FitzGerald's American Music Festival began in 1981"Review: Fitzgerald's American Music Festival, 6/29/12"/ Gaper's Block, By Davis Inman as a weekend event, organized by the operators of the Fitzgerald Night Club, with an appearance by Stevie Ray Vaughan."Forty-plus bands to play American Music Festival". Chicago Tribune. James Porter, June 22, 2016. The first year there were four bands."FitzGerald’s music festival: 35 years and still going strong". Chicago Sun-Times, Tricia Despres 06/29/2016
