What began in 1959 as a meeting place for local musicians, The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation has, since 1998, been teaching Blues history in schools, hospitals, festivals, and libraries. After the death of Piedmont [...]
What began in 1990 as Tim Duffys dream was born for real in January of 1994. Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of [...]
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 [...]
No one has devoted more to keeping the Blues alive than Sonny Payne, the legendary host of KFFAs King Biscuit Time, the longest running Blues radio show in history. Sonny first broadcast the show in [...]
No terrestrial radio station programs more Blues than WRFG (89.3FM) in Atlanta, and the Blues world has no better friend than WRFG. The station programs 20 hours of Blues a week -- four hours a [...]
OffBeat is New Orleans' and Louisiana's music and entertainment magazine. It is the first purchase every music fan should invest in when you arrive in the Crescent City. Published every month, OffBeat contains interviews and [...]
Roger Naber has been promoting the Blues for over 25 years, as an independent promoter, as owner of the twice-honored KBA Blues club Grand Emporium in Kansas City, as co-founder of the Kansas City Blues [...]
Roger Wood has compiled the definitive history of the Blues men and women of the various inner-city wards and outlying communities of Houston. Many of these Texas performers, like Lightnin Hopkins, Johnny Copeland, and Albert [...]
Since 1989, when Ron Esser became the owner and manager of Moondogs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it has been blessed with performances by late greats such as Johnny Copeland, Luther Allison, and Junior Wells; current stars [...]
The Howlin' Wolf Story, the first film biography of the Wolf, was directed by Don McGlynn and produced by Joe Lauro. Their in-depth look at Wolf's life and music includes astounding, rare film footage and [...]