2009 KBA Winner Ralph Speas

Ralph Speas is the archivist for the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society. His tireless devotion to filming blues concerts, blues in the schools performances and PBPS events has allowed our organization to compile an impressive library of blues archives. Ralph has also taught his informative and historically relevant 'Learnin' The Blues' course at Guilford Technical Community College.

Congratulations, Ralph, on winning the 2009 Keeping The Blues Alive Award.