Vision: A culturally vibrant and inclusive community where blues music is celebrated and accessible.
Mission: “Dedicated to preserving and promoting blues music through live performances and community engagement; by supporting and fostering local, regional and national musicians and the appreciation of blues as a foundational American art form.”

CDBS will be holding its competition on October 11th to determine who we will be sending to MEMPHIS. So please come and compete or come support the folks competing!
We will be giving the winning band at least $1500 and we are working on providing more!!!

Sweettone recording artist and international touring act Memphis Lightning is a force to be reckoned with. Built up from world class and award-winning artists.
Featuring one of today's greatest guitar slingers lightning, compared to the likes of Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, and Link Wray along with the showmanship of Mick Jagger and David Bowie. With the soul and fire making him a firecracker not to be messed with, rather enjoyed from his shock and awe presence.
Along with his father, the grammy nominated Big Red. Who has spent years building his credibility thru touring and recording all over the world.
When you think of future legends, two words will come to mind,
Memphis lightning!!!
“The Kelli Baker Band delivers soulful material predicated on stellar musicianship. Kelli’s vocals drip with sensuality. Noé Socha’s unique guitar and harp skills must be experienced because words fail to describe the virtuosity. The band is tight on and off stage which shines through in their performances.
WILLIAM SMITH, DUNAWAYS, TROY, OH
Hughes Taylor is an energetic and ambitious blues artist from Macon, Georgia. He is known for his impressive and accomplished guitar playing and unique electric style that infuses traditional blues roots with upbeat and fast-paced blues and classic rock.
The Hughes Taylor Band is a blues/rock power trio that is reminiscent of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Cream.
Following his successful first album Hear My Melody (2016), Hughes released his sophomore album "Restless" in May of 2018.You can find all of his music everywhere online and streamed via Spotify, Pandora, and more.
Central Delaware Blues Society is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.
In particular we would like to thank the Delaware Division of the Arts for their support of the Dustin Douglass and the Electric Gentlemen Show and the following Jams: Jimmy Pritchard Band, Gary Cogdell Band, Marke Margolies Band, Roger GIrke Band, and Joey Fulkerson Band. Without the musicians we would not have anything! The Delaware Division of the Arts helps make this happen!
Click on the image to begin your sponsorship with the Central Delaware Blues Society. View our Sponsors here.
The Central Delaware Blues Society is an official 501-(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of Americas native musical art form, the Blues.
We are a proud affiliate of the Blues Foundation and support their efforts on a national and international basis.
At Central Delaware Blues Society, we are passionate about live music.
We are trying to expand our Digital Footprint to help communicate better with our Members and future Members to support this mission.
We are moving our domain to CentralDelawareBluesSociety.org. This will make it easier for you to find us!
We already have the following emails live…
Jim Newill, President - Jim.Newill@CentralDelawareBluesSociety.org
Tim Ward, Vice President - Tim.Ward@CentralDelawareBluesSociety.org
Jon Brennan, Treasurer - Jon.Brennan@CentralDelawareBluesSociety.org
Romi Fontana-Daguerre, Secratary - Romi.Fontana-Daguerre@centralDelawareBluesSociety.org
Also, for our local competition supporting the Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge (IBC) - IBC@CentralDelawareBluesSociety.org
We Look Forward to Communicating with YOU!
The Central Delaware Blues Society helps to promote and grow Blues Music. If you live in Delaware, Eastern shore of Maryland / Virginia or just love the Blues, join us. We want to expose as many people as we can to Blues Music and support national and local Blues musicians.
You don't play the Blues, you let it out!
The Central Delaware Blues Society is an official 501-(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of Americas native musical art form, the Blues.
We are a proud affiliate of the Blues Foundation and support their efforts on a national and international basis.