Congratulations to the winners of the SMBS International Blues Challenge Competition! Filibilly Duo and Jonny Monster Band win IBC Competition! Many thanks to all of the musicians who competed in the SMBS IBC competition. It was a great turnout and an awes...

JOIN US Sunday September 16, for the 4-7 pm Cruise on the Tennessee River!  Enjoy a 3 hour cruise on the Tennessee River with the Doug Harris Band.  Boarding begins at 3 pm sharp. Tickets are available through the Tennessee Riverboat Company’s website, (http:/...

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...

JOIN US Sunday September 30, for the 4-7 pm Cruise on the Tennessee River!  Nobody sleeps when Albert Castiglia is in town! After 27 years of house-rocking studio albums and smack-in-the-mouth live shows, the Florida band leader is the acknowledged master of b...

August 2018 Oh my lands did summer ever get better!  Well, on its way is the new Billy Gibbons solo CD “The Big Bad Blues.”  If you don’t know who Billy Gibbons is, just stop reading right now.  Or better yet, hang in there and find out!  Billy is the guitari...

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...