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Traveln Blues - Jul 29, 2014
International Blues Music Day brings together communities, schools, artists, historians, academics, and blues enthusiasts all over the world to...

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InspiriA - Aug 7, 2014
International Blues Music Day term was first time coined by the Famous Musician Johnny Childs. On August 17, 2011 an online petition was launched advocating for the establishment of an International Blues Music Day...
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The Daily Advertiser - Jul 29, 2014
Wagga's ready to get the blues...Last year's inaugural celebration started with an online petition headed by American musician Johnny Childs in 2011, which secured...
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Mungpoo News - Aug 3, 2014
Musicians from Darjeeling celebrated International Blues Day at Lion’s Gate, Darjeeling. Musicians of all ages got together to remind Darjeeling of its glowious, yet almost fading music culture...
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La Gaceta - Aug 1, 2014
A color that vibrates six strings.  The idea of ​​American musician Johnny Childs grew slowly, promoted through social networks to fruition last year: Since 2013, every first Saturday of August everyone pays tribute to blues legends, pioneers and modern day practitioners.  Blues festivals and recitals that will take place tonight in Tucuman, while the appointed day arrives...
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Blues Power Blog - July 31, 2014
Last summer, we told you about the inaugural International Blues Music Day (IBMD) established by New York musician and blues society leader Johnny Childs and friends to help promote and celebrate the genre around the world...
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Times City - July 30, 2014
Once you get bitten by the blues, you never go back!...
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kiamaindependent - Jul 23, 2014
LEGENDARY Chicago bluesman Willie Dixon has some wise words to say about his musical genre...
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SCVNEWS - Jul 14, 2014
The Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society and the LA SummerFest at Rivendale with host a Blues Festival on Aug. 2 in honor of International Blues Music Day which is celebrated all over the world...
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The Daily Avertiser - Aug 5, 2013
Inaugural blues day turnout encouraging... 

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Blues Power Blog - August 2, 2013
Like us, you probably don't need a special reason to go out and catch some live blues music on any given Saturday night, but this weekend offers a particularly good one. Tomorrow, Saturday, August 3rd...
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Blues Guitar Institute - July 20, 2013
A year ago, a movement was born to bring a community together in celebration of a now global art form.  The goal: To...Read More

Tulsa World - July 9, 2013
Blues event set next month in Tulsa, Oklahoma for youngsters. Oklahoma Blues Hall of Famer Steve Pryor and Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Famer Jimmy "Junior" Markham will be featured next month in an event called "Even Kids Get the Blues: A Celebration of International Blues Music Day."  Read More

IBMD Press Release - July 9, 2013
NYC Blues Society to host inaugural "International Blues Music Day" concert at Webster Hall in NYC. Event to coincide with over 100 simultaneous Blues concerts (worldwide) to usher in inaugural "International Blues Music Day"...Read More

Blues in the South - July 7, 2013
The first International Blues Music Day is scheduled to take place on August 3, 2013. The brain child of New York City blues man Johnny Chillds.  Johnny explains what IBMD means: "A day for the international community to unite in celebration of the blues, including it's...Read More

American Blues Scene - Jan 21, 2012 
International Blues Music Day - New York City Bluesman Johnny Childs is eager to tell anyone who will listen why he initiated the grassroots movement to establish an International Blues Music Day. Johnny envisions a day on which...Read More

Bman's Blues Report - Dec 6, 2011
Petition to declare an International Blues Music Day. To celebrate, promote and preserve the rich legacy, tradition, and future of the great American art form and international language known as blues music. Join the discussion, add all your blues loving friends and let's make history!  On August 17, 2011 an online petition was launched...Read More

More IBMD news & Blogs features:
Blues.com.pl
ABC.net.au
San Angelo Standard Times
Riegro.com
33Rotacoes.comZ1-1.com
La Musica del Segle Passat
Heavy Sounds & the Abstract Truth
NH7 (India)
The Music Network (AU)
Atitlan Blues Blog

Blues Asia Network
Canberra Times (AU)

Accoustic American Music
CVblues.com
Wagga Now (AU)
SunLive (NZ)

Goastreets.com INDIA (2)
Goastreets.com INDIA (1)

SA Blues
Greelybluesjam
Croblues.com

Live Blues tonight
Kentuckiana Blues Society

RadioRepublic.ph
Sydney Blues Society
Blues in the South
Topeka Blues Society
Utah Blues Society
Juwana Jenkins

It's ON! (NZ)
Las Vegas Blues Society
TulsaKids.com (OK)

Nightout.com (Au)
Spa City Blues Society
Acadiana Lifestyle
European Blues Union

Photog&Music
TheBasement.com (AU)
Bluesmerize.ch (Sweden)
WallCulture (Croatia)
Sound Guardian.com (Croatia)

Daily.tportal.hr (Croatia)
F&N Magazine (Pune, India)
RiRock.com (Croatia)
Nelson Mail, (NZ)
Spona.com (Croatia)
Raw Blues - The Series
Sacramento Press
Littlebluesnews
SA Blues.org
The Sun Live - NZ
Charlotte Blues Society News
CV LIVE - San Angelo, TX
Blues Music Magazine (1)

Blues Music Magazine (2)
Blues Festival Guide
American Blues News
Photography and Music by Ray Harris

Blues Dance New York
American Blues Scene (1)
American Blues Scene (2)

Blues News.DE
Wasser-Prawda Magazine

Blues Hamilton
Charlotte Blues Society
Blues in the South

www.blues.pl
NYC Blues Society

IBMD Facebook Group
www.johnnychilds.com
 Interviews / News

SCVNews - Santa Clarita, CA
[TV News Spot]

WFDU 89.1 New Jersey
[Interview: Johnny Childs - Director IBMD]

SCVTV - (Santa Clarita, CA)
[TV News Spot]

NEWS 10 ABC - (Sacramento, CA)
[TV News Spot]

PRIME 7 TV - (Australia) spot about IBMD
[TV News Spot]

CV LIVE - (Texas)
[TV News Spot]

WENDEE CHAVEZ TARTAGLIA  
Wendees Blues Rumble
[Interview: Johnny Childs - Director IBMD] (begins at 18 min mark)

NIKKI ARMSTRONG - Bues in the Grooves 
[Interview: Johnny Childs - Director IBMD]
(begins at 1 hr mark). 

IAN McKENZIE - Wednesday's Even Worse 
[Interview: Johnny Childs - Director IBMD]

DR BOB & THE BLUES SHOW 
[Interview: Johnny Childs - Director IBMD]

VINNY MARINI - MUSIC ON THE COUCH 
[Interview: Johnny Childs - Director IBMD]
(begins at 93 min)

LEGENDS RADIO w/ Evan Ginzburg 
[Interview: Johnny Childs - Director IBMD]
[Radio Interview]

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IBMD - Public Service Announcement 
Now airing on these fine radio programs: 

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Deb Magin
"21st CENTURY BLUES WITH DOWNTOWN DEB"
on Gold Radio 24/7
www.goldoldies.com

Steve Stoddard
"SOMETHING BLUE"
KTUH Honolulu 90.3 FM, Thursday 9am-12pm
Honolulu, Hawaii
www.ktuh.org

Steve Stoddard
"SOMETHING ELSE"  
KTUH Honolulu 90.3 FM Saturday 10pm-12am
Honolulu, Hawaii
www.ktuh.org

Vinny Marini
"MUSIC ON THE COUCH" Monday 9pm (CT)
Olive Branch, MS
www.BlogTalkRadio.com/musiconthecouch
www.musiconthecouch.com 24/7

Przemek Draheim
"MUZYK ZRODEL"
Polish Radio PiK, Wednesday 7:05pm
Poland
www.radiopik.pl

Cliff McNight
 "NOTHING BUT THE BLUES"  24/7 
United Kingdom
www.nothingbuttheblues.co.uk

Sheldon Abbott
"THE CURE FOR THE BLUES"
KUCI 88.9 fm
Irvine, CA
www.kuci.org

Brant Zwicker
"AT THE CROSSROADS"
Canada
www.atcblues.ca

Brant Zwicker
CFBX 92.5 FM
Kamloops, B.C., Canada
www.thex.ca

Cornel Bogdan
"TANGLED UP IN BLUES"
WNCM 93.3 Sunday 7pm-9 
Bordman, OH
www.tangledupinblues.biz

Benjamin Haile
"BOWDOIN BLUES PROGRAM
WBOR Brunswick, ME
www.wbor.org

Massimo Ferro
"HIGHWAY 61"
Radio Voce Spazio FM 93.8

Poland
www.radiopi.com

Ole Harv
"THE BLUES REVUE"
88.1 WVPE Sat & Sun 1pm-4 
Elkhart, IN
www.wvpe.org

Peter "Fish" Case
"FISH IN THE MORNINGS"
92.7 WKVT 
Brattleboro, VT
www.wkvt.com

Ralph Henson
"BLUES CAFE"
 KVMR FM monthly show
Nevada City, CA
www.kvmr.org

Gil Gigliotti 
WFCS, 107.7 FM

New Britain, CT
www.ccsu.edu

Milton Shirdan II
WVAS-FM
Montgomery, AL

Dr. Bob & The Blues Show  
KYUS US97 Sunday 9am-11am
Springfield, MO
www.drbobsbluesshow.com
www.us97.com

Krunoslav Markutovitch
"BOOM BOOM" Blues Radio Show
Sundays from 10pm (CET)
Vinkovci, Croatia
www.vfm.hr

Chris Maley
"ON THE ROADSIDE"
Public Radio 88FM, Saturday 6pm
Rio Grande Valley, TX
www.kmbh.org

Steve Horn
"BLUES CAFE"
KDLL 91.9 FM Public Radio, Thursday 7pm-9pm
Kenai, Alaska
www.kbbi.org

Simone Bargelli
"ROCK N BLUES TODAY"
RadioRCC, Tuesday 9:30pm
Umbria, Italy
www.radiorcc.com

Norman Davis
"THE MIDNIGHT FLYER"
Concord, CA
www.midnightflyerblues.com
www.kegr.org

Wild Bill Rowan
"CATCH THE BREEZE" Thursday 7pm-10pm
Wild Bill Radio
Schertz, TX
www.wildbillradio.net

Sheila Cain
BLUES CITY RADIO
on Live 365 - 24/7
www.blues-city-radio.info

Billy Dew Dewberry
AM1670 - Dewberry Jam Community Radio
San Antonio, TX
www.am1670.org

John Gorny
"BLUE MIDNIGHT"
WPNA Radio 1490am, Monday 1am
Oak Park, Ill
www.wpna1490am.com

Otis Williams
KSDS Jazz & Blues 88.3
San Diego, CA
www.jazz88.org

Roy Prescott
"BLUES SUMMIT"
93.5 WMWV-FM
Conway, NH
www.wmwv.com

Brice Phillips
"All Blues Tuesday"
WQRZ 103.5 FM
Saint Louis, Ms
www.WQRZ.org

Gary Grainger
"THE BLUES SHOW"
105.9 Bishop FM - Sunday 6pm [UK]
www.BishopFM.com

More Radio shows coming soon!

Latest News

9th ANNUAL IBMD - WORLDWIDE
to take place on August 7,
 2021
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8th ANNUAL IBMD - WORLDWIDE
to take place on August 1,
2020
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7th ANNUAL IBMD - WORLDWIDE EVENTS POSTED ONLINE:
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3rd ANNUAL IBMD - WORLDWIDE EVENTS POSTED ONLINE:
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First 50 WORLDWIDE IBMD EVENTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2ND ANNUAL IBMD
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2ND ANNUAL IBMD SET TO TAKE PLACE SATURDAY AUGUST 2ND 2014.

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INAUGURAL IBMD CELEBRATED BY THOUSANDS WORLDWIDE. 
Event Pics

OVER 100 BLUES CONCERTS WORLDWIDE SET TO USHER IN INUAGURAL IBMD
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FIRST 5O WORLDWIDE IBMD EVENTS ANNOUNCED
Events Page

SACRAMENTO BLUES SOCIETY TO HOST IBMD CONCERT AT LION'S GATE HOTEL IN SACRAMENTO, CA
Tickets/Info

NYC BLUES SOCIETY TO HOST INAUGURAL IBMD CONCERT AT WEBSTER HALL, NYC 4PM TO 11PM  
Tickets/Info

FIRST 2O WORLDWIDE IBMD EVENTS ANNOUNCED
Events Page

Facebook petition reaches 14,500 members!

The FB petition group (to declare an international Blues Music Day) continues to reach new blues fans and supporters around the world.  

IBMD Website Update
FULL interactive IBMD WEBSITE is ONLINE!
www.internationalbluesmusicday.com

IBMD T-shirt line launched.
IBMD t-shirt line launched, featuring 7 designer prints -- to help promote the IBMD cause around the world on the street level.  We hope the success of our new t-shirt line will also help establish an initial seed money fund required for the start up of our non profit organization, legal filings, press kit and media kit mailings to hundreds of blues societies, music presenters and press outlets worldwide.   That should position us well for recruiting real sponsorship & grants to properly fund the establishment & promotion of the first ever International Blues Music Day.  We hope to present at least 3 large scale events in Three countries TBA and also help support & promote hundreds of additional events worldwide on IBMD. Support the cause, Get the t-shirt, Spread the word!  Check out the full IBMD t-shirt line here.

Target date set to celebrate inaugural IBMD!
A target date for the IBMD inauguration has been set for August 3rd of 2013. After consulting the fb petition group with over 12,000 members as well as top music industry officials, Blues music organizations, educators and various international institutions, we have arrived at a consensus to establish an annual International Blues Music day during the first weekend in August beginning in 2013.  The formula for the annual advertised date will be the first Saturday in August beginning with the inaugural IBMD events on August 3, 2013..

Facebook petition reaches 10,000 members!
First major goal of getting ten thousand people from around the world, to join the FB petition group has been reached!  Plans are under way to finalize an official date for International Blues Music Day.  

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