Michael ‘Hawkeye’ Herman–Oakland, CA
My mission is to let young folks know that the Blues is an important aspect of American music history The Blues is the real deal, the story of the human experience, and that will always [...]
Ted Drozdowski–Boston-MA
A Blues music journalist writes about the Blues for Blues lovers, but the scribe has the more difficult task of educating and emotionally stimulating the common man about the Blues. Drozdowski has taken on this [...]
Marc Norberg–Minneapolis, MN
A picture is worth a thousand words. To capturing the Blues is to capture emotion, expectations and years of actively living life. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota over four decades ago, Mark Norberg can [...]
Big City Blues–Detroit, MI
Big City Blues was first published as the Detroit Blues Magazine in 1995 by Detroit Blues Society members Robert Junior Whitall and Charles Auringer. The pair put together a team of editors, writers, photographers and [...]
Big Joe Turner Musician’s Fund–Los Angeles, CA
Founded in 1986, The Big Joe Turner Musician's Fund was established by concerned members of the Los Angeles Blues community. One of the organization's goals is to create an ongoing source of funds readily available [...]
Handy Brothers Music Company, Inc.–New York, NY
In 1917, WC. Handy and Henry Pace started Pace and Handy Publishing in Memphis, Tennessee. The following year, Handy relocated to New York City He and Pace dissolved their partnership and Handy started Handy Brothers [...]
John Boncimino, MB Management
One short year after working as a college intern at American Famous Talent, John Boncimino was hired as an agent, despite the tact that he was still a student. Four years later Boncimino understood the [...]
Rick Booth, Intrepid Artists
Rick Booth started Intrepid Artists only two Years ago after leaving the well-known Piedmont Talent. He serves in the capacity of president, owner and artist representative. With a staff of four - Booth, Jim English, [...]
Ben Manilla Productions, House of Blues Productions and CBS Radio for House of Blues Radio Hour
The House of Blues Radio Hour is the collaboration of three sources. Ben Manilla Productions is one of the nation's leading producers of radio programming and audio presentations. Ben Manilla, President of BMP is considered [...]
Stephen Green
The name Stephen Green may not seem familiar: however, most of you have seen Stephen's work. Mr. Green has documented jazz and Blues for the past 15 years as a photo journalist. His work has [...]