LOTS OF INFO ABOUT THE BLUES AT THESE SITES
Check out the categories below:
- GENERAL BLUES INFO
- AREA BLUES SOCIETIES
- BLUES ORGANIZATIONS
- FESTIVALS AND LIVE MUSIC
- MADISON AREA BLUES FORUMS AND NETWORKS
- NATIONAL BLUES FORUMS AND NETWORKS
- THE HISTORY OF THE BLUES
- BLUES PUBLICATIONS
- BLUES RECORD LABELS
- LEARN TO PLAY THE BLUES!
GENERAL BLUES INFO
- The Blue Highway - from the Delta to Chicago
- The All Music Guide to the Blues - The definitive guide
- The Mississippi Blues Trail - where it all began
- The Chicago Blues Guide - Your complete guide to the Chicago blues scene
- The Chicago Blues Beat - Supporting live Chicago blues!
- The Bluesmobile with Elwood Blues - check out the Blues Music Store
- Bluespipe Music Search - only the Blues!
- Front Row Music - Blues on TV!
- Mary4Music.com - Home of the "Blewzzman"
- The Blues at Wikipedia
- The Blues at About.com
- The Blues at Answers.com
- Blues Links from KBA winner "Blues on Stage" - Twin Cities
- Blues World diverse links and auctions of rare 78's
AREA BLUES SOCIETIES
- Midwest Blues Coalition - Blues Societies of the Midwest
- Great Northern Blues Society - Wausau, Wisconsin
- Grafton Blues Association - Grafton, Wisconsin
- Chippewa Valley Blues Society - Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- The Mississippi Valley Blues Society - Davenport, Iowa
- Windy City Blues Society - Chicago, Illinois
- Crossroads Blues Society - Rockford, Illinois
- Blues Blowtorch Blues Society - Bloomington, Illinois
- Illinois Central Blues Club - Springfield, Illinois
- River City Blues Society - Peoria, Illinois
- Marquette Blues Society - Marquette, Michigan
- Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
- Detroit Blues Society - Detroit, Michigan
- Great Lakes Blues Society - London, Ontario
BLUES ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTERS
- The Blues Foundation - Memphis, Tennessee
- The Blues Hall of Fame - Chicago, Illinois
- Blues Gone Cyber - audio/video from Blues Hall of Fame
- Music Maker Relief Foundation - helping pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music
- Blues On Stage Blues Foundation KBA Winner - Twin Cities, Minnesota
- Live Blues World - forum and blog from Brooklyn, New York
- Tipitina's Foundation - supporting music community in New Orleans & Louisiana
- Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Wisconsin Blues - forum and blog from Dane County, Wisconsin
- Illinois Blues - home of Blues Blast, Pekin, Illinois
- Sheboygan Blues Society - blues Blog from Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Blues Society - newsletter and festival merchandise
- Madison Area Music Awards - Madison, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
FESTIVALS AND LIVE MUSIC
- Blues Festival Guide
- Blues Festival links from the Blue Highway
- BluesFestivals.com
- The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
- Madtown Lounge
- Live Blues in Wisconsin
- The Madison Area Music Awards
- Maximum Ink Music Magazine
- Madison Blues Bands from Gigmasters
MADISON AREA BLUES FORUMS AND NETWORKS
NATIONAL BLUES FORUMS AND NETWORKS
THE HISTORY OF THE BLUES
- from "The Blue Highway"
- from "The History of Popular Music"
- from About.com
- from "The History of Rock"
- from "All About Jazz"
BLUES PUBLICATIONS
LOCAL AREA PUBLICATIONS
- Local Sounds Magazine - formerly Rick's Cafe
- Isthmus Newspaper - Music section - search for Blues!
- Maximum Ink - Live music calendar
- Chicago Reader - Search for Blues!
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
- Living Blues Magazine - America's first blues magazine
- Blues Revue Magazine - world's largest print publication of the blues
- Real Blues Magazine - Authentic Blues, Soul, Black Gospel and Zydeco Music
- Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine - keepin' the blues alive in the blues meccas
- Blues Access - suspended publication in 2002 but still on the web
- Blues Matters! - "The Blues Without The Blinkers"
- Blueswax Ezine - world's largest subscription base
- Blues Festival E-Guide - festivals in the US and around the world
- Blues Blast E-Newsletter from Illinois Blues
- Blues Audience from New England
- Southland Blues Magazine from Southern California
- Blues Publications Links from KBA winner "Blues on Stage" - Twin Cities
- Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter >>>Scroll down to "About Bob Corritore" to subscribe
- Blues Guitar News from the Arkansas Delta
- Acoustic Guitar Magazine - all styles
- Blues in Britain from the UK
- Blues News from New Zealand
BLUES RECORD LABELS AND MUSIC
- Alligator Records
- Blind Pig Records
- Rhino Records
- Fat Possum Records
- Delta Groove Productions
- Yellow Dog Records
- Delmark Records
- Rounder Records
- Arhoolie Records
- MC Records
- Ruf Records
- Telarc Records
- Severn Records
- Earwig Music Company
- Blind Raccoon Records
- TopCat Records
- Black and Tan Records
- Blue Witch Records
- Blue Bella Records
- Blue Edge Records
- Blues Detour
- Blue Storm Music
- Northern Blues
LEARN TO PLAY THE BLUES!
LOCAL MUSIC LESSONS
- A.J. Love - FREE Blues Lessons - check out www.ajlove.com
- Cliff Frederiksen - Guitar - 608-835-1821
- Bill Roberts - Guitar - 608-260-9617
- DeWayne Keyes - Blues Harp - 608-221-8495 - harpman@milwpc.com
- Greg Marsh - Drums - 608-423-2163 - gregmarsh@aol.com
- Dennis Lynch - Piano and Voice - 608-223-0504 - d.lynch@sbcglobal.net
BLUES LESSONS ON THE WEB
- Homespun Tapes - Blues lessons on video, DVD and CD
- 47 Hot Blues Tricks - FREE blues guitar package
- Harmonica Academy - get started for FREE then move on to more lessons
- BluesLessons.net - FREE Blues lessons on the web
- BluesLessons.com - DVD's and songbooks