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CALIFORNIA BLUES SOCIETIES |
| Bakersfield Blues Preservation Society | geocities.com/natdoveblues/society.html |
| Bay Area Blues Society | www.bayareabluessociety.net |
| blacktopblues Society of Tehama County | www.blacktopblues.org |
| Blues Lovers United of San Diego | www.blusd.org |
| Sacramento Blues Society | www.sacblues.com |
| San Luis Obispo Blues Society | www.slonet.org/~sloblues |
| Santa Barbara Blues Society | www.sbblues.org |
| Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society | www.scvblues.org |
| Shasta Blues Society | www.shastablues.com |
| Sierra Blues Society | www.sierrabluessociety.org |
| Siskiyou Blues Society | www.siskiyoubluessociety.org |
| Sonoma County Blues Society | www.sonomacountybluessociety.org |
| Sonoma Tunes | www.sonomatunes.com |
| Southern California Blues Society | www.socalblues.org |
 For the repair and restoration of guitar tube amps. |
Buddy and Hopkins A weekly comic strip by Jason Nocera about two struggling blues musicians. |
COOL LINKS |
| Transparent Audio Group www.tagrp.net |
Recording studio design and installation, performance systems, sound systems, and vintage microphones and equipment in Santa Rosa, CA. |
| Blues Legacy www.blueslegacy.net |
A nonprofit audio-visual recording company run by a coterie of musicians and producers dedicated to keeping the blues alive. |
| Blues Detour www.bluesdetour.com |
A website committed to independent blues artists. |
| Italia Leather Straps www.italiastraps.com |
Guitar and bass straps by Italia Leather. |
| Red Dog Music Books www.reddogmusicbooks.com |
Books that focus on good, non-commercial roots and heritage music. |
| Randy McAllister www.randymcallister.com |
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Texas. |
| IllinoisBlues.com www.illinoisblues.com |
Illinois Blues, Home of the Blues Blast, your free internet blues magazine. |
| Blues Festival Guide www.bluesfestivalguide.com |
Upcoming blues festivals, blues CD releases, industry news, contests, House of Blues Radio Hour, Roots Blues Airplay Charts and more. |
| Howlin' Wolf Photos www.howlingwolfphotos.com |
Photos by Sandy Schoenfeld. World's largest web collection of photos of Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf. |
| The Lost Legends www.michaelborbridge.com |
The Lost Legends (Nightfire without Harvey Mandel) are five excellent and longtime musicians, "real legends" from the Bay Area. |
| October Gallery www.octobergallery.com |
Celebrating 22 Years in the African American Art Industry. Has operated a physical art gallery in Philadelphia, PA since 1985. |
| The Blues Forum bluesforum.34net.com |
Blues music and equipment discussion. |
| Otter Productions, Inc. www.otterproductionsinc.com |
Concert promoters from the Central Coast of California. |
| Mary4Music.com www.mary4music.com |
Since 1998, the internet's most comprehensive Blues and Indie music network |
| Black Cat CD www.fatbluescat.com |
Online record store that sells only the best in independent blues music. They also have a radio station that streams their indie blues artists 24/7 |
| The Blindman's Blues Forum blindman.forumhoster.com |
A very active blues discussion forum of 1900 members and nearly 130,000 posts. |
| SFBlues.net www.sfblues.net |
Information on San Francisco's lively blues scene. |
| Blue Mountain Artists www.bluemountainartists.com |
An agency with touring artists that represent the roots of American music. |
| Stagger Lee Files www.geocities.com/blueskat2000 |
Exploring and decoding the legend of Stagger Lee. |
| SweetBlues.com www.sweetblues.com |
Tons of information and links here. |
| Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (PBS) www.pbs.org/theblues/ |
Seven directors explore the blues through their own personal styles and perspectives. |
| Doc "Mistabluesman" Quinn www.docquinn.com |
Mistabluesman comin' atcha. |
| Big Road Blues www.bigroadblues.com |
All things blues. |
| The Mother of All Blues Links Collections www.blueslinks.nl |
Blues from all around the world. |
| Music Maker Relief Foundation shop.store.yahoo.com/musicmakerstore |
Dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of the blues. |
| Delbert McClinton www.delbert.com |
2002 Grammy Award winner. |
| Mike Dollins www.mikedollins.biz |
Blues, Jazz, guitar news, JAM radio, links, gospel and artist spotlights. |
| The Blue Highway www.thebluehighway.com |
For the 'buked and scorned. |
| Elvin Bishop www.blindpigrecords.com |
Elvin's new site at Blind Pig Records. |
| Blues Revue Online www.bluesrevue.com |
The world's largest print publication devoted to the blues. |
| The BluesHarp Page www.bluesharp.org |
Devoted to the history and lore of Blues Harmonica. |
| BluesNet www.hub.org/bluesnet |
The Internet's first Blues Resource Centre. |
| Alligator Records www.alligator.com |
Home to some of the world's premier blues and roots rock talent. |
| Tone-Cool Records www.tonecool.com |
An independent record label that specializes in blues and roots music. |
| Blind Pig Records www.blindpigrecords.com |
Premier blues label of blues and roots artists. |
| Delmark Records www.delmark.com |
The finest in Jazz and Blues since 1953. |
| Earwig Music www.earwigmusic.com |
When the blues bug bites... wig out. |
| Blue Bella Records www.bluebellarecords.com |
Bringing back the traditional style of Chicago blues music. |
| Evidence Music www.evidencemusic.com |
Blues, jazz and roots artists. |
| Piedmont Talent www.piedmonttalent.com |
Blues and roots music since 1989. |
| The Rosebud Agency www.rosebudus.com |
Representing artists for tour booking since 1976. |
| The Robert Johnson Notebooks xroads.virginia.edu/~music/blues |
In the classroom at the University of Virginia. |
| Ray Charles www.rockhall.com |
"The Genius" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
| The Howlin' Wolf Site www.howlinwolf.com |
A site maintained by Wolf's biographers. |
| B.B. King www.bbking.com |
Official site of the King of the Blues. |
| Muddy Waters www.muddywaters.com |
The official Muddy Waters Web site. |
| Taj Mahal www.taj-mo-roots.com |
His official site over in Hawaii. Bio, discography, more. |
| Charlie Musselwhite www.charlie-musselwhite.com |
The legendary blues harmonica player. Hear him in .wav. |
| Roy Rogers www.roy-rogers.com |
The slide guitar master, featuring Rhythm & Groove. Hear him in .wav. |
| Little Charlie & the Nightcats www.littlecharlie.com |
A sound and style that is as hard to describe as it is fun. |
| Tommy Castro Band www.tommycastro.com |
A big, bad band out of San Francisco. Hear 'em in .wav. |
| Keb' Mo' www.kebmo.com |
An excellent site for good ol' Keb'. |
| Eric Clapton www.claptononline.com |
The definitive, official Eric Clapton site. |
| International Guitar Seminars www.guitarseminars.com |
Workshops in acoustic blues and slide guitar. |
| Gibson Musical Instruments www.gibson.com |
Gibson, Epiphone, Dobro and everything else. |
| Fender Products www.fender.com |
Fender guitars and amps. |
| Guitar Notes www.guitarnotes.com |
An excellent resource. With instruction, tablature, and lots more. |
| Harry's Blues Lyrics Online blueslyrics.tripod.com |
A good selection of lyrics. |
| Jazz Record Mart www.jazzmart.com |
Chicago's (world's) largest jazz and blues shop. |
| OffBeat Magazine www.offbeat.com |
An incredible guide to the New Orleans music scene. |
| W.C. Handy Awards www.blues.org/handys/ |
Webcast with Windows Media and much more. |
| Blues World www.bluesworld.com |
Lots of categories. You can even get 78 rpm records. (Heavy graphics) |
| Blue Chicago www.bluechicago.com |
The blues club and art gallery in Chicago. Beautifully done. |
| Blues Express www.bluesexpress.com |
A new blues television show produced out of San Francisco. |
| Dave Hole Band www.davehole.com |
The Australian slide master. |
| Come On In My Kitchen hometown.aol.com/debjerky/cookbook |
An online cookbook by the subscribers of Blues-L. |
