2018 BLUES CRUISES

        Mark your calendars! Don't miss The Smoky Mountain Blues Society IBC Competition to be held at The Concourse on Aug. 30. The event starts at 7 p.m. Stay tuned for more info to come. If you're interested in enterin...

JOIN US Sunday August 19, for the 4-7pm Cruise on the Tennessee River!  Enjoy a 3 hour cruise on the Tennessee River with this Leftfoot Dave and the Magic Hats.  Boarding begins at 3pm sharp. Tickets are available through the Tennessee Riverboat Company’s webs...

Knoxville and its surrounding counties has a number of venues to visit if you love blues jams. These events feature a cornucopia of skilled musicians, singers and a throng of fans. The blues is a fantastic genre for artists to form impromptu sessions that alwa...

Blue Barry Faust is a charter member of the Smoky Mountain Blues Society. He has been performing in Knoxville for more than 20 years. A former member of The Bluesblasters, and The Delta Souls, and currently playing with Terraplane Blues, Barry is a blues sch...

Veteran Deejay Johnny Mack Announced as Raffle Winner The look of surprise and astonishment on Johnny Mack’s face said it all. With his mouth agape, the look of astonishment was clear to all who watched as his name was announced. Then again, what could be m...

BLUES MUSICIANS COMPETE FOR CHANCE TO HIT BEALE STREET!  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/17/17 THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN BLUES SOCIETY, as an official Affiliate organization of The Blues Foundation, proudly invites the music loving public to its annual presentation...

  CD Review, June 2018 By Blue Barry, Smoky Mountain Blues Society Well summer rolls on and the hits just keep coming!  Tom Hambridge’s new CD, ” The NOLA Sessions,” will be out soon, and he just turned the summer heat way up!  This CD featur...

Last week, my friend and bandmate, Rey Pineda, called and asked if I would join him in entertaining the patients at the Ben Atchley State Veterans Home. I readily accepted the invitation and was really excited about going. Rey decided that we would treat t...