Stories from Blues Foundation News

  1. SoundExchange to Pay $54.8 million to Artists

    Blues Foundation News &bull Yesterday

    SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization appointed by Congress to pay digital royalties, began sending out payments totaling $54.8 million to recording artists and sound recording copyright holders. The quarterly distribution, the organizationAAAAAAs largest to date, includes royalties earned through… Full Story »

  2. Happy Birthday Buddy Guy!

    Blues Foundation News &bull Yesterday

    What a Lifetime of Achievement!! So far.... Full Story »

  3. Gibson Guitar Feature: Mike Bloomfield

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 29, 2010

    Gibson.com posts many articles in its Lifestyle section of the site, including interviews with guitarists, spotlights on albums, best-of lists and features on specific artists. Genre-wise, their range is pretty wide (from jazz to rock, metal, punk and more), but… Full Story »

  4. BMA Nominee John Nemeth To Make Acting Debut

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 29, 2010

    Two time Blues Music Awards nominee John Nemeth will make his acting debut on TNT's Memphis Beat next week. According to About.com , "The program's music supervisor was originally looking for somebody to sing a Howlin' Wolf song for the… Full Story »

  5. Parade Magazine Readers Interest in Blues

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 28, 2010

    In recent issues of Parade magazine, found in many Sunday newspapers around the country, readers have asked Walter Scott about both Kenny Wayne Shepherd (July 11) and Bettye LaVette (July 25). In addition, the online version notes that Hugh Laurie… Full Story »

  6. Phillip Walker 1937-2010

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 22, 2010

    It is with deepest sorrow that we report on the sudden and unexpected passing of legendary blues guitarist Phillip Walker. He died of apparent heart failure at 4:30 AM, early Thursday morning, July 22, 2010. He was 73 years old.… Full Story »

  7. CNN reports on Mississippi Blues

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 22, 2010

    CNN's Tom Foreman explains how the Mississippi Blues are cheering up an economically depressed region. See the report here . Full Story »

  8. KBA Winner Launches New Website

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 21, 2010

    The 2010 Keeping the Blues Alive Award recipient in the Visual Broadcast: Film, Television, and Video category, Pocket Full of Soul, The Harmonica Documentary , has launched a new website. It's full of information, interactivity, lessons, links, gig-lists, gear and… Full Story »

  9. 19th Annual Pocono Blues Festival July 23, 24 and 25

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 14, 2010

    The 19th Annual Pocono Blues Festival slated for July 23, 24 and 25, is one of the biggest blues festivals on the East Coast located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania is an annual pilgrimage for lovers of real… Full Story »

  10. Member Spotlight: Mickey Thomas

    Blues Foundation News &bull Jul 4, 2010

    Mickey Thomas recently became a member of The Blues Foundation. Mickey did an outstanding job as a presenter at the 31st Blues Music Awards in May, suggesting that there may be some acting ability to go along with his vocal… Full Story »

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