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Blues Music is the secular folk music of American blacks
From its obscure origins among Southern blacks in the early 20th century, the blues' simple but expressive forms had become in the 1960s one of the most important influences on the development of popular music in the United States.
As a musical style the blues are characterized by expressive pitch inflections (blue notes), a three-line textual stanza of the form AAB, and a 12-measure form. Typically the first two and a half measures of each line are devoted to singing, the last measure and a half consisting of an instrumental "break" that repeats, answers, or complements the vocal line. In terms of functional (i.e., traditional European) harmony, the simplest blues harmonic progression is described as follows (I, IV, and V refer respectively to the first or tonic, fourth or subdominant, and fifth or dominant notes of the scale):
Phrase 1 (measures 1-4) I-I-I-I
Phrase 2 (measures 5-8) IV-IV-I-I
Phrase 3 (measures 9-12) V-V-I-I
African influences are apparent in the blues tonality; the call and response pattern of the repeated refrain structure of the blues stanza; the falsetto break in the vocal style; and the imitation of vocal idioms by instruments, especially the guitar and harmonica.
Although instrumental accompaniment is almost universal in the blues, the blues are essentially vocal. Blues songs are lyrical rather than narrative; the singer expresses his feelings rather than tells a story. The emotion expressed is generally one of sadness or melancholy, often due to problems in love. To express this musically, blues performers use vocal techniques such as melisma and syncopation and instrumental techniques such as "choking" or bending guitar strings on the neck or applying a metal slide or bottleneck to the guitar strings to create a whining, voice-like sound.
The origins of the blues are poorly documented. Blues developed in the southern United States after the American Civil War. It was influenced by work songs and field hollers, minstrel-show music, ragtime, church music, and the folk and popular music of whites. Blues derived from and was largely played by southern black men, most of whom came from the milieu of agricultural workers. The earliest references to blues date back to the 1890s and early 1900s. In 1912 black bandleader W.C. Handy'scomposition "Memphis Blues" was published. It became very popular, and thereafter many other Tin Pan Alley songs entitled blues began to appear.
The rural blues developed in three principal regions, Georgia and the Carolinas, Texas, and Mississippi. The blues of Georgia and the Carolinas are noted for their clarity of enunciation and regularity of rhythm. Influenced by ragtime and white folk music, they are more melodic than the Texas and Mississippi styles. Blind Willie McTell and Blind Boy Fuller were representative of this style. The Texas blues are characterized by high, clear singing accompanied by supple guitar lines that consist typically of single-string picked arpeggios rather than strummed chords. Blind Lemon Jefferson was by far the most influential Texas bluesman. Mississippi Delta blues are the most intense of the three styles and have been the most influential. Vocally they are the most speech-like, and the guitar accompaniment is rhythmic and percussive; a slide or bottleneck is often used. The Mississippi style is represented by Charley Patton, Willie Brown, Eddie "Son" House, Robert Johnson, and Johnny Shines.
The first blues recordings were made in the 1920s by black women such as Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, and Bessie Smith. These performers were primarily stage singers backed by jazz bands; their style is known as classic blues.
The Great Depression and the world wars caused the geographic dispersal of the blues as millions of blacks left the South for the cities of the North. The blues became adapted to the more sophisticated urban environment. Lyrics took up urban themes, and the blues ensemble developed as the solo bluesman was joined by a pianist or harmonica player and then by a rhythm section consisting of bass and drums. The electric guitar and the amplified harmonica created a driving sound of great rhythmic and emotional intensity.
Among the cities in which the blues initially took root were Atlanta, Memphis, and St. Louis. John Lee Hooker settled in Detroit, and on the West Coast Aaron "T-Bone" Walker developed a style later adopted by Riley "B.B." King. It was Chicago, however, that played the greatest role in the development of urban blues. In the 1920s and 1930s Memphis Minnie, Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, and John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson were popular Chicago performers. After World War II they were supplanted by a new generation of bluesmen that included Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett), Elmore James, Little Walter Jacobs, and Otis Spann.
The blues have influenced many other musical styles. Blues and jazz are closely related; such seminal jazzmen as Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrongemployed blues elements in their music. Soul music and rhythm and blues also show obvious blues tonalities and forms. The blues have had their greatest influence on rock music. Early rock singers such as Elvis Presley often used blues material. British rock musicians in the 1960s, especially the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and John Mayall, were strongly influenced by the blues, as were such American rock musicians as Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and the Allman Brothers Band.
Blues Music Links
Highway 49 - Comprehensive listings for Australian blues. Maintained by
Glenn Nelson.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~hwy49
Australian Blues
http://www.aba.net.au/people/cs/ozblues/
Dave Tice - Australian rock and blues legend. Heard on albums by Buffalo,
Bishops, Headhunters and Barkings.
http://isd.canberra.edu.au/~jdw/davetice
Fred's Blues Rooms - All the Australian Blues music links there are to find!
http://listen.to/ozblues
G'day Blue
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1347/gbentry.html
Melbourne Blues
http://www.angelfire.com/on/theblues/
Kevin Borich Express
http://www.kevinborich.com
Paul O'Brien & Thundershuffle - Sydney based three-piece blues band.
http://www.thundershuffle.live.com.au
Bay Area Blues Clubs - San Fransisco
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/5346/bay.html
Benelux Blues Scene - Blues in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Large
interactive database of gigs, bands, clubs, festivals and agents.
http://www.bluesweb.org/
Blue Mountain Blues - The Northwest's Blues Connection
http://yoda.bmi.net/kevins/bmb/
Blues Germany - The blues websides of Germany - as complete as possible.
Presented by Blues News, the German blues magazine.
http://www.blues-germany.com/
Blues Ginza - Tokyo, Japan
http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~bginza/
Blues London South West - south-west London
http://www.thebeeches.demon.co.uk/
Blues On Stage - Comprehensive guide to blues in the Twin Cities
(Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota). One of the largest live review
sections on the net. Very large listing of profiles too.
http://www.geocities.com/~mnblues/
Blues-Net Berlin - Berlin, Germany
http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~sniehota/blues.html
CanEHdian.com - Canadian Blues - A growing directory of the Canadian blues
music scene. Includes artist listings with descriptions
http://www.canehdian.com/genre/blues.html
Chicago Live Music Information - Chicago Live Music Info
http://www.nwu.edu/WNUR/jazz/performance/chicago/
Chicago Reader Guide to Blues, Gospel, & RB clubs - weekly updated Chicago
Reader guide to music in chicago
http://chi.yahoo.com/external/reader/music/blues_gospel_r_b.html
Dallas Blues - by Chuck Nevitt
http://www.inergy.com/chucknevitt/
Dallas/Fort Worth Blues Website - by Don O
http://members.xoom.com/don_o
Indy Blues Net - Information and links to the Indianapolis, Indiana blues
scene. direct links to bands, clubs, ect..
http://members.aol.com./jscharb117/indyblue.html
Los Angeles Blues Clubs
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/5346/5346.html
New Jersey Blues
http://members.aol.com/bluesnj/
San Antionio Blues Clubs
http://www.sonnyboylee.com/blueclub.htm
Spain Blues
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/vicix/catblu.htm
Sunday Blues Midwest Club links - clubs in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
http://www.sunday-blues.com/clubs.html
Texas Blues Music - Site related to blues music in Texas
http://www.texasbluesmusic.com/
The Alabama Blues Project - Highlighting Alabama's Blues accomplishments
http://www.alabamablues.org/
The UK Northern Blues Guide - a list of blues links all over the United
Kingdom
http://www.highroyd.com/blues/
Twin Cities Blues Clubs - Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
http://www.mtn.org/tcjs/schedules/blues_clubs.html
Aalborg Blues Forum - in Denmark
http://www.come.to/AalborgBluesForum
Alabama Blues Society - Magic City Blues Society
http://www.bham.net/blues/
Alaska Blues Society - Virtual Anchorage
http://www.alaska.net/~mmorgan/blues.html
Argentina Blues Society - The Friends World Wide Blues Tribute is a non
business organization dedicated to the ones like us who love the BLUES.
http://www.overnet.com.ar/Users/fwwbt.html
Atlanta Blues Society - Dedicated to keeping the Blues alive in Atlanta and
the Southeast
http://www.acme-atlanta.com/clubs/abs/
Blues Associations of South East Queensland - in Australia
http://mbm.tierranet.com/Assoc.htm
Blues Bank Collective - The Blues Bank Collective is dedicated to uniting
people of all ages, races and creeds through the distinctly soulful American
music called blues.
http://www.bluesbank.org/
Blues Live - In Finland.
http://www.jyu.fi/~thrafool/eng.htm
Blues Societies (at BluesWeb) - very large list of Blues Societies,
including the ones without a website
http://www.island.net/~blues/soc.html
Blues Society of Indiana
http://www.bluesindy.org/
Blues Society of Western New York
http://www.servtech.com/~rhino333/wnyblue.htm
Boise Blues Society - Boise, Idaho
http://www.cyberhighway.net/~boiblues/
Boston Blues Society - Official web site of the Boston Blues Society.
Celebrating their tenth year. List of upcoming blues events with sound clips
of area bands. Also has a great blues discussion group.
http://www.bostonblues.com/
Bucks County Blues Society
http://members.aol.com/Navoznik/
Cascade Blues Association - A Non-Profit organization dedicated to
preserving and promoting Blues Music in the Great Northwest.
http://www.cascadeblues.org/
Central Iowa Blues Society - Keeping the Blues alive in the Midwest and
beyond through appreciation and education since 1992
http://www.cibs.org/
Central New York Blues
http://www.idsmedia.com/cny-blues/
Charlotte Blues Society
http://carolinablues.com/cbs/
Colorado Blues Society
http://www.omn.com/gold/cbs/
Columbus Blues Alliance - The Columbus Blues Alliance, is a non-profit
organization, formed to promote various styles of blues music in central
Ohio.
http://www.colsbluesalliance.org/
Connecticut Blues Society
http://members.esslink.com/~tpethier/
Crossroads Blues Society - in Sweden
http://hem.passagen.se/blues/
Dallas Blues Society
http://www.metronet.com/~labiche/dallas.blues.html
DC Blues Society
http://www.dcblues.org/
Detroit Blues Society
http://www.flash.net/~dbsblues/
Fox Valley Blues Society
http://www.foxvalleyblues.org/
Greater Cincinnati Blues Society
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gcbs/
Houston Blues Society
http://www.neosoft.com/~hbs
Hudson Valley Blues Society - New York
http://members.aol.com/hvbsblues/
Inland Empire Blues Society - Spokane, Washington
http://www.iea.com/~scovert/
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association
http://www.kvba.org/
Kansas City Blues Society
http://worldmall.com/wmcc/kcblues/
Kentuckiana Blues Society
http://members.aye.net/~kbsblues/
Knoxville Blues Society
http://user.icx.net/~ambient_life/htm/blues.htm
Linn County Blues Society - Linn County Blues Society Cedar Rapids Iowa
LCBS. Features Bluesmore in August on the Brucemore grounds.
http://www.lcbs.org/
Long Island Blues Society
http://members.aol.com/uniquenyc/libs.htm
Louisiana Blues Societies
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/kwiksilver/louisiana.html
Manhattan Blues Alliance
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/2905/
Manitoba Blues Society
http://www.mbblues.mb.ca/
Mid Mississippi Muddy Water Blues Society - in Quincy, Illinois
http://golden.adams.net/~mmmwbs/
Natchel' Blues Network - Norfolk, Virginia
http://www.natchelblues.org/
New York Blues Society - Dedicated to supporting, promoting, and educating
the NYC and surrounding areas with the latest info in the blues music
community.
http://www.nybluessociety.org
New Zealand Blues Society - News from around the world, interviews and
articles, plus profiles of New Zealand blues artists.
http://www.blues.co.nz/
Northern Michigan Blues Society
http://www.nmbs.org/
Oklahoma Blues Society - BackBeat magazine with CD reviews, the OK Blues Gig
Guide with schedules by date, band, venue or city, incl. booking info,
sites, maps and links to other resources.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/2261/
Phoenix Blues Society
http://www.phoenixblues.org/
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society - Piedmont, North Carolina
http://www.piedmontblues.com/
Pittsburgh Blues Society
http://members.aol.com/pittsblues/
Riverfront Blues Society
http://biz.ipa.net/blues/
San Antonio Blues Society - San Antonio, Texas
http://www.sanantonioblues.com/
San Luis Obispo Blues Society
http://www.calpoly.edu/~khischke/
Shasta Blues Society - Redding, California
http://www.shasta.com/blues/
Shenandoah Valley Blues Society - West Virginia
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~srm4n/svbs/svbs.html
Sir Charles Blues Lab - nonprofit organization, providing young people with
musical instruments and cultural experiences in the tradition of American
music
http://www.blueslab.com/
Skylands Blues Society - New Jersey / Pennsylvania
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/6070/
Stichting Rhythm & Blues Breda - a Blues foundation in the South of The
Netherlands
http://members.tripod.com/~srbb/
Stockholm Blues Society's - in Sweden
http://wsite.com/Stockholmblues/
The Sandhills Blues Society - The Sandhills Blues Society is based in
Fayetteville, NC and actively promotes the blues as a living art form. We
are actively seeking new members and donations to support our programs:
Blues Showdown, Blues in the Schools, Annual Barbeque, Fourth Friday Artist
Sponsorship.
http://www.sandhillsblues.org
Toronto Blues Society - No description
http://www.torontobluessociety.com/
Tucson Blues Society
http://www.azstarnet.com/~dfulton/index.html
Tulsa Blues Club
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8661/
Washington Blues Society
http://www.wablues.org/
Antone's - Austin, Texas
http://www.antones.com
B.L.U.E.S - Chicago
http://centerstage.net/chicago/music/clubs/blues.html
Bayfront Blues Saloon - Superior, Wisconsin
http://www.bayfrontblues.com/saloon/
Blue Cafe - Long Beach, California
http://www.thebluecafe.com/
Blue Cat Blues - Dallas, Texas
http://www.bluecatblues.com/
Blue Note Live - The legendary NYC Club. Live/Archived Events.
http://bluenote.net/live
Blues Chicago Style - Ribs and Blues
http://www.famousdaves.com/blues_chic.htm
Bob's - Abilene, Texas
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Towers/3658/h_bobs.html
Cafe Boogaloo - Hermosa Beach, California
http://www.boogaloo.com/
Carranza's Pit Stop - San Antonio, Texas
http://www.sonnyboylee.com/carranza.htm
Checkerboard Lounge - Chicago
http://chicago.sidewalk.com/link/10584
Dave's CC Club - Tallahassee, Florida
http://www.davesccclub.com/
De Blauwe Wolk - Zottegem, Belgium
http://users.skynet.be/bvanoude/wolk.htm
Dead Goat Saloon - Salt Lake City, Utah
http://utah.citysearch.com/E/V/SLCUT/0004/02/72/cs1.html
Essegem Blues - Brussels, Belgium
http://www.ecna.org/ccjette/
Fitzgeralds Night Club - Chicago
http://www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com/
House of Blues
http://www.hob.com/
J&J Blues Bar - Fort Worth
http://www.jjbluesbar.com/
John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom Room - San Francisco, California
http://sanfrancisco.sidewalk.com/detail/7273
Kid's Rhythm 'n' Blues Kaffee - Antwerp, Belgium
http://users.skynet.be/kid.vanthienen/
Kingston Mines - North Halsted, Chicago
http://www.kingston-mines.com/
Kintaro Blues Bar - Sapporo, Japan
http://www.voicenet.co.jp/~ken/BluesBar/BluesBar.html
Knitting Factory - New York
http://www.knittingfactory.com/
Maloe Melo - Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://people.a2000.nl/rstam/mm_home/
Mojo Blues Bar - Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.mojo.dk/
Preservation Hall - New Orleans
http://www.preservationhall.com/
Rosa's Lounge - Chicago
http://www.rosaslounge.com/
Slippery Noodle Inn - Indianapolis, Indiana
http://www.slipperynoodle.com/
Spalding Blues Club
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/frankskinner/
Spirit of 66 - Verviers, Belgium
http://users.skynet.be/sky80229/66/
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar - Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.blueschat.com/StevieRays/
The Bayou Cafe - Mount Vernon, New York
http://www.thebayouny.com/
The Bone - Dallas, Texas
http://www.thebone.com/
The Funky Butt - New Orleans
http://www.funkybutt.com/
The Torch Club - Sacramento, California
http://www.jps.net/gtrman/torch.htm
Tipitina's - New Orleans
http://www.tipitinas.com/
Vic's Kangaroo Cafe - New Orleans
http://www.satchmo.com/vics/
Wings - San Antonio, Texas
http://www.sonnyboylee.com/wings.htm
Wonderful's Blues Club - Kalamazoo, Michigan
http://hometown.aol.com/handtwo/page3/index.htm
Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival - Ann Arbor, Michigan
http://a2.blues.jazzfest.org/
Apple River Blues Festival - Somerset, Wisconsin
http://www.bayfrontblues.com/apple/
Bayfront Blues Festival - Duluth, Minnesota
http://www.bayfrontblues.com/bayfront/
Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival - Peer, Belgium
http://www.break-away.be/
Bishopstock Blues Festival - Clyst St Mary, Devon, Great Britain
http://www.bishopstock.com
Blues 2000 - Swan Lake, New York
http://www.blues2000.com/
Blues by the River - Redding, California
http://www.shasta.com/blues/
Blues Estafette - Utrecht, Netherlands
http://www.bluesworld.com/Estafette.html
Blues on the Range - Chisholm, Minnesota
http://www.bayfrontblues.com/range/
Bluestock - Memphis, Tennessee
http://www.bluestock.org/
Bull Durham Blues Festival - Durham, North Carolina
http://www.hayti.org/12th/bull-durham-blues.html
Eureka Springs Blues Festival - Eureka Springs, Arkansas
http://www.eureka-springs-usa.com/blues/
Festival de Jazz de Montral - Montral, Canada
http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/
Gaildorfer Bluesfest - Gaildorf, Germany
http://www.bluesfest.de/
Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival - Colne, Lancashire, England.
http://www.blues-festival.com/
Great Southern International Blues Festival - Narooma, NSW, Australia
http://www.southcoast.com.au/go/bluesfest/
Handzame Blues Festival - Handzame, Belgium
http://gallery.uunet.be/handzameblues/
Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival - New Brunswick, Canada
http://www.harvestjazzblues.nb.ca/
Jubileums Blues Hamar Norway - first weekend in september 2000 in Norway
http://www.jubileumsblues.com
King Biscuit Blues Festival - Helena, Arkansas
http://www.kingbiscuit.com/kbbf.htm
Lehigh Valley Blues and Jazz Festival - Whitehall, Pennsylvania
http://lvbluesfest.com/
Long Beach Blues Festival Web Site - held Labor Day Weekend
http://www.klon.org/events/bluesfestival/blues.html
Lowcountry Blues Bash - Charleston, South Carolina
http://www.bluesbash.com/
Mid Atlantic Music and Arts Festival - Timonium, Maryland
http://www.mamamusicfest.com/
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival - Held every July 4th weekend on the banks
of the Mississippi river.
http://www.mvbs.org/
More Blues Festival - Zottegem, Belgium
http://users.skynet.be/more/
Moulin Blues - Ospel, Netherlands
http://www.iae.nl/users/ospelmbf/
Mountain of Blues Festival - Ruidoso, New Mexico
http://www.ruidoso.net/bluesfestival/
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana
http://www.nojazzfest.com/
New York State Rhythm & Blues Festival - Syracuse, New York
http://www.nysbluesfest.com/
North Sea Jazz Festival - Den Hague, Netherlands
http://www.netcetera.nl/northsea/
Ottawa Citizen Bluesfest - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
http://www.ottawa-bluesfest.ca/
Pocono Blues Festival - Big Boulder, Pennsylvania
http://www.big2resorts.com/blues/
Ritzville Blues Festival - Ritzville, Washington
http://www.ritzvilleblues.com/
Riverhead Blues Festival - Riverhead Long Island, New York
http://www.riverheadli.com/bluesfest/
San Francisco Blues Festival - San Franscisco, California
http://www.sfblues.com
Santa Cruz Blues Festival - Santa Cruz
http://www.santacruzbluesfestival.com/
Sarasota Blues Fest - Sarasota, Florida
http://www.sarasotabluesfest.com/
Springing the Blues - Jacksonville, Florida
http://www.springingtheblues.com/
Steak'N'Blues Festival - Grill a steak at the lake and listen to great blues
in Muskegon, Michigan.
http://www.steaknblues.com
Tampa Bay Blues Festival - St. Petersburg, Florida
http://www.tampabaybluesfest.com/
The Madison Blues Festival - Madison, Wisconsin
http://www.madisonblues.com/
Treasure Coast Blues Festival - Fort Pierce, Florida
http://www.tcfestivals.com/
W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival - Henderson, Kentucky
http://www.handyblues.org/
Waterfront Blues Festival - Portland, Oregon
http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com/
http://www.bluesfestivals.com
Yank Rachell Memorial Blues Festival - Indianapolis, Indiana
http://www.bluesworld.com/Yankfest.html
mls Blues Fest 1999 - July 8th-11th, Sweden
http://www.amal.se/evenemang/blues
6 O'Clock Blues - WSIE 88.7 FM, Edwardsville, St. Louis
http://www.siue.edu/~jsmothe/sixblu.html
Bad Dog Blues - Bad Dog Blues is a blues radio show out of Rochester, NY
that's being playing the blues for ten years. They're playing the best blues
from the 20's through the 90's. Every month we have new reviews, news,
artist profiles and more.
http://www.baddogblues.com/
BluePower
http://www.bluepower.com/
Blues Beat - on HOT FM 106.7, from Mildura Victoria, Australia. Live
broadcast every day at 10PM local time (12AM GMT)
http://www.hotfm.org.au/
Blues Before Sunrise
http://www.cramer-ts.com/blues/
Blues Channel, The - Mai Cramer's Real Blues with an extensive New England
Blues Calendar, monthly interviews, and the Blues Gals cartoon.
http://www.realblues.com/
Blues on Tap - KIOO 99.7 FM, Visalia, California
http://www.audionet.com/music/shows/bluesontap/
Blues Walk
http://www.blueswalk.com/
Breeze Radio Network - WWBZ - 98.9 FM / WLGX - 106.7 FM
http://www.breezeradio.com/
Crescent City Music Show - WAXY 790 AM - Crescent City Music Show is South
Florida's outlet for Louisiana music on the radio. Saturday Nights, 11 p.m.
790AM (WAXY)
http://www.gate.net/~sapple/top.htm
KLCC 89.7 FM - The Studio
http://www.klcc.org/
LouisianaRadio.com - Broadcasting Louisiana's music, 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
http://www.louisianaradio.com/
Nothin' But The Blues - 96.1 FM KLPX, Tucson
http://www.klpx.com/terryo/
Radio Free New Orleans
http://www.neworleansonline.com/rfno.htm
Saturday Night Blues - CBC Radio (Canada)
http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/snb/
Steepin' in da Blues - KRUA 88.1 FM, Anchorage, Alaska.
http://www.netcasting.net/steepin/
Sunday Blues Netcast - weekly Real Audio program, links and schedules for
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio
http://www.sunday-blues.com/
Texas Blues Radio - KNON 89.3FM, Dallas, Texas
http://www.flash.net/~johnmac/blues/
Texas Blues Roadhouse - internet only program, recorded live each week from
J&J's Blues Bar in Fort Worth Texas.
http://www.bluestown.com/texasbluesroadhouse/
The Blue Highway : The Bluescasts - very large list of blues radioshows all
over the world, also some rarer information on blues artists.
http://www.thebluehighway.com/makers.html
The Blues Experience - webcast with Steve Hoffman
http://www.broadcast.com/music/shows/blues/bluesexperience/
The Blues Playground - WCCC 106.9 FM, Hartford, Connecticut
http://users.neca.com/bfstew/program.htm
The Shack of Blues - an hour of blues with the bluesboy every friday at 9
eastern
http://www.bluesboymusic.com/shack.html
Tren Tres - in Spain
http://www.rtve.es/rne/r3/r3s28.htm
UK Blues - the best of the blues from the last 4 decades in Britain.
http://www.nowmedia.co.uk/ukblues.html
WNUR-FM JazzWeb - WNUR-FM JazzWeb
http://www.nwu.edu/WNUR/jazz
WSFM Surf 107
http://www.surf107.com/
WWOZ 09.7FM (New Orleans) - Listener supported Jazz and Heritage station for
New Orleans
http://www.wwoz.org/
WXRT Radio Chicago - Blues Breakers hosted by Tom Marker every Monday night
at 9pm.
http://www.wxrt.com/onthair/programs/blues_breakers.html
Black, White & Blue - a tribute to the bluespiano : reviews, interviews,
tips & tricks.
http://gallery.uunet.be/embee/
Harmoniblues - a site dedicated to blues harmonica : free harmonica lessons,
harmonica teachers database, bluesharp artists, 300 blues links and free
blues games.
http://www.harmoniblues.com/
LarrysWorld - Blues, Vintage, Guitars, Amps, Effects, Schematics
http://www.deltabluesman.com/
Learn to play blues piano - very basic introduction to the blues piano
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/cs93/playblue2.html
SPAH - The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica
http://members.aol.com/harmonica/
Washboards International - Everything you always wanted to know about
washboards. Includes a list of players.
http://www.washboards.com/
78 Quarterly - Blues magazine about 78s records.
http://www.bluesworld.com/78Q4
Allmusic Zine (Blues) - The Allmusic Zine covers all genres of music, with a
special section dedicated to coverage of the blues, including reviews,
articles, and interviews, updated daily.
http://allmusic.com/zine/blues_set.html
Back to the roots - Belgian Bluesmagazine
http://myplace.to.be/backtotheroots/
Blue Monday - Full length Blues tunes from some of the best new Blues
artists.
http://www.cuttingweb.com/bluemonday/
Blueprint - the magazine of the British Blues Connection
http://www.highroyd.com/blueprint/
Blues & Soul - British magazine
http://www.bluesandsoul.co.uk/
Blues Access Online
http://www.bluesaccess.com/
Blues and Roots - Suite101.com
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/blues
Blues Bytes - A monthly online magazine of blues CD reviews
http://www.bluenight.com/bluesbytes/
Blues Revue Magazine - the world's largest blues publication
http://www.bluesrevue.com/
Blues To Dos - Focusing on the Northwest. Check out a huge list of venues,
or find out about upcoming performances.
http://www.speakeasy.org/blues2do/
Blues/Soul Scene - Blues/Soul Scene brings the latest news and reviews about
the blues music scene.
http://www.globaldialog.com/~jeff61/
BlueSpeak - Monthly blues magazine offers reviews, features, archives, and
contact information.
http://www.bluespeak.com/
Delta Snake Blues News
http://www.island.net/~blues/snake.html
Jazz and Blues Report
http://www.jazz-blues.com/
Jefferson Blues Magazine - Named after legendary Texas bluesman Blind Lemon
Jefferson, this Scandinavian magazine was founded in 1968 and is the oldest
blues magazine in the world. The Internet version began in 1996.
http://home6.swipnet.se/~w-60259/
Jug Band Rag
http://nj5.injersey.com/~jugband
Juke Blues - Blues and Rhythm and Blues magazine featuring articles,
interviews, news reviews, gig guide, and photos of classic American blues
heroes, as well as new stars on the scene.
http://www.bluesworld.com/JukeBlues.html
Les Amis du Blues - The French Blues alternative in North America.
Blues-magazine in Quebec.
http://www.clic.net/~blues/
Living Blues - Now published by he Center for the Study of Southern Culture
at the University of Mississippi, Living Blues celebrated its 25th year in
1995 and has become the definitive blues magazine.
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south/blues.html
Midnight Blue Cyberzine
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bluegary/
New Orleans Music News - New Orleans music news, concert listings, artist
bios, audio clips, music shopping and more
http://www.satchmo.com/nolavl/nomusic.html
OffBeat Magazine - New Orleans and Louisiana Music and Entertainment Monthly
http://www.offbeat.com/
Real Blues Magazine - North America's Guide for the Connoisseur of Blues
Music
http://www.realbluesmagazine.com/
Rhythm City - a magazine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
http://www.rhythmcitymag.com/
Southwest Blues Magazine
http://www.southwestblues.com/
The Blues Audience - Online blues magazine from New Hampshire, with listings
of New England blues band gigs and club schedules.
http://www.top.monad.net/~dshonk/
The Mudcat Cafe - The Mudcat Cafe and The Digital Tradition are dedicated to
the preservation and appreciation of blues and folk music.
http://www.mudcat.org/
The R&B Page - R&B Legends - Music and Personal Interviews with R&B legends
via RealAudio
http://www.rbpage.com/
Tobacco Road Blues Online
http://www.carolinablues.com/
Tri-State Blues
http://www.tristateblues.com/
VJM's Jazz & Blues Mart - Jazz and Blues Trading Magazine
http://www.vjmuk.demon.co.uk/
Ace Records
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/
Alligator Records - This consistently award-winning indie is "the world's
foremost authority" on contemporary Chicago blues. Artist bios (Luther
Allison, Albert Collins, Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor, Saffire, Lil' Ed,
many more), liner notes, soundclips, cover art, online shopping.
http://www.alligator.com/
Antone's Records - Austin's own blues label is now online with a complete
listing of Antone's artists : Snooky Prior, Kim Wilson, Sue Foley, Lou Ann
Barton, Angela Strehli, lots more. Contests, tour dates & online ordering.
http://www.antones.com/
Arhoolie - Specializing in older, country blues recordings (Mississippi Fred
McDowell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, etc.) and field recordings.
http://www.arhoolie.com/
Atlantic Records
http://www.atlantic-records.com/
Atomic Theory - Various musical genres, including contemporary urban blues:
the excellent Lamont Cranston Blues Band, Hoopsnakes, James Solberg, etc.
http://www.tt.net/atomic/
Bear Family Records
http://www.bear-family.de/
Biograph Records - For over 30 years Biograph has worked to preserve old
jazz, blues and ragtime music. Blues artists include Son House, Skip James
and Blind Willie McTell.
http://www.biograph.com/
Black & Tan Records - in Belgium
http://www.black-and-tan.com/
Black Top Records - A Rounder Records affiliate. Contemporary up-tempo urban
blues: Ronnie Earl, Anson Funderburgh, Guitar Shorty, James Harman, Ron
Levy, Greg Piccolo, etc. Lotsa good soundclips and pix..
http://www.rounder.com/rounder/profiles/btop.html
Blind Pig - Many "one-off" recordings by a wide variety of acknowledged
masters (Luther Allison, George "Harmonica" Smith), plus a roster of
excellent newer artists (Chris Cain, Tommy Castro, etc.) Nearly every album
has soundclips and cover art.
http://www.blindpigrecords.com/
Blue Collar Music - A record company run by blues musicians for blues
musicians. Featuring Kim Wilson, Fred Kaplan and many more artists
http://www.bluecollarmusic.com/
Blue Goat Records
http://www.iuma.com/Bluegoat
Blue Suit Records
http://www.blue-suit.com/
Blue Sunday entertainment - Independent Blues Label and entertainment
entity.
http://www.bluesunday.com/
Blues Access: Where to Find 'Em - an almost complete list of blues-labels
(without websites, but with addresses and phone numbers), on the website of
Blues Access Magazine
http://www.bluesaccess.com/whr2find.html
Blues From Detroit on CD - An independent blues record label from the metro
Detroit area, specializing in all styles of blues, ranging from the more
traditional Delta & Chicago styles to the current rocking blues sound.
http://www.nocover.net
Blues Planet Records - Small new label, but it includes the immortal Hubert
Sumlin and former Muddy Waters sideman Paul Oscher, so these guys know
credentials when they see them.
http://bluesplanet.com/
Bluescat Records - Bluescat is a company specialising in Blues, Jazz and
Gospel music CDs from the 1890s to the present day.
http://www.bluescat.com/
Bullseye Records - A Rounder Records affiliate that leans a bit toward R&B.
Roomful of Blues, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Johnny Nocturne, Ronnie Earl, Charles
Brown, Ann Peebles, the unique Hop Wilson, more. Lots of audio samples to
snack on.
http://www.rounder.com/rounder/profiles/beye.html
Cannonball Records
http://www.canball.com/
Catfish/Reddrum Records
http://www.realtime.net/catfishrecords/
Chess Records - The home of classic Chicago blues. Muddy Waters, Howlin'
Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy... all
the giants were here.
http://www.mca.com/mca_records/library/chess.catalog.html
Continental Record Services - in Holland
http://www.continental.nl/
Delmark Records
http://www.idsonline.com/delmark/
Document - Specializing in complete works of the earliest artists. Tommy
Johnson, Skip James, Charlie Patton, Blind Blake, Furry Lewis, Ma Rainey,
Son House, just about anything recorded before World War II is probably
here.
http://www.island.net/~blues/strategy.htm#BLUES / DOCUMENT
EasyDisc - Budget-priced compilations from the Rounder family of labels.
Great intros for newbies and the curious...
http://www.rounder.com/rounder/catalog/bylabel/edis/
Ecko Records - Memphis R&B Recording Studio
http://www.eckorecords.com/
Fat Possum Records - Not the same old blues. Raw and unpolished blues.
Artists include R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, T-Model Ford, Elmo
Williams, Hezekiah Early, Hasil Adkins, Neckbones, 20 Miles, Robert Cage,
Cedell Davis, Jelly Roll Kings, Robert Palmer, Paul Wine Jones, Johnny
Farmer, Frank Roach, Super Chikan, Country Teasers, ...
http://www.fatpossum.com/
Flying Fish - A staggering variety of roots music. Not much blues when they
started out, but now their catalogue includes Gary Primich, Mark Hummel,
Satan & Adam, and Cephas & Wiggins. Soundclips there for the tasting.
http://www.rounder.com/rounder/catalog/bylabel/fly/
Fullmoon Records - in Australia
http://www.fullmoon.com.au/
Greasy Pig Records - Independent label featuring Michael Wilson Group and
their new cd the Blues in Black and White
http://www.greasypig.com
Havic Records
http://www.havic.com/
HighTone Records / Testament Records - HighTone features newer artists like
Robert Cray and Chicago Bob Nelson. Testament releases archival recordings
by Sleepy John Estes, JB Hutto, Fred McDowell, etc.
http://www.hightone.com/
Hottrax Records - an independent record label located in Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.hottrax.com/
House of Blues Online - The House of Blues record label: great collections
(Essential Blues, Essential Women in Blues, etc) and great artists (Cissy
Houston, Blues Brothers)
http://www.hobmusic.com/
Jewel-Paula Records & CDs... - Blues, Soul, Gospel (sermons & singing), Pop,
Techno/Dance, Jazz, Comedy, Zydeco and more. FEATURING REAL AUDIO, John Fred
& The Playboys Lightnin' Hopkins, Carl Sims, Johnnie Taylor, BB King, Moms
Mabley, Pigmeat Markham, Ivera, Shaune Ann Fuez...
http://www.jewel-paula.com/
King Snake Records
http://www.kingsnakerecords.com/
Malaco Records
http://www.malaco.com/
Malibu Beach Records
http://www.malibubeachrecords.com/
Messaround Records - San Francisco style blues-Gary Smith, John "Broadway"
Tucker, Jerry Miller, Charlie Musselwhite and more.
http://www.messaround.com/
MW Records - Blues Record Label in Holland
http://www.musicwords.nl/
New Moon Music
http://www.newmoonmusic.com/
Phat Sound Records - Dynamic Soul and R&B label featuring: Gwen
McCrae,Frank-O, Muffin, and Phunk Dawg.
http://members.aol.com/phatsound1
Provogue - Blues rock record label for Walter Troutm, Carl Verheyen, Dave
Hole, Michael Katon, Bobby Mack Omar and the Howlers Rob Tognoni, Innes
Sibun, Jon Tiven, Mason Ruffner, Tolo Martin, Lee Clayton, Jan James the
Hamsters, Andy Gunn.
http://www.provogue.com/
RaveOn Productions
http://www.raveonproductions.com/
Rhino Records - An acknowledged leader in the field of reissues. Classic
Albert King and Elmore James compilations, Great for newbies -- many others.
Also produces the massive, critically acclaimed 'Blues Masters' series.
http://www.rhino.com/
Rooster Blues - home of the unique Super Chikan
http://harp.rounder.com/rounder/profiles/rblu.html
Rounder Records - The mothership label of roots music. Offers Rory Block,
Marcia Ball, Johnny Copeland, Johnny Shines, Robert Nighthawk, Duke
Robillard, George Thorogood, many more major artists. Also distributes
dozens of smaller blues labels. This site is an immense source of
soundclips, bios, and pictures.
http://www.rounder.com/
Rykodisc Records
http://www.rykodisc.com/
Silk City Recording Company - Silk City is a small indie label specializing
in Blues, Folk and Jazz artists the US.
http://www.silkcitycd.com/
Smithsonian Folkways - Archival recordings of early country-blues artists:
Rev. Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, Leadbelly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Elizabeth
Cotten, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry, etc.
http://www.si.edu/folkways/bluz-art.htm
Speakeasy CDs - Independent Blues Recording Label.
http://www.execulink.com/~speakeasy/
Stumble Records - German label
http://www.Blues-Germany.com/stumble.htm
Sunny Moon - Jazz, Blues, World and Folk (in Germany)
http://www.sunny-moon.com/
Taxim Records - one of Germany's foremost specialists in roots music, i.e.
blues, roots-rock, country, folk and all points in between
http://www.taxim.com/
Thumbs Up!! Music - Blues Harmonica - Dedicated to promotion of blues
harmonica.
http://www.thumbsupmusic.com
Tone-Cool Records - Tone-Cool Records represents John Brim, Johnny Hoy & The
Bluefish, Mark Hummel, Kid Bangham & Amyl Justin, Little Anthony & Sugar
Ray, The Love Dogs, Dave Maxwell, "Earring" George Mayweather, The James
Montgomery Band, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Paul Rishell & Annie
Raines, Terrance Simien, Susan Tedeschi, Toni Lynn Washington, Monster Mike
Welch, and Tony Z.
http://www.tonecool.com/
TopCat Records - Texas indie sports just a few, not-yet-famous artists, but
pix and soundclips are provided for all - great way to make a new discovery.
http://www.texasblues.com/
Toulouse Records
http://www.toulouseworld.net/toulouserecords/
Tradition - a Rykodisc subsidiary offering mid-priced albums by major
acoustic artists (Lightnin' Hopkins, Fred McDowell, Sonny & Brownie, etc.)
An affordable starting point.
http://www.rykodisc.com/rykointernal/rykolabels/tradition/bluemenu.html
Trainwrecords - Indie blues label
http://www.trainwrecords.com
Varrick - a Rounder subsidiary that carries the Nighthawks, Roomful of Blues
and J.B. Hutto, among others.
http://www.rounder.com/rounder/catalog/bylabel/varr/
Verve Interactive
http://www.verveinteractive.com/
Winner Records
http://www.bluespower.com/
World Talent Records
http://members.aol.com/rockmez/
Yazoo - Many of the earliest blues recordings ever made. Henry Thomas,
Charlie Patton, Skip James, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt,
Scrapper Blackwell, jug bands, lots more historical treasures.
http://www.yazoobluesmailorder.com/
100 Mississippi Delta Blues Haiku - why the Delta Blues are similar in
content, motifs, and form to traditional Japanese Haiku ...
http://www.lcc.net/~geoffw/
12 Bar Muse
http://12bar.com/
4Blues
http://www.4blues.com/
Ain't nothin but the blues! - Artists pages; links.
http://www.sonnyboylee.com/
Beale Street Blues Photos - live shot photography of blues musicians taken
in clubs on Beale Street, many excellent photos
http://www.bealestreetbluesphotos.com/
Big Daddy's Blues Juke - Dedicated to the blues and it's primary instrument,
the guitar. This is a collection of the finest blues links on the net.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gunslngir
Blues & Race Relations - Excellent website about the history of the Blues
and how it affected the race relations in the USA.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/bluesthesis/
Blues and Jazz Cd's and cassettes - Blues and Jazz Cd's and Cassettes , from
classic artists to the contemporary.
http://musicbin.vstores.com/
BluesBoyMusic - nice layout, sets and the LIVE Shack of Blues too. Supports
RealPlayer and Windows Media. Multiple modem speeds.
http://www.bluesboymusic.com/
Bluestown.com - Internet Only Shows, Live Radio Programs, live & archived
concerts, full length CD's in the Juke Joint and a chat-channel.
http://www.bluestown.com/
BluesWEB / King Biscuit Time
http://www.island.net/~blues/
BluesWorld - blues articles, photographs, reviews, records, compact discs,
CDs, 78 rpm phonograph record auctions, magazines, books, musicians,
authors, researchers, resourses, links.
http://www.bluesworld.com/
Brad Sondahl's Blues and Jazz MIDIs - Original blues MIDI's available as
Juke Box or in zip format.
http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl/music.html
Charlie Hilbert's Homepage of Blues - Music, pics, stories about the blues.
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/2639/
Chicago Blues Archives - run by the Chicago Public Library
http://cpl.lib.uic.edu/001hwlc/vpablues/cba.html
Completely Blues - blues music, blues festivals, guitar tuition
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Canal/5705
Corky Siegel's Planet - member of a famous chicago blues band in the 60-70's
http://www.chamberblues.com/planet/
Delta Blues Museum - The Museum houses thousands of books, recordings,
tapes, CDs, videos, rare photographs and memorabilia tracing the roots of
this unique American phenomenon.
http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/
Delta Blues Superstars - Included is a series of portraits of blues greats
such as John Hurt, Blind Boy Fuller, Charlie Patton and many others. By Neil
Harpe.
http://www.toad.net/~harpe/blues/bhome.html
DrMojo's Guide to the Blues, Life, Work, The Spirit. - Mojo-vation from
Dr.Mojo on the healing spirit of the blues, including slide guitar,
bottleneck and piano blues.
http://www.drmojo.com
Dust My Broom - Lyrics and Guitar tablatures of some Delta Blues artists.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/duchene/index.htm
Electric Blues - 100's of Blues & Classic rock CD ratings with artist
website links, CD reviews, RealAudio Blues Jukebox, online music stores,
messsage board, more.
http://www.electricblues.com/
harmonica mp3 blues - MP3 harmonica files
http://www.nornan.ac.se/users/michael.backstrom
Harry's Blues Lyrics Online - Lyrics and soundclips of blues songs, blues
terms and language defined and explained, the blues tree, blues history,
blues books selection and more
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/kowalski/112
Hovel of Blues - an ode to the blues and a couple of links, that's all.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/3877/
It's A Girl Thang - This site is a celebration of women and their vast
contributions to blues music. Each month there will be a feature interview
with a contemporary woman blues artist, tour information, profiles of
historical figures, and much more.
http://www.p-dub.com/thang/
Modern Soul & R'n'B - All about music of R&B. Featuring recent releases,
charts, lyrics....
http://www.bigfoot.com/~kennei
Mojo - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Mojo
http://www.sonic.net/yronwode/mojo.html
Nuthin But The blues
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/metal/580/blues.html
NY CD Blues - Lots of excellent CD reviews online. You need to be a
subscriber for most of the pages.
http://www.panix.com/~bsco/
Photographs by Greg Evans, blues and more - Freelance photographers site
with an emphasis on blues musicians.
http://members.aol.com/photog0314
Roots Music Reissue Index - Roots music anthologies... Blues, Country Blues,
Delta Blues, Hillbilly, Old Time, Old-Timey ...
http://members.aol.com/nnnnbody/roots.html
Scottyboy's Blues Au Go Go - Classic blues artists from the heyday of
Chicago blues in the '50s. Includes .wav files plus some interesting
photographs of blues legends.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/4466/
That Blues Music Page - That Blues Music Page at The Weightless Dog. So hard
core, you might get hurt
http://www.fred.net/turtle/blues.shtml
The Blue Highway - The best resource to help your blues hunt on the web.
Contains a very large lists of links.
http://www.thebluehighway.com/
The Blues Experience - Blues music and blues information, featuring
RealAudio webcasts of The Blues Experience; recommended blues CDs and books;
a blues quiz; and monthly blues contests.
http://www.bestblues.com/
The Blues Foundation - (Producer of the W.C. Handy Blues Awards, the Blues
Hall of Fame, the Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Int. Blues Talent
Competition)
http://www.blues.org/
The Blues mp3 and Lyrics Server - Blues and Swing lyrics, mp3s and more
http://www.blooze.de
The Blues Webring
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=blues;list
The Boogie-Woogie-Piano Homepage - [in German] Vince Weber, Axel
Zwingenberger, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Marc Hupfer, Pete Johnson,
Pine Top Smith
http://home.munich.netsurf.de/Andreas.Busch/boogie/
The Groom Lake Project - The Hottest Blues & Classic Rock Band in Northern
Utah.
http://www.konnections.com/gandolf/groom.htm
This Week In Blues History
http://www.p-dub.com/thisweek/
W.C. Handy Blues Awards - (as produced by The Blues Foundation, Memphis,
Tennessee.) Coverage of the 1998 and 1999 awards, info from all 20 years.
http://www.handyawards.com/
Benelux Blues Scene - Bluesbands in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
http://www.bluesweb.org/
Blue Flame Cafe - interactive biographical encyclopedia of blues musicians
http://www.blueflamecafe.com/
Blues On Stage / Blues Profiles - large list of blues profiles
http://www.geocities.com/~mnblues/bios.html
Knights In Blue Denim - Tribute to the British blues scene around '68 -'70.
http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-53855/london.html
Rounder Records - list of their blues artists
http://harp.rounder.com/rounder/catalog/bygenre/blues_r_b_soul/
Southwest Blues Magazine - bandlinks - list of bands in the USA, by state
http://www.southwestblues.com/bands.htmTexas Blues Artists - large listing at http://www.sonnyboylee.com
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