Bill Wyman’s Blues Odyssey
The second book by the former Rolling Stone bassist (after his memoir Stone Alone) is an expansive and comprehensive look at the Blues, a volume that truly deserves its name. Spanning 400 years from the [...]
Bill Ellis
The son of a former Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys member, Bill Ellis nevertheless found his muse in the Blues. And since moving to Memphis in 1996 he has made it his beat, [...]
Sound Advice
This Florida-based consumer electronics store chain specializes in presenting great sounds, whether it be through a Bang & Olufsen stereo on the showroom floor or the annual Ft. Lauderdale Blues festival that bares its name. [...]
Bucks County Blues Society
This is the second KBA for the BCBS, the oldest continually-active Blues society in the country. Originally formed in 1977 by three buddies looking for a fun way to raise some cash for their softball [...]
Paul Benjamin – North Atlantic Blues Festival – Rockland, ME
With his partner Jamie Isaacson, Benjamin has been putting on the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland, Maine, for the past eight years. While many other festivals experienced a slump this year due to the [...]
It’s A Girl Thang
Lea Gilmore's It's A Girl Thang: Women in the Blues was created in 1997 by chief content provider Gilmore and Webmaster/funder Paul 'P.W.' Fenton. The site features historical profiles of women artists, interviews with contemporary [...]
Roots and Rhythm, El Cerrito, California
For 25 years, Roots & Rhythm owners Frank Scott and Nancy Scott-Noennig have been selling the best and most obscure Blues, Folk, Country, and every other kind of roots music through their mail-order catalog. They [...]
Alligator Records
In 1971, a 23-year-old shipping clerk at Delmark records named Bruce Iglauer took a tiny inheritance and used it to record his favorite Chicago Blues band. The eponymous Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers became [...]
Jim English, Jr.
Jim English, Jr., is Vice president of the Charlotte, North Carolina booking powerhouse Intrepid Artists. The group handles booking for Bernard Allison, Sean Costello, Kenny Neal, and Chubby Carrier, to name a few. His career [...]
Liz Smith
More and more Blues societies are realizing the value of a Web site, but few have taken the tool the heights of the New York Blues and Jazz Society. With a clean and classy look [...]