Founded in 1979, the Sacramento Blues Society promotes and preserves the blues through a number of ongoing activities. In addition to a variety of concerts and blues jams, the society also devotes major efforts to [...]
Gary Wagners Nothin but the Blues radio show has been the heart of the blues in Southern California since 1992. His show runs every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on KKJZ. In 2012, the station dropped [...]
Guido van Rijn is a Dutch blues and gospel historian. His major historical work is a set of six books that examine the way blues and gospel artists experienced eleven 20th-century American presidents and their [...]
Jerzy George Kossek is a nationally and internationally recognized educator, blues theorist, and blues promoter who has actively promoted blues music in Poland over the past three decades. Known to many as Doctor Blues, Kossek [...]
Norway's Gøran Stensrud is proof of just how much one dedicated individual can affect the blues culture of a nation. It started in 1996, when he and a couple of friends created the Hunndalen Blues [...]
Of the iconic blues clubs scattered across the country, Rosa's Lounge stands uniquely off the beaten path. Founded 30 years ago by Tony Mangiullo, and spiritually modeled after the legendary Theresa's Lounge, Rosa's Lounge is [...]
Peter Carlsons Sagebrush Productions has produced a body of blues DVDs that are a must for every blues lover around the world. In addition to performance DVDs, five core DVD biographies showcase Junior Wells, Son [...]
The Royal Mail Hotel, established in the 1840s as a classic Australian pub, and owner Andrew Café have a wonderful history of providing live blues every week for the past 26 years. The hotel has [...]
This summer is the 30th anniversary of the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. It has become one of the longest-running, most prestigious blues festivals in the world. Held on the shore of the Mississippi River, this [...]
Though he has over 25 years of producing and engineering experience, Frank Roszak began his promotional work in 2004 as director of marketing and promotions for Delta Groove Records, where he was directly responsible for [...]