The South Side | Blues Links

• General link pages, artist info, reviews, essays and much more for blues fans...
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• History / Artists Bios
Southern Music Networkv • All kinds of southern music, organized by decades & states
It's A Girl Thang • Profiles, links, Divas . . .
Blues 101 • What is the blues?...history and styles
Big Road Blues • vintage blues radio and writing - exploration of blues 20's through 70's
The Odyssey of Otis Rush: Hardboiled Blues • account of his haunted recording career
Mississippi Juke Joints • the passing of Miss. jukes in words and pictures
Language of the blues • what's a 'mojo' and who's 'ridin' the blinds?"
"Piedmont" blues style • artists such as Blind Willie McTell, Elizabeth Cotton, Rev Gary Davis etc.
"The Blues" • seven-part PBS film series with personal perspectives of each filmmaker
"The Blues" • public radio series with thirteen one-hour episodes on how the blues evolved
Dead Blues Guys • final resting places of blues artists and more...photos, stories etc
Blues Online • Organized by regions & musical styles
Blues & Race Relations • How the blues affected race relations in the United States
BB King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center • in Indianola, Miss
Delta Blues Museum • Clarksdale, Mississippi & home to "Muddy's Cabin"
Mississippi Folklife Artist Directory • traditional artists living and working in Mississippi
Delta Center for Culture • promoting the history and culture of Miss delta
Traveling the Blues Highway • National Geographic story
Mardi Gras Indian krewes • part of the New Orleans tradition of Fat Tuesday (more here)
Robert Johnson Foundation • story of the bluesman, the devil and the deal that went down at the crossroads

• Blues / Soul Blogs
Home of the Groove • commentary on selected rare New Orleans-related R&B and funk
In a Blue Mood • a collection of blues observations, reviews and more
Son Henry's Blues Blog • travel stories and gig notes from blues guitarist Son Henry
The Stepfather of Soul • vintage Soul, Funk, Blues, Jazz & Gospel blog & podcasts
Blues Harp Amps • links, reviews & discussions of harp ams
t's the Blues • random writings of a long time blues fan and archivist
Jet City Blues • observations of the Northwest blues scene
Back in the Day • a view of the blues
In a Blue Mood • a collection of observations, reviews and more
The Soul Shack • reviews and features dedicated to all things Soulful
Soul Sides • reviews and sound files
The B Sides • dedicated neglected "B" sides of 45s

• Classic Record Labels
Historic Record Labels | Label Discographies
Artistocrat Records • Started in 1947, owned by the Chess brothers by 1950 & forerunner to Chess Records
Chess Records story • premier post-war Chicago blues label
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story • companion site to the PBS special
Vee-Jay Records • one of the most successful black-owned record companies in the US
Modern Records history/discography • based in LA - early recordings by BB King, Wolf & others
Excello Records discography • Nashville based swamp blues label
Jay "J.D." Miller • credited with discovering & recording Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, Lazy Lester
Sam Phillips & Sun Records • before Elvis walked in his door, Phillips recorded great blues artists
Arhoolie Records Story • Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records
Memories of Stax • Memories from a former session player and Stax employee
Antone's Records • Clifford Antone's Austin, Texas label
The Blues Database • artist discographies, links, forum
Label Discographies • extensive listings for several blues and R & B labels

• Publications / E-Zines / News
Blueswax • a weekly e-zine delivered to the inbox of subscribers
Blues Revue magazine • artist profiles, interviews, album reviews, and columns
Living Blues magazine • since 1970, interviews, reviews, and features for blues fans
Blues and Rhythm • blues and R & B publication from UK
Offbeat magazine • New Orleans & Louisiana music
Blues Bytes • monthly online magazine of blues CD reviews
Real Blues Magazine • news, reviews etc for Blues, Soul, Gospel and Zydeco music
Blues Access Magazine • quit publishing in Jan '02, but archived online & back issues available
Blues News • international blues updates
Blues Connections • news, links etc
Blues Matters • UK magazine intending to support and promote the Blues in all forms

• Art / Photography
Stones in My Pathway • a photo-essay of Delta music and culture
Ann Arbor Blues Fest 1969 & 1970 • photos by Stanley Livingston
Dick Waterman's Blues Photography • check out his book, "Between Midnight & Day"
Shooting the Blues • a photo-essay on South Side Chicago blues club "Theresa's"
Mardis Gras 2006 • great post-Katrina Mardis Gras photos
Les Blank • Bay Area independent filmmaker (Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb)
Art by Grego • folk art blues portraits & song visuals from Austin
Portraits in Performance • from photographer Chuck Winans
Jef Jaisun Photography • photo archive of great blues & jazz musicians
Jeff Dunas Photography • “State of the Blues”
VividPix • click on 'performance' to see shots of blues musicians
Robert Corwin • "Images of Folk" including 60's Newport Folk Festival shots
The Kardboard Kid's Concert Posters • view the collection (NFS) , others for sale or trade

• Lyrics
Blues Lyrics Online • searchable by title or artist
Harry's Blues Lyrics • indexed by artist, title, style + guitar tab
Harptab dot com • blues lyrics and harmonica instruction
The Blues Online • blues lyrics
Blues for Peace • blues lyrics and guitar tab
Blues Lyrics dot net • blues lyrics and a few mp3s
Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo • African-American folk myth & magic in blues lyrics

Humboldt County / Northern California
Humboldt Music dot com • Humboldt Co. music resources, including music calendar
The Humboldt Folklife Society • supporting folk and traditional arts on the North Coast
SF Blues dot net • San Francisco Bay Area blues news, artists, and venues
North Bay Music • guide to live music in the SF Bay Area
East Bay Blues Network • connects blues bands & jammers across East SF Bay Area

• Venues
Six Rivers Brewery • McKinleyville | Jambalaya • Arcata | Humboldt Brews • Arcata
Riverwood Inn • Phillipsville

Mystic Theatre • Petaluma | Tradewinds • Cotati | Rancho Nicasio • Marin Co
Sweetwater Music Hall • Mill Valley | Biscuits and Blues
San Francisco | The Boom Boom Room • SF The Saloon • SF | Lou's Pier 47
SF | Last Day Saloon • SF & Santa Rosa | Cafe Van Kleef •
Oakland Dotha's Juke Joint • Oakland | Bobby G's Pizzeria •
Berkeley | The Mojo Lounge • Fremont Little Fox Theatre • Redwood City
JJ's Blues Lounge • San Jose | Old Princeton Landing • Half Moon Bay
Moe's Alley • Santa Cruz | Henflings Tavern • Ben Lomand
Kuumbwa Jazz Center • Santa Cruz
Torch Club • Sacramento | Palms Playhouse
Winters | Powerhouse Pub • Folsom

• Organizations
The Blues Foundation • preserving blues history & promoting music education
Music Maker Relief Foundation • helps pioneers & forgotten heroes of Southern music
Year of the Blues • 2003 was declared the "Year of the Blues" by Congress

• Blues Societies
Sonoma County | Shasta • Redding | Siskiyou • Mt. Shasta | Klamath • Klamath Falls, OR
Golden Gate | Bay Area | Sacramento

Festivals
Russian River Blues Fest • Guerneville
Sonoma County Blues Fest • Santa Rosa
Waterfront Blues Fest • Portland, OR
Metro Fountain Blues Festival • San Jose
Santa Cruz Blues Fest • Aptos
Blues, Brews & BBQ • Monterey
H ayward-Russell City Blues Fest • Hayward
Bay Area Blues Festival • Martinez
Red, White and Blues Festival • Pleasanton
Northern California Blues Festival • Auburn, CA
Klamath Falls Blues Festival • Klamath Falls, OR
Delta Blues Fest • Antioch
Sonora Music Fest Blues/Rock • Sonora

Blues Festivals dot com • searchable database of blues festivals world-wide
Blues Festival Guide • blues festivals, searchable by month - directory of links