Fruteland Jackson with Bob Hall Key to The Highway

Fruteland Jackson. A musician, author, storyteller, and oral historian, Jackson plays traditional acoustic blues and other traditional styles. He is a five-time Blues Music Award Nominee and recipient of the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive“ award. Since 1992 he has presented the award-winning *All About the Blues Series- Blues in the School Programs. Fruteland works to bring more music education to our schools. His program motto is “Try, Trust, and Triumph.“ Fruteland plays acoustic guitar, focusing on pre-war and post-war blues ranging from Robert Johnson and Big Bill Broonzey to Memphis Minnie and Elizabeth Cotton, ragtime, and other blues styles. Fruteland’s latest CD,“ Good as Your Last Dollar,“ was nominated for BMA in 2020 for Best Acoustic Album and Best Acoustic Artist on Electro-Fi Records. Fruteland debuted his new Storytelling CD release“ Singing the Blues with Stories Vol. I“ This CD Includes Stewball (The Blind Racehorse