For over 20 years, Tas Cru has been developing and conducting activities ranging from teaching about the blues and its history to teaching people how to play and enjoy the blues. In that time, Cru and his various programs have reached over 18,000 students in 12 states. His model is simple: before he embarks on a program, he works with individual teachers to better assess the needs of their students as he tailors his presentation. Thus his unique approach can fit into almost any school curriculum from Language Arts to Social Studies to Music. He has also funded the production of his children’s CD, Even Bugs Sing the Blues. Teacher Lindsay Wilbanks summed up the numerous endorsements: “I can say that Mr. Cru’s presentation was the most age appropriate and engaging presentation to date. He had students dancing, singing, and thinking about how the blues genre relates to their lives.”
