Blues Music Directory
Northwest Blues Artists
- Alan Benson Experience - Portland blues power trio playing the finest blues and rock & roll
- Aric Riley - Traditional
acoustic blues
- B-Siders - Rockin' blues served up with sass and soul
- Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin' Daddies - High energy, low down blues to the bone
- Big Fish Blues
Band - Blues in Astoria, Oregon
- Blues Broads Show
Band And Revue - Vancouver, Washington
- Boogie Bone - Progressive, new age, roadhouse, neo-swing, boogie blues rock band
- Carlton Jackson - Top-call drummer & groove master
- Cee Cee James -
Whiskey-drenched roadhouse blues!
- Coyote Kings - Little ol' rockin' blues band from Walla Walla, Washington
- The Crossroads Band - From Seattle, the 2009 winner of the Washington Blues Society's BB Award for "Best Band."
- Curtis Salgado
- The original Blues Brother
- D.K. Stewart
- Hip-shakin', backbone-slippin', greasy New Orleans piano nastiness
- Dan Seymour - Blues bassist with solid track record
- Danny Hay Davis - Formerly with the Yanks
- Dave Mullany - Tasty acoustic blues and vocals
- Dave Walker - Legendary British bluesman from Savoy Brown, now based in Bozeman, Montana
- Dangerous Dan and
the Disasters – Vancouver-based blues band
- David Vest - Boogie-woogie
blues piano man
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- Duffy Bishop Band
- Official Web site
- Dylan-Thomas Vance
- Traditional lap-slide guitarist
- Eagle Park Slim
- Singer/Songwriter from Eugene, OR.
- Ellen Whyte & Reflex
Blue - Official Web site
- Eric Hatcher & The Worker Bees - Tight blues ensemble with original tunes and familiar covers
- Gary Small Band
- Featuring Gary Small
- Gaye Lee Russell - Eugene-based high-energy rockin' blues vocalist
- Henry Cooper Band
- Official Web site
- Hudson Rocket Band
- Official Web Site
- Janice
Scroggins - at Flying Heart Records
- Jesse
Samsel - Official Web Site
- Jim Mesi Band - The
Italian Chainsaw
- Joe McMurrian
- Kick Your Booty Acoustic Blues
- The Jumpers - Music to dance to for all occasions!
- J.R. Sims and Texas Special
- Official Web Site
- Junkyard Jane - Official
Web Site
- Kate Hart - Grammy
Nominee from Seattle
- Kathy Walker Band
- The band formerly known as Mrs. Jones
- Kelly Joe Phelps
- Official Web Site
- Kenny "Blue"
Ray - Hot Electric Blues from Northern California
- King Louie & Baby James – Portland's "Boss of the B-3," Louis Pain, teams with the legendary "Sweet Baby James" Benton.
- Kinzel & Hyde
- Official Web Site
- Lily Wilde & Her
Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra
- Linda Hornbuckle
- Official Home page
- Little Bill & The Blue Notes - Legendary Seattle band fronted by vocalist and bassist "Little Bill" Engelhart
- Lloyd Jones -
Deliciously soulful and funky blues / R&B
- Loose
Gravel & The Quarry -
Tacoma, WA-based award-winning hard-drivin' original blues and
classic rock band
- Lynn Ann Hyde
- Official Web Site
- Michael
Henry Blues Project - Wide ranging Blues band near Portland
- Michael Osborn - Articulate, soulful, intelligent blues guitar with a serious pedigree
- Mick Clarke -
Rockin' the blues...
- Mofessor – Maurice "Mofessor" McConnell...Eugene's best rockin' piano blues!
- The New Iberians – Les blues avec Sauce Cajun...blues with Cajun Sauce!
- Nicole Fournier &
Her 3-Lb. Universe - Blues from Washington
- Norman Sylvester
- The original Northwest Boogie Cat!
- The Original
Snakeboy - 1st-Place Winner at the 2000 National Slide Guitar Fest; left us in 2008...R.I.P., Snakeboy.
- Papa Salty - A mighty fine, hard-swinging blues band
- Patrick
Lamb - Two-Time Muddy Winner for Saxophone
- Paul deLay - Portland's own giant of the blues harmonica, 1952-2007
- Pete Herzog – Dirt road back porch blues
- Plaehn & Hino - Acoustic bluesters from Corvallis
- The Red Hot Blues Sisters – Blues, rock & soul!
- Richard Day-Reynolds
Band - Portland, OR
- Rick Welter Band — CBA muddy winner best new act 2005, Portland, OR
- Robbie
Laws - Award-winning guitar slinger and instructor
- Robert Lee - Violin, Louisiana-style – blues, swamp, zydeco, R&B, boogie-woogie
- Rose City Kings - Award-winning powerhouse blues.
- Sonny Hess - Official
Web Site
- The Strange Tones
- An original, rip-roaring blend of American roots music
- Stu Kinzel -
Official Web Site
- Terry
Robb - Official Web site
- Ty Curtis Band - Blues, rock, funk & swing, fronted by 19-year-old guitarist and singer
- Too Slim and the Taildraggers
- Official Web site
- Victor Johnson
- Country blues for kids and grownups
- Walker T. Ryan - High-energy acoustic blues guitar and vocals
- The Walter Guy Band - Blues the way it should be!
- Ward Stroud Band -
Good-time, fun-lovin' music!
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National Blues Artists
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Blues Societies
-
The
Blues Foundation
In Memphis, Tennessee. The national organization with which most of the
local/regional blues organizations (including the CBA) are affiliated; also
the home of the W.C. Handy Awards.
- American Folklife
Society - At the US Library of Congress
- The National Endowment
for the Arts
- Alabama Blues Project
- Promoting Southern style Blues
- Austin Cyber Limits
- PBS's Austin City Limits on the Web
- Baltimore Blues Society
- Get your Mojo Workin' in Maryland!
- Blues for Peace
- Yes, you can even get the Blues in Yiddish!
- BluesHarp.org -
An amazing collection of harp resources, all in one place
- Blues Society
of the Ozarks - Springfield, Missouri Blues
- Boise Blues Society
- Get the Blues in Idaho
- Boston Blues Society
- Calendar of events
- Cascade Zydeco
- Oregon and Washington Zydeco Music
- Central Iowa Blues Society
- Blues in Des Moines, Iowa
- Centrum - A Center For
Arts and Creative Education
- Colorado Blues Society
- Rocky Mountain Blues!
- Connecticut Blues Society
- in New Hartford, CT
- DC Blues Society -
Blues in our nation's capital
- Detroit Blues
Society - in the Motor City, Michigan
- Inland Empire Blues Society
- in Spokane, Washington
- Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association
- in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Kansas City Blues
Society - at 12th Street and Vine, KC
- Lake of the Ozarks Blues
Society - in Camdenton, Missouri
- Lehigh Valley Blues Network
- from Pennsylvania
- Linn County Blues Society
- from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Long Island Blues Society
- Long Island, New York
- Manitoba Blues
Society - from Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Mississippi Valley Blues
Society
- Natchel' Blues Network
- Award-winning Blues in Southeastern Virginia
- New Zealand Blues Society
- How far away can you go to get the Blues?
- Oklahoma Blues Society
- in Oklahoma City
- Pacific NW Blues
In The Schools - Serving the Seattle/Tacoma area
- Portland Folklore
Society - All manner of Acoustic Music, including Blues
- Portland Art Museum's NorthWest
Film Center
- Phoenix Blues Society
- dusty, dry, git-down Blues!
- Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum - Cleveland, Ohio
- San Antonio Blues
Society - has Blues, Texas style!
- Skylands
Blues Society - from Northwest New Jersey
- Springing the
Blues - Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- Stockholm
Blues Society - Blues in Sweden
- Sun Coast Blues
Society - Tampa, Florida
- Three Rivers Folklife Society
- Richland, WA
- Toronto Blues
Society - has the Blues, eh?
- Washington Blues Society
- in Seattle, Washington
- Wichita Blues Society
- Wichita, Kansas
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Blues Festivals
- Blues Festivals
Dot Com - The Ultimate Blues Festivals List
- Blues by the Bay
Festival - Eureka, CA
- Blues By The Sea
- Mid-September at The Old Mill Marina in Garibaldi, OR
- Bronze, Blues
& Brews Festival - Joseph, OR
- Chesapeake Bay Blues
Festival - Sandy Point State Park at Lanham, Maryland
- Eureka Springs Blues
Festival - Down in Arkansas...
- Kalama Blues Festival
- Kalama, WA
- King Biscuit Blues
Festival - Helena, Arkansas
- Kansas City Blues
Festival - Missouri Blues
- Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz
- North Atlantic
Blues Festival - Harbor Park at Rockland, Maine
- Portland Saturday
Market - Live Music All Summer, Under the Burnside Bridge
- Rendezvous Blues Festival
- Organized by the North Central
Washington Blues Association
- Santa Cruz
Blues Festival - Down California way...
- Seattle Peace Concerts
- Free concerts in the parks around Seattle
- Telluride Blues
& Brews Festival - in Telluride, Colorado
- UnTapped Blues Festival - second Saturday in May, every year, in Kennewick, WA
- Waterfront
Blues Festival - 4th of July weekend, every year, in Portland, Oregon
- Winthrop Rhythm
& Blues Festival
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Blues Info Sites
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Blues Newsgroups and Web Rings
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