Shakura S’Aida, Curtis Salgado, Zac Harmon, Bob Margolin & Matt Hill, The Reba Russell Band, Shakura S’Aida, Mitch Woods & Billy Gibson, Moreland & Arbuckle, The Alexis P Suter Band, Trampled Under Foot, Bruce Katz, Albert Cummings, Ty Curtis, Port City Prophets and 2011 International Blues Challenge winner, the Lionel Young Band.

Bluestock will be held at world renowned Hunter Mountain Ski Resort, the home of numerous festivals including Mountain Jam and easily accessible from all over the Northeast. The site is known for its bucolic beauty, natural amphitheater and stage site lines, indoor facilities and delicious gourmet food and beer options. On-site accommodations include camping, condos, cabins and RVs.

Produced by Radio Woodstock and Steve and Jeff Simon Presents, Bluestock 2011 will be a 3-day event with music starting on Friday evening August 26th and ending early Sunday evening August 28th. Weekend tickets and single day Saturday and Sunday tickets are be available at Bluestock.com. Friday’s performances will be reserved for full-weekend ticket holders only.

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For Ticket Information: Click Here

For The Schedule: Click Here

For Hotels & Lodging: Click Here