The month of JUNE in Roots, Blues & Rock History
Obscure, murky, contentious and discourteous bulletins that delve into the history of roots, blues and rock music thanks to some extensive and at times ill founded research by Dr Jerome Douvendahns.
2026 Blues Music Awards Winners announced May 8, 2026
View the full list of winners below, which are bolded.
Acoustic Blues Album
Catfish Keith, “Sugar for Sugar – Vol. 1 2025 Summer Sessions”
Doug MacLeod, “Between Somewhere and Goodbye”
Erin Harpe, “Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt”
Hudspeth & Taylor, “Kimuziki Live in Des Moines”
Johnny Iguana, “At Delmark”
Acoustic Blues Artist
Catfish Keith
Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
Kevin Burt
Rhiannon Giddens
Album of the Year
Blood Brothers Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia, “Help Yourself”
Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, “Young Fashioned Ways”
D.K. Harrell, “Talkin’ Heavy”
Larry McCray, “Heartbreak City”
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, “Closer To The Bone”
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Castro Coleman (Mr. Sipp)
Rick Estrin
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Ruthie Foster
Vanessa Collier
Band of the Year
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
John Nemeth and the Blue Dreamers
Southern Avenue
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Vanessa Collier Band
Best Emerging Artist Album
Brody Buster, “Redemption”
Allison August, “August Moon”
Sean McDonald, “Have Mercy!”
Robbin Kapsalis, “THE BLUES IS IN THE HOUSE”
Kyle Rowland, “NOT HOLDING BACK!”
Blues Rock Album
Blood Brothers Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia, “Help Yourself”
Devon Allman, “BLUES SUMMIT”
Kent Burnside, “Hill Country Blood”
Tom Hambridge, “Down The Hatch”
Walter Trout, “Sign Of The Times”
Blues Rock Artist
Ana Popovic
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Kirk Fletcher
Tommy Castro
Walter Trout
Contemporary Blues Album
Brandon Santini, “Which Way Do We Go?”
Carolyn Wonderland, “Truth Is”
D.K. Harrell, “Talkin’ Heavy”
Monster Mike Welch, “Keep Living Til I Die”
Southern Avenue, “Family”
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Carolyn Wonderland
Danielle Nicole
Ruthie Foster
Samantha Fish
Vanessa Collier
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Brandon Santini
Castro Coleman (Mr. Sipp)
Chris Cain
Christone ”Kingfish” Ingram
D.K. Harrell
Instrumentalist – Bass
Benny Turner
Larry Fulcher
Michael ”Mudcat” Ward
Rodrigo Mantovani
Scot Sutherland
Instrumentalist – Drums
Chris Layton
Chris Peet
Derrick D’Mar Martin
Tom Hambridge
Tony Braunagel
Instrumentalist – Guitar
Chris Cain
Christoffer ”Kid” Andersen
Derek Trucks
Joanna Connor
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Instrumentalist – Harmonica
Billy Branch
Bob Corritore
Brandon Santini
John Nemeth
Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist – Horn
Greg Piccolo
Jimmy Carpenter
Mark Kaz Kazanoff
Regi Oliver
Trombone Shorty
Instrumentalist – Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player)
Anthony Geraci
Bruce Katz
Dave Keyes
Jon Cleary
Marcia Ball
Instrumentalist – Vocals
Candice Ivory
Danielle Nicole
John Nemeth
Shemekia Copeland
Susan Tedeschi
Song of the Year
“Mile After Mile”
written by Brandon Santini & Jeff Jensen
“Bye Bye Blues”
written by Larry McCray & Charlie Walmsley
“Can’t Catch a Break”
written by Tommy Castro & Christoffer Andersen
“Upside”
written by Tierinii Jackson, Tikyra Jackson, Ori Naftaly, Dylan Altman & Marshall Altman
“Who Was That?”
written by Emmett Ellis Jr. & Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Soul Blues Album
Dave Keller, “La Brea”
Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band, “Full Circle”
Johnny Rawls, “Make Them Dance”
Tad Robinson Band, “Soul In Blue”
The Soul of John Black, “Soul Salvation”
Soul Blues Female Artist
Annika Chambers
Candice Ivory
Kat Riggins
Thornetta Davis
Vaneese Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist
Alabama Mike
Curtis Salgado
John Nemeth
Johnny Rawls
Tad Robinson
Traditional Blues Album
Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, “Young Fashioned Ways”
Buddy Guy, “Ain’t Done With The Blues”
Charlie Musselwhite, “Look Out Highway”
Maria Muldaur, “One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey”
Roomful Of Blues, “Steppin’ Out”
Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award)
Diunna Greenleaf
Eden Brent
Maria Muldaur
Rhiannon Giddens
Teeny Tucker
Traditional Blues Male Artist
Billy Branch
Jimmie Vaughan
John Primer
Jontavious Willis
Rick Estrin
International Blues Album
Brandon Isaak, “Walkin With The Blues”
Honeybear, the Band, “I Was Wrong”
Hubert Dorigatti & Blues harp masters, “Poor Boy”
J.T.Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters, “Still be friends”
The Angelique Francis Band, “Not Defeated”
INTERNATIONAL BLUES MUSIC DAY
The first Saturday in August of each year
On August 17, 2011 an online petition was launched advocating for the establishment of an International Blues Music Day. Within a few months the petition-group was joined by thousands of members from around the world, comprising of blues enthusiasts, musicians, celebrities, and promoters. After reaching 10,000 members, a formula for an annual date to celebrate IBMD was established as the first Saturday in August of each year with the inaugural celebration set to take place on August 3, 2013. The initiative was the brainchild of world renown blues musician Johnny Childs who also stars in the film The Junkman's Son and serves as the President of the NYC Blues Society. The IBMD organization and the NYC Blues Society are the lead nonprofit organizations charged with planning, promoting and producing this annual celebration.
http://www.internationalbluesmusicday.com
100 GREATEST CLASSIC BLUES SONGS
http://www.internationalbluesmusicday.com/blues-history.html
1. Memphis Blues - W.C. Handy
2. Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith
3. Pine Top Boogie - Pine Top Smith
4. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
5. Boogie Chillun - John Lee Hooker
6. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
7. Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
8. Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
9. Spoonful - Willie Dixon
10. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Sonny Boy Williamson I
12. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
13. Forty Four Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
14. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
15. Statesboro Blues - Taj Mahal
16. Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
17. Juke - Little Walter
18. The Little Red Rooster - Willie Dixon
19. Come In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson
20. I'm a King Bee - Slim Harpo
21. The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
22. Back Door Man - Willie Dixon
23. It's My Own Fault - B.B. King
24. I'm Tore Down - Freddie King
25. T-Bone Blues - T-Bone Walker
26. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
27. Preaching The Blues - Son House
28. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out - Bessie Smith
29. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
30. Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
31. Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
32. Hideaway - Freddie King
33. How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
34. Five Long Years - B.B. King
35. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
36. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
37. All Your Love - Magic Sam
38. Give Me Back My Wig - Hound Dog Taylor
39. Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
40. Worried Life Blues - Sleepy John Estes
41. If Trouble Was Money - Albert Collins
42. I Ain't Superstitious - Willie Dixon
43. Sweet Black Angel - Robert Nighthawk
44. I Know What You're Putting Down - Louis Jordan
45. Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson
46. Ball and Chain - Big Mama Thornton
47. Further On Up The Road - Bobby 'Blue' Bland
48. I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
49. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
50. Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
51. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan
52. Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
53. Pony Blues - Charley Patton
54. The Sky Is Crying - Elmore James
55. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
56. Highway 49 - Big Joe Williams
57. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
58. Blues Before Sunrise - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
59. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
60. Bumble Bee - Memphis Minnie
61. I'm Ready - Muddy Waters
62. It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James
63. Stop Breakin' Down - Robert Johnson
64. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
65. I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker
66. Me and The Devil Blues - Robert Johnson
67. The Walkin' Blues - Taj Mahal
68. 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Bessie Smith
69. It's Tight Like That - Tampa Red
70. Love In Vain - Robert Johnson
71. Evil - Willie Dixon
72. Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo
73. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
74. On The Road Again - Canned Heat
75. Rock Me Mama - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
76. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King
77. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson
78. Boom Boom Out Go The Lights - Little Walter
79. The Same Thing - Willie Dixon
80. West Coast Blues - Blind Blake
81. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf
82. Cryin' Shame - Lightnin' Hopkins
83. Rollin & Tumblin - Elmore James
84. Everyday I Have The Blues - B.B. King
85. Messin Around - Memphis Slim
86. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton
87. Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson II
88. CC Rider - Ma Rainey
89. I'm Tired - Savoy Brown
90. Graveyard Dream Blues - Ida Cox
91. Beaver Slide Rag - Peg Leg Howell
92. Key To The Highway - Big Bill Broonzy
93. Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
94. The Seventh Son - Willie Dixon
95. As The Years Go Passing By - Gary Moore
96. We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton
97. Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
98. Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown
99. Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
100. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy
1. King Of The Delta Blues - Robert Johnson
2. West Side Soul - Magic Sam
3. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
4. I Am The Blues - Willie Dixon
5. A Man and The Blues - Buddy Guy
6. Hoodoo Man Blues - Junior Wells & Buddy Guy
7. Fathers And Sons - Muddy Waters
8. Moanin' In The Moonlight - Howlin' Wolf
9. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
10. Dance With Freddie King - Freddie King
11. Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - John Mayall
12. The Gate Of The Horn - Memphis Slim
13. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Paul Butterfield
14. Coffee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
15. The Natch'l Blues - Taj Mahal
16. It Serves You Right To Suffer - John Lee Hooker
17. Spotlight On Lucille - B.B. King
18. Blues After Hours - Elmore James
19. I Do Not Play No Rock and Roll - Mississippi Fred McDowell
20. Completely Well - B.B. King
21. Couldn't Stand The Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan
22. Down and Out Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
23. Confessin' The Blues - Little Walter
24. Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter
25. King of The Blues Guitar - Albert King
26. Can't Get No Grindin' - Muddy Waters
27. T-Bone Blues - T-Bone Walker
28. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf
29. Ice Pickin' - Albert Collins
30. Roy Buchanan - Roy Buchanan
31. One More Mile - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
32. Bonanza of Instrumentals - Freddie King
33. English Rose - Fleetwood Mac
34. From The Cradle - Eric Clapton
35. I Feel Like Goin' On - Ronnie Earl
36. I'll Play The Blues For You - Albert King
37. Blues Singer - Buddy Guy
38. Raw Sienna - Savoy Brown
39. Hard Again - Muddy Waters
40. Natural Boogie - Hound Dog Taylor
41. Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
42. A Hard Road - John Mayall
43. Progressive Blues Experiment - Johnny Winter
44. Hawk Squat - J.B. Hutto
45. Stand Back - Charlie Musselwhite
46. Showdown - Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland
47. The Wham of That Memphis Man - Lonnie Mack
48. Bad News Is Coming - Luther Allison
49. Long Way Home - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
50. Third Degree - Johnny Winter
51. In Step - Stevie Ray Vaughan
52. Nothin But The Blues - Johnny Winter
53. The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
54. Two Steps From The Blues - Bobby "Blue" Bland
55. Alone & Acoustic - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
56. Boogie With - Canned Heat
57. Blues On The Bayou - B.B. King
58. I'm A Blues Man - Z.Z. Hill
59. The Colour Of Love - Ronnie Earl
60. Chicago Bound - Jimmy Rogers
61. Double Time - Leon Redbone
62. Delta Blues - Son House
63. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Skip James
64. Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson
65. Beginnings - The Allman Brothers
66. Otis Spann is the Blues - Otis Spann
67. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Mississippi Fred McDowell
68. Singin' The Blues - B.B. King
69. East West - Paul Butterfield
70. Alright Again - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
71. Move It On Over - George Thorogood
72. Riding With The King - B.B. King & Eric Clapton
73. Right Place, Wrong Time - Otis Rush
74. At Last - Etta James
75. Endless Boogie - John Lee Hooker
76. Slideways - Roy Rogers
77. Girls Go Wild - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
78. Cold Snap - Albert Collins
79. Strike Like Lightning - Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan
80. Still Got The Blues For You - Gary Moore
81. Strong Persuader - Robert Cray
82. Slippin' In - Buddy Guy
83. Crusade - John Mayall
84. Roll Away The Stone - Kelly Joe Phelps
85. The Son Seals Blues Band - Son Seals
86. After Hours - Gary Moore
87. Lead Me On - Kelly Joe Phelps
88. Original Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
89. T-Bird Rhythm - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
90. Gate Swings - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
91. Indianola Mississippi Seeds - B.B. King
92. Hooker & Heat - John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat
93. Black Magic - Magic Sam
94. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy
95. Houserockin' - Hound Dog Taylor
96. Mr. Scrapper's Blues - Scrapper Blackwell
97. White African - Otis Taylor
98. Hard Drivin' Blues- Roosevelt Sykes
99. Koko Taylor - Koko Taylor
100. Relentless - Danny Gatton
Explore these obscure, murky, contentious and discourteous bulletins
that delve into the history of roots, blues and rock music
thanks to some extensive and at times ill founded research
by Dr Jerome Douvendahns.
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AUSTRALIAN BLUES & ROOTS AIRPLAY CHART
Here are the 25 most-played CD's from Australian Blues & Roots artists.
1 / new / new / MARK EASTON / Dark Horse / Independent / 2026 / www.markeaston.net
2 / 1 / 3 / BROTHERS / Introducing Vintage Sounds in Modern Blues… / Independent / 2026 / www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578747189915
3 / new / new / SHANE FLEW & MATT ROSS / Once Upon a Long Time Ago / Big Rock Records / 2026 / www.big-rock.com.au
4 / 24 / 2 / 63 DELUXE / Side Ways / Independent / 2026 / www.63deluxe.com
5 / 15 / 3 / BELLHOPS (THE) / Family Favourites / Independent / 2025 / https://bellhops.com.au
6 / new / new / AMIN & LACHLAN / Live at Barossa South Studios / Independent / 2026 / https://aminandlachlan.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-barossa-south-studios
7 / new / 1 / DAN GRANERO / Where I Belong / Independent / 2026 / https://www.facebook.com/dangraneroband/
8 / 9 / 2 / GD & THE KING BROTHERS / Chicken Shack Groove / Independent / 2026 / www.gdkingbros.com
9 / 8 / 5 / SALLY KING & THE REPEAT OFFENDERS / Unfinished Business / Independent / 2025 / https://skandtherepeatoffenders.com/home
10 / 4 / 9 / CHRISTINA CROFTS / Best of Bottleneck / Foghorn Records - MGM Distribution / 2025 / www.christinacrofts.com/home
11 / 5 / 2 / PEPPERCREEK REVIVAL with KELLY AUTY / It's All Been Said / Independent / 2026 / https://peppercreekrevival.com
12 / new / new / HEAVY MEDICINE / Love is. Music is. We are… / independent / 2026 / https://www.facebook.com/heavymedicine
13 / 3 / 3 / JULIAN JAMES & THE MOONSHINE STATE / Prey to the Crow / Independent / 2026 / www.julianjames.com.au/
14 / 17 / 11 / 8 BALL AITKEN & TAYA CHANI / Nightbird / Independent / 2025 / www.8ballaitken.com
15 / 13 / 22 / KEVIN BORICH / Legacy / Independent / 2022 / www.kevinborich.com.au
16 / 7 / 5 / DAN DINNEN & SHORTY / Jeff’s Shed / Shed Jam records / 2025 / http://dandinnen.com/dan-dinnen-shorty
17 / 2 / 3 / SHANE PACEY / Cross of the Heart / Independent / 2026 / https://shanepacey1.bandcamp.com/album/cross-of-the-heart
18 / new / 1 / KEITH HALL BAND / Songs (double album) / Independent / 2026 / www.keithalanhall.com.au
19 / 72 / 1 / WILLIAM CRIGHTON / Colonial Drift / ABC Music / 2025 / www.williamcrightonmusic.com.au
20 / 21 / 7 / FIONA BOYES & THE FORTUNE TELLERS / Live at Bluesfest 2004 / Independent - Blue Empress / 2025 / www.fionaboyes.com
21 / 16 / 6 / GWYN ASHTON / Grease Bucket / Independent / 2025 / www.gwynashton.com
22 / 12 / 3 / STEFAN HAUK / Before the Dawn / Independent / 2025 / www.stefanhauk.com
23 / 30 / 21 / LLOYD SPIEGEL / Bakehouse Dozen / Independent - Only Blues Music / 2023 / www.lloydspiegel.com
24 / 6 / 2 / TOM WATERS & GEOFF ACHISON ALLSTAR BAND / Night Driving (Live at The Canberra Irish Club 2024) / Jupiter 2 Records / 2026 / www.geoffachison.com
25 / 88 / 6 / COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY / Boogaloo Sauce / Independent / 2025 / www.collardgreensandgravy.com
The music of the Blues, whilst originating in the South of the USA, has long ago taken root in Australia. Supported with equal levels of passion and commitment, by fans, musicians and the general public. However, Blues Music in Australia is overlooked by the mainstream media. It is generally ignored by Music Industry bodies such as AIR and ARIA, and the various music showcases. The genre, along with dedicated Blues artists, rarely feature. In Australia, there are many Blues musicians and over 10 Blues Societies. These organisations support the music and musicians, organise events such as Blues Performerof 2011-12 competitions, conduct events such as Youth in Blues programs and host their own music awards.
To promote Blues music, and musicians in Australia, it is proposed that we have an annual Blues Music Day. On this day, it is envisaged that gigs will be organised, radio programs will feature blues artists and music and Blues Societies will organise various events to celebrate the day. All of these activities will be promoted under the banner of Blues Music Day.
The date chosen is 29th August, the birth date of the recently deceased Australian Blues man, Dutch Tilders. Dutch, who did so much to foster Blues music and encourage fellow musicians in this country, will be honoured in this way.
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Bit of history here! Cleaned out the study recently and uncovered the 1999 South Australian Blues Society's wedsite.
...so this is what was happening over 20 years ago as far as blues in Adelaide goes! It's a time capsule worth viewing!
Discovered in the archives! Have a read of some of the BLUES NEWS issues from 2003-4!
Blues News Nov 2003 PFD
Blues News Dec 2003 PDF
Blues News Jan 2004 PDF
Blues News Feb 2004 PDF
Blues News March 2004 PDF
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