Return to. Producer of the W. C. Handy Blues Awards, the Blues Hall of Fame, the Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Int. Blues Talent Competition Copyright 2003-2008 The Blues Foundation. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use Website development and hosting by bandVillage. www. blues. org/ www. blues. org/. The 30th Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 7, 2009 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Congratulations on the 2008 Blues Music Awards. My wife Heather and I attended them for the first time in five years. www. blues. org/handys/ www. blues. org/handys/. From blues music came great artists such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Bessie Smith and others. But the blues might never have been created if it had not been for the influence of hollers, calls, and the changes that occurred in the lives of blacks. The History of Blues Music: An Overview. afroamhistory. about. com/od/bluesmusic/a/bluesmusic. htm afroamhistory. about. com/od/bluesmusic/a/bluesmusic. htm. About. com Blues is designed to help you learn more about blues music by informing you about the latest news, including reviews of CD and DVD releases, and historical profiles of the greatest artists of the blues genre, Halloween, the "devil's holiday," is coming up soon. Blues has often been called the "devil's music," blues. about. com/ blues. about. com/. var wikiImage = new Image(); wikiImage. onload = function() &ob;if(this. height The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes. It emerged in African-American communities of the United States from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, sho. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Blues. Blues music e-zine provides the latest news and reviews about blues and soul artists. "Ike made an appearance in a very bizarre way. We were recording a song called "After Hours' - one of Ike's favorite songs," Ray told Blues Music Now. com. www. bluesmusicnow. com/ www. bluesmusicnow. com/. Welcome to NorthernBlues Music, Canada's newest blues label, dedicated to bringing you the best in world class blues. NorthernBlues now has a group on Facebook Janiva Magness named 2007 Blues Music Award for Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year. www. northernblues. com/ www. northernblues. com/. Illustrative examples are taken from Eric Clapton's blues style and recordings. Author: Klaassen, Gerd Subjects: blues music, guitars, stringed instruments DeweyClass: 787 News and views on blues and soul music. Author: Blues Music Now Subjects: blues music DeweyClass: 781. bubl. ac. uk/link/b/bluesmusic. htm bubl. ac. uk/link/b/bluesmusic. htm. Blues music articles on leading blues musicians, up and coming blues artists and blues guitar articles. Albert Collins "Blues is simple music. " www. bluesforpeace. com/music. htm www. bluesforpeace. com/music. htm.