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CALIFORNIA BLUES SOCIETIES | |
| Bay Area Blues Society | www.bayareabluessociety.net |
| Blues Lovers United of San Diego | www.blusd.org |
| Golden Gate Blues Society | www.tggbs.org |
| Kern River Blues Society | www.facebook.com |
| Sacramento Blues Society | www.sacblues.com |
| San Luis Obispo Blues Society | www.sloblues.org |
| Santa Barbara Blues Society | www.sbblues.org |
| Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society | www.scvblues.org |
| Shasta Blues Society | www.shastablues.com |
| Sonoma County Blues Society | www.sonomacountybluessociety.org |
| 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 |
| Distance-Education.org www.distance-education.org |
Music Education: The Blues Genre. |
| Blues In The Schools www.blues.org |
The BITS program bringd musicians, educators, storytellers, and other performers together to assist in teaching students about Blues music and its culture. |
| POSSE Audio www.posseaudio.com |
Personal On Stage Sound Environment. Control your own ear monitor. Transparent to house systems. |
| Rock Source www.rocksourcearchive.com |
Day by day history of the blues in San Francisco. |
| Willie Dixon www.willie-dixon.com |
The new Willie Dixon website. Photos, music, lyrics, biography and forum. |
| Balanced Audio Technology www.scottwalkeraudio.com |
Synergistic Research Acoustic Systems at Scott Walker Audio. |
| Blue Storm Music Store www.bluestormmusic.com |
Arnie Goodman's photography and great blues music, both new and vintage. |
| 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. |
| Italia Leather Straps www.italiastraps.com |
Guitar and bass straps by Italia Leather. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| The Blindman's Blues Forum blindman.fr.yuku.com |
Forum dedicated to the memory of founder Billy The Blindman Allardyce (January 1st, 1944 - August 21st, 2012). |
| 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 sites.google.com/site/thestaggerleefiles |
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 |
Big Road Blues discussion forums. |
| 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. |
| Elvin Bishop www.elvinbishopmusic.com |
The official Elvin Bishop site. |
| 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. |
| Alligator Records www.alligator.com |
Home to some of the world's premier blues and roots rock talent. |
| 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. |
| 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.raycharles.com |
The Ray Charles Foundation. |
| 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.tajblues.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. |
| Tommy Castro and the Painkillers www.tommycastro.com |
A big, bad band out of San Francisco. |
| Keb' Mo' www.kebmo.com |
An excellent site for good ol' Keb'. |
| Eric Clapton www.ericclapton.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. |
| 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. |
| Blues Music Awards blues.org |
Formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards. |
| 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. |
