23rd International Blues Challenge February 1-3, 2007 Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee Press Release The World's Largest Gathering of Blues Bands! February 1-3, 2007 Memphis, TN... <more>

July 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2005 International Blues Challenge February 3-5, 2005 A Blues Foundation Production  Memphis, Tennessee - The 2005 International Blues Challenge ... <more>

Jason Nocera, creator of the music cartoon Buddy and Hopkins, has produced a comic strip specifically designed to help promote the Blues Foundation. The comic strip features Buddy exasperated at the f... <more>

Blues Foundation Announces Nominations for the 25th W.C. Handy Blues Awards Anniversary Celebration Planned to Recognize the Best of the Blues Memphis, TN (January 14, 2004) 2004 may be the 50... <more>

The BluesFirst weekend just concluded and what a great series of events. The panels, the receptions, the old friends are all part of it. The Keeping the Blues Alive Awards ceremony Saturday morning ... <more>

Blues Hall of Fame Inductees 2004 The following esteemed individuals and recordings have been selected for induction into the Blues Hall of Fame by The Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame committee, ch... <more>

RECORD NUMBER OF BLUES ACTS TO COMPETE IN THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S 20TH INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Memphis, Tennessee – Over 90 blues acts from around the world will be competing in The Blues Foun... <more>

The Blues Foundation is proud to launch their new website....

November 25, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Keeping the Blues Alive Awards Memphis, TN - Seventeen dedicated blues enthusiasts will receive The Blues Foundation's 2004 Keeping The Blues Alive (... <more>

Memphis, Tennessee - The Blues Foundation will present the 25th W.C. Handy Blues Awards on Thursday April 29, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Beale Street Music Festival will follow on April 30-May 2... <more>

2004 International Blues Challenge and BluesFirst January 29 – 31, 2004 Memphis, Tennessee A Blues Foundation Production The program for the 2004 International Blues Challenge (IBC) and BluesFir... <more>

Memphis, Tennessee - The 2004 International Blues Challenge (IBC) and BluesFirst gathering will be held January 29-31, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards ceremony wil... <more>