Contact: Jay Sieleman, Executive Director, 901.527.2583 xt 12 jay@blues.org The Blues Foundation Announces Attendees for the 2008 Blues Music Awards Tickets still available Memphi... <more>

Contact: Jay Sieleman, Executive Director, 901.527.2583 xt 12 jay@blues.org The Blues Foundation Announces Nominations for the 2008 Blues Music Awards Online Voting and Ticket Sale... <more>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-- August 1, 2007; CONTACT: Jay Sieleman, Executive Director, (901) 527-2583/jay@blues.org Memphis, TN -- The Blues Foundation announces several changes for the nomination proc... <more>

The Blues Foundation Announces Nominations for the 2007 Blues Music Awards Online Voting Opens for Blues Foundation Members Memphis, TN (December 12, 2006) – In a year that has already witnessed... <more>

23rd International Blues Challenge February 1-3, 2007 Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee Press Release The World's Largest Gathering of Blues Bands! February 1-3, 2007 Memphis, TN... <more>

The Blues Foundation to Honor 15 at 2006 Blues Hall of Fame Ceremony Performers James Cotton and Bobby Rush Among 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees Memphis, TN (March 1, 2006) – The Blues Foundation wi... <more>

Contact: Jay Sieleman, Executive Director, 901.527.2583 jay@blues.org The Blues Foundation Announces Nominations for the 2006 Blues Music Awards Online Voting Opens for Blues Found... <more>

Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2005; CONTACT: Jay Sieleman, Executive Director, (901) 527-2583/jay@blues.org Memphis, TN -- The Blues Foundation announces that its annual recogni... <more>

MAVIS STAPLES AND CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE HONORED WITH THREE W.C. HANDY BLUES AWARDS Big Night for Blues Piano and Pinetop Perkins (Memphis, TN) Mavis Staples and Charlie Musselwhite were honored wi... <more>

For Immediate Release Contact: Suzanne Hamm, 901-277-6067 Suzanne.hamm@email.com Lori Guyton, 901-277-6066 lguyton@midsouth.rr.com Memph... <more>

Memphis, Tennessee - The Blues Foundation will produce the 26th W.C. Handy Blues Awards on Thursday May 5, 2005 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The presenting spo... <more>

July 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2005 International Blues Challenge February 3-5, 2005 A Blues Foundation Production  Memphis, Tennessee - The 2005 International Blues Challenge ... <more>

Jason Nocera, creator of the music cartoon Buddy and Hopkins, has produced a comic strip specifically designed to help promote the Blues Foundation. The comic strip features Buddy exasperated at the f... <more>

Blues Foundation Announces Nominations for the 25th W.C. Handy Blues Awards Anniversary Celebration Planned to Recognize the Best of the Blues Memphis, TN (January 14, 2004) 2004 may be the 50... <more>

The BluesFirst weekend just concluded and what a great series of events. The panels, the receptions, the old friends are all part of it. The Keeping the Blues Alive Awards ceremony Saturday morning ... <more>

Blues Hall of Fame Inductees 2004 The following esteemed individuals and recordings have been selected for induction into the Blues Hall of Fame by The Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame committee, ch... <more>

RECORD NUMBER OF BLUES ACTS TO COMPETE IN THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 20TH INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Memphis, Tennessee – Over 90 blues acts from around the world will be competing in The Blues Foun... <more>

The Blues Foundation is proud to launch their new website....

November 25, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Keeping the Blues Alive Awards Memphis, TN - Seventeen dedicated blues enthusiasts will receive The Blues Foundation's 2004 Keeping The Blues Alive (... <more>

Memphis, Tennessee - The Blues Foundation will present the 25th W.C. Handy Blues Awards on Thursday April 29, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Beale Street Music Festival will follow on April 30-May 2... <more>

2004 International Blues Challenge and BluesFirst January 29 – 31, 2004 Memphis, Tennessee A Blues Foundation Production The program for the 2004 International Blues Challenge (IBC) and BluesFir... <more>

Memphis, Tennessee - The 2004 International Blues Challenge (IBC) and BluesFirst gathering will be held January 29-31, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards ceremony wil... <more>