Natchel’ Blues Network–Norfolk, VA

2016-11-10T17:01:03+00:00November 10th, 2016|

The Nachel' Blues Network has been promoting the Blues since 1984. Initially founded by musicians(Chase Jackson, Ernie Williams, Jackie Merritt) to increase local Blues Awareness, the society presented the Elizabeth River Blues Festival for nine [...]

Michael ‘Hawkeye’ Herman–Oakland, CA

2016-11-10T17:01:02+00:00November 10th, 2016|

My mission is to let young folks know that the Blues is an important aspect of American music history The Blues is the real deal, the story of the human experience, and that will always [...]

Ted Drozdowski–Boston-MA

2016-11-10T17:01:02+00:00November 10th, 2016|

A Blues music journalist writes about the Blues for Blues lovers, but the scribe has the more difficult task of educating and emotionally stimulating the common man about the Blues. Drozdowski has taken on this [...]

Marc Norberg–Minneapolis, MN

2016-11-10T17:01:02+00:00November 10th, 2016|

A picture is worth a thousand words. To capturing the Blues is to capture emotion, expectations and years of actively living life. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota over four decades ago, Mark Norberg can [...]

Big City Blues–Detroit, MI

2016-11-10T17:01:02+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Big City Blues was first published as the Detroit Blues Magazine in 1995 by Detroit Blues Society members Robert Junior Whitall and Charles Auringer. The pair put together a team of editors, writers, photographers and [...]

Big Joe Turner Musician’s Fund–Los Angeles, CA

2016-11-10T17:01:02+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Founded in 1986, The Big Joe Turner Musician's Fund was established by concerned members of the Los Angeles Blues community. One of the organization's goals is to create an ongoing source of funds readily available [...]

Handy Brothers Music Company, Inc.–New York, NY

2016-11-10T17:01:02+00:00November 10th, 2016|

In 1917, WC. Handy and Henry Pace started Pace and Handy Publishing in Memphis, Tennessee. The following year, Handy relocated to New York City He and Pace dissolved their partnership and Handy started Handy Brothers [...]

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