by ABS Editor | Jan 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello, my name is Zakiya Hooker, I am the daughter of John Lee Hooker. I am saddened to announce that one of my dad’s guitars was stolen from our storage unit and I would appreciate if you contact me if you hear or see anything regarding the guitar. It is...
by ABS Editor | Feb 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Periodically, folks may want to donate to the ABS, but not under the banner of one of our specific funds.This page is meant to facilitate those occasions. Simply click the button below…
by ABS Editor | Nov 10, 2022 | ABS Announcement, Uncategorized
We received the below from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, thanking us for our contribution from Blues Stotts. George,We are truly so thankful for the incredible efforts and impact you have helped make possible. We are so thankful for friends like you in the community...
by ABS Editor | Jan 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Marvelous Marvin Presents“Bringing the Blues to the Southside” Bass player “Marvelous” Marvin Mahanay saw that there was a lack of places for Blues music on the Southside of Atlanta and he is determined to change that situation for the blues lovers in the area and...
by ABS Editor | Aug 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
BLIND WILLIE McTELL MOSAIC Due to a renovation four years ago, this beautiful mosaic, based on a well-known photograph of legendary Georgia blues singer and guitarist Blind Willie McTell, had to be removed from Little 5 Points’ Findley Plaza. Now, it is being...
by ABS Editor | Jun 10, 2020 | ABS Announcement, Blues News, Sponsor Event, Uncategorized
Atlanta Musicians Emergency Relief Fund (AMERF) AMERF exists in order to provide emergency aid to deserving professional musicians from among Atlanta’s musical community. The idea took root when the organizers of Atlanta’s 40-year tradition, the Inman Park Festival,...
