Houston Blues Society
P. O. Box 7809
Houston, Texas 77270
713-827-6789

Winner of the 1996
Blues Foundation Award
for Blues Organization of The Year

The Mission and Purpose of the Houston Blues Society:

"The purpose of the Organization shall be to provide for the study, research, and preservation of the blues culture and music unique to Houston, Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast, and for the continued development of the blues tradition in Houston, Texas, and increased public awareness of the existence and value of that tradition."

The Houston Blues Society is dedicated to the study, research and preservation
of the blues culture and music unique to Houston, Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Mean Gene Kelton plays ex-convict, straight out of jail in "Marfa Red"

Reprinted from the July 3rd Edition of the Baytown Sun

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RIP - Donald J. Lampton - A Pioneer in the Houston music scene

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"FROM THE PREZ" - THERE'S A NEW LINK TO A PAGE DEVELOPED FOR OUR MEMBERS & READERS TO INFORM THEM OF SOME OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR SOCIETY. 

It is so very exciting to bring this new page to the website - FROM THE PREZ - and more interesting to me right now than what I have published below - a sort of acceptance speech, if you will.  Check out the link first then, if you are so inc... <more>
 
J.P. SOARS & THE RED HOTS - 2009 BEST UNSIGNED BLUES ACT - IBC WINNER
History was made on February 7, 2009 at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee, as J.P. SOARS & THE RED HOTS took the Blues world by storm by winning the most coveted 2009 International Blues Challenge (IBC) competition. With the mission to find the best-... <more>
 
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BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE AVAILABLE ON-LINE
The Blues Festival Guide is jam-packed with everything blues, including: links to latest releases, industry scuttlebutt, roots music radio charts, House of Blues radio programming, musicians' tour dates, blues society and festival updates, news and events, blues services and products and, of cou... <more>
 

HARMONICA RUMBLE EVENT POSTER

SUNDAY - JULY 26 - 2:00 to 8:00 - WAREHOUSE LIVE
 
A LITTLE-KNOWN FACT:  HOUSTON IS THE BLUES CAPITAL
by Rick Mitchell 

A few miles east of downtown, deep in Houston's Fifth Ward, there sits a nondescript-looking building that was — the last time I drove by, several yea... <more>

 
The Houston Blues Society is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation. One half of membership dues are tax deductible.
Jul 4th, Saturday Noon to Midnight
“Mean Gene Southern Fried 4th of July Picnic and Music Festival"
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Jul 20th, Monday 8:00-Midnight
METROPOLITAN BLUES FESTIVAL
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Jul 26th, Sunday 2:00 - 8:00
2009 HARMONICA RUMBLE
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Every Sunday
Houston's Home of the Blues & Zydeco Jam
SHAKESPEAR'S PUB
14129 Memorial Dr., Houston, TX 77079
Sunday Nite Blues at Frank's
Frank's Pizza
417 Travis at Prairie, Houston, 77002
Houston's Only Live Blues Brunch
Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen
4611 Montrose Blvd. in Chelsea Market
Every Tuesday
Congas by Carlos - Happy Hour
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 E. 24th St. (Between N. Main & Airline)
Big Ass Blues Jam
The Hideaway
3122 Dunvale
Every Wednesday
Open Blues Jam - Open Mic
The Big Easy
5731 Kirby
The Working Mans Blues Jam
The Fountainhead Bar
17021 Ella Boulevard (corner of 1960 & Ella, west of I45)
Every Thursday
The Oldest Blues Jam In Houston
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 E. 24th St. (Between N. Main & Airline)
Weekly Jam - Southern Rock
ROCK, WINE & BLUES
18321 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Suite 140, Humble, TX
Every Sunday
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The Blues FoundationTexas Music Office Houston Blues Society | P.O. Box 7809 Houston, TX 77270 | Phone: 713-827-6789
Email: info@houstonbluessociety.org