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Here are a few
links to blues-related sites. These include blues organizations,
blues societies, blues festivals, and blues clubs To check out blues bands, go to our "Artists" page at: http://www.bluesblowtorch.org/artists.html |
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Blues Organizations
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| The Blues Foundation: Internet home of the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee. | |||
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Blues
Foundation's Affiliate Members:
Affiliate members of the Blues
Foundation
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| Illinois Blues Coalition: A Fund Grant Program established to promote and stimulate the growth of the art form of blues related music by performance, by interpretation, by preservation and by enhancement through a grant application process for recognized Blues Societies, Blues Music Entertainers and Blues Music educators. | |||
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Most informative Blues Web sites |
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| Delta Frank's Blues Blowtorch Delta Frank's Website detailing some important facts about the blues and local blues musicians | |||
| Illinois Blues - The Midwest's #1 Source for all news BLUES. Very informative web site regarding Blues events in the area | |||
| The Blues Pipeline - Blues Search Engine | |||
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Blues Festivals
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BluesFestivals.com:
Internet resource for locating blues festivals and concerts around
the nation. Festival Finder: A resource for locating festivals by music type, including blues, rock, alternative, jazz, country, classical, Cajun and more.
Blues Festival Guide:
A free
weekly electronic newsletter called The Blues Festival e-Guide which
delivers blues music and news to fan¹s inboxes each Friday, and the
100 page print edition of the Blues Festival Guide magazine which is
an annual, free publication. |
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Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival
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Set
in The beautiful Riverfront of Peoria, Illinois, Great Blues
entertainment and three entertainment stages. Considered one of the
top blues festivals, Budweiser Blues Festival features two
days of internationally known Blues artists and is produced by Jay
Goldberg Events & Entertainment,
www.jaytv.com, with proceeds going to the Illinois Blues
Coalition.
The Illinois Blues Coalition supports Blues Societies, Blues
Music Entertainers and Blues Music Education by offering
grants and scholarships to help fund projects which preserve
and promote the history and future of blues music. The
objective of the Illinois Blues Coalition is to promote the
art form of blues-related music by performance, by
interpretation, by preservation and by enhancement of
appreciation through knowledge and education.
A popular addition to our festival is the “Blues
Lessons” featuring musician workshops and history of
the blues educational seminars. Peoria has a long
tradition and has always been a major influence in
blues music. It began with the days when the blues
masters would travel from Chicago, sown the Illinois
River to St. Louis, and then on to New Orleans.
Peoria was, and still is, the place to stop! Even
the blues men and women knew the famous cliché,
“Will It Play In Peoria?”
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Nothin But The Blues Festival
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Hidden by a junkyard is this beautiful gem of
a location that allows you to sit back and suck in some of the best blues
this country has to offer. Whether you sit down in your lawn chair and enjoy
the sounds or stroll around the lake and hear from a distance its all good.
The blues festival has grown from a single day event to a two day 5000 plus
attendee extravaganza. This is where some of the biggest names in blues come
to play. It’s summertime and the livin is easy, especially at the Nothin’
but the Blues festival. It’s parents and kids, it’s blues fans from
all over the country kicking back and having a good time. Saturday is always
a good day for the whole family cause of the numerous things we have for the
children of our blues lovers. Come early cause those activities end at
5:00pm. |
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Mississippi
Valley Blues Festival -
For
twenty-five years, volunteers of the Mississippi Valley Blues
Society have been organizing and presenting the Mississippi Valley
Blues Festival. The three-day festival is held each year over the
4th of July weekend in picturesque LeClaire Park on the banks of the
Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. After flooding conditions last
year forced the Festival to be relocated to the streets of Downtown
Davenport, the festival will return to LeClaire Park this year for
the 25th Anniversary edition of the IH Mississippi Valley Blues
Festival. Through the care and attention paid in selecting
performers to represent a variety of blues styles and the down-home
non-commercial atmosphere of the fest, over the years the
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival has become recognized as one of
the finest blues fests in the country.
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Assorted Other Sites
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American Blues Network :
Your home for American Blues Network. ... Party Blues & Oldies
Best Damn Blues: Very informative Blues site, Videos, downloads, news and more! Blues Before Sunrise: Official home page of Steve Cushing and the Blues Before Sunrise music program. The Blue Highway: Blues database featuring RealAudio blues broadcasts, links, and a search engine Blues Review: On-line version of the largest magazine dedicated to the blues Blueswax.com: An on-line magazine that bills itself as the largest blues publication in the world. You must register, but registration is free. BluesWeb.com: International internet resource featuring artist biographies and RealAudio clips Buddy and Hopkins: A music-themed comic strip for musicians and fans of music. B&H Store DeltaBlues.net: Home of lots and lots of blues information and history. Electric Blues: Searchable blues resource with blues CD reviews and ratings Excello Album Discography: An excellent discography of the Excello history Living Blues: Home of Living Blues and a great source of blues-related information. The Mudcat Cafe: Nationally recognized Blues and Folk music I-magazine Nothin But Da Blues: A variety of blues materials, including a monthly update of new releases. Northern Blues: Canada's newest blues label, dedicated to bringing you the best in world class blues. South Side Records: A relatively new LA-based record label that focuses on the blues. WGLT: News, Blues and all that Jazz: Central Illinois home of Frank Black & Blues as well as NPR, Jazz, and specialty programs WWHP: "The Whip" is a station that plays just about everything, including a healthy dose of the blues. |
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