by ABS Editor | Apr 2, 2024 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
Breeze Fest ’24 at Northside Tavern * NEW VIDEO POSTED * This year’s Breeze Fest was an almost unbelievable series of sets by many premiere Blues artists from Atlanta and beyond.Please check back for a more thorough review of the amazing festivities and...
by ABS Editor | Jan 25, 2024 | Blues News
Registrations Now Open Registration for the 2024 Rock ‘n’ Blues Camp is now open! We have 4 sessions this summer with slots for Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, Horns, Vocalists, etc. Sign up now to get your slot. Here are the sessions for 2024:
• Session 1...
by ABS Editor | Jan 6, 2024 | Blues News
The International Blues Challenge will be held January 16-20, 2024on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee! The International Blues Challenge represents the worldwide search for blues bands and solo/duo blues performers ready for the international stage, yet just needing...
by ABS Editor | Jan 2, 2024 | Blues News
The Blues Foundation is excited to announce its2024 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees:
Performers:• Jimmy Rushing• Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials• Lurrie Bell• O. V. Wright• Odetta• Scrapper Blackwell• Sugar Pie DeSanto Landmark recordings by:• Bobby Bland• Junior...
by ABS Editor | Jul 28, 2023 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
Sunday, August 20, 2023MadLife Stage & Studios, Woodstock The Atlanta Blues Society’s Atlanta Blues Challenge took place on Sunday, August 20th, and it was a truly impressive day. A more detailed write-up will appear here shortly. Winner of the People’s...
by ABS Editor | Jun 1, 2023 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
In making a revision to the graphics on the front of the ABS t-shirt a few years back, the thought was – since we were the only Blues Society in Georgia – to research how many Blues players were born in Georgia and no longer with us. Unfortunately it seemed the...