TAJ MAHAL, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, ROBERT CRAY, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS, MAVIS STAPLES AND KEB’ MO’ NUMBER AMONG THE NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR’S BLUES MUSIC AWARDS Winners will be announced at the Blues Foundation’s [...]
Memphis will be alive with the blues January 16-20 when The Blues Foundation hosts its annual summit MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Blues Foundation’s 34th annual International Blues Challenge definitely [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Blues Foundation’s 34th Annual International Blues Challenge (IBC) will be held in Memphis, Tenn. along historic Beale Street beginning Tuesday, January 16, 2018. The event will [...]
Photo by Brian Anderson MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An amazing gathering of musicians joined music business professionals and devoted fans on May 11 to honor the best [...]
Six performers, one album, five singles, one book and one magazine founder will be inducted at the Blues Foundation’s 38th Annual Induction Ceremony on May 10, 2017 The Blues Foundation welcomes the 38th class of Blues Hall of [...]
260 bands from 38 states and 14 countries filled Memphis with the joyous sounds of the blues during this week-long competition Four years ago singer Dawn Tyler Watson reached the top five at the [...]
Awards ceremony to be held May 11, 2017 in Memphis The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce the nominations for its annual Blues Music Awards, which the international organization will present on Thursday, May [...]
Noted musicians Walter Trout and Kenny Neal will participate on this panel along with blues singer, and registered nurse, Patti Parks, journalist Don Wilcock, and Dr. Marie Trout, the author of the new [...]
The Blues Foundation will also bestow 16 individuals and organizations with its prestigious Keeping the Blues Alive Awards Memphis’ claim as the “Home of the Blues” will be indisputably evident the first week [...]
BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2016 BLUES HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES On May 4, 2016 five legendary blues performers, two individuals who were instrumental in the creation of blues music, five single blues recordings, one blues album [...]
