The Columbia City Blues Festival is a curated, historically informed festival celebrating one of America’s greatest original art forms. Each year celebrates an iconic figure in the history of American blues. “and the Blues” is an annual celebration of three artists not identified as blues artist but with deep roots in blues music. Who Do You Love: Bo Diddley and the shape of the blues to come. “and the Blues”: John Coltrane; Hank Williams; Patti Smith Featuring: Amanda Winterhalter plays Hank Williams Leslie Braly plays Patti Smith Kate Olson plays Coltrane House Band: Abbie Blackwell, Eric Eagle, Darren Loucas