Larry Lisk – St. Petersburg, Florida
Now in his 16th year hosting Mo Blues Monday on Tampa's WMNF 88.5 FM, a 70,000-watt community radio station, Larry Lisk has made his show the definitive place for west-central Florida blues lovers to get [...]
Blue Star Connection – Winter Park, Colorado
Since its beginning in 2005, the mission of Blue Star Connection has been to help medically fragile children and teens. The organization was born when John Catt of the Grand County Blues Society asked a [...]
Stony Plain Records – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Stony Plain Records was co-founded by Holger Petersen and Alvin Jahns 38 years ago. As Canada’s oldest independent blues label, Stony Plain has released over 350 records of both Canadian and American blues and roots [...]
Crossroads Blues Society of Illinois – Rockford, Illinois
The Crossroads Blues Society of Illinois, founded in 1994, has since 2001 made its Blues in the Schools programs its primary emphasis. KBA recipient Fruteland Jackson helped kick off its school efforts in 2002, and [...]
Cristen Craven Barnard – Senatobia, Mississippi
Cristen Barnard began as an artist at age 4, and has grown to be a major illustrator of blues festival posters since her first in 1997 for the King Biscuit Festival. Since then, she has [...]
BluesCazorla – Cazorla, Spain
For 20 years, the BluesCazorla festival has brought the finest blues performers to play on four stages around this tiny town. Located three hours south of Madrid, Cazorla features master classes and meet-and-greets, augmented by [...]
Myron Mu – San Francisco, California
For 30 years, Myron Mu has booked bands to perform seven nights a week at his iconic San Francisco club, the Saloon. That might add up to more than 10,000 shows. And then factor in [...]
Kingston Mines – Chicago, Illinois
For 45 years, Kingston Mines has been one of the premier destinations to experience the blues in Chicago. Founded in 1968 by “Doc” Pellegrino, this family business has become a landmark on the Near North [...]
Tas Cru – Chaumont, New York
For over 20 years, Tas Cru has been developing and conducting activities ranging from teaching about the blues and its history to teaching people how to play and enjoy the blues. In that time, Cru [...]
George Mitchell – Fort Myers, Florida
From the 1960s until the 1980s, George Mitchell traveled throughout the South and recorded blues musicians such as Jessie Mae Hemphill, Fred McDowell, Johnny Woods, George Henry Bussey, Jim Bunkley, Charlie Burse, Will Shade, Gus [...]