Read the full article by Patti Roberts at The Sacramento Observer
Sacramento has been blessed with many blues legends gracing our stages and nightclubs, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Little Milton and Etta James.
Add to that our local blues talent such as Rick Estrin, Mick Martin, Charles”LIttle Charlie” Baty, Marcel Smith, Chrissie O’Dell and the late Johnny Heartsman.
Much of the credit for shining the spotlight on these musical talents goes to the Sacramento Blues Society (SBS), now celebrating its 45th anniversary with its stated mission of “promoting and preserving blues music as the original American art form.” Founded in 1979, SBS is the third oldest blues society in the United States, with the Santa Barbara Blues Society being the oldest, followed by Pennsylvania’s Bucks County Blues Society.