David Sanjek–New York, NY
When you think of historical preservation, a quiet library with thousands of dusty books comes to mind. But historical preservation of the Blues is not like studying Latin. The art form is living and evolving, [...]
www.thebluehighway.com–Orlando, FL
www.thebluehighway.com is the perfect rest stop on the information superhighway if you're looking for Blues information. The website was created by Curtis Hewston, a 41 year old technical writer and managing editor for a computer [...]
Austin City Limits–Austin, TX
Years before MTV, VH1 and specialty in-concert shows, there was Austin City Limits. Willie Nelson performed on the 1974 pilot debut for the public television program, which was developed to spotlight the music scene in [...]
Buddy Guy’s Legends–Chicago, IL
In June of 1989, Buddy Guy opened Buddy Guys Legends in downtown Chicago. Distinguished for its innovative scheduling of local, national and international Blues artists, the club has built a reputation as one of the [...]
Lady Luck Rhythm and Blues Casino–Lula, MS
In the early Nineties gambling came to Mississippi and casinos sprouted like cotton throughout the state. Lady Luck Rhythm and Blues Casino planted itself on the banks of the Mississippi River at the Crossroads of [...]
Blues Deluxe (syndicated)–Austin, TX
It's an hours worth of Rock, Alternative and traditional Blues - a weekly dose of Blues you can use on 'Blues Deluxe.' Host/producer David Fusco started the program in 1985 as a two hour weekly [...]
Tom Mazzolini, San Francisco Blues Festival–San Francisco, CA
Started in 1973 to showcase the history of San Francisco and Oakland Blues, the San Francisco Blues Festival is the longest running Blues festival in the United States. Under founding producer Tom Mazzolini, the festival [...]
Steve Cushing ‘Blues Before Sunrise’ WBEZ, Chicago, IL
Steve Cushing, host and producer of 'Blues Before Sunrise,' has been collecting Blues records since graduating from high school twenty-five years ago. Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the Blues was never far away. [...]
The World Don’t Owe Me Nothing–David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards–Chicago, IL
The Blues has been described in many ways but to Honeyboy Edwards it is 'a leading thing,' an irresistible feeling that has called him on - away from the home, away from the comfort, away [...]
Bubba’s Blues Corner–Helena, AR
The family farm was going out of business, and Bubba Sullivan was searching for a new career. All he had to fall back on was a past filled with the culture and heritage of the [...]