by Michael Davis | Jun 20, 2022 | Blues News
If you weren’t there last Saturday – thanks to Mike Holley and the City of Norcross, – you absolutely missed what has become a world class event and one of the best music festivals in Georgia. However, if you were lucky enough to have been in attendance, not only were...
by Michael Davis | Jun 13, 2022 | Blues News
R.I.P., Lil’ Joe Burton Born in Chicago on May 4, 1952, Joe is best known as the leader of “The Atlanta Horns”, a portable horn section that played with many artists, most notably Mudcat. It all began in 1964, when Joe, just a 12-year-old middle school student who...
by Michael Davis | Jun 1, 2022 | Blues News, Sponsor Event
Atlanta Rock ‘N Blues CampNow taking reservations for Summer Camps REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 2022 IS OPEN!! Camp is beginning to fill up! We are really looking forward to seeing everyone this summer!! Atlanta Rock ‘N Blues Camp“Atlanta’s Premiere...
by Michael Davis | May 16, 2022 | Blues News
The Blues FoundationPresents the 43rdBLUES MUSIC AWARDS Congratulations to all winners and nominees! B.B. King Entertainer of the YearTommy Castro Album of the YearTommy Castro Presents: A Bluesman Came To Town, Tommy CastroBand of the YearTommy Castro...
by Michael Davis | Apr 17, 2022 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
Blair Crimmins and the Hookers Blair Crimmins began his music career in Atlanta, Georgia, with a determination to bring Ragtime and 1920’s style Dixieland Jazz to new audiences. While playing small rock clubs around the Southeast he developed a sound that is at...
by Michael Davis | Apr 8, 2022 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
Shortly after Carlos Capote passed, your Board of Directors unanimously passed the recommendation that we should create a Music Scholarship In Carlos’ name. Proudly, the Atlanta Blues Society has expanded its longstanding ‘Blues in the Schools’ youth...
