Santa Barbara Blues Society–Santa Barbara, CA
The Santa Barbara Blues Society was founded in 1977 and has been one of the prime forces in keeping the Blues thriving on the central California coast. Its mission then and today is to present [...]
Dave Rubin, New York, NY
As an author for the Hal Leonard Corporation, Dave Rubin has written more than 20 books on Blues guitar, including his ongoing Inside the Blues series, and has been a musical director for instructional Starlicks [...]
bandvillage–Leicester, NC
Conceived by its founder, Peter Fleming, as a better way to promote independent musicians, encourage live music, and most importantly encourage fans to support those musicians, www.bandVillage.com is a global music portal providing musicians, fans, [...]
Dick Shurman, Chicago, IL
Dick Shurmans career as Blues writer and producer spans over a quarter of a century. His past work as a producer includes artists like Roy Buchanan, Albert Collins, Magic Slim, Charlie Musselwhite, Little Smokey Smothers, [...]
Hugh Southard, Blue Mountain Artists, Charlotte, NC
Hugh Southard got his first taste of the music business in 1978 at the notorious Elbow Room in Harrisonburg, Virginia, which hosted such acts as Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Bonnie Raitt. In [...]
Marc Lipkin – Alligator Records – Chicago, IL
Imagine how hard it is to get the Blues into the mainstream media. Marc Lipkin has fought that fight for over 12 years. Marc writes all Alligator Artist bios and press releases as well as [...]
Blind Pig Records, San Francisco, CA
In the 1970s, Blues labels like Blind Pig were created from the meager savings of devout fans. Like most labors of Blues love, the label was born from wanting to record and share the performances [...]
Dr. Ernest Withers, Memphis, TN
Is there another picture that more epitomizes Memphis music than Whithers 1956 picture of young Elvis Presley and B.B. King? In fact, flipping through Withers book of photography, The Memphis Blues Again, Six Decades of [...]