American Folk Blues Festival Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Rev. Gary Davis, Cousin Joe and Otis Spann. For filming, the company transformed the disused Wilbraham Road railway station into "Chorltonville", giving it the supposed appearance of a southern U.S.-style station. About 200 fans were brought by train to the platform opposite the performers. The performance was interrupted by a rainstorm, after which Tharpe performed the gospel song "Didn't It Rain". Blues musicians who performed on the American Folk Blues Festival tours included Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker, Sippie Wallace, T-Bone Walker, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim,
American Blues Theater awareness for children's surgeries and health needs. American Blues also donate proceeds from "Pink Previews" to The Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer research. American Blues Theater's diverse and multi-generational 36-member Ensemble has nearly 600 combined years of collaboration on stage. As of 2017, the theater and artists have 197 Joseph Jefferson Awards and nominations that celebrate excellence in Chicago theater and over 35 Black Theater Alliance Awards. Blues' artists are honored with Pulitzer Prize nominations, Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, and numerous other accolades. More than half of the mainstage productions are world and Chicago premieres. Their