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| Bob Geddins "The Godfather of Oakland Blues" |
| BAY AREA BLUES SOCIETY, INC. MISSION STATEMENT The Bay Area Blues Society is a non-profit, 501 © (3) organization dedicated to the perpetuation of Blues, Jazz and Gospel as an indigenous American art form. We are dedicated to the preservation , promotion and representation of this American folk music and cultural forms of Blues, Jazz and Gospel as they took root in African-American communities. The communities of Vallejo, Richmond, Oakland and Russell City all have deep roots in the music idiom. For the past 17 years, the Bay Area Blues Society has surpassed all other blues society's who focus on just Blues festivals and membership. We have reached out within our community, as well as expanded to other communities, to present the rich musical heritage of the Blues, American's only true home-grown art form. |
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| Executive Director: Ronnie Stewart Bay Area Blues Society 408 13th Street, Suite 512 Oakland, CA 94612 510-836-2227 or 707-647-3962 hipwayblues@hotmail.com or hipwayblues@yahoo.com |
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