''Blues Matters!'' is a bimonthly British

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History

''Blues Matters!'' was founded by Alan Pearce in 1999. It is published on a bimonthly basis. Alan King and Darren Howells (until 2009) previously served as the magazine's

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. The Blues Foundation, in

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, awarded the magazine the "Keeping the Blues Alive" (KBA) Award for 2007, in the Print Media category. This is only the second time a British publication has received the award, and the first time for a Welsh production. Previous recipients have included major titles, such as ''

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''. ''Blues Matters!'' is also the recipient of the European Blues Awards 2014 in the category of best publication.

References

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External links

''Blues Matters'' website
Bi-monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Music magazines published in the United Kingdom Blues music magazines Magazines established in 1999 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom