The Sacramento Blues Society is the Proud Recipient of the Keeping the Blues Alive Affiliated Organization Award

The Sacramento Blues Society was named The Blues Foundation's United States Affiliated Organization Recipient Award winner. The Blues Foundation honored 15 individuals and organizations with its 2015 Keeping the Blues Alive Awards during the International Blues Challenge. Each year, The Blues Foundation presents the KBA Awards to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to blues music. The KBAs are awarded by a select panel of blues professionals to those working actively to promote and document the music.

The 2015 Keeping the Blues Alive Awards recipients are:
Affiliated Organization: Sacramento Blues Society — Sacramento, California

Affiliated Organization: Asociación Musical Blues Hondarribia — Hondarribia, Spain
Club: Rosa’s Lounge — Chicago, Illinois
Education: Jerzy Kossek — Katowice, Poland
Festival (International): Bluesfest Eutin — Eutin, Germany
Festival (U.S.): Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival — Winthrop, Washington
Film, Television and Video: Peter Carlson — Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Historical Preservation: Guido van Rijn — Overveen, Netherlands
International: Goran Stensrud — Fetsund, Norway
Journalism: B.J. Huchtemann — Omaha, Nebraska
Literature: Ben Sandmel — New Orleans, Louisiana
Photography: Pertti Nurmi — Helsinki, Finland
Producer: Mike Vernon — Antequera, Spain
Radio (Commercial): Charlie Frazier — Burlington,Vermont
Radio (Public): Gary Wagner — Long Beach, California