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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 | |
| Back to the Top | |
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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. |
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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?) |
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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 | |
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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 | |
| Back to the Top | |
| 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 | |
| Back to the Top | |
| 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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