CBA
Blues Links
Want to see your link in this list? Please send e-mail to the Webmaster – webmaster [at] cascadeblues [dot] org – put "Link Request" in the subject line, and provide: 1) the accurate, double-checked URL; 2) the full name of the artist, resource, product or whatever that you're linking to; and 3) a descriptive blurb of up to 10-15 words (see the text next to each of the links below). Inclusion of submitted links is subject to the discretion of the CBA.
Note: The links on this page will open a new browser window so
you don't lose your place here. When you want to return to the CBA Links
page, just close the new browser window...
Northwest Blues Artists
- Alan Benson Experience - Portland blues power trio playing the finest blues and rock & roll
- Aric Riley - Traditional
acoustic blues
- Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin' Daddies - High energy, low down blues to the bone
- Ben Rice and the Youth of Blues - Teenage blues band
- Big Fish Blues
Band - Blues in Astoria, Oregon
- Blue Shag Rhythm &
Blues - From Chelan, Washington
- Blues Broads Show
Band And Revue - Vancouver, Washington
- Boogie Bone Band - R&B, Rock, Blues, Texas Shuffle, and, er...anything else that grooves their Boogie Bone
- Boyd Martin
- Drum Animal, Renegade Citizen... a Rose City Rocker Deluxe!
- Carlton Jackson - Top-call drummer & groove master
- Cee Cee James -
Whiskey-drenched roadhouse blues!
- Chase'n
The Blues - A Southern Oregon blues band
- Coyote Kings - Little ol' rockin' blues band from Walla Walla, Washington
- Curtis Salgado
- The original Blues Brother
- D.K. Stewart
- Hip-shakin', backbone-slippin', greasy New Orleans piano nastiness
- Dan Seymour - Blues bassist with solid track record
- Danny Hay Davis - Formerly with the Yanks
- Dave Mullany - Tasty acoustic blues and vocals
- Dave Walker - Legendary British bluesman from Savoy Brown, now based in Bozeman, Montana
- David Jacobs-Strain
- from Eugene, OR
- Dangerous Dan and
the Disasters – Vancouver-based blues band
- David Vest - Boogie-woogie
blues piano man
- Duffy Bishop Band
- Official Web site
- Dylan-Thomas Vance
- Traditional lap-slide guitarist
- Eagle Park Slim
- Singer/Songwriter from Eugene, OR.
- Ellen Whyte & Reflex
Blue - Official Web site
- Eric Hatcher & The Worker Bees - Tight blues ensemble with original tunes and familiar covers
- The Fabulous BadCats - Playing a variety of styles including Rock, R&B and Blues
- Gary Small Band
- Featuring Gary Small
- Gaye Lee Russell - Eugene-based high-energy rockin' blues vocalist
- Henry Cooper Band
- Official Web site
- Hudson Rocket Band
- Official Web Site
- Inner City Bluez - Blues, R&B and soul music with original songs and your favorite covers too
- Janice
Scroggins - at Flying Heart Records
- Jesse
Samsel - Official Web Site
- Jim Mesi Band - The
Italian Chainsaw
- Joe McMurrian
- Kick Your Booty Acoustic Blues
- The Jumpers - Music to dance to for all occasions!
- J.R. Sims and Texas Special
- Official Web Site
- Junkyard Jane - Official
Web Site
- Kate Hart - Grammy
Nominee from Seattle
- Kathy Walker Band
- The band formerly known as Mrs. Jones
- Kenny Lavitz - Official
Web Site
- Kelly Joe Phelps
- Official Web Site
- Kenny "Blue"
Ray - Hot Electric Blues from Northern California
- Kinzel & Hyde
- Official Web Site
- KT -
That's "The KT" to the uninitiated... (Kane Taylor)
- Lily Wilde & Her
Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra
- Linda Hornbuckle
- Official Home page
- Little Bill & The Blue Notes - Legendary Seattle band fronted by vocalist and bassist "Little Bill" Engelhart
- Lloyd Jones -
Deliciously soulful and funky blues / R&B
- Loose
Gravel & The Quarry -
Tacoma, WA-based award-winning hard-drivin' original blues and
classic rock band
- Lynn Ann Hyde
- Official Web Site
- Malcolm
Clark Band - Funky Blues from Tacoma, WA
- Michael
Henry Blues Project - Wide ranging Blues band near Portland
- Michael Osborn - Articulate, soulful, intelligent blues guitar with a serious pedigree
- Mick Clarke -
Rockin' the blues...
- Monti Amundson
- Official Web site
- Nicole Fournier &
Her 3-Lb. Universe - Blues from Washington
- Norman Sylvester
- The original Northwest Boogie Cat!
- The Original
Snakeboy - 1st Place Winner at the 2000 National Slide Guitar Fest
- Papa Salty - A mighty fine, hard-swinging blues band
- Patrick
Lamb - Two-Time Muddy Winner for Saxophone
- Paul deLay - Portland's own giant of the blues harmonica, 1952-2007
- Plaehn & Hino - Acoustic bluesters from Corvallis
- Richard Day-Reynolds
Band - Portland, OR
- Robbie
Laws - Award-winning guitar slinger and instructor
- Robert Lee - Violin, Louisiana-style – blues, swamp, zydeco, R&B, boogie-woogie
- Robin Barrett
- Blues from Walla Walla, WA.
- Rose City Kings - Award-winning powerhouse blues.
- Sonny Hess - Official
Web Site
- The Strange Tones
- An original, rip-roaring blend of American roots music
- Stu Kinzel -
Official Web Site
- Tall
Static - Cling-free blues, R&B and funk in Portland, OR
- Terry
Robb - Official Web site
- Ty Curtis Band - Blues, rock, funk & swing, fronted by 19-year-old guitarist and singer
- Too Slim and the Taildraggers
- Official Web site
- Victor Johnson
- Country blues for kids and grownups
- Walker T. Ryan - High-energy acoustic blues guitar and vocals
- The Walter Guy Band - Blues the way it should be!
- Ward Stroud Band -
Good-time, fun-lovin' music!
- Zacharias & The
Blue Devils - Portland, OR blues artist
National Blues Artists
Blues Societies
Blues Festivals
- Blues Festivals
Dot Com - The Ultimate Blues Festivals List
- Blues by the Bay
Festival - Eureka, CA
- Blues By The Sea
- Mid-September at The Old Mill Marina in Garibaldi, OR
- Bronze, Blues
& Brews Festival - Joseph, OR
- Centrum's
Port Townsend Country Blues Festival, Port Townsend, WA.
- Chesapeake Bay Blues
Festival - Sandy Point State Park at Lanham, Maryland
- Eureka Springs Blues
Festival - Down in Arkansas...
- Kalama Blues Festival
- Kalama, WA
- King Biscuit Blues
Festival - Helena, Arkansas
- Kansas City Blues
Festival - Missouri Blues
- Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz
- North Atlantic
Blues Festival - Harbor Park at Rockland, Maine
- NW Blues Festivals - Clearinghouse for info on blues festivals taking place
in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana — even Northern California and
SW Canada!
- Portland Saturday
Market - Live Music All Summer, Under the Burnside Bridge
- Rendezvous Blues Festival
- Organized by the North Central
Washington Blues Association
- Santa Cruz
Blues Festival - Down California way...
- Seattle Peace Concerts
- Free concerts in the parks around Seattle
- Telluride Blues
& Brews Festival
- in Telluride, Colorado
- UnTapped
2000 - Fourth Annual Blues & Brews Festival in Kennewick, WA
- Waterfront
Blues Festival - 4th of July weekend in Portland, Oregon
- Winnipeg Little
Mountain Bluesfest - July 28-31 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Winthrop Rhythm
& Blues Festival
- Woodland Blues Festival - July 22, 2006 on Horseshoe Lake in Woodland, WA (formerly Kalama Blues Fest)
Blues Info Sites
- Portland Blues -
Great resource for news and talk about the Portland/Vancouver blues scene
- Bayfront Blues
- from Duluth, Minnesota
- Blue Highway -
A comprehensive Blues Information web site
- Blue Mountain
Blues - in Walla Walla, Washington
- Blues
Access On-Line - The Distinctive Blues Magazine
- Blues Bytes:
- An on-line magazine of Blues CD reviews
- Blues Channel -
by Mai Cramer, a Blues DJ in Boston, MA
- Blues Directory
- The Mother of all Blues Links Directories
- Blues Express
- Televising the Blues
- Blues On Stage - from
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
- Blues
On Tap - Streaming Internet Blues Radio
- Blues Review Magazine
- The On-Line version
- Blues To Do's
- Washington/Oregon Blues by Marlee Walker
- BluesTown.com - Streaming
Audio Blues Radio Shows
- Blues World
- Wow! Joe Slotnikoff sure has a lotta stuff here!
- Center
for the Study of Southern Culture - Home of Living Blues magazine
- Dallas/Ft.Worth
Blues Page - by Don O
- Delta
Snake Daily
- A bigger, better Delta Snake site
- Dirty Linen On-Line
- Blues rag from Baltimore, Maryland
- Glen
Weiser's Country Blues Harp Page - Little Walter Transcriptions from Albany,
NY
- Hampton Studios
- Fine art photography of NW Blues Artists
- Highway 49
- Blues from Australia
- International Blues
Appreciation and Preservation Society - at BluesPower.net
- It's a Girl Thang
- Lea Gilmore's Women in Blues Web Site
- Junior's
Juke Joint - Blues from the Mississippi Delta
- Living
Blues - Southern Culture from the University of Mississippi
- National Harmonica League
- Great Britain's National Harmonica Club
- Once and Future
Blues - Tributes to Past, Present and Future Blues Greats
- Planet Harmonica
- More than you ever wanted to know about the Harp
- SoCal Blues
- Blues and Roots Music in Southern California
- Southwest Blues
- Blues magazine from Dallas, Texas
- Stichting Rhythm
& Blues Breda - Blues in the Netherlands
- St. Louis Blues -
House Party of the Blues
- That Blues
Music Page - The Turtle's Blues fanzine
- Tornado Concerts
- Get the Blues in Amsterdam
- T-Bone's Blues
Page - (No, not the T-Bone, but an avid fan)
- That Blues
Music Page - has a monstrous collection of Blues links
Blues Newsgroups and Web Rings
General Music Info Sites
Music Retailers
Record Labels
- Alligator Records
- A Premiere Blues Label
- Analogue Productions
- Re-issues, Classic Blues!
- Antone's Records
- Strictly Blues
- Blue Heron Records
- Portland, Oregon Blues Label
- Blue
Loon Records - Minneapolis, MN-based blues label
- Burnside Records
- Portland's Own Blues Label
- Biograph Records
- Jazz, Blues & Ragtime
- Chess
Records Catalog - From MCA Records
- Cool Buzz Records
- Boyd
Small's Indie Label in Amsterdam.
- Double Trouble
Music - Blues label in Austin
- Ecko Records -
A Blues and R&B label
- Flying Heart
Records - Portland, Oregon
- Homemade Music
- Music from home recordists the world over
- King Snake Records
- Independent label specializing in the music of the South.
- Malaco Records - Blues
and R&B from the East Coast
- Mapleshade Recordings
- Blues and Jazz Music without compromise
- Right On Rhythm
- in Washington DC
- Rosebud Agency -
Serving a small number of very special Blues Artists
- Shanachie Entertainment
- Blues, Jazz, and more
- Telarc International
- Blues, Jazz, Crossover label from Ohio
- Tone-Cool Records - Small
but tasty Blues label in Boston, MA.
Musicians’ Resources
- American Federation of Musicians
- The Grand Daddy of Musician's Unions
- AFM Local 99 - Portland,
OR Musician's Union
- AFM Local 76-493
- Seattle, WA Musician's Union
- American Songwriter's
Contest - Lots of Songwriting resources
- ASCAP - American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers – performing rights organization
- Blues
Jam CDs - CD-based "backup band" for practice or warmup
- Blues Jammers Boot Camp - Intensive 2-day workshop with local luminaries
Robbie Laws & Ellen Whyte
- BMI - Broadcast Music,
Inc. (another performing rights organization)
- Crossroads Blues Agency
- Represents American blues bands touring Europe
- Crossroads-Guitar.com
- Guitar Lessons on-line
- Ethos, Inc - Portland's
Multi-Cultural Music Center
- FREQ Mastering - Premier mastering services in Portland
- Freelance Musicians'
Association - Dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of freelance
musicians
- Fresh Tracks Recording Studio - In operation since 1980, recording just about every kind of music under the sun
- Get Signed dot com -
Advice for your Musical Career
- The GRAMMYs - Official
Web Site
- Harmony Central
- The Internet Resource for Musicians
- Harry's
Blues Lyrics On-Line - plus a good bit of blues history...
- Imagine
Studios - Portland, Oregon Recording Studio
- Indie Avenue -
Comprehensive Independent NW Musicians & Venues database
- Indie Center -
Learn how to set up your own Independent Record Label
- Lyrics.com - Get yer
Song Lyrics Here!
- Megalodon - Media
Duplication
- Performing
Songwriter Magazine - Online Version
- Red Dog Music Books - Independent music publisher in the southern Appalachians, specializing in blues guitar and roots music books
- RIAA - Recording Industry
Association of America
- SESAC - The Society
of European Stage Authors and Composers
- SixStringCentral - School of guitar instruction in Portland, OR; founded by Robbie Laws
- Skip Simmons Amp Repair - Repair and restoration of vintage tube guitar amps, harp amps and studio equipment
- Taxi - Independent A&R
Vehicle
- VE Associates - A full-service media development company specializing in CD/DVD replication and duplication.
- World Wide Band Name
Registry - Databases for artists, venues, agents, more...
Radio Stations
- KBOO - 90.7 FM,
Community Radio in Portland, Oregon
- KBZY - 1490 AM, in Salem,
Oregon
- KGON - 92.3 FM, in Portland,
Oregon
- KINK - 102 FM, in
Portland, Oregon
- KLCC - 89.7 FM in
Eugene, Oregon
- KMHD - 89.1 FM,
Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon
- KMCQ - 104.5 FM,
in Hood River, Oregon
- KYNR (Formerly KOTY)
- 1490 AM, Crazy
Coyote Blues & Jazz Power Show
- PDXBluescast - a podcast showcasing the best of blues originating from Portland and the surrounding area
Musical Instruments & Instruction
Blues Paraphernalia
©
2004 Cascade Blues Association