Gas Station Blues has been a mainstay in Downtown Issaquah for as long as many remember. For COVID reasons, it went online in 2020. On July 8, 2021, it will take center stage again where it’s meant to be: the parking lot of Historic Shell Station. Tony Frederickson, president of the Washington Blues Society, helped [...]
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Mark DuFresne Male Vocalist Award Joel Astley Blues Female Vocalist Lady A Electric Blues Guitar Rafael Tranquilino Slide Blues Guitar Rod Cook Blues Bass Tim Scott Chris Leighton Blues Drummer Award Tommy Cook Blues Horn Mike Marinig Paul Green Blues Harmonica Award Joel Astley Blues Piano/Keyboard Jimmy Holden Acoustic Blues Guitar Brian Butler Blues [...]
The 30th annual Washington Blues Society Best of the Blues Awards will be presented April 18. 2021 Voting begins online Feb 1. and ends March 9. The 2021 nominees :: MARK DUFRESNE MALE VOCALIST AWARD Joel Astley Sean Denton Cory Vincent BLUES FEMALE VOCALIST Lady A Stacy Jones Sheri Roberts-Greimes ELECTRIC BLUES GUITAR Rafael Tranquilino [...]
Mark DuFresne Male Vocalist Award -Chris Eger : Blues Female Vocalist -Sheri Roberts Greimes : Electric Blues Guitar -Dave Miller Slide Blues Guitar -Eric Rice :Blues Bass -Polly O’Keary : Chris Leighton Blues Drummer Award - Rick J. Bowen Blues Horn -Randy Oxford : Paul Green Blues Harmonica Award - Joel Astley : Blues Piano/Keyboard - Jesse Weston Acoustic Blues [...]
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Washington Blues Society Presents: The 2020 Best of the Blues Virtual Awards Show (“BB Awards”) July 26 at Facebook Live and YouTube The 2018 Best of the Blues Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, July 26th at 4pm on the Washington Blues Society Facebook page and YouTube channel (free). https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonBluesSociety/ click the link below Washington Blues Society YouTube [...]
*Blues Letter Update* The July issue is now online https://wablues.org/bluesletter/ The Printed issue will be delayed due to tech issue -look for it in your mailbox next week. sorry for any inconvenience, and thanks for all your support. WBS exec board
A statement from the board of directors WASHINGTON BLUES SOCIETY·TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2020· Roots, Blues, Jazz, and ultimately all popular music, was born as an African American art form, originally created as an artistic expression and response to the oppression, dehumanization, and hatred this population has had to endure. The Washington Blues Society stands with [...]
Attention: It is with heavy heart and much thought that we, The Washington Blues Society regret that we must inform you that the annual statewide Blues Challenge has been POSTPONED. Given the circumstances, we as a group do not want to add to the anxiety surrounding this health crisis or compound the issues at hand. We [...]
