by Michael Davis | May 5, 2021 | Blues News
The 42nd Annual Blues Music Awards (BMAs) program will be presented as a virtual event on June 6, 2021 starting at 5 p.m. EDT. The world is invited to watch the celebration, which will be live-streamed on The Blues Foundation’s Facebook page and its YouTube channel....
by Michael Davis | May 4, 2021 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
Carrie’s Corner A Private Home Gathering Place with a Mission Carrie’s Corner is a private home gathering space with a mission: To support live music by giving music lovers (and newbies) a different, more intimate way to experience musical performances and...
by Michael Davis | Apr 22, 2021 | Blues News
Great article on our ABS Honorary Lifetime Member William Bell. Beyond Blues: Born Under a Good SignRecent National Heritage Fellow William Bell’s well never runs dry.By Hal Horowitz, Creative Loafing. Even if William Bell hadn’t just been named as a National...
by Michael Davis | Apr 18, 2021 | Blues News
Great news for our ABS Musician Sponsor Eddie 9V Ruf Records is proud to announce the signing of Eddie 9V! Keep an eye out for a new album May 28! All his life, Eddie has acted on instinct. At the tender age of 15, this old soul turned away from the...
by Michael Davis | Mar 18, 2021 | Blues News
Congratulations to Bobby Rush who won Best Traditional Blues Album for “Rawer than Raw” and to Fantastic Negrito who won Best Contemporary Blues Album for “Have you Lost your Mind Yet?” at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Also Congratulations to Jimmy...
by Michael Davis | Mar 10, 2021 | Blues News
Check out this great article about our 2020 Honorary Lifetime Member, Bill Sheffield. Blues and Beyond: Six Degrees of Bill Sheffield.Fifty-plus years on the blues fringes hasn’t diminished the Atlanta veteran’s enthusiasm for the music he loves. By Hal...
by Michael Davis | Oct 16, 2020 | Blues News, Sponsor Event
The Northside Tavern is Back!We are pleased to announce that they are now a Venue Sponsor of the Atlanta Blues Society Top Ten Dive Bars in America, hole in the wall, live music, cheap drinks Northside Tavern is an Atlanta landmark. Built in the 1940’s as a...
by Michael Davis | Oct 11, 2020 | Blues News, Sponsor Event
CLJ Media Corp presents Blues Old School TV Network, BOS TVYour Home for Blues and Old School TV Programs CLJ Media Corp has partnered up with Wireless1Apps.com to bring you this newly launched network on Roku & Amazon Firestick. Will soon be offering...
by Michael Davis | Jul 29, 2020 | Blues News
Time is running out to Save our Stages The mission of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters throughout the United States. This is our final push to Congress and there...
by Michael Davis | Jul 28, 2020 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
The Blue Flame Fund is an ancillary fund of the Atlanta Blues Society (ABS), funded specifically for the purpose of helping local musicians and other members of the Atlanta blues community that are in need. Established in 2010, the Blue Flame Fund was originally...
by Michael Davis | Jul 27, 2020 | Blues News
RIP Frank Robinson, Jr., aka”Scrap Iron”March 24, 1951-November 6, 2020 From the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise: It is with Deep Sadness and Sorrow to report that the LRBC Family lost a Major Friend, Colleague and Member this week. Our beloved emcee...
by Michael Davis | Jul 27, 2020 | Blues News
Singer Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield, son of blues legend Muddy Waters, has died at 56 JOSEPH “MOJO” MORGANFIELD: APRIL 14, 1964 – DECEMBER 10, 2020 Singer Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield, a son of blues legend Muddy Waters, died Thursday morning, according to his publicist...
