What began in 1959 as a meeting place for local musicians, The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation has, since 1998, been teaching Blues history in schools, hospitals, festivals, and libraries. After the death of Piedmont Blues guitarist Archie Edwards, his barbershop became the center of his wish–to keep the stories and guitar licks alive. A foundation was created; the barbershop was given a facelift; and his longtime friends, Michael Baytop, Richard Bones Thomas, Napoleon Brundage, NJ Warner, Eleanor Ellis, and Miles Spicer took up Edwards mandate.
