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135		<font size="4" color="#003399" face="Comic Sans MS">&nbsp;November 2022</font></b></p>
136		<p style="text-align: center"><b>
137		<font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4" color="#003399">Due to illness, this 
138		site is no longer being actively updated but will remain online for 
139		reference purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp; The sister-site, earlyblues.org, will 
140		continue to be updated periodically.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks to everybody for 
141		your support and interest over the last 22 years.&nbsp; I've met so many 
142		wonderful people through the blues and through this site and I hope 
143		you've found it helpful and interesting.</font></b></p>
144		<p style="text-align: center"><b>
145		<font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4" color="#003399">Alan White</font></b></p>
146		<p style="text-align: justify"><b>
147		<font color="#4F2E14" face="Comic Sans MS">A warm welcome to the original Earlyblues.com. Now in its 
148		22nd year this is 
149		believed to be the longest running and largest continuously updated blues 
150		music website on the 
151		internet. <i>The Blues is Alive and Well here!</i> Browse the site for a vast range of blues material: the '<a href="uk%20and%20european%20blues%20festivals%202022.htm"><font color="#0067CB">UK &amp; European Blues 
152		Festival 
153		Guide</font></a>', UK/European/US blues festival photographs and reviews, blues tours/gigs, 
154		artist/band interviews, the history of the blues in essays and articles, 
155		research projects, reference lists, 
156		recommended blues books/CDs/DVDs/radio stations, travelogues, 
157		general blues news items, a blues shopping mall, blues recipes, blues 
158		resting places, links to other blues sites, social media and discussion 
159		forums. </font></b></p>
160		<p style="text-align: justify"><b>
161		<font color="#4F2E14" face="Comic Sans MS">With the re-created and 
162		extensively expanded Blues History Section (<a href="#History"><font color="#0067CB">see details below</font></a>) 
163		'Earlyblues.com' now runs as two interlinked websites ('Earlyblues.com' 
164		and 'Earlyblues.org'). There are well over 1,600 web pages, over 11,000 images, over 
165		120 interviews, over 120 essays and articles (mostly exclusive to Earlyblues.com) 
166		so be sure to visit often as these sites are updated very frequently. </font></b>
167		<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; color: #4F2E14; font-weight: 700">
168		Please remember this original Earlyblues.com website is over 20 years old and technology has 
169		moved on a bit since then - whilst the website is quite antiquated in 
170		structure it has a wealth 
171		of blues in its heart - and it's still beating strongly! Earlyblues.org (the extended 
172		Blues History website) however is 
173		quite a youngster being just a 
174		few years old.</span></p>
175		<p style="text-align: justify"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#4F2E14"><b>Looking for a specific blues 
176		artist or band, check this out first:
177		</b></font>
178<b><font color="#000080"><a href="blues%20artists%20and%20bands%20index.htm">
179		<font color="#0066CC">Blues Artists &amp; Bands Index</font></a></font><font color="#4F2E14"> - indexing artists &amp; bands 
180		featured on the 'Earlyblues.com' website<span lang="en-gb">,
181		or try <a href="Blues%20Festivals.htm"><font color="#0066CC">Blues Festival Photos</font></a> for a 
182		list of past blues festivals, or try </span></font></b><span lang="en-gb"><b>
183		<font color="#990033"> <a href="newsstand.htm"><font color="#0066CC">The NewsStand</font></a></font><font color="#4F2E14"> - 
184		all sorts of snippets from the blues world.</font></b></span><b><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#4F2E14">
185		Otherwise browse the main <a href="#Noticeboards"><font color="#0067CB">Noticeboards</font></a> listed below - each giving the latest 
186		updates by category or the </font><font color="#0067CB">'</font><font color="#4F2E14"><a href="#TreasureTrove"><font color="#0067CB">Early 
187		Blues Treasure Trove</font></a><font color="#0067CB">'</font> of 
188		miscellaneous links to all other (older) sections of the website</font></span></b><span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#4F2E14">. I've provided 
189		regular visitors with the 
190		five key links above and four below. 
191		</font></b></span>
192		</font>
193		<p style="text-align: justify"><font face="Comic Sans MS">
194		<span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#4F2E14">Happy browsing! </font></b></span>
195		</font>
196		<p style="text-align: justify"><font face="Comic Sans MS">
197		<b><font color="#006666">If your interest is in the history of Blues 
198		Music :<font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></b></font><div align="center">
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203					<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#C0C0C0" size="2"><i>
204					&quot;Today it's no longer possible to hear the history of the 
205					blues from the mouths of many of those that shaped it. The 
206					survivors of the first decades are few; memories are dimmed 
207					by age and scared by experience. Time and pride have 
208					coloured some recollections, distrust and envy may have 
209					distorted others. Fingers are no longer nimble when old men 
210					are asked to play; blues that were sung in youth may have 
211					little meaning when the heat of the moment has been long 
212					forgotten. The problems of piecing together the story of the 
213					blues are many.&quot;</i><br>
214					- Paul Oliver, The Story of The Blues, Penguin, London 1969</font></td>
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218		<p style="text-align: justify"><font face="Comic Sans MS">
219		<b><font color="#006666">Check out <a href="http://www.earlyblues.org">
220		<font color="#0067CB">www.earlyblues.org</font></a> a separate website 
221		which is dedicated to the history of the blues, effectively replacing 
222		the history section of this website. You can find more details below (<a href="#History"><font color="#0067CB">click 
223		here</font></a>).</font></b></font><p style="text-align: justify"><span lang="en-gb">
224		<font color="#800000" face="Comic Sans MS">
225		<b>If your interest is in the history of Gospel Music :<font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></b></font></span><div align="center">
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230					<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#C0C0C0">
231		<font size="2">&quot;The Half Ain't Never Been Told&quot;<i><br>
232					&quot;The story of the blues is a story that has been told a 
233					number of times ... as far as black music as a whole is 
234					concerned it is a half-story. This emphasis has drawn 
235					attention away from other important vocal traditions, 
236					particularly the sacred vocal traditions, from the 
237					song-sermons of the Baptist and Sanctified preachers to the 
238					gospel songs of the church congregations and of the 
239					'jack-leg' preachers and evangelists&quot;</i>.</font><br>
240					<font size="2">&nbsp;- Paul Oliver, Songsters and Saints - Vocal 
241					Traditions on Race Records, Cambridge University Press, 
242					1984.</font></font></td>
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246		<p style="text-align: justify">
247		<a target="_blank" href="http://www.earlygospel.com/">
248		<img border="0" src="index.120.jpg" align="right"></a><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#800000">Visit 
249		the sister website <a target="_blank" href="http://www.earlygospel.com/">
250		<font color="#0067CB">www.earlygospel.com</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0067CB">&nbsp;</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#800000"> 
251		specialising in early gospel music and especially lesser known singers, 
252		from spirituals and sacred songs in the 1870s through the evolution of 
253		gospel music to the end of WWII. 
254		</font></b><p style="text-align: justify">
255		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">
256		<a href="http://www.undergroundrailroad.org.uk/">
257		<img border="0" src="index.121.jpg" align="right"></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#006666">Visit 
258		</font>
259			<span lang="en-gb"><font color="#006666">the associated website 
260			</font><font color="#4F2E14"> 
261			<a target="_blank" href="http://www.undergroundrailroad.org.uk/">
262			<font color="#0066CC">www.undergroundrailroad.org.uk</font></a></font><font color="#006666"> - 
263		providing an</font></span><font color="#006666"> 
264		insight into the Underground Railroad movement during American slavery 
265		times (see 'Slave To The Blues' research section </font> </font>
266			<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"> 
267		<a href="#Research">
268		<font color="#0066CC">below</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#006666">).</font></b><p style="text-align: justify">
269		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">
270		<a target="_blank" href="http://www.earlyrnb.com">
271		<img border="0" src="index.127.jpg" align="right"></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><a target="_blank" href="UK%20Blues%20Federation%20Intro.htm"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration: none">V</span></font></a>isit the sister 
272		website </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">
273		<a target="_blank" href="http://www.earlyrnb.com">
274		<font color="#0066CC">www.earlyrnb.com</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS">,dedicated to the 
275		history of original early Rhythm &amp; Blues music emanating from the blues 
276		and gospel music traditions from the early 40’s to the early 70’s 
277		incorporating its early derivatives Rock and Roll, Soul, Funk, Doo wop, 
278		British R&amp;B, New Orleans R&amp;B, Reggae and Ska.</font></b><p class="MsoNormal">
279		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS">Check out the
280		<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ukblues.org/"><font color="#0066CC">
281		UKBlues Federation</font></a>, a pan-UK Federation promoting and 
282		supporting Blues in and from the United Kingdom in all its forms and 
283		styles, incorporating the UKBlues Challenge and the UKBlues 
284		Awards. The UKBlues Federation is an Active Member of the European Blues 
285		Union and an Affiliate of the Blues Foundation, the first and only 
286		Affiliate in the UK.</font></b></p>
287		<p class="MsoNormal" align="center">
288		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#102469">
289		<img border="0" src="index.132.jpg">&nbsp; </font></b>
290		<img border="0" src="index.128.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
291		<img border="0" src="index.129.jpg"></p>
292		<p style="text-align: center">
293		<font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><b>
294		__________________________________<br>
295		<br>
296		<font color="#000000">Earlyblues.com</blink> / EarlyBlues.org / Earlygospel.com 
297		/ EarlyRnB.com / Undergroundrailroad.org<br>
298		w</font>ebsites created and managed by <font color="#0066CC">
299		<a target="_blank" href="Alan%20White.htm">
300		<font color="#000000">Alan White</font></a></font></b></span></font><br>
301		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS">(</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>
301Blues Historian and Archivist)</b></font><p style="text-align: center">
302		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS">___________________________________</font></b><p style="text-align: center">
303		<img border="0" src="index.124.jpg"><p style="text-align: center">
304		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS">UK Blues Awards 2020</font></b><p style="text-align: center">
305		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS">'Blues Unsung Hero of the Year Award 2020 
306		Winner'</font></b><p style="text-align: center">
307		<img border="0" src="index.125.jpg"><p style="text-align: center">
308		<img border="0" src="index.130.jpg"><p style="text-align: center">
309		<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ukblues.org/awards/">
310		<img border="0" src="index.134.jpg" width="310" height="97"></a><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="1" color="#000000">&nbsp; </font></span></font><p style="text-align: center">
311		<font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>
312		<font color="#0066CC">
313		<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ukblues.org/awards/">
314		<font color="#003399">Click here for full details of the UK Blues Awards</font></a></font></b></font><p style="text-align: center">
315		<o:p><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Comic Sans MS">
316		<a target="_blank" href="https://europeanbluesawards.wordpress.com/">
317		<img border="0" src="newsst319.jpg" width="308" height="105"></a></font></o:p><p style="text-align: center">
318		<img border="0" src="index.131.jpg"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000000"><br>
319		<br>
320		<b>
321		<a target="_blank" href="https://europeanbluesawards.wordpress.com/">
322		<font color="#0067CB">#EuropeanBluesAwards</font></a></b></font><b><font color="#0067CB">
323		<br>
324		</font></b><font color="#000000"><b>'Lifetime 
325		Contribution Award 2014 Winner'<br>
326		</b></font><i><font size="2">&quot;Very richly deserved in my opinion. <br>
327		Alan does sterling work for the blues and has done for many many years&quot;.<br>
328		-
329		</font>
330		</i><font size="2">Paul Jones, Paul Jones Show, 8th December 2014, BBC Radio 2.</font></span></font><p style="text-align: center">
331		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS">___________________________________</font></b><p style="text-align: center">
332		&nbsp;<p style="text-align: center">
333		<font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2">
334		<img border="0" src="index.117.jpg"><br>
335&nbsp;</font></span></font><div align="center">
336			<table border="1" width="700" style="border-collapse: collapse" bgcolor="#ED4A6B" cellpadding="8" bordercolor="#000000">
337				<tr>
338					<td>
339					<p align="justify">
340					<span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Comic Sans MS">
341					<font size="2">&quot;Crazy Blues&quot; written by Perry Bradford. 
342					Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds recorded it on August 10, 
343					1920, which was released that year by OKeh Records. Within a 
344					month of release, it had sold 75,000 copies. Although there 
345					were many recordings made of songs with blues in the title 
346					during the previous decade, this recording is considered a 
347					landmark as the first blues record ever issued. </font>
348					</span></td>
349				</tr>
350			</table>
351		</div>
352		<p style="text-align: center">
353		&nbsp;</td>
354	</tr>
355	<tr>
356		<td bgcolor="#DBAE84" height="39" valign="top">
357		
358<p style="text-align: justify"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#552B00">
359These are the Noticeboards of the latest additions to each category of the 
360website.<br>
361</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#00FF00">
362<span style="background-color: #552B00">&nbsp;<a name="Noticeboards"></a>Click on the 
363green Noticeboard title to take you to the details pages </span></font></b></p>
364		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table32" cellpadding="10">
365			<tr>
366				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
367				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
368				<font color="#FFFFFF">
369				<b>&nbsp;</b></font></font><b><a style="text-decoration: none" title="Click here for the NewsStand" href="newsstand.htm"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#00FF00">NEWSSTAND</font></a></b></td>
370			</tr>
371		</table>
372		<blockquote>
373			<p style="text-align: justify"><b>
374			<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">A</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#4F2E14">ll 
375		sorts of news snippets from the blues world: upcoming tours, latest CD 
376			releases and much more</font></b></span><b><font color="#4F2E14"> ...</font></b></font></p>
377</blockquote>
378		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table24" cellpadding="10">
379			<tr>
380				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
381				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
382				<font color="#FFFFFF">
383				<b>&nbsp;</b></font><b><font color="#00FF00"><u><a name="Festivals"></a></u><a name="Festivals" style="text-decoration: none" title="Click here for Blues Festivals" href="home%20eb%20festivals.htm"><font color="#00FF00">BLUES 
384				FESTIVALS</font></a></font><font color="#FFFF99"> NOTICEBOARD</font></b><b><font color="#4F2E14">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <!-- AddToAny BEGIN -->
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392			</tr>
393		</table>
394		<blockquote>
395			<p><span lang="en-gb"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">
396			2022 UK &amp; European Blues Festivals Guide </font>
397			<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#552B00">- </font></b></span>
398			<font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>
399				<font color="#552B00">this year's latest festival updates</font></b></font></p>
400			<p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>
401			<span lang="en-gb"><font color="#990033">2021</font><font color="#4F2E14">
402			</font></span>
403				<font color="#990033">UK &amp; European Blues Festivals Guide </font>
404				<font color="#552B00">- </font><font color="#4F2E14">
405				<span lang="en-gb">who was where last year</span></font><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#4F2E14">, and</font></span></b></font><br>
406			<font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>
407			<font color="#4F2E14"><span lang="en-gb">
408				<font color="#990033">Blues Festivals Archive</font> - who 
409		was where in previous years</span></font></b></font></p>
410			<p align="left">
411					<font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><font color="#4F2E14">The </font>
412			<font color="#990033">UK/US &amp; European Festivals &amp; Concerts Photo Galleries</font><font color="#4F2E14"> 
413			- </font></b><span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#4F2E14">photos &amp; 
414		reviews of
415		</font></b></span><b><font color="#4F2E14">festivals and concerts over 
416					the past 20 years including anniversary and 
417					benefit concerts, blues challenges and blues awards 
418					ceremonies...</font><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#4F2E14"><br>
419			<br>
420					</font></span><font color="#4F2E14">T</font><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#4F2E14">he
421				<font color="#990033">Blues Festivals Archive</font> - </font></span>
422			<font color="#4F2E14">links to all festival photo galleries 
423			contained on the website</font></b></font></p>
424			<p align="center">
425					<img border="0" src="Scarbo625.jpg"></p>
426			<p align="center">
427					&nbsp;</p>
428</blockquote>
429		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table25" cellpadding="10">
430			<tr>
431				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
432				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
433				<font color="#FFFFFF">
434				<b>&nbsp;</b></font><b><font color="#4F2E14"><a name="Gigs"></a></font><font color="#00FF00"><a title="Click here for Blues Tours, Concerts &amp; Gigs" href="home%20eb%20festivals.htm#Gigs" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#00FF00">BLUES 
435				TOURS, CONCERTS AND GIGS</font></a></font><font color="#FFFF99"> NOTICEBOARD</font></b></font></td>
436			</tr>
437		</table>
438		<blockquote>
439			<p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">Photo galleries 
440			from various UK blues tours, gigs</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><font color="#4F2E14"> and the 
441		US Section with reviews of various 
442		concerts, 
443		with</font><font color="#990033"> </font><font color="#4F2E14">more coming soon ...</font></b></font></p>
444</blockquote>
445		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table26" cellpadding="10">
446			<tr>
447				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
448				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
449				<font color="#FFFFFF">
450				<b>&nbsp;</b></font><font color="#00FF00"><b><a style="text-decoration: none" title="Click here for Blues Clubs, Forums, Lectures &amp; courses" href="home%20eb%20festivals.htm#Clubs"><font color="#00FF00">BLUES 
451				</font></a> </b></font>
452				</font>
453				<font color="#00FF00" face="Comic Sans MS"><b>
454				<a style="text-decoration: none" title="Click here for Blues Clubs, Forums, Lectures &amp; Courses" href="home%20eb%20festivals.htm#Clubs">
455				<font color="#00FF00">GIG REVIEWS </font></a></b></font><font color="#FFFF99" face="Comic Sans MS"><b>NOTICEBOARD</b></font></td>
456			</tr>
457		</table>
458		<blockquote>
459			<p><font color="#552B00" face="Comic Sans MS"><b>&quot;Keepin' Live Music Alive&quot; - </b></font>
460			<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">an occasional series of gig reviews ...</font></b></p>
461			<p align="center">
462			<o:p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">
463			<o:p>________________________________</o:p></font></o:p></p>
464			<p align="center"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">Ah, 
465			the fond memories ...</font></b></p>
466			<p align="center"><img border="0" src="index.123.jpg"><br>
467			<b>
468			<span style="background-color: #0067CB"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#C0C0C0">
469			.&nbsp;</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FFFFFF">Mothers 
470			Club, Erdington, Birmingham</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#C0C0C0">
471			.</font></span></b></p>
472</blockquote>
473		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table27" cellpadding="10">
474			<tr>
475				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
476				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
477				<font color="#FFFFFF">
478				<b>&nbsp;</b></font><font color="#4F2E14"><u><b><a name="Interviews"></a></b></u></font><b><font color="#00FF00"><a href="home%20eb%20interviews.htm" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#00FF00"><a style="text-decoration: none" title="Click here for Blues Interviews" href="home%20eb%20interviews.htm"><font color="#00FF00">BLUES 
479				ARTISTS AND BANDS INTERVIEWS</font></a></font></a></font><font color="#FFFF99"> NOTICEBOARD</font></b></font></td>
480			</tr>
481		</table>
482		<blockquote>
483			<p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">Check out over 100 
484			interviews including:</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><font color="#4F2E14"> </font>
485			<font color="#990033">
485Ian Siegal, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Matt Woosey, Jimbo Mathus,
486				Moreland and Arbuckle,</font></b><b><font color="#4F2E14"> </font>
487			<font color="#990033">Ruby Turner, Swampcandy, Larry McCray, Tommy Allen &amp; Johnny 
488			Hewitt,</font><font color="#4F2E14">  
489		</font>
490			<font color="#990033">Danny Handley, Chris Powers, Tom Doughty, Sugar Ray Norcia, 
491			Matt Schofield,
492		Giles Robson,
493		Gregg Wright,
494		Marcus Malone,
495		Earl Thomas,
496			Mud Morganfield, 
497			Marcus Bonfanti, 
498		Steve Cropper,
499			Walter Trout,
500			BabaJack, Lisa Mills, Ian Jennings, Norman Beaker,</font><font color="#4F2E14"> </font>
501			<font color="#990033">Aynsley Lister,
502		Alan Nimmo,</font><font color="#4F2E14"> </font><font color="#990033">Dave Arcari, 
503			Ben Waters, 
504		Ed Stephenson, Ben Prestage, Paul Cowley,
505		</font><font color="#4F2E14">with</font><font color="#990033"> </font>
506			<font color="#4F2E14">more soon including  
507		</font><font color="#990033">Paul Jones, Larry Miller, Gerry McAvoy, Mick Gallagher, 
508			</font></b></font><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">Mike 
509			Vernon, Bruce Iglauer (President of Alligator Records), Vaneese 
510			Thomas and Bob Malone</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><font color="#990033"> 
511			</font><font color="#4F2E14"> ....</font></b></font></p>
512</blockquote>
513<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table28" cellpadding="10">
514			<tr>
515				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
516				<b><font color="#00FF00" face="Comic Sans MS"><a name="History">
517				</a>
518				<a name="History" style="text-decoration: none" title="Click here for Blues History" href="home%20eb%20history.htm">
519				<font color="#00FF00">BLUES HISTORY</font></a> </font>
520				<font color="#FFFF99" face="Comic Sans MS"> NOTICEBOARD: ESSAYS, ARTICLES, 
521		POETRY, ART, </font></b><font color="#FFFF99" face="Comic Sans MS"> <b>
522				TRIBUTE PROJECTS</b> <b>AND TALKS</b></font></td>
523			</tr>
524		</table>
525		<blockquote>
526		<div align="center">
527			<table border="0" width="820" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="10" bgcolor="#2E3642">
528				<tr>
529					<td>
530					<p align="justify">
531					<span style="font-family: Arial; color: #D9D9D9; font-weight: 700">
532					RE-FORMATTED HISTORY SECTION :</span></p>
533					<p align="justify"><font face="Arial">
534					<span style="color: #D9D9D9">The original ‘History’ Section 
535					of Earlyblues.com has been re-created in a more 
536					manageable and easier to browse format together with 
537					extended content, especially on the history of British Blues</span></font><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #D9D9D9">.</span></font></span></p>
538					<p align="justify">
539					<span style="font-family: Arial; color: #D9D9D9">The new 
540					format has been developed on a separate website
541					<a href="http://www.earlyblues.org"><font color="#00FF00">
542					www.earlyblues.org</font></a></span><font color="#D9D9D9"><span style="font-family: Arial; "> </span>
543					</font>
544					<span style="font-family: Arial; color: #D9D9D9">and will replace the original History 
545					Section of <a href="http://www.earlyblues.com">
546					<font color="#00FF00">www.earlyblues.com</font></a>, being entirely dedicated to the history and 
547					evolution of the Blues in essays and articles, cultural 
548					aspects, exhibitions, presentations, courses, talks, 
549					research projects, reference lists, recommended blues books, 
550					blues resting places, and links to other blues sites. All 
551					other content of <a href="http://www.earlyblues.com">
552					<font color="#00FF00">www.earlyblues.com</font></a> will 
553					remain the same.</span></p>
554					<p align="justify">
555					<span style="font-family: Arial; color: #D9D9D9">So 'Earlyblues.com' 
556					now runs as two separate but interlinked websites: <br>
557					<font color="#00FF00"><a href="http://www.earlyblues.com">
558					<font color="#00FF00">www.earlyblues.com</font></a></font> 
559					(with the original History Section) and <br>
560					<font color="#00FF00"><a href="http://www.earlyblues.org">
561					<font color="#00FF00">www.earlyblues.org</font></a></font> 
562					(as the expanded and re-formatted History Section).</span></p>
563					<p align="justify">
564					<span style="font-family: Arial; color: #D9D9D9">
565					<a href="home%20eb%20history.htm"><font color="#00FF00">
566					Click here</font></a> to go to the original History Section or 
567					<a href="http://www.earlyblues.org"><font color="#00FF00">
568					click here</font></a> to see the new History Section, 
569					remembering that you can return to the full
570					<a href="http://www.earlyblues.com"><font color="#00FF00">
571					www.earlyblues.com</font></a> 
572					website any time by 
573					clicking the link on the new Home page.</span></p>
574					<p align="justify">
575					<span style="font-family: Arial; color: #D9D9D9">Please 
576					remember this original website is over 20 years old and 
577					technology has moved on a bit since then - whilst it's quite 
578					antiquated in structure it has a wealth of blues in its heart 
579					- and it's still beating!</span><br>
580&nbsp;</p></td>
581				</tr>
582			</table>
583		</div>
584		<p align="center">
585		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#DBAE84" size="1">.</font></b></p>
586		<div align="center">
587			<table border="0" width="820" style="border-collapse: collapse" bgcolor="#2E3642" cellpadding="10">
588				<tr>
589					<td><font face="Arial" color="#D9D9D9"><b>LATEST ADDITION TO 
590					THE HISTORY SECTION ON EARLYBLUES.ORG :</b></font><p align="center">
591					<font color="#D9D9D9"><img border="0" src="index.133.jpg"></font></p>
592					<p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#D9D9D9">
593					Announcing the development of The Robert Johnson Blues Park
594					<br>
595					as a permanent tribute to the legendary bluesman.</font></p>
596					<p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#D9D9D9">
597					<a target="_blank" href="http://earlyblues.org/the-robert-johnson-blues-park/">
598					<font color="#FFFF99">Click here for further details</font></a></font></p>
599					<p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#D9D9D9">
600					<a href="http://earlyblues.org/"><font color="#FFFF99">or go 
601					to the Earlyblues.org home page</font></a></font></p>
602					<p align="center">
603					<font face="Arial" color="#D9D9D9" size="2">Image </font>
604					<font color="#D9D9D9" size="2" face="Times New Roman">©
605					</font><font face="Arial" color="#D9D9D9" size="2">Copyright 
606					2021 Earl Klatzel - used with permission</font></td>
607				</tr>
608			</table>
609		</div>
610		<p>
611		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">Latest on Earlyblues.com:</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">&nbsp; </font>
612		</b>
613		<font face="Comic Sans MS">
614		<b>
615		<font color="#990033">The Mississippi Delta: Birthplace of the Blues<span style="text-decoration: none"> - </span>&quot;This Is Where the Soul of 
616		Man Never Dies.&quot; </font>
617		<font color="#4F2E14">- by Terry Messman</font><font color="#FFFFFF"> </font>
618		<font color="#4F2E14"> (Spanish Translation </font></b></font><b>
619		<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">- with
620		<span style="font-size: 12.0pt">
621		thanks to </span></font>
622		<span style="color: #4F2E14; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Rafael Reséndiz, 
623		professor at the National University of Mexico for the translation)</span></b></p>
624		<p>
625		<font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><font color="#990033">'Blues Artists &amp; Their Instruments' - </font>
626			<font color="#4F2E14">updated 
627		blues guitar guide by</font><font color="#990033"> </font>
628			<font color="#4F2E14">Dai Thomas 
629			</font></b></font></p>
630		<p><u><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#552B00">Recent</font></b></u><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><u><font color="#552B00"> 
631			essays: 
632			<br>
633			</font></u></b></font><b>
634			<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">Why Do You Moan, When You Can Shake That Thing?
635		(a survey of Papa Charlie Jackson &amp; Bo Weavil Jackson: 1924-1934)</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033"> </font>
636			<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">- by Max Haymes</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><u><font color="#4F2E14"><br>
637			</font></u></b></font>
638			<b>
639		<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FFFFFF">
640		<font color="#990033">Blues For Martin Luther King, Jr.</font> </font>
641		<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">- by Terry Messman</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FFFFFF"><br>
642			<b>
643		<font color="#990033">We'll March on Resurrection Day</font></b>&nbsp;&nbsp; 
644		</font>
645		<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"><b>- by Terry Messman</b></font><span lang="en-us"><font color="#990033"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: 700"><br>
646			Gulfport 
647		Island Road Blues 
648		</span></font></span>
649			<b>
650		<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">
651		<font color="#990033">(Nonsense &amp; Robert Johnson)</font><font color="#FFFFFF"> </font></span>
652		<font color="#4F2E14">
653		<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">
654		- </span>
655		<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Comic Sans MS">
656		by Max Haymes</span></font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><font color="#990033"><u><br>
657			</u> </font><font color="#990033">&quot;I Need-A Plenty Grease In My Frying Pan&quot; 
658		(Roots &amp; Influences of Vaudeville &amp; Rural Blues: 1919-1940)</font><font color="#4F2E14"><br>
659&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - 
660		by Max Haymes </font><font color="#990033"><br>
661			Alabama Blues </font><font color="#4F2E14">- by Billy Hutchinson</font><font color="#990033">
662			<br>
663			The Mississippi Delta: Birthplace of the 
664		Blues - &quot;This Is Where the Soul of Man Never Dies.&quot;<br>
665&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font color="#4F2E14">- by</font><font color="#990033">
666			</font><font color="#4F2E14">Terry 
667		Messman<br>
668			'</font><font color="#990033">Blues Poetry</font><font color="#4F2E14">' 
669			- an updated collection of articles on Poetry and the Blues</font></b></font></p>
670			<p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><u><font color="#552B00">
671			<img border="0" src="index.108.jpg" align="right" hspace="5" alt="© Copyright 2008 Alan White. All Rights Reserved." style="border: 1px solid #663300"></font></u></b></font><b><u><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">Latest 
672			exhibitions:<br>
673			</font></u><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">Downhome Blues 
674			Exhibition : </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">A 
675			Photographic Exhibition of American Blues Artists and their Home 
676			Towns by Alan White. The exhibition comprises some sixteen artists including Chuck 
677			Berry, James Cotton, Honeyboy Edwards, Louisiana Red, Coco Montoya 
678			and Hubert Sumlin.<br>
679			</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">Blues Filter 
680			Exhibition :</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"> A 
681			Photographic Exhibition of Blues Artists who have performed at The 
682			Great British Rhythm &amp; Blues Festival, Colne, Lancashire by Alan 
683			White. The 
684			exhibition comprises some twenty five artists including Steve 
685			Cropper, Mud Morganfield, Booker T, Billy Boy Arnold, Magic Slim, 
686			Chris Farlowe, Jack Bruce, Ruby Turner, Wilko Johnson, Larry Garner 
687			and Lucy Zirins.<br>
688			</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><b>
689			<font color="#4F2E14"><br>
690			Now if your interest is the history of Gospel Music check out the full list of</font><font color="#990033">
691			<a target="_blank" href="http://www.earlygospel.com/eg-essays-and-articles.htm">
692			<font color="#0066CC">Gospel Essays</font></a> </font>
693			<font color="#4F2E14">on the sister website
694			<a target="_blank" href="http://www.earlygospel.com/">
695			<font color="#0066CC">www.earlygospel.com</font></a> </font></b>
696			</span></font></p>
697</blockquote>
698		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table31" cellpadding="10">
699			<tr>
700				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
701				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
702				<font color="#FFFFFF">
703				<b>&nbsp;</b></font><b><u><font color="#4F2E14"><a name="Research"></a></font></u></b><font color="#00FF00"><b><a title="Click here for Blues Research" href="home%20eb%20history.htm#Research" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#00FF00">BLUES RESEARCH</font></a></b></font><font color="#FFFF99"><b> 
704				NOTICEBOARD</b></font></font></td>
705			</tr>
706		</table>
707		<blockquote>
708			<p>
709			<font color="#552B00" face="Comic Sans MS"><b>Check out</b></font><b><font color="#552B00" face="Comic Sans MS">:</font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#4F2E14">articles in our long term research project 
710		</font><font color="#990033">Slave To The Blues:<br></font>
711			<font color="#552B00">&nbsp;&nbsp; 
712			</font><font color="#0066CC">Slave To The Blues 
713		- Coffles and the Auction Block</font></font><font color="#4F2E14"><font face="Comic Sans MS"> 
714		- by Max Haymes<br></font><br></font>
715			<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">Check out </font>
716			<font face="Comic Sans MS">
717			<span lang="en-gb"><font color="#4F2E14">the associated website 
718			<a target="_blank" href="http://www.undergroundrailroad.org.uk/">
719			<font color="#0067CB">www.undergroundrailroad.org.uk</font></a> - developed to give an</font></span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"> 
720		insight into the Underground Railroad slave escape network during American slavery 
721		times.</font></b></p>
722</blockquote>
723		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table29" cellpadding="10">
724			<tr>
725				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
726				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
727				<font color="#FFFFFF">
728				<b>&nbsp;</b></font><b><font color="#00FF00"><a name="Media"></a><a href="home%20eb%20history.htm#Media" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#00FF00">BLUES BOOKS, CDs, DVDs, MOVIES AND RADIO 
729				LINKS</font></a></font><font color="#FFFF99"> NOTICEBOARD</font></b></font></td>
730			</tr>
731		</table>
732		<blockquote>
733			<p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">R</font></b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#4F2E14">ecommended 
734		blues related Books/CDs/DVDs/Movies/Radio Stations/On-line Blues 
735			Magazines/etc... </font></b></span></font></p>
736			<p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">..... </font></b>
737			<font face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#990033">plus a bit of retail 
738			therapy with a Shopping Mall</font></b></span></font></p>
739</blockquote>
740		<table border="2" width="900" style="border-color:#4F2E14; border-collapse: collapse" id="table30" cellpadding="10">
741			<tr>
742				<td bgcolor="#552B00">
743				<font face="Comic Sans MS">
744				<font color="#FFFFFF">
745				<b>&nbsp;</b></font><u><b><font color="#FFFF99"><a name="Travelogues"></a></font></b></u><font color="#00FF00"><a href="home%20eb%20history.htm#Travelogues" style="text-decoration: none"><b><font color="#00FF00">BLUES 
746				</font> </b></a></font>
747				<a href="home%20eb%20history.htm#Travelogues" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#00FF00">
748				<b>TRAVELOGUES</b></font></a><b><font color="#FFFF99"> </font></b>
749				<font color="#FFFF99">
750				<b>NOTICEBOARD</b></font></font></td>
751			</tr>
752		</table>
753		<blockquote>
754			<p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#4F2E14"><b>Links to 
755			photo galleries, articles and essays on trips to the 'Land Where The Blues Began'</b></font><span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#4F2E14"> 
756			...</font></b></span></font><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS"><p align="left">
757			<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#CC3300">Coming fairly soon... </font>
758			<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"><br>
759			1 - </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">'Deep South 
760			Country Blues, Plantations and New Orleans Jazz' </font>
761			<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">: <br>
762&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and 
763			Tennessee<br>
764&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (including Memphis, Helena, 
765			Clarksdale, Vicksburg, Natchez, New Orleans, Jackson and Nashville)<br>
766			2 - </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">'Piedmont/East 
767			Coast Blues and the Civil Rights Movement'</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"> 
768			: <br>
769&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee 
770			and Alabama<br>
771&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (including Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, 
772			Charleston, Chattanooga, Birmingham and Montgomery)<br>
773			3 - </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">'Urban Blues, 
774			Chicago and Route 66'</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"> 
775			: <br>
776&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, 
777			Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California<br>
778&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (including </font></b>
779			<span lang="en-gb"><b><font color="#502E13" face="Comic Sans MS">The Chicago Blues 
780		Festival</font></b></span></font><span lang="en-gb"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#502E13" face="Comic Sans MS"> 
781			a</font><font color="#4F2E14" face="Comic Sans MS">nd Route 66 
782			oddities)</font></font></b></span><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"><br>
783			4 - </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">'Hillbilly 
784			Country, The Blues Ridge Mountains, The Underground Railroad &amp; The 
785			American Civil War'</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14">:<br>
786&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pennsylvania, Virginia and North 
787			Carolina<br>
788&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (including Philadelphia, Gettysburg, 
789			Roanoke, Galax, Petersburg, Richmond and Manassas)<br>
790			5 - </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#990033">'St Louis 
791			Blues, Steamboats and The Underground Railroad'</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"> 
792			: <br>
793&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, 
794			Ohio, Indiana and Michigan<br>
795&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (including Chicago, Davenport, 
796			Springfield, St Louis, Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and Battle 
797			Creek)</font></b></p>
798</font></blockquote>
799		</td>
800	</tr>
801	<tr>
802		<td bgcolor="#DBAE84" height="39" valign="top" background="USA08-2%20318p950.jpg">
803&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p>
804<p><br>
805<br>
806<br>
807&nbsp;</p>
808<p>&nbsp;</p>
809<p>&nbsp;</p>
810<p>&nbsp;</p>
811<p align="right"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Comic Sans MS">&nbsp;</font><font face="Comic Sans MS">Moorhead, Mississippi</font><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Comic Sans MS">&nbsp;&nbsp;
812		<br>
813		©<font size="2"> Copyright 2008 Alan White. All Rights Reserved</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
814.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Comic Sans MS">&quot;Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow 
815Dog&quot;</font></td>
816	</tr>
817	<tr>
818		<td bgcolor="#6F492C" height="39" valign="top">
819<div align="center">
820<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FFFFFF">&quot;Where the Southern Crosses The 
821Yellow Dog&quot;<br>
822The junction at Moorhead looking to the west (the Southern Railroad, now the 
823Columbus &amp; Greenville) running west and east and the Yellow Dog (the Yazoo Delta 
824Railroad), running north and south.&nbsp; <br>
825© Copyright 2008 Alan White. All Rights Reserved</font></div>
826		</td>
827	</tr>
828	<tr>
829		<td bgcolor="#DBAE84" height="39" valign="top">
830<font face="Comic Sans MS">
831		<p align="justify"><b>Purpose and Acknowledgements</b></p>
832<p align="justify"><b>
833<img border="0" src="index.26.gif" align="right" hspace="10" style="border: 2px solid #000000"></b><span lang="en-gb">T</span>his
834<span lang="en-gb">is the <u>original</u> 'Earlyblues.com</span>
834' Website<span lang="en-gb">, 
835		first published</span>
836 		in October 2000<span lang="en-gb"> </span>by </font>
837<font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS">
838<a href="Alan%20White.htm">
839		<font color="#000000">Alan White</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS">
840		as an on-line information resource specialising in early blues music. It has 
841been</font><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Comic Sans MS"> regularly developed since then with a vast range 
842		of excellent material which I hope you enjoy. <br>
843<br>
844		The purpose of the website </font>
845		</span>
846<font face="Comic Sans MS">
847		is to <span lang="en-gb">b</span>roaden awareness 
848		and understanding of&nbsp;<span lang="en-gb">the origins of </span>
849		blues music and<span lang="en-gb"> to</span> encourage and support live 
850		blues music - 'keeping the blues alive'. This is done by: <font face="Symbol"><br>
851		¨&nbsp; </font>researching, producing <span lang="en-gb">and publishing </span>blues articles and essays<br>
852		<font face="Symbol">¨&nbsp; </font>
853promoting blues 
854		books, DVDs, films and Internet based blues radio<br>
855		<font face="Symbol">¨&nbsp; </font>
856promoting and supporting UK and European blues festivals with reviews and 
857photographic portfolios<br>
858		<font face="Symbol">¨&nbsp; </font>researching for and interviewing blues artists and bands<br>
859		<font face="Symbol">¨&nbsp; </font>
860		encouraging and promoting budding blues artists and 
861		bands <br>
862		<font face="Symbol">¨&nbsp; </font>
863supporting
864    	associated blues societies and blues magazines<br>
865		<font face="Symbol">¨&nbsp; </font>
866		maintaining this website (incorporating 
867		all of the above)</p>
868<p align="left">
869</font>
870<span lang="en-gb">
871<font face="Comic Sans MS">
872		Many thanks to all contributors over the 
873years, there are many of them so I've listed their details on a separate page 
874which you can view
875</font>
876<font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS">
877		<a target="_blank" href="contributors.htm"><font color="#000000">here</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS">. I really do appreciate all 
878their help. If you as the reader would like to contribute or comment in any way 
879I'm always glad to hear from you. Just email me at
880</font>
881<font color="#4F2E14" face="Comic Sans MS">
882<a href="mailto:[email protected]"><font color="#000000">[email protected]</font></a><font face="Comic Sans MS">
883</font>
884</font>
885		</span>
886<font face="Comic Sans MS">
887		</p>
888			<p><span lang="en-gb">
889			Now if your interest is the history of Gospel Music check out 
890			the sister website
891			<font color="#4F2E14" face="Comic Sans MS">
892			<a target="_blank" href="http://www.earlygospel.com/">
893			<font color="#000000">www.earlygospel.com</font></a><font face="Comic Sans MS">
894</font>
895			</font>
896			</span>
897</font>
898<font face="Comic Sans MS">
899		</p>
900			<p>I</font><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Comic Sans MS">f you are 
901			interested in the long term research project 'Slave To The Blues' then check out the </font> 
902			<font color="#4F2E14" face="Comic Sans MS">
903			<a target="_blank" href="home%20eb%20history.htm">
904			<font color="#000000">Blues Essays</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"> and also my website 
905			</font>
906<font color="#4F2E14" face="Comic Sans MS">
907			<font color="#4F2E14"> 
908			<a target="_blank" href="http://www.undergroundrailroad.org.uk/">
909			<font color="#000000">www.undergroundrailroad.org.uk</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS">
910</font>
911</font>
912			<font face="Comic Sans MS">
913			which gives an</font></span><font face="Comic Sans MS"> 
914		insight into the Underground Railroad movement during American slavery 
915		times.</p>
916</font>
917<font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS">
918<p align="left"><font color="#990033"><a href="Alan%20White.htm">
919<font color="#000000">Alan White</font></a></font></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"> - earlyblues.com</font></p>
920<p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Image from advert in the 
921Chicago Defender, 23rd January 1926</font><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#990033"><br>
922&nbsp;</font></p>
923</font></td>
924	</tr>
925	<tr>
926		<td bgcolor="#C0C0C0" height="39" valign="top">
927<b><u><font face="Comic Sans MS">Important!</font></u></b><p>
928<font face="Comic Sans MS">
929
930		<span lang="en-gb"><u>For the record</u>: t</span>his is an 
931on-line educational information resource website and 
932	<u>
932no content may be copied for commercial use</u></font><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Comic Sans MS"> (see 
933our
934	</font>
935<font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS">
936
937	<a href="copyright.htm"><font color="#000000">copyright notice</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS">)</font></span><font face="Comic Sans MS">. 
938<br>
939If in doubt, or if you wish to ask permission to copy an item please email me
940-&nbsp;
941</font>
942<font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS">
943
944	<a href="mailto:[email protected]"><font color="#000000">[email protected]</font></a></font><font face="Comic Sans MS">.
945</p>
946<p>All the work maintaining this and associated websites is completely voluntary (<u>with no 
947financial support or advertising whatsoever</u>) coz' we're passionate about the blues and we 
948want to keep the blues alive!&nbsp; 
949<p> 
950</font></td>
951	</tr>
952	<tr>
953		<td bgcolor="#DBAE84" height="39" valign="top">
954<b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#4F2E14"><a name="TreasureTrove"></a>
955Earlyblues.com website 'Treasure Trove' (click on a link to discover some old gems):</font></b><p>&nbsp;
956<a href="Alan%20White.htm" target="_blank">
957<img border="0" id="img59" src="button7.jpg" height="20" width="119" alt="Credentials" fp-style="fp-btn: Embossed Rectangle 6; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Credentials" onmouseover="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img59',/*url*/'button8.jpg')" onmouseout="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img59',/*url*/'button7.jpg')" onmousedown="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img59',/*url*/'button21.jpg')" onmouseup="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img59',/*url*/'button8.jpg')"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
958<a target="_blank" href="Essays%20-%20What%20is%20the%20Blues.htm">
959<img border="0" id="img60" src="buttonA1.jpg" height="20" width="119" alt="What is the Blues?" fp-style="fp-btn: Embossed Rectangle 6; fp-font-size: 9; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="What is the Blues?" onmouseover="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img60',/*url*/'buttonB1.jpg')" onmouseout="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img60',/*url*/'buttonA1.jpg')" onmousedown="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img60',/*url*/'buttonC1.jpg')" onmouseup="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img60',/*url*/'buttonB1.jpg')"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
960<a target="_blank" href="background_to_the_blues.htm">
961<img border="0" id="img61" src="buttonD1.jpg" height="20" width="119" alt="Background to Blues" fp-style="fp-btn: Embossed Rectangle 6; fp-font-size: 9; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Background to Blues" onmouseover="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img61',/*url*/'buttonE1.jpg')" onmouseout="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img61',/*url*/'buttonD1.jpg')" onmousedown="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img61',/*url*/'buttonF1.jpg')" onmouseup="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img61',/*url*/'buttonE1.jpg')"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
962<a href="chronology_of_blues_on_record.htm" target="_blank">
963<img border="0" id="img62" src="button28.jpg" height="20" width="119" alt="Chronology of Blues" fp-style="fp-btn: Embossed Rectangle 6; fp-font-size: 9; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Chronology of Blues" onmouseover="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img62',/*url*/'button22.jpg')" onmouseout="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img62',/*url*/'button28.jpg')" onmousedown="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img62',/*url*/'button23.jpg')" onmouseup="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img62',/*url*/'button22.jpg')"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
964<a href="blues%20artists%20and%20bands%20index.htm" target="_blank">
965<img border="0" id="img63" src="button29.jpg" height="20" width="119" alt="Artists &amp; Bands Index" fp-style="fp-btn: Embossed Rectangle 6; fp-font-size: 9; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Artists &amp; Bands Index" onmouseover="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img63',/*url*/'button24.jpg')" onmouseout="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img63',/*url*/'button29.jpg')" onmousedown="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img63',/*url*/'button25.jpg')" onmouseup="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img63',/*url*/'button24.jpg')"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
966<a href="featured_article.htm" target="_blank">
967<img border="0" id="img64" src="button30.jpg" height="20" width="119" alt="Featured Article" fp-style="fp-btn: Embossed Rectangle 6; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Featured Article" onmouseover="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img64',/*url*/'button26.jpg')" onmouseout="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img64',/*url*/'button30.jpg')" onmousedown="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img64',/*url*/'button27.jpg')" onmouseup="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img64',/*url*/'button26.jpg')"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
968<a href="Blues%20Memories.htm" target="_blank">
969<img border="0" id="img65" src="button31.jpg" height="20" width="119" alt="Blues Memories" fp-style="fp-btn: Embossed Rectangle 6; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Blues Memories" onmouseover="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img65',/*url*/'button1A1.jpg')" onmouseout="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img65',/*url*/'button31.jpg')" onmousedown="FP_swapImg(1,0,/*id*/'img65',/*url*/'button1B1.jpg')" onmouseup="FP_swapImg(0,0,/*id*/'img65',/*url*/'button1A1.jpg')"></a></p>
970<p>&nbsp;
971<a href="Blues%20Festivals.htm" target="_blank">
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1061		<b>
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1063		<font color="#0067CB">#EuropeanBluesAwards</font></a></b></font><b><font color="#0067CB">
1064		<br>
1065		</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Lifetime Contribution Award 2014 
1066		Winner<br>
1067		</b><i>&quot;Very richly deserved in my opinion. <br>
1068		Alan does sterling work for the blues and has done for many many years&quot;.<br>
1069		-
1070		</i>Paul Jones, Paul Jones Show, 8th December 2014, BBC Radio 2.<br>
1071&nbsp;</font></span></font></p>
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1082					<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="text-align: center">
1083		<b><font face="Comic Sans MS">UK Blues Awards 2020<br>
1084		'Blues Unsung Hero of the Year Award 2020 
1085		Winner'</font></b></font><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="justify">
1086					<font color="#FFFFFF">The UKBlues 
1087					Federation (UKBlues) is a pan-UK Federation to promote and 
1088					support blues in the United Kingdom in all its forms and 
1089					styles. A ‘not for profit’ federation of musicians, 
1090					organisations, associations, groups, venues, companies, 
1091					individuals and other interested parties within the UK who 
1092					already work to support, promote and encourage blues of all 
1093					sorts within the UK, to work together to achieve UKBlues‘ 
1094					aims. Further details about UKBlues, its mission, its aims 
1095					and its projects are on the website at </font>
1096					<a target="_blank" style="color: #0072C6; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; text-line-through: none" href="http://www.ukblues.org/">
1097					<span style="color: #CCFFFF">www.ukblues.org </span></a>
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1115		<p align="center">
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1120
1121<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Comic Sans MS">
1122		<p align="center"><span lang="en-gb">T</span>his site was last
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1124</p>
1125		<p align="center">(Website created on 1st October 2000)</p>
1126
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1128
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1130<p align="center"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FF0000" size="2">Website and 'earlyblues.com' 
1131'earlyblues.org' 'earlyrnb.com' 'undergroundrailroad.org.uk' logos <br>
1132© Copyright 2000<span lang="en-gb">-20</span>22 Alan
1133White. All Rights Reserved.<br>
1134All photos and images (unless otherwise stated) © Copyright 2000<span lang="en-gb">-20</span>22 Alan
1135White. <br>
1136All Rights Reserved.</font></b></p>
1137
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1139
1140<p align="center" style="background-color: #CCFFFF; border-style: solid; border-color: #339966"><b>
1141<font color="#339966" face="Comic Sans MS">
1142This Website is dedicated to the loving memory of&nbsp;<br>
1143my Mother (Jean White) and my Father (Richard White)</font></b></p>
1144
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