The only Blues Museum in Canada is a partnership between the Canada South Blues Society and the Francophone community’s Place Concorde in Windsor, Ontario.

The CSBS transformed the Oasis Pub, located inside Place Concorde (7515 Forest Glade Drive,Windsor, ON - 519 948 5545), into a live performance blues museum. The walls are adorned with over 80 world-renowned artists, all of whom have played for us in Canada South. The museum features a 160 seat intimate concert hall with great acoustics, where every seat feels like front row. What makes the museum and live shows so special is that the artist is inducted into the museum, and then proceeds to the stage for the live show. Each induction is more than just an evening of great blues. Blues fans are witnessing a piece of Canadian blues history as we unveil the artist’s star and memorabilia in their permanent place in the museum.

In the four years the museum has been open (as of this Jan 9-09 writing), there have been sixteen inductions. The first inductee into the museum was the legendary Johnnie Johnson, inducted on his 80th birthday. Other inductees include Eric Burdon, Jeff Healey, David Honeyboy Edwards, Bobby Rush, Kim Wilson, Sir Mac Rice, Sherman Robertson, Powder Blues Band, Matt Minglewood, to name a few.

The museum is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday, noon – 9pm. The Canada South Blues Society presents 8 – 10 inductions shows per year, September through June, primarily on Friday or Saturday nights. Show times are 7:30-11:30pm. Ticket prices for induction shows are generally $12 for CSBS members, $15 for non-members. Induction shows sell out quickly, so keep an eye on our website, or become a member for monthly email newsletters.

The Canada South Blues Museum is funded through generous donations from Bluesfest International ,  Place Concorde and Martin Scorsese’s Blues Music Foundation.

Here is a list of the current inductees into the Canada South Blues Society Museum

Johnnie Johnson     St. Louis
Eric Burdon     UK
Powder Blues    Vancouver
Matt Minglewood Glace Bay N.S.
Big Dave McLean      Winnipeg
Bobby Rush     Louisiana
David Honey Boy Edwards     Mississippi
Sir Mack Rice     Mississippi
Kim Wilson     Detroit
Alberta Adams     Detroit
Rev. Robert Jones     Detroit
Johnnie Bassett     Seattle
Wild Child Butler     Windsor
Johnny Bee Badanjek     Detroit
Larry McCray      Mississippi