LEARN All About the Blues
Interested in learning more about the Blues? Its history, styles, and major players?
How about an interest group or magazine?
Here are a few places to start.
INFORMATION
Wikipedia: always a good beginning.
Introduction to Blues Music. There’s a huge amount of information on musical-u.com’s webpage. Just look at their Table of Contents: 1. History of the Blues; 2. Influence of the Blues; 3. Singing the Blues; 4. Playing the Blues; 5. The Blues & Your Instrument; 6. Blues Culture; 7. The Blues Today
A Brief History of Blues Music: An articulate and informed presentation, but accessible and ultimately more interesting than similar sites.
All About Blues Music: The starting point for a truly huge amount of Blues-related information.
Blues timeline and Blues styles have information that you always meant to learn. They’re hosted by the Charlotte Blues Society.
Curlie’s links: Curlie.com is a site that contains nothing but links, organized by subject, and built by volunteer editors. These are their Blues-related links.
Worldwide Blues Guide: (mary4music.com) “The Internet’s Most Comprehensive Blues Network”. It truly is too comprehensive to summarize, so check it out for yourself.
Blues festivals, anyone?
LiveAbout.com has page after page after page on all-things-Blues.
The 47 Best Blues Songs of All Time.
This list was put together by udiscovermusic.com. Here’s how they defined the word “best”:
“The great blues artists talked, the savviest rockers listened. Without the blues there’d be no rock ’n’ roll, but certain tracks were especially pivotal. Either they were famously covered, or the licks got borrowed, or they schooled the rockers in style and attitude. Many of the most influential blues songs reverberate to this day, and a few were probably covered by a local band in your town last weekend. Suffice to say that if Robert Johnson had never gone to the crossroads, or if BB King was still feeling a thrill, the world would be a poorer place”.
AllMusic: A guide to Blues recordings, organized and searchable by artist, sub-genre, song, mood, label, etc.
35 Types of Blues Music You NEED to Know (with video)
What Is 12-Bar Blues Form: A Complete Guide
Wisconsin Blues Music Hall of Fame
“Mabel’s Blues – The Story of Singer Mabel Scott” is a mini-documentary about the life 
of Mabel Scott, a singer who performed from the 1930s through 1950s. It was presented by the Richmond Jazz Society at the Black History Museum of Virginia’s 2021 exhibition, “Virginia Jazz – The Early Years“. The exhibition showcased individuals who made a contribution to the development of jazz and blues.
And check out Mabel Scott’s YouTube channel: Mabel Scott Blues Singer.
COURSES
The Blues: Understanding and Performing an American Art Form: A formal, online, 4-week course, available at no cost on Coursera.
Discovering music: the Blues. Free learning from The Open University.
ONLINE MAGAZINES and BLUES-FOCUSED WEBSITES
50 Best Blues Music Blogs and Websites To Follow in 2023
American Blues Scene. News, interviews, reviews, events, and videos.
Blues Classroom is PBS’s guide for teaching the Blues.
Blues Blast Magazine. Interviews, music reviews, photos, news, the Blues Blast Music Awards, and more.
The Blues Foundation, their Hall of Fame, links to podcasts and online radio, and more — exactly what you’d expect from an organization with this name.
The Blues Hall of Fame. It’s really Halls of Fame, because there are a slew of them, at the city, state, and even national level. It’s a truly ugly site, but there’s a lot to look at and listen to.
The Blues Mobile has audio, video, interviews, news, etc., but there’s no evidence that it’s being updated.
Contemporary Acoustic Roots and Country Blues. All sites should be this good.