Sam Carr (1926-2009)

Sam Carr, blues legend, passed away yesterday.  Here's an article we found about Sam that we thought we would share.  He is certainly going to be missed by us all... Sam Carr, has lived the blues. His father, ledgendary Blues Man, Robert Nighthawk would take Sam along on his gigs. He was 8 or 9 years old dressed up to the nines and looking sharp. Sam would dance and perform in front of his father's band and during breaks. Sam is an energetic man, even at 71 he can out work many men half his age. The first ...

ABHF Benefit in San Francisco- August 26th

Good evening!! For all you ABHF supporters and blues fans on the West Coast, our very dear supporter and friend Dorothy Hill is once again hosting an ABHF benefit. Here are the details: Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival Benefit featuring: Kenny Neal Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson Pat Wilder Wednesday, August 26, 2009- 7:00 pm Little Fox, 2219 Broadway, Redwood City, California Suggested Donation: $10 There will be raffle items, CDs and other festival memorablia available at the event, and it will be sure to be a great time. For more information, please contact Dorothy Hill at jazzpix2000@yahoo.com .

SBBS Benefit (06/11/09)

SBBS has a benefit on June 11, 2009 at Horses and Harleys in West Helena at 8:00.  Reba Russell and the Reba Russell Band will be playing as well as Sterling Billingsleys Band and other surprise guests.

Partial Lineup Announced

We posted a partial lineup of performers that are scheduled to appear at this years festival, you can find our running list of performers here...  Stay tuned for more updates!!! Hubert Sumlin Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Reba Russell Dave Thompson Anson Funderburgh Sam Carr Bob Margolin Michael Burks Lucious Spiller Bobby Rush John Hammond Cate Brothers John Primer Hamilton Loomis Pinetop Perkins Billy Boy Arnold Red Holloway Dave Riley

Website Update Coming Soon!!!

Many of you have already emailed and asked us about the language on the website, we are aware that it's not in English.  What you see is filler content that our web developers used to populate the website for testing.  We are in the process right now of putting together the content for the site so be sure to bookmark this page and check back from time to time for updated information.  Thanks for supporting the ABHF!!!

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