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
Blindman's Blues Forum | Live Blues World
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
Doc Pomus songwriter - "Lonely Avenue", "Little Sister", "Save the Last Dance for Me" and many more.
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)
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 1960-1980Mississippi Blues Commission supporting blues with listings of festivals, events and travel info for the state
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
Ann Arbor Blues Fest 1969 & 1970 photos by Stanley Livingston
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
East Bay Blues Network connects blues bands & jammers across East 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
Music Maker Relief Foundation helps pioneers & forgotten heroes of Southern music
Year of the Blues 2003 was declared the "Year of the Blues" by Congress
Blues Societies
Sonoma County | Shasta Redding | Siskiyou Mt. Shasta | Klamath Klamath Falls, OR
Golden Gate | Bay Area | Sacramento
Festivals
Blues by the Bay Eureka September 5th and 6th, 2009
The Buddy Brown Blues Festivall Perigot Park, Blue Lake August 8th, 2009
Russian River Blues Fest Guerneville September 13th, 2009
Sonoma County Blues Fest Santa Rosa July 26th, 2008
San Francisco Blues Fest Fort Mason, SF no festival planned for 2009
Waterfront Blues Fest Portland, OR July 2nd - 5th, 2009
Metro Fountain Blues Festival San Jose May 9th, 2009
Santa Cruz Blues Fest Aptos May 23rd & 24th, 2009
Monterey Bay Blues Fest Monterey June 26th - 28th, 2009
Hayward-Russell City Blues Fest Hayward July 11th & 12th, 2009
Delta Blues Fest Antioch September 13th, 2008
Red, White and Blues Festival Pleasanton July 4th, 2009
Northern California Blues Festival Sacramento, CA September 12th & 13th, 2009
15th Annual California Blues Festival San Francisco May 25th, 2009
Klamath Falls Blues Festival Klamath Falls, OR August 29, 2009
Blues by the River Redding September 20th, 2008
Sonora Blues Fest Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora August 1st, 2009
Blues Festivals dot com searchable database of blues festivals world-wide
Blues Festival Guide blues festivals, searchable by month - directory of links