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Anyone who thinks Junior Brown is out of place headlining Saturday’s Doheny Blues Festival lineup in Dana Point because he’s a country picker hasn’t heard him shred the blues so convincingly that Stevie Ray Vaughan would have doffed his hat in respect. “Stupid Blues” on his most recent album, “Long Walk Back,” proves him a master of the form in a single seven-minute showcase.

* Junior Brown, Bobby Blue Bland, Koko Taylor, Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples, Eric Burdon, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, others, Doheny Blues Festival, Dana Point. 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Also Sunday. $10-$25 per day or $40 for a two-day pass. $30-$60 for V.I.P. ticket, includes access to front seating section and $1 off drinks. $125 for Backstage Gold ticket, includes access to front seating section and backstage area, one catered meal and all-day complimentary drinks. (949) 262-2662 (recorded info) or (949) 360-7800 (ticket office).