Piedmont Blues Preservation Society

Piedmont Blues Preservation Society PBPS Nonprofit Mission:

To engage communities with Blues as culture.

Piedmont Blues Preservation Society (PBPS) cultural, educational, and historical 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Greensboro, NC, since its inception in 1985.

08/13/2026

All-star ! Tag the musicians Blues *LIKE OUR PAGE*

08/13/2026

All-star ! Tag the musicians Blues

đŸŽ¶Tonight at Flat IronIt’s not too late to grab tickets and show love for Carolina Blues Festival alum Brendan Hinch as h...
07/11/2026

đŸŽ¶Tonight at Flat Iron

It’s not too late to grab tickets and show love for Carolina Blues Festival alum Brendan Hinch as he opens for the powerhouse Misty Blues.

Doors 7PM // Show 8PM
📍 221 Summit Ave, Greensboro NC
đŸŽŸïž $17.20 at the door

Let’s pack the room and support live blues, local talent, and the artists who keep this culture moving.


Repost The Flat Iron
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Tonight, Saturday the 11th!
Doors at 7pm
Show at 8pm

2019 International Blues Challenge finalist, Misty Blues, is fronted by lead singer/band founder Gina Coleman. The band is based out of Berkshire County, Massachusetts playing original and traditional blues with hints of jazz, soul, funk and tent revival gospel since 1999. The band has recorded with Eric Gales, Charles Neville and Joe Louis Walker, and opened for contemporary blues artists like Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia, Tab Benoit, James Montgomery, John Primer, Roomful Of Blues, Albert Cummings and Shemekia Copeland. Misty Blues performs extensively throughout New England and has toured the continental U.S., Canada and the UK. The band has been nominated for a few Independent Blues Music Awards and their original recordings have broad international airplay. In 2024 the band had a song they released selected for use in a U.S. Presidential campaign ad.

In the summer of 1999 Gina Coleman was performing in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of A Raisin In The Sun. That production featured the acting of Ruben Santiago Hudson, Viola Davis, Kimberly Elise and Gloria Foster. Coleman was cast as a gospel singer. Nearing the end of the show’s run, Ruben Santiago Hudson gave Coleman a cd collection entitled Men Are Like Streetcars. He told her that her voice was perfectly suited for the blues and urged her to take that next musical direction. Coleman heeded his advice, and after a quarter of a century, Misty Blues has stood the test of time.

07/10/2026

Sawmill is rocking tonight for the Blues Jam

High School students from Weaver Academy and adults from the community are jamming early this week! C'mon down to Ritchy...
07/09/2026

High School students from Weaver Academy and adults from the community are jamming early this week! C'mon down to Ritchy's and have a time with us. The youngest player here tonight is 9yo!

07/03/2026

We’re thrilled to learn that Morgan Freeman’s new project is focused on uplifting the legacy + history of Black American Music through the lens of blues.

Such an important project & we can’t wait to hear it in full.

Incredible job Chineke! Orchestra & all involved.

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We are so excited to introduce Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues, an album celebrating the rich, 100-year history of the Mississippi Delta blues. has been captivated by this music since childhood, and it’s an honour to collaborate with him alongside a remarkable group of artists who share that same passion.

The first single from the collection, Death Letter Blues, is out now and features on lead vocals alongside guitar and the Chineke! Orchestra. Originally recorded in 1965 by Delta blues legend Son House after his rediscovery in New York, Death Letter Blues is one of the most viscerally powerful laments in blues history. A raw, grief-stricken narrative of loss, driven by slide guitar and gospel-inflected vocals.

“Rooted in stories carried from West Africa to the American South, the Blues became a testament to the unbroken human spirit, the sound of America’s past and present, and the heartbeat of a culture that refused to be forgotten.”—Morgan Freeman

Start listening (link in bio) 🎧

06/30/2026

We were so proud to see our friend supporting this incredible tribute moment with Lauryn Hill!

Much love to you Eric Gales! We see you putting in work making that guitar sing 🎾

Thank you Annika Chambers-DesLauriers for spotlighting ✹

Annika Chambers-DesLauriers
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Omg seeing Eric Gales tonight on stage at the BET Awards with Lauren Hill was beyond spectacular! Way to go Eric!!!

06/26/2026

Last week was a movie, Greensboro.

The 6th Annual Juneteenth Black Food Truck Festival lit up the city with joy, culture, and community. ICYMI this WFMY News 2 recap captures it beautifully.

Our hearts are still full and we were honored to serve as fiscal sponsor.

Many thanks to C.R.U. (Cultural Relationships in Unity), Greensboro Convention & Visitors Bureau , and the City of Greensboro, NC for leading and supporting this celebration.

Thank you to every volunteer who helped make the day flow.

And much love to Emilio Marz for leading the community in refreshing the Say It Loud mural.

Thank you, Greensboro. See you next year.

The Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge Winner and Piedmont Blues Preservation Society representative Abe Rei...
06/24/2026

The Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge Winner and Piedmont Blues Preservation Society representative Abe Reid gets asked about being a paid musician......

06/19/2026

Juneteenth Black Food Truck Festival happening until 9pm tonight!

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122 N. Elm Street Suite 505
Greensboro, NC
27401

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