KEDM Unveils Byway Blues

On Friday, March 2 90.3 KEDM unveiled Byway Blues: A Guide to Northeast Louisiana’s Blues History, a travel guide to blues history in Northeast Louisiana.

Byway Blues introduces 20 significant regional contributions to the Blues. The travel brochure celebrates the deep roots of folklore and the musical heritage embedded in Louisiana’s rich soil. The guide spotlights musicians and venues that have a direct link to northeast Louisiana.

Byway Blues, the storytelling segment on 90.3 KEDM, shares the lives and musical accomplishments of local artists, such as Blind Joe Reynolds, Mable John, Doug Duffey and more.

Together, the brochure and the audio segment offer tourists a reason to experience the land, the culture and the influences that led young talents to become legends of today.

Byway Blues is sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Entergy Charitable Corporation, Studio 9017 and the University of Louisiana Monroe School of Humanities in the College of Arts, Education and Sciences.