To celebrate the launch of Florida Music Tours, an interactive educational, travel and media website that spotlights Florida’s important role in American musical history and promotes the state as a top destination for music enthusiasts, the Florida Department of State is joining with the Bradfordville Blues Club for a launch party. The first tour, “Florida’s Got the Blues,” spotlights the history of blues music in Florida as well as related genres of gospel, jazz and rhythm & blues.

The Bradfordville Blues Club in rural Tallahassee is a classic juke joint and is the recipient of the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive” award. The club’s June 3 concert features Ocala blues musician Joey Gilmore and his band the TCB Express. Doors open at 8:30 and the show starts at 9:00 PM. You can start your Florida Music Tour beginning May 26 by visiting FloridaMusicTours.com and following Florida Music Tours on Facebook and Twitter.