[1] Some of the most notable artists to have appeared there are Canned Heat, Johnny Copeland[2] and Etta James.
[4] The Orange County Blues Festival was located at Heritage Park, Dana Point.
With the popularity of outside festivals increasing, the two sought to bring one to Orange County.
[5] In 1994, the organizers of the festival were involved in a legal dispute based on who held the naming rights to the event.
Oakes had applied for a permit for the festival to be held from the 24th to the 25th at Heritage Park, but it was discovered by city officials that a wedding had been booked for the 24th in the same location.