Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Lisa Callegan, left, and Vera "Granny" Peel dance to live music.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Ty Robin, 11, right, and his 8-year-old sister Ella, enjoy live music with their mother, Kelly Hickerson in Town Square.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND James Johnson, from Baton Rouge, performs at the festival.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Denise Howard and Ralph Smith dance to the sounds of James Johnson.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Olivia Brown, 4, plays in a water feature added to Town Square.

Advocate staff photo by HEATHER MCCLELLANDFriends, from left, Blues Mitchell, Erik Herrmann, Erik Herrmann Jr. and Victoria Chapman show their appreciation for a particular song performed Saturday by James Johnson at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival. Mitchell said he can remember seeing Johnson play when Mitchell was a teenager. 'The blues are made to connect you to everyone else,' Mitchell said.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Crowds gather under shade provided by a large oak tree and seating area in Town Square.

Advocate staff photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND A crowd gathers Saturday in Town Center to hear Jonathon 'Boogie' Long during the Baton Rouge Blues Festival.

Advocate staff photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Jack Brown and Doris Quintana, left, enjoy Jonathon 'Boogie' Long as he performs among the audience using a wireless guitar.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Annette Bowman, with Matthew Schlenker, holds onto her hat during a strong breeze.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLANDAsia Grant, 8, cools off by playing in a water feature in Town Square.

Advocate Staff Photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Jeremy Stein, Texas born but now living in Baton Rouge, is an acclaimed blues musician at 16 years old. Stein participated in a question and answer session for the public inside the Old State Capital.