Firstly, now that we have a new re-formatted ‘History’ section with much more material, particularly on the History of British Blues, I would like to acknowledge the UKBlues Federation for appointing Earlyblues.org as the custodian of their archive material.
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The UKBlues Federation We believe that Blues music in the United Kingdom (UK) needs to be better represented and coordinated in order to achieve the respect and prosperity that it deserves. Consequently, UKBlues has established a pan-UK Federation to promote and support Blues in and from the UK in all its forms and styles. It is our aim to achieve the maximum recognition for UK Blues music, past, present and future and thereby to boost the profile and prosperity of all involved with the genre in the UK, bringing those involved together to achieve this vision. Join the UKBlues Federation By joining the UKBlues Federation you are supporting a not for profit organisation, run by a team of volunteers, that helps to give a voice to the Blues and whose mission is to promote Blues music in all its styles and forms in the UK. |
Secondly, I would like to introduce to you and acknowledge invaluable contributions from:
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The British Blues Archive
The British Blues Archive (BBA) was set up by Peter Harvie and Stevie King in 2011 and was the only archive at that time which concentrated on British Blues. The goal of the archive was to document the history, musicians, venues and the instruments that make up British Blues. The British Blues Archive was amalgamated with the UKBlues Federation in 2016.
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Tales From The Woods roots music networking group and Magazine, established by Keith Woods
The Tales From The Woods magazine has been running for over seventeen years. Originally produced as a one page newsletter for occasional London based gigs and roots music record hops it grew rapidly and has now developed into a 60 page on-line by-monthly magazine. The Tales From The Woods roots music networking group as an organisation has helped to bring roots music back to a central London stage and they look forward to many more years with the help of roots music fans old and new to keep on keeping on. |
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Rhythm & Blues Records (Nick Duckett) Specialising in the history of modern music – RnB, Blues, Rock, Pop, Jazz and Soul. Offering a fine selection on both Vinyl and CD. www.rhythmandbluesrecords.co.uk |
Thirdly, I would like to acknowledge all the individual contributors to the whole Earlyblues.com and Earlyblues.org websites, where I have listed (in alphabetical order) all those who have contributed over the years. I would like to give my thanks to you all and my apologies if I have missed anyone. Where available I have included a synopsis or biography …
| Contributor | Synopsis / Biography Link | Section Reference |
| Liz Aiken | Photographer and reviewer Click here for LIz’s Bluesdoodles website |
Blues Festival Photos . . |
| Loz Arkle | Blues portrait artist | Blues Art . . |
| Mike Ballantyne | Singer and researcher of earliest documented blues lyrics. Click here for Mike’s website. |
Blues Essays |
| Courtland Bresner | Blues artist gravestones researcher and acoustic blues guitarist. Click here for Courtland’s Biography. |
Blues Travelogues & Gravestone Photos |
| Mike Bullock | Bibliographic Researcher | Early Blues Bibliography . . |
| Carl DeAbreu | Photographer | Blues Festival Photos . . |
| Roger Dorey | Poet | Blues Poetry . . |
| Pete Evans | Festival Reviewer and Photographer | Blues Festival Reviews . . |
| Les Forgue | Memories of Chicago’s Maxwell Street and blues acquaintances | Blues Memories . . |
| Michael Gray | Author, writer and public speaker. Click here for Michael’s website. |
Blues Essays . . |
| Rosy Greer | Lancaster Blues Archivist, historian and independent reviewer Click here for the Lancashire Blues Archive |
Blues Festival & Gig Reviews . . |
| Max Haymes | Blues historian, author, lecturer, radio DJ and ‘blues brother’. Brother of Rex Haymes. Click here for Max’s Biography. |
Blues History |
| Rex Haymes | Acoustic blues guitarist and blues history debater. Brother of Max Haymes. . |
Blues History |
| Tony Higgins | North East UK festivals and gigs reviewer. Click here for Tony’s biography. . |
Blues Festival Photos |
| Steve Hurl | Top ten country blues | Top Twenty Blues . . |
| Billy Hutchinson | Independent reviewer and interviewer | Blues Festival / Gig Reviews & Blues Essays . |
| Rick Lacey | Drummer, photographer and reviewer. Click here for Rick’s website . |
Blues Festival Photos |
| Kirk Lang | US based reviewer and Editor-in-Chief on my EarlyR&B.com website. Click here for Kirk’s biography. |
Blues Festival & Gig Reviews |
| Colin McNeill | Photo collage creator | Blues Collage . . |
| Andres Magallanes | Argentinean blues guitarist and translator. Click here for Andres’s Country Blues in Argentina Blogspot. |
Blues Essays |
| Terry Messman | Editor, Street Spirit, a publication of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Click here for the Street Spirit website. |
Blues Essays |
| Richard Miller | Memories of blues from the Surrey delta | Blues Memories . . |
| Steve Pilkington | Memories of the 60’s British Blues Boom | Blues Memories & Essays . . |
| Phil Richards | Photographer, festivals guru and ‘dental expert’ | Blues Festival Photos . . |
| Jason Richardson | Photographer | Blues Festival Photos . . |
| Brian Smith | Photographer | British Blues Photographs . . |
| Gill Smith | Blues portrait artist | Blues Art . . |
| Ray Smith | Musician, poet, author, pub landlord and teller of blues based tales . |
Blues Poetry |
| Steve Smith | Photographer, festivals guru and memories of why blues is his favourite colour | Blues Memories, Festival & Gig Photos . |
| Dai Thomas | Blues guitar researcher, blues history debater and authentic acoustic blues guitarist. Click here for Dai’s biography. |
Blues Artists’ Guitar Guide and Blues History |
| Ade Tucker | Memories of listening to blues on the ‘wireless’ in the late 40s and early 50s . |
Blues Memories |
| Mike Turnbull | Blues portrait artist | Blues Art . . |
| Dave Alan Walker | Poet. Click here for Dave’s poems on the Poem Hunter website www.poemhunter.com |
Blues Poetry |
| Paul Webster | Photographer and intrepid ‘Route 66’ co-traveller | Blues Festival Photos . . |
| Christine White | The ‘Boss’, supporter in all Earlyblues endeavours | Blues Poetry . . |
| Steve Wosket | Midlands UK festivals / gigs reviewer and ‘blues brother’ | Blues Festival & Gig Reviews . . |
| Ian Zirins | Photographer and Dad to young acoustic singer & guitarist Lucy Zirins. Click here for Lucy’s website. |
Blues Festival Photos |
Finally, a special thanks to my wife Christine for her patience when I’m pounding away at the PC, her help in transcribing the many interviews, and her invaluable support in all the various Earlyblues initiatives.
Please email any contribution (all welcome) to: alan.white@earlyblues.com