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CANADIAN BLUES ARTISTS

The Marty Allen Band
Lance Anderson
Andre and the J-Tones
The James Anthony Band
Miss Robin Bank$
The Bearcats
Bear Claw
Max Bent and the Explosion
Roger Betts
Big Bad Wolf
Blackboard Blues Band
Brian Blain
Blue Room
The Bluescasters
The Blueprints
Blues Element
The Blues Merchants
Blues Republic
Jim Boudreau
Dr. Buck and the Bluesbangers
Dale Boyle
Jimmy Bowskill
Diana Braithwaite
Mike Branton
Danny Brooks
Maureen Brown
Mel Brown and The Homewreckers
Michael Jerome Brown
Jason Buie
Tim Butler
Wayne Buttery
Jim Byrnes
Cameo Blues Band
Ron Campbell
John Campbelljohn Trio
Jim Casson
Chris Chambers
Reuben Cherry Blues Band
Zoe Chilco
Rita Chiarelli
The Mike Clark Band
Kevin Cooke
Doug Cox
Johnny Cox and the Tone Devils
Tony D
Daddy Long Legs
Kat Danser
Morgan Davis
Carlos del Junco Band
Sonny Del-Rio
Jack de Keyzer
The Distillery
Downchild Blues Band
Erin McCallum
David Essig
Fathead
Rick Fines
Trevor Finlay
Sue Foley
Georgette Fry
Tommy Fyfe
Gardiner Westbound
Glenn Gillis and the Blues Experiment
Glamour Puss Blues Band
Granary Blues Band
The Grayceful Daddies
Billy Joe Green
Steve Grisbrook
David Gogo
Anthony Gomes
Dennis Gomo
Larry Goodhand
Aaron Griggs
Groove Corporation
Guitar Mikey & The Real Thing
Rick Gunn
Grounded Outlet
Rick Gunn
Gene Hardy
Harmonica Zeke
Harpdog Brown & The Bloodhounds
Ron Hedland
Hardline Blues Band
Guitarpete Hawkins
Maria Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins
Steve Hill
The Hillman Blues Connection
Howard Ross and the Full Count Blues Band
Roger Howse
Robert Howard Hubele
Isaac and Blewett
Chuck Jackson
Shirley Jackson
Colin James
Elbore James
Paul James
Jake and the Blue Midnights
Rick Jeffries
The Jitterbugs
Bill Johnson
Don Johnson
JW-Jones Blues Band
Billie Joyce
Eileen Joyce Band
The Juke Joint Zombies
The Jukes
Adam Karch
Shawn Kellerman
The King Bees Live
Katalin Kiss
Lagarto Loco
Marshall Lawrence
Lexington Blues
Jeff Liberty (transplanted Canadian)
Colin Linden
Little Bobby and the Jumpstarts
Tracy K
Mo’ Kauffey
Donna Lynn Kay
Kazmer Whitty
Dennis Keldie Trio
Harrison Kennedy
Steve Kozak’s WestCoast Blues Revue
Layla
Tim Lee
The Livin’ Blues Band
Dan Livingston
LMT Connection
Long John Baldry
Ken Losell and Downtime
Grant Lyle
Hot Toddy
Eddy M and the Blueshound
Nigel Mack
Johnny Mack Blues Band
Wes Mackey
Doc MacLean
Harry Manx
Kevin Mark
Danny Marks
Johnny Max Band
Ellen McIllwaine
Bobby Messano
Matt Minglewood
The Mississippi Hippies
Mojo Grande
Mr. Rick & The Biscuits
The Mud Boys
Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo
Chris Murphy
Phil Naro
Ron Nater
Kenny Neal
Nightshift Blues Band
Odyssey Blues Band
Old Chicago Blues Band
George Olliver
Mike Oliver Band
Papasean Johnson
Jordan Patterson
Gerry Pearson
Phat Betty and Who’s Your Daddy
Michael Pickett
VP and the Hammerheads
Powder Blues Band
The Prima Donnas
The Psyclones
Raoul and the Big Time
B.C. Read
Red Hot Sugar Daddies
Rich and The Poor Boys
Ricky Redbone & The Bluesmen
Riot and his Rhythm Devils
Rusty Reed
The Reverb Rockers
Rocket 88′s
The Rockin’ Highliners
Danny Rood
David Rotundo
Steve Rowe
Jonathan Russell
Philip Sayce
Lily Sazz
Mose Scarlett
Scarlett, Washington and Whiteley
Peter Schmidt
Virgil Scott
Kris St. Louis
Shakedown Blues
The Sidemen
Bobby Lee Silcot
The Sidemen
Dan Silljer
SnakeOil
The Soulcasters
The Soul Kings
Soulsetters Rockin’ Blues Band
Sourpuss
South Thunderbird
The Spare Change Band
Sparkjiver
Mark “Bird” Stafford
Start It Up
Cliff Stevens
The Stickmen
Paul Storm
Marg Stowe
Tell Mama
theBLueVooDoo
Thor and the Thundercats
Those Guys
John Tilden
Alex Tintinalli
Trickbag
Trouble and Strife
The Twisters
Under Arrest
Up In Smoke Blues Band
Urban Preacher
Johnny V
Corey Heuvel Band
Suzie Vinnick
Douglas Watson
Jackie Washington
Waterstreet Blues Band
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
James Wayner
WC Blues Band
Chris Whiteley
Ken Whiteley
The Whiteley Brothers
Wicked Grin
Wickens-Knight
David Wilcox
Wild T and the Spirit
Lindasue Wilson
Tim Williams
Zydeco Loco

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CANADIAN BLUES VENUES AND FESTIVALS

Bearly’s – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Blues at the Bow Live – Alberta
Blues In The Park – September in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Blues Jam Online – Pig’s Ear Tavern, Peterborough, Ontario
Blues on the East Side – Cambridge, Ontario fundraiser
Blues on Whyte – Edmonton, Alberta
Burlington Jazz & Blues Festival
Canal Bank Shuffle – October, Thorold, Ontario
Coal Flats Blues Festival – Port Burwell, Ontario
Cross Border Blues – both sides of the Niagara River
Edmonton Labatt Blues Festival – August
FestiBlues International du Montreal
Goderich Bluesfest
Great Woods Music Festival – August in Beausejour, Manitoba
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival – September in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Hollywood on the Queensway – Toronto, Ontario
Hornby Island Blues Workshop – May in British Columbia
Hugh’s Room
Lil’ House of Blues – Whitby, Ontario
Limestone City Blues Festival – Kingston, Ontario
Live at City Hall – Stratford, Ontario
Monarchs Pub – Delta Chelsea Hotel
Mudcat Blues Fest – August, Dunnville, Ontario
The Musicians’ Ball – January, Hamilton, Ontario
Nanaimo Blues Festival
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival
Ottawa Blues Fest
PenderHarbour Blues Festival – B.C.
Port Credit Blues and JazzFestival – aka Southside Shuffle, Port Credit, Ontario
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival – August in British Columbia’s interior
The Blue Chair Cafe – Edmonton, Alberta
The Silver Dollar Room – Toronto’s blues hotspot
Tango Coffee Bistro – Stratford, Ontario
Thunder Bay Blues Festival – July
Twisted Pines Music and Arts Festival – May, Penetanguishene/Midland, Ontario
The Yale – Vancouver

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Record Companies

Alligator Records
Arhoolie Records
AVI
Antone’s Records
Biograph Records
Blind Pig Records
Blues Planet Records
Blue Wave Records
Borealis Recording Co.
Brouhaha Records Group
Burnside Records
Cannonball Records
Catfish Records
Chess Records
Code Blue Records
Cordova Bay/Ragged Pup Records
Del-fi Records
Delmark Records
Document Records
Electro-Fi Records
Goldband Records
Hottrax Records
Iridescent Music
Juke Joint Records
Legacy (Sony)
Loggerhead Records
Make It Real Records
Mark Naftalin’s Winner Records
Mocombo Records
No Cover Productions
Nordic Downloadable Music Site
NorthernBlues Music
Jewel-Paula Records
Peerless Music
Production Bros. Inc.
Puck’s Farm
Red Lick Records
Reggie’s Records
Rooster Blues Records
Rounder Records
Schoolkids’ Records
Silk City Recording Company
Skillet Records
Speakeasy CDs – Independent Blues Label from London, ON
Stony Plain Records
Testament Records
Tone-Cool Records
TopCat Records
Vent Records
Verve Records

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OTHER BLUES SOCIETY PAGES

CANADA:

Blues Underground
Blues Underground Network – Kamloops, Canada
- Brandon Blues Society – Manitoba, Canada
Canada South Blues Society – based in Windsor, Ontario
Coastal Jazz and Blues Society – Vancouver, B.C.
East Coast Blues Society – Canada
Grand River Blues Society
Halton Blues Society – Ontario, Canada
Hornby Island Blues Society
Loyal Blues Fellowship – Belleville, ON
Manitoba Blues Society
Montreal Blues Society
Ottawa Blues Society
Pender Harbour Blues Society – B.C.
Saskatoon Blues Society
Tantramarsh Blues Society – Nova Scotia
Thunder Bay Blues Society
Victoria Blues Society – B.C.

UNITED STATES:
Alabama Blues Society
Atlanta Blues Society
Baltimore Blues Society

Blues Foundation
Atlanta Blues Society
Blues Heaven Foundation – Willie Dixon legacy
Blues Is Truth Foundation – Brownie McGhee legacy
Buckeye Blues - Ohio and Surrounding States
Cascade Blues Association
Charlotte Blues Society - North Carolina
Colorado Blues Society
Connecticut Blues Society
DC Blues Society
Delta Blues Society
Detroit Blues Society
Diamond State Blues Society – Delaware
Greater Cincinnati Blues Society
Hudson Valley Blues Society – New York State
Inland Empire Blues Society – Spokane, WA
Kansas City Blues Society
Magic City Blues Society
Maine Blues Society
Mississippi Delta Blues Society
Mississippi Valley Blues Society
New York Blues Society
Oklahoma Blues Society
Pheonix Blues Society
Rhythm & Blues Foundation
San Antonio Blues Society
Scranton/Wilkes Barre Blues Association – Pennsylvania
Sierra Blues Society – California
Skylands Blues Society – Northwest New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
Suncoast Blues Society – Florida
Tucson Blues Society
Walla Walla Blues Society – Walla Walla, WA
Washington Blues Society – Seattle, Washington
West Virginia Blues Society

INTERNATIONAL:

Blues Association of South-East Queensland – Australia
Blues Association of the Sunshine Coast – Australia
Blues Toowoomba – Toowoomba, Australia
Crossroads Blues Society – from Sweden
Dorset Blues Society – England
Hell Blues Club
New Zealand Blues Society
South Australian Blues Society
Stockholm Blues Society