Charlie Lockard, WZXR, Hughesville, PA
Charlie Lockard is a prime example of how one man’s love of the Blues can touch numerous individuals and make a difference. To fulfill a life-long dream of doing a Blues radio show, Charlie purchased [...]
Rum Boogie Cafe, Memphis, TN
Established in 1985 as the cornerstone of the Historic Beale Street and Highway 61, the Rum Boogie Café blends down-home Delta dining with smokin’ Memphis Blues played live seven nights a week. Whenever The Blues [...]
Antone’s Home of the Blues
Every Blues fan knows the storied history of Antone’s club in Austin, Texas. From the day it opened in 1975, Antone’s may have single-handedly kept the Blues alive in the days of disco. But this [...]
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
For the past two years, Sierra Nevada has been an active sponsor of The Blues Foundation’s premier event—The Blues Music Awards. The brewery, founded in 1981, has risen to become one of the top 10 [...]
Electric Fetus, Minneapolis, MN
Founded by Keith Covart, Dan Foley, Ron Korsh and Roger Emalie, this one-of-a-kind music retailer first open its doors in 1968 in Minneapolis. Today, it boasts three locations--in Minneapolis, Duluth and St. Cloud. To this [...]
Blues Festival Guide – Reno, NV
Recognizing a real need in the blues community, the Blues Festival Guide was first published in 2003. Today it publishes over 100,000 copies that are distributed free of charge at many bookstores, record stores festivals [...]
Sean McDevitt – New York, NY
Sean has been a supporter of the blues long before his current position a contributing editor of the nationally distributed magazine 'GuitarOne,' where he writes a monthly blues column featuring an artist interview and a [...]
Bruce Bromberg – Pacific Palisades, CA
Start in the late 60s with the Bihari reissues or Lightnin Hopkins California Mudslide record, jump into the 1970s with records by Lonesome Sundown, Phillip Walker and Johnny Shines, then move into the 1980s and [...]
Ted Boomer – Windsor, OT Canada
Ted Boomer has been promoting the Blues for over 30 years, as an independent promoter, as owner of four nightclubs, as founder of the 12th annual Windsor Bluesfest and 7th annual London Bluesfest, and as [...]
Detroit Blues Society
The Detroit Blues Society (www.dbsblues.com) celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2005, is a longtime affiliate and strong supporter of the Blues Foundation. Together, they sponsor the Detroit Blues Society's annual Blues Challenge - Motor City [...]