Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021

Ramblings On My Mind – Greg Johnson, CBA President

It is getting near Muddy Awards time again, and as with last year, we have sent out invites to around fifty members to be a part of the initial nominating committee. Some of the people were on this list last year, but many were not, as we want…
New Music to Note-September 2021

September New Music Releases 2019

There is so much good music out there, to help sort through it, we recommend starting here.   Alex Lopez - Yours Truly, Me (Maremil Records) Altered Five Blues Band – Ten Thousand Watts (Blind Pig) Coco Montoya - Coming in Hot”…
Melody Guy

Melody Guy – Dry The Rivers – MFG Records

By Jamey Winchester "What kind of music do you play?" Native Oregon Singer and Songwriter Melody Guy fields that question often, and her new album, Dry the Rivers, answers that question nicely: “American music.” Very seldom do I experience…
Marc Broussard & Samantha Fish

Kathryn Grimm

Blues Tools Self Released By Greg Johnson Kathryn Grimm has put together a smart collection of twelve songs that exhibit directly her talents as a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. Everything comes across sensationally. Whether singing…
Marc Broussard & Samantha Fish

The Cash Box Kings

Hail To The Kings! Alligator Records By Greg Johnson Over the course of two decades, The Cash Box Kings have consistently shown that they’re one of the premier Chicago-based blues bands. Craftily blending social issues with humor, they…
CBA Autographed Guitar Winner

CBA Autographed Guitar Winner – Lina!!

The CBA extends its congratulations to Lina, the winner of this year’s CBA autographed guitar. Multiple signatures from some of the blues world’s renowned musicians adorned the guitar, which the CBA offered in a raffle at the Waterfront…
2021 Best Self-Produced CD Competition
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2020 Best Self-Produced CD Competition Entries Now Being Accepted

Since 2005, The Blues Foundation has annually held a competition to recognize excellence in independent blues recordings. The 2020 Best Self-Produced CD competition is open to affiliated blues societies from around the world to submit one entry…
Song Fest at Blue Diamond

Song Fest at Blue Diamond

A fun and exciting afternoon and evening is in the offing at The Blues Diamond as favorite local artists Lisa Mann, Karen Lovely, Sonny Hess, Kathryn Grimm, AC Porter, and Ben Rice will create songs from ideas — words, sentences, and thoughts…
Jackie Greene

Jackie Greene

Americana and roots singer-songwriter Jackie Greene is a jack-of-all-trades and an artist who can croon over soulful piano ballads as much as he can shred a bluesy guitar solo. Since the release of his critically-acclaimed debut album 'Gone…
Marc Broussard & Samantha Fish

Double Headed Extravaganza – Marc Broussard & Samantha Fish

Marc Broussard is an artist with the unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock, and soul into contemporary terms. In 2004, he released his major-label debut, Carencro, after the Louisiana town where he was born and raised,…