Author: Matt Marshall

Matt Marshall is the original publisher of American Blues Scene and owns Bluescentric.com the shop for Blues, Soul, and Rock n Roll -- authentic music t-shirts where every sale pays artist's estates directly.

The Blues Blast Music Awards winners are in after a grand ceremony at the Fluid Events Center in Champagne, Illinois. Contemporary Blues Album Buddy Guy – Rhythm & Blues Traditional Blues Album James Cotton – Cotton Mouth Man Soul Blues Album Bobby Rush with Blind Dog Smokin’ – Decisions Rock Blues Album Tommy Castro And The Painkillers – The Devil You Know Acoustic Blues Album Mark T Small – Smokin’ Blues New Artist Debut Album Shawn Holt And The Teardrops – Daddy Told Me Blues DVD Recording Royal Southern Brotherhood – Songs From the Road Song Of The Year “Meet…

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The Clarksdale Press Register is reporting that the Official Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame is considering Clarksdale, Mississippi, widely known as “ground zero for the blues”, as a potential location for a permanent museum. Other potential locations include Jackson, Memphis, Nashville, and Detroit. Clarksdale is famed for being blues music’s “ground zero”, with attractions such as Ground Zero Blues Club, the Delta Blues Museum, and Cathead Delta Blues and Folk Art Gallery, and is home to the crossroads of Highway 61 & 49, where legend has it Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil. The project’s founder,…

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