The Bluesmaster Music Festival, an all-day  music festival l featuring Mickey Thomas and special guests John Mayall, Elvin Bishop, Ruthie Foster, Kenny Neal, Shemikia   Copeland,  Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgand and Eric Gales  comes to Osceola Heritage Park Saturday, April 30. Advance tickets are $40 and $50. For more information call the box office at 321  697-3333 or visit www.ohpark.com.

More about the lineup:

John Mayall,  is a pioneering English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His musical career spans over fifty years, but the most notable episode in it occurred during the late '60s. He was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers  and has been influential in the careers of many musical artists. 

 Elvin Bishop has been travelling the Blues road longer than most, and he’s got the stories to prove it – many of which are contained within the songs on this release. Stops along the way include his work as a founding member of the groundbreaking Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the early ‘60s, recordings with legends such as Clifton Chenier, John Lee Hooker, and The Allman Brothers, and Pop success with his own 1976 smash hit Fooled Around and Fell In Love.”

Mickey Thomas  joined Jefferson Starship in 1979 after the departure of Marty Balin and Grace Slick. He was also part of the Elvin Bishop Group and sang on Bishop's “Fooled Around and Fell In Love.”

Eddie Shaw has been making music for more than 60 years and has as done just about everything in the blues business. He’s been a sideman, singer, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, producer and tavern owner. He wass bandleader and manager for the late Howlin’ Wolf from 1972 to 1975, before embarking with his own band.