Blue's Links
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Delta Blue's Pennsylvania Blues Calendar | |
listing blues events in & around Pennsylvania | |
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To find blues organizations in your area | |
Pennsylvania Blues Societies & Associations | |
Geocities' Blues Society Map | |
Links2go Blues Society Listings | |
Sonny Boy Lee's Blues Society Links | |
Blues Society Webring | |
Blues Foundation's List of Blues Organizations | |
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Delta Blue's Favorite (DBF) Blues Performers |
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here are some of our favorite living blues performers...catch a show if you can | |
plays Delta & Piedmont Blues when acoustic, and a gumbo of Country/Delta, Reggae, West African & Caribbean beats with his electric band, The 5x5 | |
Swampcandy | energetic guitar & bass guitar duo... raw blues... ya gotta see 'em live ! |
Robert Belfour | stripped down MS Hill Country Blues |
Alberta Adams | Detroit's Queen of the Blues |
Ben Prestage | incredible one-man band w/ cigar box guitars |
Jason Ricci | hard rockin' harp master ! |
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes | Skip Jamesy raw Delta Blues |
Paul Oscher |
outstanding traditional blues ~ piano, harp, and slide guitar |
John Hiatt | coarse bluesy folk... catch him solo |
Samuel James | an unusual approach to traditional Blues |
Richard Johnston | high-energy electric MS Hill Country Blues |
Paul Rishel & Annie Raines | fantastic guitar & harp duo ~ Piedmont & Delta |
Parker Millsap | very cool bluesy-Americana trio ~ guitar, standup bass & fiddle |
Eric Demmer | killer sax ! ... formerly played with Clarence Gatemouth Brown's band |
Maria Muldaur |
saucy songstress of pre-war blues -- much more than Midnight on the Oasis... |
Justin Johnson | cigar-box guitar "Wizard" |
James Blood Ulmer | unconventional rootsy blues |
Charlie Musselwhite | Chicago & contemporary blues harp & guitar |
Walter Trout | sizzlin' blues/rocker..he'll blow your socks off! |
Otis Taylor | master of hypnotic pseudo-MS Hill Countryish trance blues grooves |
John Hammond | acoustic Delta blues legend |
Watermelon Slim | gitty blue-collar Blues |
Davina & the Vagabonds | jazzy bluesy raucous fun ! |
Malcolm Holcolm | bluesy Americana |
Aubrey Ghent | rowdy Sacred Steel ... Hallelujah ! |
Leon Redbone | Piedmont, Rags, and Jazz |
Carolina Chocolate Drops | ol' timey string band with attitude |
Alvin Youngblood Hart | creative traditional blues & more |
B.B. King | what a voice ! |
Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang | kick-ass sax-driven Chicago Blues ! |
Mark Lemhouse | traditional blues ~ Country, Delta, and MS Hill |
Allman Brothers |
great live shows... especially on Tied to the Whippin' Post! |
Moreland & Arbuckle | nothin but the roots.... MS Hill County style |
Diunna Greenleaf |
Chicago-style blues belter --if you like Koko ... you'll like Diunna |
Buddy Guy | Ya gotta be cool to play a polka-dot guitar ! |
Kelly Richey |
female blues/rock guitar-slinger, ala Jimi Hendrix |
Guy Davis | smooth acoustic blues with guitar & banjo |
The Campbell Brothers | sanctified Sacred Steel ! |
"Big Mitch" Ivanoff | Delta & Chicago blues frontman for Krypton City Blues Revue. If you can find a copy of KCBR's Tales from Cipletown, check it out. Its one of my favorite CDs! (unfortunately, its out of print). Newest work is on Tin Can Buddha label. |
And some favorite blues artists that are no longer with us... may they rest in peace. |
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Johnny Winter (1944-2014) | Magic Slim (1937-2013) |
Etta James (1938-2012) | Louisianna Red (1932-2012) |
Hubert Sumlin (1931-2011) | Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936-2011) |
John-Alex Mason (1975-2011) | David Honeyboy Edwards (1915-2011) |
Ben Andrews (1960-2011) | Pinetop Perkins (1913-2011) |
Big Jack Johnson (1940-2011) | Koko Taylor (1928-2009) |
Carey Bell (1936-2007) | Robert Jr. Lockwood (1915-2006) |
Ruth Brown (1928-2006) | Snooky Pryor (1921-2006) |
Jessie Mae Hemphill (1934-2006) | Sam Myers (1936-2006) |
Clarence Gatemouth Brown (1924-2006) | R.L. Burnside (1926-2005) |
Otha Turner (1909-2003) | John Jackson (1924-2002) |
Junior Kimbrough (1930-1998) | Son House (1902-1988) |
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984) | Muddy Waters (1915-1983) |
Furry Lewis (1893-1981) | Howlin' Wolf (1910-1978) |
Bukka White (1906-1977) | Freddie King (1934-1976) |
Jimmy Reed (1925-1976) | Memphis Minnie (1897-1973) |
Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972) | Janis Joplin (1943-1970) |
Skip James (1902-1969) | Robert Nighthawk (1909-1967) |
Mississippi John Hurt (1893-1966) | Sonny Boy Williamson II (1899-1965) |
Elmore James (1918-1963) | Tommy Johnson (1896-1956) |
Frank Stokes (1888-1955) | Tommy McClennan (1908-1950s?) |
Robert Johnson (1911-1938) |
... I could go on and on... |
Delta Blue's PA Blues Calendar | Back to the Top |
Blues Events -- Support Live Blues ! | |
~ visit these sites for blues concerts, festival listings, music and more ~ | |
Delta Blue's Pennsylvania Blues Calendar ~ listing blues events in & around centtral PA | |
PA Blues Events ~ listing blues festivals, clubs & venues in and around Pennsylvania | |
PA Blues Musicians ~ links to blues musicians in & around Pennsylvania | |
Mountain of Blues ~ Michael Cloeren's radio show on WDMT 102.3 The Mountain in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ~ Saturday nights from 8-11pm (Michael is the Founder and Producer of the Pocono/Pennsylvania Blues Festival ) | |
Full Moom Blues ~ the Blues scene in southeastern PA, northeastern MD, DE, & NJ | |
Harrisburg Online ~ central PA's complete entertainment guide | |
Rock in PA.com ~ music news and events in PA | |
Phillyblues.com ~ covering the blues scene in Philadelphia | |
BluesBiz.com ~ Pittsburgh's premier portal to the Blues | |
Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation ~ live blues events in New Jersey | |
Bluesnet ~ South Jersey's Blues Connection | |
Roadhouse Report ~ listing live blues events in southern New Jersey | |
Barrelhouse Blues ~ "The Ultimate Soul Food" ~ links to New England events & more | |
Pollstar Concert Hotwire ~ search by performer, location or venue | |
Musi-Cal ~ search by performer or location | |
Smakdab.com ~ links to festivals and performers | |
Junior's Juke Joint ~ directions to authentic juke joints and more... | |
Year of the Blues Calendar of Events ~ links to festivals and concerts | |
Blues Festival Guide ~ a great blues festival guide | |
The Music Directory ~ music related resources & news groups | |
Blues Festivals.com | |
Blues World's Festival List | |
Dirty Linen's Concert Listings by State/Province | |
Dirty Linen's Concert Listings by Artist | |
Festivals.com | |
Concerted Efforts Musician Listings | |
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ~ "the blues had a baby...and they call it Rock 'n Roll !" | |
Yoysearch.com ~ Blues links & more | |
Delta Blue's PA Blues Calendar Proudly Supports |
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Blues Photos, Artwork & Etc. | |
Lyrical Linocuts ~ great wood cut prints of your favorite Blues artists | |
Landy Vision ~ great photos of Janis, Bob, Eric and other rockers ! | |
Mark Dethrow ~ Blues paintings and prints (with great surname for a Blues man) | |
Indigo-Blues ~ atmospheric fine art Blues & Jazz portraits | |
Art by Jeff Mathison ~ logo & graphic design | |
Jeff Dunas Photography | |
Dick Waterman's Photography | |
John Rocklin Photography | |
Bob Unger's Photography | |
Portraits in Performance | |
Thru-The-Lens.com | |
Joseph A. Rosen Photography | |
Chuck Winans' Photography | |
Herb Nolan's Photographs | |
Blues Express - blues online TV project | |
Gear Ink ~ jazz & blues T-shirts | |
The Jazz Store ~ Jazz and Blues Videos, Posters and More | |
Blues Lyrics & more blues lyrics | |
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Blues Magazines & Websites | |
Roots, Rock 'n Blues ~ a blog/newsletter site | |
Pennsylvania Musician | |
King Biscuit Time | |
Blues Revue | |
Living Blues | |
Big City Blues | |
Southwest Blues | |
OffBeat Magazine | |
Real Blues Magazine | |
Jefferson Blues Magazine | |
Jelly Roll | |
Dirty Linen | |
Blues Blast ~ "Your Free Blues Internet Magazine" | |
Blueswax | |
Sing Out | |
W.C. Handy Award Nominees | |
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Blues CDs, etc. | |
PA Blues Musicians ~ our own store with CDs & other sfuff by local musicians | |
CDNOW link to the blues | |
Alligator Records | |
Arhoolie Records | |
Blind Pig Records | |
Earwig Records | |
J&S Blues Promotions-Netherlands | |
Mapleshade Records | |
Rounder Records | |
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