Browsing: Blues Hall of Fame

Today is the birthday of the late Albert King, a man who made a flying-v shaped stamp on music that has influenced countless bluesmen and rockers after him.

Lucille was the unabashed queen of Dirty Blues. Here are some things you may not know about her!

‘Mellow Mama,’ released on the Delmark imprint in 1992, is a collection of Dinah Washington’s first solo recordings.

Lucille Bogan, Little Willie John, Johnnie Taylor, Otis Blackwell, and Mary Katherine Aldin to be celebrated as new blues Hall of Famers on May 4!

The BMAs honor the past year’s exceptional achievements in blues music recording, performance, and songwriting, as well as supporting the blues rich cultural traditions.

“I grew up in a household where the blues was celebrated and its history embraced. I look forward to drawing from my own family legacy, knowledge of this community and depth of business experience in advancing the mission of the organization.” – Judith Black

“I feel if you don’t go out there, if you don’t mingle among the people, how are you going to know what they need to know, and hear what they need to hear? That’s the good part. That’s the best part. Just treat everyone right.”

“I have found the Memphis community to be very welcoming, and very warm. I look forward to post-COVID when I can really get out and start to meet our partners and those people who make up the blues community here.” – Patricia Wilson Aden

Both the 2020 Blues Music Awards Show and Blues Hall of Fame Inductions Ceremony are canceled

The 14 honorees of The Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame’s 41st class encompass nearly a century of music