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History of the Blues
Guide picks
"Field Hollers" to "Electric" Blues.

2003 - The Year of the Blues
Congress has declared 2003 the "Year of the Blues".

Blues Hall of Fame
Started in 1980 to honor Blues performers and non-performers.

The Blue Highway
Take a trip down Highway 61. A must visit for all Blues fans.

The Blues Tour
Chicago is your destination.

A Brief History of the Blues
"The blues is a native American musical and verse form, with no direct European and African antecedents."

Another Brief History of the Blues
From the Springing the Blues Web Site.

The Center for the Study of Southern Culture
From Ole Miss University. Publisher of Living Blues Magazine.

The Delta Blues Museum Online
Now located in the Freight Depot in downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Gandy Dancers
Recall a time when it took muscle, sweat, and rhythm to move steel track. Music was just another tool used while working on the railroad.

Knights In Blue Denim
Historical look at the British Blues scene.

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