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• General link pages, artist info, reviews, essays and much more for blues fans...
Blue Highway | Blues on Stage | Junior's Juke Joint | Early Blues | Rhythm & Blues Primer
Blues record labels | Blueslinks.nl | Blues Search Engine | Big Road Blues | Open Directory: Blues

• History / Artists Bios
A Brief History of the Blues | History of Chess Records | Early Blues
Southern Music Network | Once & Future Blues | It's A Girl Thang | The Stax Site
The Primer • Information, news and reviews from all over the blues world
Blues 101 • What is the blues?...history and styles
Big Road Blues • vintage blues radio and writing - exploration of blues 20's through 70's
Mississippi Juke Joints • the passing of Miss. jukes in words and pictures
Language of the blues • what's a 'mojo' and who's 'ridin' the blinds?"
"Piedmont" blues style • artists such as Blind Willie McTell, Elizabeth Cotton, Rev Gary Davis etc.
Shades of Blues • brief descriptions of several blues styles
"The Blues" • seven-part PBS film series with personal perspectives of each filmmaker
"The Blues" • public radio series with thirteen one-hour episodes on how the blues evolved
Dead Blues Guys • final resting places of blues artists and more...photos, stories etc
Roadhouse Blues • collection of artist bios
Blues Online • organized by regions & musical styles
Blues & Race Relations • how the blues affected race relations in the United States
BB King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center • in Indianola, Miss
Delta Blues Museum • in Clarksdale, Mississippi & home to "Muddy's Cabin"
Mississippi Folklife Artist Directory • traditional artists living and working in Mississippi
Delta Center for Culture • promoting the history and culture of Miss delta
Traveling the Blues Highway • National Geographic story
Mardi Gras Indian krewes • part of the New Orleans tradition of Fat Tuesday (more here and here)
Bay Area blues tradition • more on Bay Area migration from the south
Robert Johnson • story of the bluesman, the devil and the deal that went down at the crossroads
Deep Soul Heaven • articles mostly on deep soul music & the people who made it, circa 1960-1980

• Blues Blogs
Blues Town (City of the Blues) • everything related to blues music
Dark End of the Street • soulful conversations
Generally Eclectic Review • reviews of books on all kinds of music
Home of the Groove • commentary on selected rare New Orleans-related R&B and funk
In a Blue Mood • a collection of blues observations, reviews and more
Pacific Blues blog • blog from Pacific Blues Recording Co.
Son Henry's Blues Blog • travel stories and gig notes from blues guitarist Son Henry
Squeeze My Lemon • spotlight on blues - mp3s, lyrics
Hardline Blues • a look at blues music through reviews, articles, commentary and news
The Stepfather of Soul • vintage Soul, Funk, Blues, Jazz & Gospel blog & podcasts
Today's Chicago Blues • a fan's guide to blues in Chicago

• Classic Record Labels
Chess Records story • premier post-war Chicago blues label
Artistocrat Records • Started in 1947, owned by the Chess brothers by 1950 & forerunner to Chess Records
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story • companion site to the PBS special
Vee-Jay Records • one of the most successful black-owned record companies in the US
Modern Records history/discography • based in LA - early recordings by BB King, Wolf & others
Excello Records discography • Nashville based swamp blues label
Jay "J.D." Miller • credited with discovering & recording Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, Lazy Lester
Sam Phillips & Sun Records • before Elvis walked in his door, Phillips recorded great blues artists
Arhoolie Records Story • Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records
History of Antone's Records • Clifford Antone's Austin, Texas label
The Blues Database • artist discographies, links, forum
Label Discographies • extensive listings for several blues and R & B labels

• Publications / E-Zines / News
Blueswax • a weekly e-zine delivered to the inbox of subscribers each Thursday
Livin' Blues • news, reviews, e-cards, recipes and more
Blues Revue magazine • artist profiles, interviews, album reviews, and columns
Living Blues magazine • since 1970, interviews, reviews, and features for blues fans
Blues and Rhythm • blues and R & B publication from UK
Offbeat magazine • New Orleans & Louisiana music
Blues Bytes • monthly online magazine of blues CD reviews
Real Blues Magazine • news, reviews etc for Blues, Soul, Gospel and Zydeco music
Blues Access Magazine • quit publishing in Jan '02, but archived online & back issues available
Blues News • international blues updates
Blues Connections • news, links etc
Blues Art Studio • electronic publication from Vienna

• Art / Photography
Stones in My Pathway • a photo-essay of Delta music and culture
Dick Waterman's Blues Photography • check out his book, "Between Midnight & Day"
Shooting the Blues • a photo-essay on South Side Chicago blues club "Theresa's"
Mardis Gras 2006 • great post-Katrina Mardis Gras photos
Les Blank • Bay Area independent filmmaker (Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb)
Art by Grego • folk art blues portraits & song visuals from Austin
Portraits in Performance • from photographer Chuck Winans
Jef Jaisun Photography • photo archive of great blues & jazz musicians
Jeff Dunas Photography • “State of the Blues”
VividPix • click on 'performance' to see shots of blues musicians
Robert Corwin • "Images of Folk" including 60's Newport Folk Festival shots
The Kardboard Kid's Concert Posters • view the collection (NFS) , others for sale or trade

• Lyrics
Blues Lyrics Online • searchable by title or artist
Harry's Blues Lyrics • indexed by artist, title, style + guitar tab
Harptab dot com • blues lyrics and harmonica instruction
The Blues Online • blues lyrics
Blues for Peace • blues lyrics and guitar tab
Blues Lyrics dot net • blues lyrics and a few mp3s
Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo • African-American folk myth & magic in blues lyrics

Humboldt County / Northern California
Humboldt Music dot com • Humboldt Co. music resources, including music calendar
The Humboldt Folklife Society • supporting folk and traditional arts on the North Coast
Blue Lake Blues Series • showcasing local & national blues acts
HumCity • club, festival, event, band listings & links for Humboldt County
Sonoma Tunes • live music calendar for Sonoma & beyond
SF Blues dot net • San Francisco Bay Area blues news, artists, and venues
Cruizin' the Blues • blues news from Santa Cruz & the Bay Area
North Bay Music • guide to live music in the SF Bay Area

• Venues
Six Rivers Brewery • McKinleyville | Jambalaya • Arcata | Mosgo's • Arcata | Humboldt Brews • Arcata
Riverwood Inn • Phillipsville | Blue Lake Casino • Blue Lake

Caspar Inn • Caspar | Mystic Theatre • Petaluma | Tradewinds • Cotati | Rancho Nicasio • Marin Co
Sweetwater Saloon • Mill Valley | Biscuits and Blues • San Francisco | The Boom Boom Room • SF
The Saloon • SF | Lou's Pier 47 • SF | Last Day Saloon • SF & Santa Rosa Eli's Mile High Club • Oakland
Cafe Van Kleef • Oakland | Dotha's Juke Joint • Oakland | Bobby G's Pizzeria • Berkeley
The Mojo Lounge • Fremont | Little Fox Theatre • Redwood City | JJ's Blues Lounge • San Jose
Old Princeton Landing • Half Moon Bay | Moe's Alley • Santa Cruz | Henflings Tavern • Ben Lomand
Kuumbwa Jazz Center • Santa Cruz | Torch Club • Sacramento | Palms Playhouse • Winters
Powerhouse Pub • Folsom

• Organizations
The Blues Foundation • preserving blues history & promoting music education
25th Annual WC Handy Blues Awards • 2004 "Grammys" of the blues
Year of the Blues • 2003 was declared the "Year of the Blues" by Congress

• Blues Societies
Humboldt Blues Assoc. | Sonoma County | Shasta • Redding | Siskiyou • Mt. Shasta | Bay Area | Sacramento

Festivals
Blues by the Bay • Eureka • August 30th & 31st, 2008
The Buddy Brown Blues Festivall • Perigot Park, Blue Lake • August 18th, 2007
San Francisco Blues Fest • Fort Mason, SF • September 27th & 28th, 2008
Waterfront Blues Fest • Portland, OR • July 3rd-6th, 2008
Russian River Blues Fest • Guerneville • June 16th & 17th, 2007
Sonoma County Blues Fest • Santa Rosa • July 28th, 2007
Metro Fountain Blues Festival • San Jose • May 10th, 2008
Santa Cruz Blues Fest • Aptos • May 24th & 25th, 2008
Monterey Bay Blues Fest • Monterey • June 27th - 29th, 2008
Hayward-Russell City Blues Fest • Hayward • July 7th & 8th, 2007
Delta Blues Fest • Antioch • September 13th, 2008
Red, White and Blues Festival • Pleasanton • July 4th, 2007
Black Diamond Blues Fest • Pittsburgh, CA • June 2nd & 3rd, 2007
Northern California Blues Festival • Sacramento, CA • June 16th, 2007
Blues by the River • Redding • September 15th, 2007
Sonora Blues Fest • Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora • August 9th, 2008
Central Valley Blues and Cruise • Merced • September 22nd & 23rd, 2007

Blues Festivals dot com • searchable database of blues festivals world-wide
Blues Festival Guide • blues festivals, searchable by month - directory of links