Blues History & Archives
Blues Societies & Organisations

HISTORY & ARCHIVES

Discover the history of the blues on the internet with these excellent historical resources and blues archives packed with pictures, articles and information tracing the history of the blues.

• The Blues Archive
  a contemporary audio-visual library of US and British blues includes blues record label.
  
  
• The Blue Highway
  History, essays on some of the great blues singers and musicians, news and worldwide bluescast listings.
  
  
• Blue Flame Cafe
  an interactive biographical encyclopedia of great blues singers and singers of the blues.
  
  
• Blues For Peace
  honor the roots of blues music and promote peace and understanding
  
  
• Bluesmen Remembered (UK)
  by Colin Cooper of the Climax Blues Band
  
  
• Center for Southern Folklore Memphis USA
  documents the people of the Mid-South and preserves the unique traditions of Southern culture
  
  
• Chicago Blues Archives
  run by the Chicago Public Library
  
  
• Delta Blues Museum
  in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
  
  
• Early Blues UK
  Broadening awareness and understanding of early blues music and the promotion of blues musicians in the North of England.
  
  
• Eyeneer Music Archive
  
  
  
• Knights In Blue Denim
  British Blues from the 60's onwards
  
  
• Louisiana Music Archive
  
  
  
• Mersey Blues
  In search of the Mersey Blues: the American-Liverpool, Merseyside, UK connection
  
  
• Rhythm & Blues Music Primer UK
  a primer for blues and authentic soul, biographies, editorials, label histories, literature, reviews, quizzes, news and discussion.
  
  
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
  
  
  
• Sensible Vulture
  Australian site with blues news, reviews and information on favourite artists.
  
  
• This Day In History at Vocalist.org.uk listing of what happened in Music, Performance and Arts including the Blues on this date in history, weeks worth posted each Sunday.

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Societies & Organisations

Blues Societies and Organisations may be few and far between in some countries, but we have managed to find a selection which will expand as we find them.  If you would like your society or organisation listed here free please send relevant details to the webmaster.

• Alabama Blues Society USA - Located in Tuscaloosa.
  
  
• AtlantaBlues Society USA
  
  
• Baltimore Blues Society USA
  
  
• Baltimore Blues Society USA
  Non-profit organisation, dedicated to preserving Americas native music - The Blues.
  
  
• Blue Mountain Blues USA
  Home of the Walla Walla Blues Society. Loads of articles and information about the Blues scene in & around Walla Walla in Washington.
  
  
• Blues Bank USA
  New Hampshire blues educational and music organization
  
  
• The Blues Foundation USA
  Founded in 1980 to promote & preserve Blues music worldwide.
  
  
• Blues Music Association USA
  Working to increase the size of the blues audience
  
  
• Rhythm & Blues Foundation
  is a non-profit organisation promoting a wider recognition, financial support, educational outreach and historic preservationn of rhythm and blues music through various grants and programs.
  
  
• Canada South Blues Society Canada
  Helping to keep the Blues alive and our community a better place to live! The Canada South Blues Society was formed in the fall of 2000 and currently has over 350 members.
  
  
• Cascade Blues Association
  Portland , Oregon. Pics, sound files, local gig guide.
  
  
• Colorado Blues Society USA
  Great site that covers the ever growing blues scene in Colorado. Great site promoting local artists, venues and major blues events. A great site!
  
  
• Connecticut Blues Society USA
  The Connecticut Blues Society is a non-profit organization, formed to support the community of blues fans and musicians in Connecticut.
  
  
• Crossroads Blues Society Stockholm, Sweden
  
  
• DC Blues Society USA Blues in DC.
  
  
• Delta Blues Society USA Sacramento, Ca
  
  
• Greater Cincinnati USA Blues Society
  
  
• Houston Blues Society USA
  
  
• Inland Empire Blues Society USA Spokane WA
  
  
• International Blues Appreciation and Preservation Society
  web-based centre for all things blues
  
  
• It's a Girl Thang USA Women in Blues
  Informing and supporting women who work in blues, includes articles, profiles & links.
  
  
• Kentuckiana Blues Society USA
  to preserve, promote and perpetuate the blues tradition
  
  
• Manhatten Blues Alliance
  
  
• Manitoba Blues Society USA
  Newsletter, Upcoming events
  
  
• Mason Dixon Blues Association
  Non profit group promoting the preservation and education of blues music, affiliated with The Blues Foundation. Provides regular blues jams PA, USA plus blues news, festival information, artist reviews, band listings and links.
  
  
• Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc
  is a US nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotton heroes of Southern musical traditions gain recognition and meet their day to day needs. Keeping the bluest of the blues alive.
  
  
• Musicians' Union UK
  aiding and protecting the rights of musicians and provision of a variety of services.
  
  
• National Harmonica League UK
  Britain's national harmonica club, with members world wide, supporting and encouraging the playing of all types of music on harmonicas
  
  
• New England Blues Society USA
  The New England Blues Society (NEBS) wants to create more opportunities for the musicians and let more people know what the blues is all about. We share one common interest -- we love the music and we want to support the future of the blues. That in a very small nutshell is the mission of this new nonprofit blues society.
  
  
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation USA
  organized to promote, preserve, perpetuate and encourage music...indigenous to the New Orleans area
  
  
• New Zealand Blues Society NZ
  News from around the world, interviews and articles, plus profiles of New Zealand blues artists. From the New Zealand Blues Society - keeping the blues alive in New Zealand.
  
  
• Norwegian Blues Union Norway
  
  
• Oklahoma Blues Society USA
  
  
• Phoenix Blues Society USA
  The Phoenix Blues Society was founded in 1989, and is one of 53 national and worldwide affiliates of the Blues Foundation.
  
  
• Piedmont Blues Preservation Society USA
  The mission of the PBPS is the preservation and presentation of the American Blues tradition through live performances, educational programs and workshops, and the documentation of local North Carolina tradition through written, audio and visual media, and our own Blues archives.
  
  
• Preserve Maxwell Street USA
  Protect America's Heritage
  
  
• Rhythm and Blues Foundation USA
  fosters historic and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music and artists of the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's
  
  
• Sacramento Blues Society USA
  
  
• San Antonio Blues Society USA
  Visit our site for up-to-date listings of jams, festivals, special events and much, much more! "Dedicated to Promoting and Preserving the Blues"
  
  
• San Luis Obispo Blues Society USA
  
  
• Sonny Boy Blues Society USA
  
  
• South Australian Blues Society AUS
  
  
• Stockholm Blues Society
  
  
• Suncoast Blues Society USA
  Dedicated to upholding the traditions of the blues in Florida
  
  
• Sydney Blues Society AUS
  Blues down under in Sydney, Australia.
  
  
• The Center for Southern Folklore USA
  Beale Street, Memphis USA
  
  
• The Inland Empire Blues Society USA
  (Pacific Northwest) Spokane, Washington.
  
  
• Toronto Blues Society Canada
  News, monthly newsletter & more.
  
  
• Tucson Blues Society USA
  Keep the Blues alive
  
  
• Washington Blues Society USA

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