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DEADWOOD JAM history

(Plus other Black Hills Music festivals and concerts from the past)

The annual Deadwood Jam began in 1991 in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Great music was brought into the Black Hills by so many great bands over the years
to this outdoor music festival in downtown Deadwood.

I searched on line for past Deadwood Jam band line-ups, found almost nothing, so
I thought it would be nice to share my old clippings and concert guides
with others looking for Deadwood Jam history.
It begins with a poster for the 1st annual Deadwood Jam in 1991,
credited to the Deadwood Jam Facebook page.
I'm still looking for the 2nd annual Deadwood Jam line-up.
Then, what I have to share are my scans from what I collected during the concerts
and begins with a couple articles from the 3rd annual Deadwood Jam,
and band line-ups, reviews and photos thru the 15th Deadwood Jam (plus the 18th)

The Deadwood Jam continues today and in 2024
The Deadwood Jam became an inductee
into the South Dakota Rock and Rollers Hall of Fame
for its contribution of bringing amazing talent to the Black Hills.
READ MORE


Click on the concert guides below for more info
including band line-ups, photos and reviews for that year.

Deadwood Jam 1
Deadwood Jam 1
1991
Jerry Jeff Walker,
NRPS, John McKuen...
Deadwood Jam 3
Deadwood Jam 3
1993
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,
Group W...
Deadwood Jam 4
Deadwood Jam 4
1994
Delbert McClinton,
Leon Russell...
Deadwood Jam 5
Deadwood Jam 5
1995
Fabulous Thunderbirds,
Arlo Guthrie...
Deadwood Jam 6
Deadwood Jam 6
1996
Edgar Winter,
Koko Taylor...
Deadwood Jam 7
Deadwood Jam 7
1997
John Mayall,
Starship...
Deadwood Jam 8
Deadwood Jam 8
1998
Johnny Winter,
Traffic,
Kenny Wayne Shepherd...
Deadwood Jam 9
Deadwood Jam 9
1999
Tonic,
Tommy Castro,
Jeff Healey...
Deadwood Jam 10
Deadwood Jam 10
2000
Little Feat,
Big Head Todd...
Deadwood Jam 11
Deadwood Jam 11
2001
Delbert McClinton,
Elvin Bishop,
Big Head Todd...
Deadwood Jam 12
Deadwood Jam 12
2002
Blues Traveler,
Wilson Pickett,
Robert Cray,
Taj Mahal...
Deadwood Jam 13
Deadwood Jam 13
2003
Collective Soul,
Spin Doctors...
Deadwood Jam 14
Deadwood Jam 14
2004
Jonny Lang,
Commodores...
Deadwood Jam 15
Deadwood Jam 15
2005
Kenny Wayne Shepherd,
Big Head Todd...




(Deadwood Jam 16, 2006)
Deadwood Jam 16
2006




(Deadwood Jam 17, 2007)
Deadwood Jam 17
2007
Deadwood Jam 18
2008
Wallflowers, Atlanta Rhythm Band...


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Ox Yoke Ranch, Nemo, South Dakota "Days of '76"


Here's another blast from the past of Black Hills music that some old-timers might remember.
These posters are from the 1979 and 1980 Nemo Ox Yoke Ranch "Days of '76" 2-day concerts.
What memories!
Nemo Ox Yoke Ranch concerts
Ox Yoke 1979
Nemo Ox Yoke Ranch concerts
Ox Yoke 1980

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Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festivals

1st, 1990
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival
3rd, 1992
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival
4th, 1993
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival
5th, 1994
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival
6th, 1996
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival
8th, 1998
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival
9th, 1999
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival
10th, 2000
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival


12th, 2002
Black Hills Jazz & Blues Festival

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Black Hills Heritage Festival


Black Hills Heritage Festival

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Various Blues acts, mostly Rapid City...

1989, Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers in Rapid City
1989, Sugar Blue
Sugar Blue in Rapid City
1989, William Clarke
William Clarke in Rapid City
1990, Anson Funderburgh
& the Rockets feat Sam Myers
Anson Funderburgh in Rapid City
1990, Legendary Blues Band
Legendary Blues Band in Rapid City
1991, Jerry Portnoy
Jerry Portnoy in Rapid City
1991, Luther Johnson
Luther Johnson in Rapid City
1991, Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins in Rapid City
1992, Gatemouth Brown
Clarence Gatemouth Brown in Rapid City
1992, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials in Rapid City
199?, Eddie Clearwater
Eddie Clearwater in Rapid City
1992, Sonny Rhodes
Sonny Rhodes in Rapid City
1993, Savoy Brown (Deadwood)
Savoy Brown in Deadwood
1993, Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis in Rapid City
1993, Mark Hummel +
Mark Hummel in Rapid City
1993, Chris Duart
Chris Duarte in Rapid City
1993, Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Little Charlie & the Nightcats in Rapid City
1993, Sam Lay
Sam Lay in Rapid City
1993, Smokin Joe Kubek
Smokin Joe Kubek in Rapid City
1994, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Fabulous Thunderbirds in Rapid City
1994, The Paladins
The Paladins in Deadwood
1999 Tab Benoit
Tab Benoit in Rapid City
1999 Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang in Rapid City
2003 BB King, Sioux Falls, SD
BB King in Sioux Falls, SD



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KTEQ-fm 91.3 was Rapid City's alternative underground student-run FM radio station that helped
promote all these concerts, broadcast from the South Dakota School of Mines campus.
Go to ARCHIVE.org to listen to KTEQ-fm 91.3 blues-rock radio shows from the 1990s.
"Boogie with Boz & Brenda" were 3 hour shows you can now listen to on line or download as MP3 files.

KTEQ-fm 91.3 Rapid City logos

and some of you may remember the very early days of KTEQ-fm at 88.1 Mhz on the radio dial (1971-1982)...

KTEQ-fm 88.1 Rapid City logos

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