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List of Blues Societies, from all around the world.
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Blues Bank Collective
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(New England) Information on blues festivals, education, multicultural studies, links, recordings.
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Blues Society of the Ozarks
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(Springfield, Missouri) Non-profit organization website features coming events, cd & gig reviews, a photo album, club and band links, and radio schedules.
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Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania PA
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(Pittsburgh, PA) Regional website that features and events calendar, blues chat, music reviews, links and online store.
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Blusin' on in the BitterRoot
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(Hamilton, Montana) Website features upcoming events, a post and other blues links.
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Lizard Creek Blues Society
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(Fort Dodge, IA) Non-profit organization website that features announcement of local events, newsletter excerpts, contacts, membership, Iowa blues links.
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Louisiana Blues Preservation Society
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(Lafayette, LA) Non-profit organization website that contains membership information, Louisiana Blues Challenge, and links.
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Mid-Atlantic Blues Society
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Online Blues Society for Mid-Atlantic U.S. This site offers discussions, local and national blues acts, blues events, blues radio, blues societies, and contact information.
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Mississippi John Hurt Blues Foundation
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Mississippi John Hurt Blues & Gospel Music Festival every July 4th Avalon, Ms. MJH Museum in Teoc, Ms. MJH Blues Foundation with goals of folk/blues music appreciation, education, performance and scholarships.
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Stockholm Blues Society
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(Stockholm, Sweden) Non-profit organization. Website features local blues news, gigs, clubs, and musician directories. In English and Swedish.
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Tulsa Blues Club
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(Oklahoma) Blues fest photographs, sampling party, and links.
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Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation (AEBHF)
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(Washington, DC) Website for a museum, music hall and educational facility located in a barbershop. Website offers biographies, events calendar and links.
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Atlanta Blues Society
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(Atlanta, GA) Atlanta Blues Society Days, radio blues, blues hotlist, memberships.
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Baltimore Blues Society
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(Baltimore, MD) Non-profit organization. Website offers local venues, shows, resources, blues news.
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Baton Rouge Blues Society
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(Louisiana) Non-profit organization. Website contains information concerning local Blues clubs, Blues events, and membership.
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Billtown Blues Association
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(Northcentral PA) Non-profit organization. website provides information on blues challenge, festival, photo gallery.
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Blues In The Schools
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A fundraising non-profit organization which brings blues history and education to the schools. The website features a president's message, officers' information and a mailing subscriber.
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Blues Lovers United of San Diego
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(San Diego, CA) Site offers an online store, newsletter, photos and press information.
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Blues Society of the Lower Cape Fear
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Non-profit organization. Website contains links, jam information, blues challenge, festival, and special events information. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States.
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Blues Society of Western NY
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(NY) Website offers general information concerning local blues events
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Bluesblowtorch Society
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(Bloomington, IL) Non-profit organization. Website contains a forum, meetings, events, and artist information.
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BluesGroup
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(Omaha and Lincoln, NE) Website provides local blues news and featured articles. Also home of the Omaha Blues Society calendar of events.
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Boise Blues Society
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(Boise, Idaho) Offers information on local bands, venues, other blues societies a calendar and links.
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Borough Blues Club
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(South Wales, UK) Non-profit organization featuring blues events for local & regional Rhythm & Blues bands.
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Boston Blues Society
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Non-profit organization. The website has a list of upcoming blues events, sound clips of area bands and a blues discussion group.
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Capital Area Blues Society
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(Michigan) Non-profit organization. Website features various columns, special features, new releases, calendar, links, membership information.
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Cascade Blues Association
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(Northwestern US) Site contains information on festival, Northwest Blues legends, membership, and bulletin board.
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Central Iowa Blues Society
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(Des Moines, IA) Non-profit organization. Website contains local news, calendar, band directory, festival info, Blues challenge, endowment, merchandise, links and scrapbook.
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Central Valley Blues Society
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California organization provides its events calendar, links and sites related to local and visiting bands.
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Colorado Blues Society
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Non-profit organization website that provides classifieds, calendar, venues, newsletter article submission, photo gallery, radio, membership.
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Columbus Blues Alliance
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(Ohio) Local news, events, jams, clubs, archives and festivals.
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Connecticut Blues Society
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Non-profit organization website that provides a newsletter, radio programming, blues bands, talent search and information on society t-shirts and bumper stickers.
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DC Blues Society
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(Washington, DC) Non-profit organization website that provides news, events, venues in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia, radio, local bands, membership, merchandise, articles, and links.
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Detroit Blues Society
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(Michigan) Non-profit organization website that provides local events information, CD reviews, band list, the Son House Project, and membership information.
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Dorset Blues Society
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(Dorchester, UK) Website features a gig guide, sound bytes, club news, humor, links.
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European Blues Association
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(UK) Features news, events and African American music archive.
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Fox Valley Blues Society
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(Oswego, Illinois) Features blues history, festival information, news, links, blues in schools.
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Greater Cincinnati Blues Society
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(Ohio) Non-profit organization website that features a blues festival, local and regional events, membership, merchandise, links, directory of bands, clubs, jams, education, and radio.
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Hornby Island Blues Society
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(Canada) Website features coming events, workshop information, photo gallery, sound schedule and links.
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Houston Blues Society, The
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(Texas) Site offers information on local artists, venues, news, directory, discussion, membership and links.
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jmh foundation
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(Northern Mississippi) The Jessie Mae Hemphill Foundation is a nonprofit website to draw public attention to blues music indigenous to the region. Website features a image gallery and CD sales.
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Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association
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(Michigan) Not for profit organization website that features an annual blues festival, competition, calendar, and links.
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Kansas City Blues Society
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Website features information on free concerts, school outreach programs, and special annual events.
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Kentuckiana Blues Society
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Non-profit organization. Website features society and membership information, events, local venues, bands, and CDs, merchandise, reviews, blues news and history, recommended readings and discography, and links.
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Lehigh Valley's Blues Network
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(Allentown, PA) Non-profit organization website features local events, jams, bands/clubs, national acts, membership info.
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Linn County Blues Society
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(Eastern Iowa) Non-profit organization website that features festival information, local clubs, events, news, specials, membership, links.
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Long Island Blues Society
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(New York) Blues fest and membership information.
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Magic City Blues Society
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(Alabama) Non-profit organization website that features a calendar, events, hotline, local bands, articles, reviews, library.
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Manhattan Blues Alliance
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Profile of 'Fast' Fred Jackson, the founder.
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Manitoba Blues Society
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(Canada) Venues, local bands and artists [PDF], newsletters, audio clips, and links.
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Mid-Mississippi Muddy Water Blues Society
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(Quincy, Illinois) Website provides calendar of society events, membership information, sharing thoughts on the talk board, and information for annual Area Blues Fest.
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Minnesota Mojo - Home of Minnesota's Statewide Blues Society
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(Minnesota) Website of a statewide blues society. Site contains a wide array of contemporary blues information.
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Mississippi Valley Blues Society
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(Davenport, IA) Site features festival information, events calendar, blues education, images, video and blues links.
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MO Blues Association Inc.
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(Central Missouri) Non-profit organization website that features music links, photo archives, MP3s, Missouri Blues radio guide and membership information.
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Music City Blues
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(Nashville, Tennessee) Non-profit organization. Website features news, events calendar, Blues in the Schools, club and band lists and links.
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Natchel' Blues Network
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(Norfolk, Virginia) Non-profit organization website features blues events, newsletter, music reviews, photo gallery, archive, local blues bands, venues, blues hotlines.
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New York Blues Society
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Not for profit organization website features local gigs, clubs, jams, musician directory, CD reviews and links.
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New Zealand Blues Society
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News from around the world, interviews and articles, plus profiles of New Zealand blues artists.
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Oklahoma Blues Society
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Website features CD reviews, the OK Blues Gig Guide, schedules by date, band, venue or city, booking info, sites, maps and links.
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Phoenix Blues Society
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(Arizona) Non-profit organization website that features information on Blues Blast festival, events, clubs, membership, merchandise, and links.
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River City Blues Society
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(Peoria, IL) Website offers events, bands, links and Blues Hotline information.
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Sacramento Blues Society
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(Sacramento,CA) Website features local clubs, membership and weekly jam information.
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San Antonio Blues Society
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(Texas) Non-profit organization website that features blues related articles, local blues artists, blues news, club and gig information, events, in memoriam, memberships, merchandise, reviews.
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San Luis Obispo Blues Society
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(California) Non-profit organization website includes dance-concert announcements, artist bios, cd reviews, links to local performers and other related information.
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Santa Barbara Blues Society
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Website features a current society newsletter, information concerning membership, upcoming shows, blues radio and a links page.
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Saskatoon Blues Society
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(Canada)Website offers upcoming events, membership information, blues news and links.
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Scranton/Wilkes Barre Blues Association
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Pennsylvania website that features blues and musician resources, Music for Charity, Blues history, gig and event calendars, art, graphics, band resources, articles.
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Skylands Blues Society
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(New Jersey / Pennsylvania) Inactive blues society website offers events calendar, links, jam and events photos, talent contest.
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Smoky Mountain Blues Society
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(Tennessee) Festival information, local venues and clubs, history, calendar, links.
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Smoky Mountain Blues Society
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(Knoxville, TN) Site features blues notes, festival photographs, links and contact information.
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Sonoma County Blues Society
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(California) Website features a calendar, festival, jam , membership information, gallery, and links.
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Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation
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(Southern Arizona) Non-profit organization informational website.
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Southern California Blues Society
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(Southern California) Non-profit oraganization website that features festival dates, line-up and ticket pricing.
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Stichting Rhythm & Blues Breda
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(Netherland) Festival information, local acts.
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Suncoast Blues Society
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(Tampa Bay, FL) Website features a blues fund, festival information, reviews, discussion, membership.
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The Blacktop Blues Society
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(Tehama Co., CA) Website features regional information concerning blues events, artists and musicians.
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The Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society
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(Marietta OH) Mid-Ohio Valley site offers information on festival, competition, events and artists.
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The Creekside Blues Society
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(Gahanna, OH) Website features the society's mission statement and Blues in Schools information.
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The Launceston Blues Club
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Blues club in Tasmania, Australia.
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The Northeast Blues Society
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(Albany, NY) Not for profit organization website features event calendar, photo album, band page, message board.
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The Spa City Blues Society in Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Website features information on the Annual Hot Springs Blues Festival, weekly blues jams, Banjo Dan Memorial fund, and Pamela S.Bright Band Camp Scholarship fund.
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Toronto Blues Society
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(Canada) Magazine, mailing list, events, membership, merchandise, and links.
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Washington Blues Society
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(Seattle, Washington) Events, clubs, radio schedule, photographs, CD reviews, newsletter, and links.
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West Michigan Blues Society
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Non-profit organization website that features local events, upcoming specials, special programs, gig and CD reviews, local artist and venue information.
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