Winner of 24 NOW 26!
Blues Music Awards!

5 Nominations!
2011 Blues Music Awards!

UPDATE: Alligator Records Press Release:  On Thursday, May 5, 2011, The Blues Foundation awarded blues master and Alligator Records recording artist Charlie Musselwhite with two coveted Blues Music Awards.  Musselwhite, whose latest CD The Well has been hailed as the best of his long career, received the awards for Traditional Blues Male Artist Of The Year and Best Instrumentalist–Harmonica!

6 X Grammy Nominee!

2010 Inductee to the
Blues Hall of Fame!

From San Francisco, CA

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE

Sunnyside Ups
from Trinidad ,CO

The Sunnyside Ups are a versatile dance band who's repertoire spans Blues, Soul, R&B, Rock, and Reggae. Collectively, the members have performed with such artists as The Legendary Muddy Waters Blues Band,  (Read More)

Fat Chance Blues Band
from Pueblo ,CO

The Fat Chance Blues Band performs at 'The Downbeat' every Friday / Saturday, 9 pm to 1 am and musicians from throughout Colorado stop by to jam with us as we provide the audience with entertainment that is truly out of the ordinary!  (Read More)

Ken Saydak
from La Veta, CO via Chicago

KEN SAYDAK has enjoyed a nearly forty year career performing on festival and club stages worldwide.  He has recorded his original blues-based music for Chicago’s prestigious Delmark label, releasing two solo projects, Foolish Man and Love Without Trust.  (Read More)

Erica Brown & Friends
from Denver ,CO

Erica Brown is a bona-fide Blueswoman.  She has worked with some of the finest artists in the world, and has shared stages with such heavyweights as B.B. King, Al Green,…  (Read More)

Soul Kitchen featuring Hillary Smith
from Santa Fe, NM

Hillary Smith and Soul Kitchen's latest CD, No Easy Way walked away with five 2009 NM Music Awards, including Best of the Year.  (Read More)

The Albuquerque Blues Connection
from Albuquerque, NM

“Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues!” – That’s the farewell tag on “Mexican Jerry” Muniz’s voice mail.  Mexican Jerry is the bearded and tattooed leader and singer/harp player for the Albuquerque Blues Connection – “The ABC” – one of New Mexico’s longest running blues outfits.  (Read More)

Harper & Midwest Kind
From Perth, Australia
Australian Blues Music Awards Song of the Year! Male Vocalist of the Year!

PART HARMONICA VIRTUOSO AND PART rhythmic explorer, Harper is a fiery artist -singer / songwriter who blurs the lines between blues, soul, rock and world music. (Read More)

The Dave Specter Band from Chicago, IL

Featuring Sharon Lewis

Blues guitarist, bandleader and producer Dave Specter has earned
an international reputation as one of the premier young talents on
the Chicago blues scene. (Read More)

Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys
the "Zydeco Sweetheart"

Rosie Ledet has become the act to watch on the zydeco circuit. Brimming with coy sensuality, Rosie's music is fresh and daring, while still retaining its links to its bayou Creole heritage. (Read More)

Charlie Musselwhite
from San Francisco, CA

“Superb, original and compelling….harmonica master Musselwhite sets the standard for blues.” –ROLLING STONE

Harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite’s life reads like a classic blues song: born in Mississippi, raised in Memphis and schooled on the South Side of Chicago. (Read more)