Marc Lipkin – Alligator Records – Chicago, IL
Imagine how hard it is to get the Blues into the mainstream media. Marc Lipkin has fought that fight for over 12 years. Marc writes all Alligator Artist bios and press releases as well as [...]
Blind Pig Records, San Francisco, CA
In the 1970s, Blues labels like Blind Pig were created from the meager savings of devout fans. Like most labors of Blues love, the label was born from wanting to record and share the performances [...]
Dr. Ernest Withers, Memphis, TN
Is there another picture that more epitomizes Memphis music than Whithers 1956 picture of young Elvis Presley and B.B. King? In fact, flipping through Withers book of photography, The Memphis Blues Again, Six Decades of [...]
Suncoast Blues Society, Tampa Bay, FL
The Suncoast Blues Society boasts an active membership of over 1,000 avid blues fans. In addition to its Blues in Schools and Blues in Library initiatives, the society spearheads donations to local charities and sponsored [...]
Delmark, Bob Koester, Chicago, IL
This year, Delmark Records celebrated its 50th year. Founded initially as a traditional jazz label by Bob Koester, the label began recording blues within three years of its birth. During the 1960’s, Koester helped pioneer [...]
Duke Robillard, Pawtucket, RI
We all know Duke Robillard as the founder of Roomful of Blues or the W.C. Handy Guitarist of the Year, but Robillard has also become one of the most sought-after producers in the blues. He [...]
Chris Mackey, Bayfront Blues Festival, Duluth MN
What began in the rain in 1989 has grown to three days, multiple stages and close to 50,000 people listening to blues on the shore of Lake Superior. Through a dedicated effort to book older, [...]
Bonnie Tallman, BC Productions Artist Management, Hughesville, PA
When Bonnie Tallman formed the artist management arm of her BC Productions in 1994, she approached Greg Piccolo to be her first client. From there, Bonnie has gone on to work with Saffire-the Uppity Blues [...]
Sterling Plumpp, Chicago, IL
When Mississippi-born Sterling Plumpp discovered blues poetry as his voice, his work flowed. Born in 1940, he has published many volumes of poetry, each with special emphasis on the blues. His collections of poems include [...]
Alabama Blues Project, East Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded in 1995, the Alabama Blues Project, under the directorship of Debbie Bond, has created a series of blues education programs that have reached thousands of students of all ages. In addition to the in [...]