The Suncoast Blues Society boasts an active membership of over 1,000 avid blues fans. In addition to its Blues in Schools and Blues in Library initiatives, the society spearheads donations to local charities and sponsored [...]
This year, Delmark Records celebrated its 50th year. Founded initially as a traditional jazz label by Bob Koester, the label began recording blues within three years of its birth. During the 1960’s, Koester helped pioneer [...]
We all know Duke Robillard as the founder of Roomful of Blues or the W.C. Handy Guitarist of the Year, but Robillard has also become one of the most sought-after producers in the blues. He [...]
What began in the rain in 1989 has grown to three days, multiple stages and close to 50,000 people listening to blues on the shore of Lake Superior. Through a dedicated effort to book older, [...]
When Bonnie Tallman formed the artist management arm of her BC Productions in 1994, she approached Greg Piccolo to be her first client. From there, Bonnie has gone on to work with Saffire-the Uppity Blues [...]
When Mississippi-born Sterling Plumpp discovered blues poetry as his voice, his work flowed. Born in 1940, he has published many volumes of poetry, each with special emphasis on the blues. His collections of poems include [...]
Founded in 1995, the Alabama Blues Project, under the directorship of Debbie Bond, has created a series of blues education programs that have reached thousands of students of all ages. In addition to the in [...]
George Hunt has dedicated over 30 years of painting to the blues. His work, which can be seen on Beale Street includes 13 posters for the Beale Street Music Festival, 22 portraits for the Blues [...]
Jeff writes about blues for the Chicago Sun-Times, where he works as a copy editor in the Features Department. His love and knowledge of the music has translated into feature stories and album reviews for [...]
One of the most significant blues releases of all-time was released this year with The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966. Lovingly produced by David Peck & Jon Kanis of Reelin’ In The Years Productions, along [...]