Artist Pages (below)
Sites for acoustic blues player, currently hot in Europe. Son of Leon Bibb.

Blues.balladtree.com
balladtree.com's Blues Guide, J.B., has many resources.

Celebrate Black History Month
Your Folk Music Guide celebrates Black History Month with an overview of African-American contributions to our shared musical heritage.

Afropop Worldwide
An excellent syndicated public radio program that explores music with African roots around the world.

Blue Flame Cafe
Blues, blues, blues. A key resource for online blues information.

Island.net
Blues central. Lots of links.

Negroartist.com - Music
A page of fascinating links to early 20th century learned articles on African-American music including blues, spirituals, and folksongs. The main index leads to more fascinating texts and visual materials.

Artist Pages

Bibb, Eric
Acoustic blues player, currently hot in Europe. Son of Leon Bibb.

Blackwell, Otis
Wrote some of Elvis' greatest hits - and sold them for $25 a pop. This All Music Guide page gives a full discography and list of covers. Or read a nice, short bio on this Black history site.

Block, Rory
Classic blueswoman.

Cephas & Wiggins
Nice biographies and background info on this acoustic Piedmont Blues duo.

Davis, Guy
Musician, composer, actor, director, and writer dedicated to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues.

Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Multicultural rap group (now defunct) pioneering hip-hop music with a more socially progressive message.

Gilbert, Vance
Folk favorite.

Hammond, John Jr.
For all his years of work, Hammond's presence on the web is pretty scarce. Here's Vanguard's info page on all his albums.

Heron, Gil Scott
Sang and rapped to mainly acoustic accompaniment back in 1970, foreshadowing the work of political rappers like Public Enemy and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.

Johnson, Robert
Sold his soul to the devil for fame at the crossroads and died at 27, a legend. A real link between blues and modern rock, his songs were covered by the Stones, Led Zeppelin, Clapton and others. This fantastic page includes lyrics for 41 songs.

Jackson, Fruteland
Traditional acoustic blues performer with international touring schedule and extensive school performances.

Keb Mo'
Reincarnation of Robert Johnson? Keb Mo' hit the scene with his portrayal of Johnson in the biopic, but has gained his own reputation, including a Grammy. This unofficial site has good info and clips.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Acclaimed South African a capella group achieved fame when they backed up Paul Simon on his fabulous Graceland CD. A turning point in world-folk music here in the U.S.

Leadbelly
(Huddy Ledbetter) Author of "Irene Goodnight," "Bourgeois Blues" and other classics, Leadbelly was on the forefront of the modern folk, blues and singer-songwriter revival of the '40s and '50s.

Odetta
This fansite pays tribute to the legendary folksinger and mesmerizing performer and offers bio, discography, news & links.

Muddy Waters
Legendary bluesman and songwriter.

Public Enemy
Notorious political rappers.

Raitt, Bonnie
Official homepage for this famed blueswoman, raised in Greenwich Village among the greats. Though she finally gained fame with her recent rock/pop recordings, she's still true to her roots.

Reagon, Toshi
Her most recent album features pop-sounding love ballads and even a thrash song. The politics are still there, however.

Robeson, Paul
Robeson achieved immortality for his rich baritone singing and radical political idealism. He was a mainstay of the early folk revival of the 50s.

Sampou, Les
Boston-based acoustic blues player and songwriter.

Smither, Chris
A new kind of blues - Smither writes and performs a distinctively contemporary music with plenty of the old soul.

Sweet Honey In The Rock
This a cappella sextet of women is absolutely captivating to listen to and watch, combining spiritual and political songs and promoting social action and change.

Taj Mahal
Unusual combination of classic and original blues plus an eclectic use of related musical styles. Check out Mule Bones, his settings of Langston Hughes poems.

Van Ronk, Dave
Great fansite for the late great Village guru, in response to the paucity of VanRonkiana on the net.... Lots of good info, reviews, soundclips.