List of Blues Societies in the US (with available contact info)

Alabama

  • Magic City Blues Society (Birmingham)
    • Website: https://www.magiccityblues.org/
    • Email: Use contact form on website; specific board emails are also listed on the ‘Contact Us’ page.
    • Phone: (205) 215-0616

Alaska

  • No prominent society found with readily available contact information. Local music venues or community centers might host blues events.

Arizona

  • Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation (Az Blues) (Tucson)
    • Website: https://www.azblues.org/
    • Email: info@azblues.org
    • Phone: Not directly listed for general inquiries (mailing address provided).

Arkansas

  • Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville area)
  • Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Society (Fort Smith)
    • Website: Often found via local event listings (e.g., Fort Smith Public Library events). A dedicated, active website was not immediately prominent.
    • Email: Not readily available in general search results.
    • Phone: (479) 783-0229 (Library contact, may not be direct society phone).

California

  • Orange County Blues Society (Orange County)
    • Website: https://ocblues.org/
    • Email: ocbluesociety@gmail.com
    • Phone: (949) 362-5259 (Board Member contact, check site for current)
  • Sacramento Blues Society (Sacramento)
  • San Luis Obispo Blues Society (San Luis Obispo)
  • Santa Barbara Blues Society (Santa Barbara)
  • Sonoma County Blues Society (Santa Rosa)

Colorado

  • Grand County Blues Society (Winter Park/Fraser)
    • Website: https://grandblues.org/
    • Email: info@grandblues.org (General); specific board member emails on ‘About’ page.
    • Phone: (970) 531-2691 (Tim Hubbard, President – check website for updates)

Connecticut

  • The Connecticut Blues Society (Statewide)
    • Website: https://ctblues.org/
    • Email: Use contact form on website; specific board/committee emails listed on ‘About Us’ page.
    • Phone: Not directly listed for general inquiries.

Delaware

Florida

  • South Florida Blues Society (South Florida)
  • Suncoast Blues Society (Tampa Bay area)
  • North Central Florida Blues Society (Gainesville)

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

  • Illinois Central Blues Club (Springfield)
    • Website: https://illinoiscentralbluesclub.org/
    • Email: president@illinoiscentralbluesclub.org (President); other board contacts on ‘About’ page.
    • Phone: Not directly listed for general inquiries.
  • Chicago Blues Society (Chicago) – Note: Often resources like Chicago Blues Guide are more prominent for event listings. A dedicated active “Chicago Blues Society” was not as prominent as regional/state societies in general searches.
    • Website: A definitive official website for an overarching “Chicago Blues Society” is not immediately apparent in general searches, often fragmented.
    • Email: info@chicagoblues.org (This domain might be for a different purpose or inactive. Check current search results for the most active organization if one exists.)
    • Phone: Not readily available.

Indiana

  • Central Indiana Blues Society (Indianapolis)

Iowa

  • Central Iowa Blues Society (CIBS) (Des Moines)
    • Website: https://cibs.org/
    • Email: prez@cibs.org (President); various other specific board emails on site.
    • Phone: (515) 480-4437 (President, check site for current) – multiple specific board numbers listed.
  • Mississippi Valley Blues Society (Davenport)

Kansas

Kentucky

  • Kentuckiana Blues Society (Louisville area)

Louisiana

  • Baton Rouge Blues Foundation (Baton Rouge)
  • New Orleans Blues Society (New Orleans)

Maine

  • Maine Blues Society (Statewide)

Maryland

  • Baltimore Blues Society (Baltimore)
    • Website: https://baltimorebluessociety.com/ (Often redirects to Mojo Workin’ website for contact)
    • Email: info@baltimorebluessociety.com
    • Phone: (410) 638-1242 (Message line, check website for current info)

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

  • Minnesota Blues Society (MNBS) (Minneapolis/St. Paul area)
    • Website: https://mnbs.org/
    • Email: Use contact form on website; specific board emails are listed on ‘About’ page.
    • Phone: Not directly listed for general inquiries.

Mississippi

  • Mississippi Blues Commission (State-run, focuses on heritage and trail)
    • Website: https://msbluestrail.org/
    • Email: info@msbluestrail.org
    • Phone: (601) 359-6600 (Mississippi Development Authority) – Not a specific blues society number.
  • Friends of the Mississippi Blues (Community support)

Missouri

  • Kansas City Blues Society (Kansas City)
  • St. Louis Blues Society (St. Louis)

Montana

  • No prominent society found with readily available contact information.

Nebraska

Nevada

  • Las Vegas Blues Society (Las Vegas)
    • Website: Often found via Facebook groups. An active, dedicated website with full contact info was not immediately prominent.
    • Email: Not readily available.
    • Phone: Not readily available.

New Hampshire

  • New Hampshire Blues Society (Statewide)

New Jersey

  • New Jersey Blues & Jazz Society (Statewide)
    • Website: https://njbs.org/
    • Email: Use contact form on website.
    • Phone: Not directly listed.

New Mexico

  • New Mexico Music Commission (State-run, covers all genres)
  • New Mexico Blues Festival (While not a society, a major event that connects to blues community)

New York

  • Blues Society of Western New York (Buffalo area)
  • Blues Foundation of Central New York (Syracuse area)
  • Hudson Valley Blues Society (Hudson Valley)

North Carolina

  • Piedmont Blues Preservation Society (Greensboro)

North Dakota

  • No prominent society found with readily available contact information.

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • Cascade Blues Association (Portland)

Pennsylvania

  • Central Pennsylvania Blues Society (Harrisburg area)
  • Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh area)

Rhode Island

  • Rhode Island Blues Society (Statewide)

South Carolina

  • Charleston Jazz (Jazz & Blues Society) (Charleston)
    • Website: https://charlestonjazz.com/ (Primarily Jazz, but includes Blues in mission)
    • Email: info@charlestonjazz.com
    • Phone: (843) 641-0011
  • Upstate SC Blues Society (Greenville area)

South Dakota

  • Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society (Sioux Falls – includes blues)

Tennessee

  • The Blues Foundation (Memphis – the international umbrella organization)
  • Nashville Blues Society (Nashville)

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

  • Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society of the Potomac (BJFMS) (Fredericksburg area, covers DC/MD/VA)
    • Website: https://bjfms.org/
    • Email: Use contact form on website.
    • Phone: (540) 373-1976 (Check site for updates)

Washington

  • Washington Blues Society (Seattle area, statewide focus)

West Virginia

  • Mountain State Blues Association (Charleston area)
    • Website: Often found via Facebook groups. A dedicated, active website with full contact info was not immediately prominent.
    • Email: Not readily available.
    • Phone: Not readily available.

Wisconsin

  • Madison Blues Society (Madison)
  • Festa Italiana (Milwaukee Blues Festival) (Includes blues, associated with Italian community)

Wyoming

  • No prominent society found with readily available contact information.