Chicago Blues Harmonica Blowout

Mark Hummel’s Chicago Blues Harmonica Blowout Returns to Albert Rose.

Mark Hummel is celebrating his 27th year of hosting his Harmonica Blowout concerts. Over the years, Hummel has brought together some of the world’s foremost harp players along with a terrific all-star backing band, and this year is no exception.…
RL Boyce

RL Boyce

Roll And Tumble Waxploitation Records A native of Como, Mississippi — deep in the heart of the Mississippi Hill Country, RL Boyce is no stranger to the sounds of the blues. He began performing music at a young age playing in the fife and drum…
Sweet Pea Atkinson

Sweet Pea Atkinson

Get What You Deserve Blue Note Records Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson was the former vocalist with the 80s-90s band Was (Not Was) and more recently with The Boneshakers, he has also collaborated with the likes of Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie…
Thank You To Holiday Party Volunteers

Thank You Volunteers!

Whenever the Cascade Blues Association holds a special event it takes a few extra hands to make things run smoothly. The Board of Directors truly appreciates those who volunteer to help us as we could not do it without you. We would like to…
Gary Burford

Gary Burford

Gary Burford was born in Austin, Texas. The right town to fall in love with music. He lived there before moving to Albany, Oregon, in the early 1970’s, where he lived until joining the U.S. Army in 1978. Having three older brothers who played…
2023 Journey to Memphis Finalists

Applications Now Being Accepted For 2018 Journey To Memphis

The Journey To Memphis is the Cascade Blues Association’s regional competition to select the acts that will represent our organization and region in 2019’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Up to 250 acts from around the…
Isaac Scott

Isaac Scott

Isaac Scott Live ’83-‘84 Bluestown It has been a little more than sixteen years since Isaac Scott passed away in November 2001 at the age of 56. The Northwest icon long held a prominent position as one of the absolute best bluesmen of the…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – January 2018

Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President Every December, the Cascade Blues Association holds their annual elections to determine who will be their officers on the board of directors for the following year. Though it is a privilege to…
New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music To Note – January 2018

Here’s a list of new music received at the CBA office, purchased personally, or listened to this past month of note: Adrianna Marie And Her Roomful Of All-Stars (Kingdom Of Swing (VizzTone) Andy Gunn – Too Many Guitars To Give Up Now (Self…
Blues Diva JJ Thames & The Violet ReVolt

JJ Thames Returns To Oregon for Three Shows

Mississippi blues diva JJ Thames has certainly collected her share of accolades. Legendary "Misty Blue" recording artist Dorothy Moore dubbed her "future of the blues" and Living Blues Magazine calls Thames a true "blues trailblazer.” Known…