Cool Blues Sites

Olav Torvonds Blues Guitar: Olav Torvunds Guitar site has a section dedicated to the blues guitar. They offer a series of lessons on blues guitars. Website: Olav Torvonds Blues Guitar

Slowhand Blues Guitar: Slowhand Blues Guitars is a site dedicated to all things blues. They offer blues tutorials, songs, albums, and news on upcoming events. This site contains a wealth of information for the guitar enthusiast.Website: Slowhand Blues Guitar

Eric Clapton's Website: This site is dedicated to the career of one of the most influential blues players, Eric Clapton. The site includes his biography and discography.Website: Eric Clapton's Website

Blues Guitar News: Blues Guitar news offers just that, blues guitar news. And boy do they have a lot of it. If you want to stay in the know put this one in your' favorites. They cover musicians, music, and instruments.Website: Blues Guitar News

Saintblues.com: Saint Blues carries a very fine line of blues guitars but that's not all. The site has really cool blues apparel available for purchase and the Memphis Mojo link, with links to other popular blues sites.Website: Saintblues.com

Early Blues: The 'Early Blues' Website purpose is to broaden awareness and understanding of the origins of blues music and to encourage and support live blues music.  Website: Early Blues

Electric Blues Radio: Electric Blues Radio has a listener interaction center and a sells many hard to find blues cd's in their online store.Website: Electric Blues Radio

BB King World Blues: This site is dedicated to the career and history of BB King. The site includes his biography and discography. Take an interesting look at this webiste, dedicated to the King of the Blues Guitar.Website: BB King World Blues

Mike Dollins Blues Guitar: Mike Dollins Blues Guitar is truly a cool blues website. The music that plays while you surf the site will have you swaying. Catch up on all things blues here.Website: Mike Dollins Blues Guitar

The Roadhouse: The Roadhouse is intended to present the full range of blues music to a broad Internet audience. The range is from the Delta to Chicago, from pre-war to jump, acoustic, electric, harps, horns – it’s difficult, if not impossible, to describe the emotions conveyed with such a simple form. Website: The Roadhouse

Keyblues: Keys blues offers new downloadable blues guitar and blues harmonica tunes.Website: Keyblues

Delmark - Finest in Jazz & Blues: Delmark is the place for true blues enthusiast. They have info on upcoming cd realeases, gigs, and the history of blues. This site gives you an enjoyable complete history of Delmark.Website: Delmark - Finest in Jazz & Blues

Harry's Blues Lyrics & Tabs Online: This page is proudly dedicated to blues music. If you like blues music too and you're looking for lyrics of blues songs and/or having problems understanding what is being sung and/or understanding the meaning of the lyrics this site might be of some interest to you. Website: Harry's Blues Lyrics & Tabs Online

Blues Foundation: The Blues Foundation is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, the home of the Blues. With more than 160 affiliated Blues organizations, and membership spanning the globe, the Foundation supports the worldwide passion for Blues Music. Website: Blues Foundation

The Blues Harp page: The BluesHarp is a website devoted to the history and lore of Blues Harmonicas.HarpTown- Visit the musical past. They feature a virtual harmonica museum with photos of antique and collectable harmonicas.Website: The Blues Harp page

The Blue Highway: The Blue Highway is dedicated to the men and women who traveled away from the West African shoreline until it fell from the horizon. The history of the blues is more than a musical chronology. The Blue Highway contains tributes with essays and more. There are also links to Blue's Music chat rooms.Website: The Blue Highway

Blues Lyric Online: The Blues Lyrics On Line site is a very cool site for those looking for the exact lyrics of their favorite blues tunes. They even have a really interesting section dedicated to the most obscure blues songs. Website: Blues Lyric Online

BluesNet: BluesNet is a WWW-based repository for information on blues performers. The artist summaries found on this site were volunteered by a fan of the performer and some of the information is heavily opinion-laden. They created a service in which readers could find information not available in the number of excellent blues history and reference books available. Website: BluesNet

BluePower.com: Bluepower will be the central gathering point for anyone in the world who would like to learn about The Blues and it's contributions to the American musical art form.Website: BluePower.com

The Delta Blues Museum: The Delta Blues Museum is dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and encouraging The Delta Blues Museum Stage is adjacent to the museum classroom, which hosts a year-round music education program as well as lectures and symposia. The Delta Blues Museum Stage serves as the main venue for local festivals such as the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in August and the Juke Joint Festival in April.a deep interest in the story of the blues.Website: The Delta Blues Museum

Acoustic Blues Message Board: This message board is an online forum run by Ari Eisinger . The site contains a vast variety of dicussions on all aspects of the blues genre.Website: Acoustic Blues Message Board

PBS "The Blues": PBS presents a series about the history of the blues.The Blues™ anchors a multi-media celebration that raises awareness of the blues and its contribution to American culture and music worldwide.Seven directors will explore the blues through their own personal styles and perspectives. The central theme of the series is how the blues evolved from parochial folk tunes to a universal language.Website: PBS "The Blues"

Cascade Blues - Blues in history: The Cascade Blues Association's charter goal is to help educate the public on the history of the blues. Almost every month the publish an article in a monthly newsletter, the BluesNotes, that documents the bygone days of the blues. Those articles are indexed here for your reference and enjoyment.Website: Cascade Blues - Blues in history

Trail of the Hellhound: Trail of the Hellhound provides an overview of two distinct styles of blues practiced in the Lower Mississippi Valley, extensive biographies of the region's greatest blues musicians, and pictures and descriptions of sites to visit. Begin with the site map of the Lower Mississippi Valley and decide which areas to explore.Website: Trail of the Hellhound

Uncensored History of the Blues Podcast: Mike Rugel and the Delta Blues Museum take a raw look at the early history of blues music. Each show includes a series of pre-war blues tracks along with context and exposition. Website: Uncensored History of the Blues Podcast

Delta Cultural Center: The Delta Cultural Center, located in historic downtown Helena, Arkansas, is a museum dedicated to the history of the Arkansas Delta. The museum interprets the history of the Delta through exhibits, educational programs, annual events, and guided tours. They invite you to come and experience the Delta Cultural Center. Website: Delta Cultural Center

Monterey Blues Festival: The Monterey Bay Blues Festival is considered one of the premier Blues festivals in the country, continuing to attract and feature world-renowned blues artists as well as young budding artists. The Festival has and continues to feature celebrity blues musicians while simultaneously offering teens an opportunity to thrill their audiences at the same Festival. Website: Monterey Blues Festival

Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival: The first Sunflower River Blues Festival took place in 1988 and was funded primarily by Clarksdale's downtown merchants and organized by Jim O'Neal and Dr. Patricia Johnson. These days it features dozens of musicians performing on outdoor stages on the banks of the Sunflower River beneath the Riverside Recreation Center and in the open space between Sunflower and Delta Avenues. Website: Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival

Delta Frank's Blues Blowtorch: Delta Frank Blues Blowtorch can be heard Friday 7 p.m. to midnight and Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight on WGLT -- 103.5 and 89.1 FM -- or on the web at www.wglt.org. Listen to GLT Blues Friday from 7 p.m. to  5 a.m. Saturday morning,  noon Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday morning, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday afternoon. This web site is owned by Delta Frank Black. This web site is not affiliated With WGLT - FM in Normal, Ill Website: Delta Frank's Blues Blowtorch