30 APRIL 2019 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA: KEVIN BURT, a member of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame, performs before a campaign rally for Joe Biden. Biden, who was Vice President for 8 years, emerged as the Democratic front runner shortly after declaring his candidacy. He kicked off his Iowa campaign in Cedar Rapids, and is visiting Dubuque, Iowa City and Des Moines in the next two days. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.                     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ