History and Joy of Blues Music

Schedule

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA

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Main Doors Open – 3:00pm • Presentation starts – 3:30pm
This presentation will cover the history of the blues from 1900 to 2026 and will include lots of musical examples. Different blues sub-genres we’ll listen to and discuss include acoustic blues, folk blues, blues rock, Chicago blues, New Orleans blues, piano blues, soul blues, West Coast blues, and double entendre blues.
This talk will be presented by Steve Daniels – Santa Barbara Blues Society’s President Emeritus.
Tickets can be purchased at the door only (no online presales)
SBBS members FREE
General admission – $10
Come enjoy our annual Member Appreciation show! Memberships available on the SBBS website and at the show.
Beverages available and snacks (while they last). More info at sbblues.org
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Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara St,Santa Barbara,CA,United States

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