Paul Jones – London, England
Paul Jones is perhaps most recognizable as the vocalist and harmonica player in Manfred Mann, one of the most popular bands of the British Invasion. In 1979 he founded The Blues Band, which helped kick-start [...]
Notodden Blues Festival – Notodden, Norway
The 23-year-old Notodden Blues Festival is a blues adventure every fan should experience. Staffed by a force of 700 volunteers and an administrative staff of 36, the festival turns the tiny Norwegian town of Notodden, [...]
Mary4Music.com – Baltimore, Maryland
This blues and indie music website, which started 13 years ago, has become one of the go-to sites on the Internet for blues fans. Founder Mary Roby partnered with Peter 'Blewzzman' Lauro to produce this [...]
Billtown Blues Association — Williamsport, Pennsylvania
What began in 1990 has become a model for every affiliated blues organization. Today this blues society boasts a membership of over 300 who expertly keep the blues alive in Williamsport and the surrounding Susquehanna [...]
Tampa Bay Blues Festival – St. Petersburg, Florida
What better way to shake off the snows of winter than with a blues extravaganza in sunny Florida? Held each spring since 1995 in Vinoy Waterfront Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Tampa Bay Blues [...]
Tom Wendt – KBOO-FM, Portland, Oregon
When Curtis Salgado says, “When you meet somebody like Tom Wendt, you realize you can’t even carry his lunch pail,” one takes note. Wendt has been the station’s volunteer blues DJ, hosting “Blues Power” (now [...]
Electro-Fi Records – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
With a mission to record the unsung heroes of the blues, Andrew Galloway opened the doors of Electro-Fi Records in 1997. With a focus on older, African-American artists who either hadn't been recorded in a [...]
Tim Parsons – South Lake Tahoe, California
In an age when newspaper content is shrinking, coverage of the arts is usually the first to go, but Tim Parsons continues to steadfastly provide comprehensive coverage of area blues shows via the various publications [...]
Mako Funasaka – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
It's not uncommon to see this quiet man lugging tripods and video and sound equipment as he documents special moments in blues music. Since 2000, Canadian filmmaker Mako Funasaka has traveled the world to record [...]
Mark Pasman – WCSX-FM, Detroit, Michigan
Mark Pasman has hosted “The Motor City Blues Project” every Sunday night for 22 years on the classic rock station WCSX-FM, with over 50,000 watts. “The Paz Man” has one of the top 10 shows [...]