When Junior Watson talks about spending all his money in a record store every time he goes to Charlotte, the rest of us should take note. And Charlotte music fans agree as the store annually [...]

There are a few “must visit” places in Clarksdale, including the Delta Blues Museum and Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club, but equally high on that list is Roger Stolle’s Cat Head store. After seven [...]

Founded by Keith Covart, Dan Foley, Ron Korsh and Roger Emalie, this one-of-a-kind music retailer first open its doors in 1968 in Minneapolis. Today, it boasts three locations--in Minneapolis, Duluth and St. Cloud. To this [...]

For an unprecedented fifth year in a row, the Twist & Shout, Denvers premier independently-owned record store, was chosen in 2005 for the prestigious Retailer of the Year at the Annual Association of Recording Merchandisers [...]

With two locations and over 35 years on the business, Music Millennium has earned the reputation as one of the finest record stores in the country. For the Blues fan, its selection of Blues is [...]

Located on Beale St. in downtown Memphis, Memphis Music is the largest Blues retailer in the city. Memphis Music carries music from over 8,000 artists with emphasis on any artist who has recorded the Blues. [...]

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 [...]

In January 1992, Barry M. Smith and Jerry W. Brock opened The Louisiana Music Factory to give New Orleans a record store that catered to regional music. The store is located in the French Quarter [...]

Since its music launch in June of 1998, Internet commerce leader Amazon.com has featured Blues prominently on its website, devoting a special section of its store to Blues reviews, interviews and tributes. Besides covering such [...]