The Fox Valley Blues Society of Illinois can take credit for uncovering the RCA/Bluebird Blues recordings that were made in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, Illinois. This historical Blues find prompted the society to rally the town of Aurora to rename the street the hotel is on ‘Blues Alley’. The organization produces Blues on the Fox, an annual three day festival in Aurora.
The FVBS has established an ongoing Blues in the Schools program for Aurora area schools and reinforces their commitment to education with a weekly TV series for Aurora Public Television. The group was responsible for legend Honeyboy Edwards’ and Carey Bell’s performance and recording of The World Don’t Owe Me Nothin’, the Earwig Records’ CD at the Sky Club in the Leland Hotel. The FVBS recently released a new web site that features the society’s bimonthly newsletter and latest events. Visit them at www.foxvalleyblues.org
