NEWS ARCHIVE
The Blues Foundation announces the recipients of 2019’s prestigious Keeping The Blues Alive Awards!
THE BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF 2019’s PRESTIGIOUS “KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE” AWARDS The eleven honorees will be feted at the KBA Awards event to be held during the 35th International Blues Challenge taking place [...]
BENEFIT 10/19: Across The Great Divide feat. John Prine, Bob Weir, Joe Louis Walker, & more
UpperWest Music Group Presents ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE A Benefit Concert for The Americana Music Association & The Blues Foundation at The Ace Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, October 19 [...]
BREAKING: Blues Music Awards winners announced; Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’s ‘TajMo’ wins seven awards
Blues Music Awards winners announced! TAJMO COLLABORATORS TAJ MAHAL AND KEB’ MO’ TEAM UP AGAIN TO WIN SEVEN AWARDS COMBINED AT THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 39TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS Rick Estrin scored a trio [...]
NEWS: Little Steven joins Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame inductees and Blues Music Awards winners
The sounds, and the stars, of the blues rule Memphis when Blues Music Week kicks off on May 8. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There has never been a Blues Music Week quite like [...]
NEWS: THE BLUES HALL OF FAME WELCOMES ROEBUCK “POPS” STAPLES, SAM LAY, MAMIE SMITH, GEORGIA TOM DORSEY AND THE ACES AS ITS NEWEST MEMBERS ON MAY 9 AT THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 39TH ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY
Historic recordings by Ma Rainey, B.B. King, Joe Turner, Bo Diddley, Albert King, and Booker T. & the MG’s will also be recognized with Hall of Fame induction. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — [...]
NEWS: Winners of International Blues Challenge announced: Kevin “B.F.” Burt, the Keeshea Pratt Band, and more
KEVIN “B.F.” BURT PICKS UP A TRIO OF VICTORIES AND THE KEESHEA PRATT BAND EARNS BEST BAND HONORS AT THE 34th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Artur Menezes, Daniel Eriksen, Fuzzy Jeffries, [...]
BREAKING: 2018 Blues Music Award nominees announced: Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Keb’ Mo’, N. Mississippi Allstars among nominees.
TAJ MAHAL, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, ROBERT CRAY, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS, MAVIS STAPLES AND KEB’ MO’ NUMBER AMONG THE NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR’S BLUES MUSIC AWARDS Winners will be announced at the Blues Foundation’s [...]
LITTLE STEVEN VAN ZANDT AND JOHN OATES JOIN MUSICIANS AND FANS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE FOR THE 34TH INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE
Memphis will be alive with the blues January 16-20 when The Blues Foundation hosts its annual summit MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Blues Foundation’s 34th annual International Blues Challenge definitely [...]
THE BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2018 KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AWARD RECIPIENTS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Blues Foundation’s 34th Annual International Blues Challenge (IBC) will be held in Memphis, Tenn. along historic Beale Street beginning Tuesday, January 16, 2018. The event will [...]
Blues’ Biggest Night! Joe Bonamassa, Bobby Rush, Curtis Salgado, and The Tedeschi Trucks Band grab multiple wins at The Blues Foundation’s 38th Annual Blues Music Awards!
Photo by Brian Anderson MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An amazing gathering of musicians joined music business professionals and devoted fans on May 11 to honor the best [...]
MAVIS STAPLES, MAGIC SLIM, JOHNNY COPELAND, HENRY GRAY, LATIMORE AND WILLIE JOHNSON TO BE INDUCTED INTO BLUES HALL OF FAME THIS SPRING
Six performers, one album, five singles, one book and one magazine founder will be inducted at the Blues Foundation’s 38th Annual Induction Ceremony on May 10, 2017 The Blues Foundation welcomes the 38th class of Blues Hall of [...]
DAWN TYLER WATSON AND AL HILL SCORE TOP HONORS AT THE 33rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE
260 bands from 38 states and 14 countries filled Memphis with the joyous sounds of the blues during this week-long competition Four years ago singer Dawn Tyler Watson reached the top five at the [...]
The Blues Foundation Announces its 2017 Blues Music Awards Nominees
Awards ceremony to be held May 11, 2017 in Memphis The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce the nominations for its annual Blues Music Awards, which the international organization will present on Thursday, May [...]
THE ROLE OF “BLUES AS HEALER” WILL BE EXPLORED AT A UNIQUE PANEL DURING THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 33rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE
Noted musicians Walter Trout and Kenny Neal will participate on this panel along with blues singer, and registered nurse, Patti Parks, journalist Don Wilcock, and Dr. Marie Trout, the author of the new [...]
RISING BLUES STARS BATTLE IT OUT IN MEMPHIS THIS FEBRUARY AT THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 33rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE
The Blues Foundation will also bestow 16 individuals and organizations with its prestigious Keeping the Blues Alive Awards Memphis’ claim as the “Home of the Blues” will be indisputably evident the first week [...]
2016 BLUES HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2016 BLUES HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES On May 4, 2016 five legendary blues performers, two individuals who were instrumental in the creation of blues music, five single blues recordings, one blues album [...]
Congratulations to our 2016 Blues Music Awards Winners!
1. Acoustic Album: The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard – Duke Robillard 2. Acoustic Artist: Doug MacLeod 3. Album: Born to Play Guitar – Buddy Guy 4. B.B. King Entertainer: Victor Wainwright 5. [...]