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For the Finnish soccer player, see [Terry Ablade](/source/Terry_Ablade).

**Terry Blade** is an American singer-songwriter and music video director based in the [Chicago metropolitan area](/source/Chicago_metropolitan_area).[1][2] He has released multiple studio albums, including *American Descendant of Slavery, the Album* (2021),[3] *Neo Queer* (2022),[4] *Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper* (2023),[5] and *Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues* (2025).[6]

His work frequently incorporates archival audio, explores themes of race, sexuality, and inter-generational memory,[5][7] and has been highlighted by reviewers for its minimalist production and [baritone](/source/Baritone) vocal delivery.[8][9]

His work has also received recognition, premiering at the [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/Tribeca_Festival),[10] and winning a [Clio Music Award](/source/Clio_Awards) for Use of Music Craft,[11] a [Shorty Impact Award](/source/Shorty_Awards) for Arts & Culture,[12] First Place in the Blues category of the 2023 *[American Songwriter](/source/American_Songwriter)* Song Contest,[13][14] and the First Place Grand Prize in Non-Fiction of the 2026 [Next Generation Indie Book Awards](/source/Next_Generation_Indie_Book_Awards).[15]

## Early life

Blade was born and raised in [Washington, DC](/source/Washington,_D.C.).[8] His family heritage is rooted in the [American South](/source/Southern_United_States); his grandparents were from the region, and his grandfather specifically hailed from [Colerain, North Carolina](/source/Colerain,_North_Carolina).[7][4] He has stated that his great-grandfather was a [sharecropper](/source/Sharecropping), and his grandfather was taken out of school at a young age to work.[7]

Blade has discussed regularly experiencing homophobia by the age of 12.[7] He has stated that growing up Black, gay, and [gender non-conforming](/source/Gender_nonconformity) was "rough" and "one of the most painful experiences" he "didn't think [he] would survive".[7]

Blade relocated to [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago).[8] He later began keeping a private journal, and in 2020, began turning his journal entries into songs.[16]

## Career

Blade debuted his acoustic demo "The Unloveable" on April 3, 2020; the track received a nomination at the [11th Hollywood Music in Media Awards](/source/11th_Hollywood_Music_in_Media_Awards)[17] and later appeared as the opening song on his EP *Misery*, released on May 8, 2020.[18] That same year, he released the *a cappella* single "The 'Karen' Blues", which was described by musician [Adeem the Artist](/source/Adeem_the_Artist) as "witty and biting".[19]

Blade released his debut studio album, *American Descendant of Slavery, the Album*, on February 5, 2021.[3] Critics noted that the release combined folk, rock, and soul elements[20] with spoken word excerpts from the 1940s of formerly enslaved African Americans.[3][8] [Adeem the Artist](/source/Adeem_the_Artist) highlighted the album's track "MTF" for drawing parallels to real-world cases involving violence against black transgender women.[21] The [Archives of African American Music and Culture](/source/Archives_of_African_American_Music_and_Culture) included the album among its "February 2021 Black Music Releases of Note".[22] The album later won a [Summit Creative Award](/source/Summit_Awards) for Audio and a [Graphis Award](/source/Graphis_Inc.) for Cover Art Design.[23][24]

Blade released his second studio album, *Neo Queer*, on January 14, 2022.[4] Days later, he was featured on [Frankie Francis](/source/Frankie_%26_The_Heartstrings)'s *Amazing Afternoons* broadcast on [Amazing Radio](/source/Amazing_Radio).[25] Blade directed and produced a music video for the album's track "All Ways", which premiered at the [Cyprus International Film Festival](/source/Cyprus_International_Film_Festival)[26] and was shortlisted for a Berlin Commercial Award in the Cultural Impact category at the [Berlin Commercial Festival](/source/Berlin_Commercial_Festival).[27] Blade also directed and produced the music video for the album's song "Railroad Tracks", which later premiered at the Berlin Commercial Festival,[28] and won the award for Best Set Design at the [Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival](/source/Sarajevo_Fashion_Film_Festival).[29]

Blade released the blues single "Won’t Be Around" on January 6, 2023.[1] The song received a [Hollywood Independent Music Award](/source/Hollywood_Independent_Music_Awards) nomination[30] and entered the *[New Music Weekly](/source/New_Music_Weekly)* Country Up & Coming chart following national radio airplay.[31] Blade directed and produced the song's music video, which premiered at the [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/Tribeca_Festival).[32] It went on to screen as official selections of the [Mill Valley Film Festival](/source/Mill_Valley_Film_Festival),[2] [Roxbury International Film Festival](/source/Roxbury_Film_Festival),[33] and the [San Luis Obispo International Film Festival](/source/San_Luis_Obispo_International_Film_Festival).[34]The video received a nomination at the [14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards](/source/14th_Hollywood_Music_in_Media_Awards).[35] The video won Best Music Video awards at the [Bare Bones International Film Festival](/source/Bare_Bones_International_Film_Festival),[36] [Moondance International Film Festival](/source/Moondance_International_Film_Festival),[37] [Prague Independent Film Festival](/source/Prague_Independent_Film_Festival),[38] the [Vienna Independent Film Festival](/source/Vienna_Independent_Film_Festival),[39] and the [World Music & Independent Film Festival](/source/World_Music_%26_Independent_Film_Festival).[40]

Blade released his third studio album, *Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper*, on February 3, 2023.[41] The album's cover is a photograph of an African-American sharecropper, which was taken by [Dorothea Lange](/source/Dorothea_Lange) in 1937 near [Clarksdale, Mississippi](/source/Clarksdale,_Mississippi).[42] Reviews noted the album for blending blues, gospel, and country to explore themes of family history and Southern Black identity.[43][5] The album received a nomination for Album of the Year: Folk/Americana at the [Josie Music Awards](/source/Josie_Music_Awards), and was included on *[The Boot](/source/The_Boot_(website))'s* list of "Most Wanted Music: 2023’s Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Folk Album Releases".[41][44] Blade later directed a music video for the album's track "Wasn't Mine", which premiered at the [Sidewalk Film Festival](/source/Sidewalk_Film_Festival) in a public screening at the [Alabama School of Fine Arts](/source/Alabama_School_of_Fine_Arts).[45]

On April 10, 2024, *[American Songwriter Magazine](/source/American_Songwriter)* announced Blade as the Blues First Place Winner of the 2023 *American Songwriter* Song Contest for "Won’t Be Around".[13] On June 24, 2024, he appeared on the [Amazing Radio](/source/Amazing_Radio) *Festival Pass* broadcast of [Glastonbury Festival](/source/Glastonbury_Festival).[46] On August 26, 2024, the [Midwest Film Festival](/source/Midwest_Film_Festival) held a public screening of "Won't Be Around" at the [School of the Art Institute of Chicago](/source/School_of_the_Art_Institute_of_Chicago).[47] The video won the festival's Best of the Midwest Award for Best Original Music.[48] A month later, it won a [Summit Creative Award](/source/Summit_Awards) for Direction/Editing and for Video under $5,000.[23]

Blade released the blues single "Tell 'Em" on January 3, 2025.[49] The song was distributed by Paris-based record label [Groover](/source/Groover) and music distributor [IDOL](/source/IDOL_(company)),[50] and added to the digital collection of the [Médiathèque départementale de l'Ain](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain) in France.[51] Reviews described "Tell 'Em" as Blade's "folk-blues approach to protest music", and noted that the song's themes of oppression and racial injustice drew inspiration from "real-life cases like [Cyntoia Brown](/source/Cyntoia_Brown) and Isaiah Brown".[52][53]

Blade released his fourth studio album, *Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues*, on February 28, 2025.[6] The album's cover is a photograph of a [juke joint](/source/Juke_joint), which was taken by [Marion Post Wolcott](/source/Marion_Post_Wolcott) in 1941 in [Belle Glade, Florida](/source/Belle_Glade,_Florida).[54] The album was distributed by Groover and IDOL,[55] and added to the digital collections of public media libraries in France, including the [Médiathèque départementale de l'Ain](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain), the [Médiathèque départementale de Isère](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9diath%C3%A8que_d%C3%A9partementale_de_l'Is%C3%A8re),[55] the [Bibliothèque départementale de la Vienne](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienne_(Is%C3%A8re)),[56] the [Médiathèque départementale du Pas-de-Calais](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas-de-Calais),[57] and the [Réseau des médiathèques de Toulon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulon).[58][59]

Musician [Ryan Cassata](/source/Ryan_Cassata) described *Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues* as "a historical preservation effort".[60] Reviews noted the album for its focus on Chicago blues history, with some highlighting Blade's cover performance of *"[That's All Right](/source/That's_All_Right)"* by [Arthur Crudup](/source/Arthur_Crudup), which was originally recorded in Chicago in 1946*.[6][61]* Reviews also noted the album for incorporating archival interviews of Chicago blues figures such as [Theresa Needham](/source/Theresa_Needham) and [Lefty Dizz](/source/Lefty_Dizz), which were conducted in 1977 as part of the Chicago Ethnic Arts Project for the [American Folklife Center](/source/American_Folklife_Center).[53]

Some reviews of *Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues* likened Blade to English folklorist [Cecil Sharp](/source/Cecil_Sharp), noting that the project "is difficult to call a music album in the usual sense", and is "more of an ethnographic record, a historical archive of early blues than just another album".[62][63] *Mystic Sons* rated the album a 7 out of 10, with reviewer Chris Bound noting that the project "captur[es] the same simple, almost live, performances that the genre is most known for".[64] *Country Universe* rated the album a 4.5 out of 5, with reviewer Jonathan Keefe noting that the project "works as brilliantly as a concept album about historical precedent as it does as an example of the vitality of the form itself".[65]

On May 21, 2025, Blade's cover performance of "That's All Right" was featured on the [Amazing Radio](/source/Amazing_Radio) *Festival Pass* broadcast of the [Download Festival](/source/Download_Festival).[66] Two months later, *Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues* received a nomination for Historical or Vintage Recording at the [Blues Blast Music Awards](/source/Blues_Blast_Magazine),[67] and was later shortlisted for Best Use of Music at the [Epica Awards](/source/Epica_Awards)[68] and [Creative Review Annual Awards](/source/Creative_Review).[69] The project won two [Clio Music Awards](/source/Clio_Awards) for Use of Music Craft[11] and Use of Music Innovation,[70] a [One Show Award](/source/The_One_Club) for Sound Design & Music,[71] a [New York Festivals Radio Award](/source/New_York_Festivals) for Original Music,[72] and a [Cresta Award](/source/Cresta_International_Advertising_Awards) for Innovative Use of Sound/Audio.[73] The project also received recognition for its social impact, winning two [Shorty Impact Awards](/source/Shorty_Awards) for Arts & Culture[12] and Audio & Music,[74] and an [Anthem Award](/source/Anthem_Award) for Education, Art & Culture.[75]

On November 21, 2025, Blade was included in *[Music Connection](/source/Music_Connection)'s* "Top 25 New Music Critiques of 2025".[76] Two months later, *Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues* was included as an honorable mention in *Country Universe's* "The Forty Best Country Albums of 2025".[77] The project's companion website also won a [Summit Digital Media Award](/source/Summit_Awards) for Website - Consumer.[78]

Blade's first book, *Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes: Lyrics, Album Notes and Critical Essays,* was published on [January 19, 2026](/source/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day) and added to the digital collection of public library systems, including the [Los Angeles Public Library,](/source/Los_Angeles_Public_Library)[79] [Indianapolis Public Library,](/source/Indianapolis_Public_Library)[80] and [Reaching Across Illinois Library System](/source/Reaching_Across_Illinois_Library_System).[81] *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)* described the book as a "dir­ect and unflinch­ing work of reck­on­ing, both per­sonal and soci­etal", and designated it as an Editor's Pick.[82] *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)* described the book as a "serious and important book about music, lineage, and the moral weight of paying attention", but noted that Blade's commentary can at times, "stand in front of the work rather than beside it".[83]

On May 20, 2026, Blade won the First Place Grand Prize in Non-Fiction at the 2026 [Next Generation Indie Book Awards](/source/Next_Generation_Indie_Book_Awards) for *Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes: Lyrics, Album Notes and Critical Essays.*[15]

## Artistic style and influences

Blade's recordings draw from blues, soul, gospel, country, and folk traditions,[5][6] often arranged with sparse instrumentation and minimal production to emphasize his vocal delivery and narrative focus.[8][18] In describing his work, one critic wrote, "Give or take [Adia Victoria](/source/Adia_Victoria), no one is doing more captivating work with Blues formalism these days than Blade".[65] Critics have also described Blade's work as rooted in Black American musical forms while incorporating contemporary singer-songwriter elements,[5][8] and several reviews have noted his use of documentary-style audio, including archival interviews and spoken-word recordings.[3][53]

Blade's projects frequently reference the historical experiences of Black Americans in both the rural South and urban Chicago, drawing thematic continuity from generational memory and regional identity.[7][5] Critics have highlighted his baritone vocal timbre and introspective writing as defining characteristics of his artistic style,[49][84] and cite [Tracy Chapman](/source/Tracy_Chapman), [Ben Harper](/source/Ben_Harper), and [Isaac Hayes](/source/Isaac_Hayes) as influences on his work.[85]

## Personal life

Blade resides in the [Chicago metropolitan area](/source/Chicago_metropolitan_area).[1] He is [queer](/source/Queer).[4][86]

## Discography

### Studio albums

Title Details Ref. American Descendant of Slavery, the Album Released: February 5, 2021 Label: Starburst Records, Blade Modus Records Formats: digital download, streaming [3] Neo Queer Released: January 14, 2022 Label: Blade Modus Records Formats: digital download, streaming [4] Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper Released: February 3, 2023 Label: Blade Modus Records Formats: digital download, streaming [5] Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues Released: February 28, 2025 Label: Groover Spark Formats: digital download, streaming [6]

### Extended plays

Title Details Ref. Misery Released: May 8, 2020 Label: Blade Modus Records Formats: digital download, streaming [18] The 4 Miseries Released: July 4, 2021 Label: Blade Modus Records Formats: digital download, streaming [87] Unmastered: The Demo Sessions Released: December 7, 2021 Label: Blade Modus Records Formats: digital download, streaming [88]

### Singles

Title Year Album Ref. "The Unloveable" 2020 Misery [18] "The Karen Blues" Non-album single [19] "Black Hurts" 2021 American Descendant of Slavery, the Album [3] "For You" 2022 Non-album single [25] "Won't Be Around" 2023 Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper [1] "Tell 'Em" 2025 Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [49]

## Videography

### Music videos

Year Title Director Ref. 2023 Won't Be Around Terry Blade [10] 2024 All Ways – An Ode To Black Women Terry Blade [26] 2025 Railroad Tracks Terry Blade [28] For You Terry Blade [89] 2026 Tell 'Em Terry Blade [90] Blur Theory Terry Blade [91] Harlequin Terry Blade [92]

## Awards and nominations

### Music awards

Year Organization Category Work Result Ref. 2020 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Music: Singer-Songwriter The Unloveable [17] 2023 American Songwriter American Songwriter Song Contest: Blues Won't Be Around [14] Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Music Video (Independent) Won't Be Around [93] Hollywood Independent Music Awards Americana/Roots Won't Be Around [30] Josie Music Awards Album of the Year: Folk/Americana Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper [44] Unsigned Only Music Awards Vocal Performance Won't Be Around [94] 2024 International Acoustic Music Awards Open Won't Be Around [95] Josie Music Awards Songwriter Achievement Karma [96] 2025 Blues Blast Music Awards Historical or Vintage Recording Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [97] Josie Music Awards Social Impact Video of the Year All Ways – An Ode To Black Women [98] Unsigned Only Music Awards Blues Won't Be Around [99] Unsigned Only Music Awards Male Vocal Won't Be Around Unsigned Only Music Awards Music Video Won't Be Around 2026 Clio Music Awards Use of Music Craft: Casting/Performance Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [70] Clio Music Awards Use of Music: Use of Music Innovation Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [100]

### Film festival awards

Year Organization Country Category Work Result Ref. 2024 Bare Bones International Film Festival US Best Music Video USA Won't Be Around [36] Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival US Music Video Won't Be Around [101] Leeds International Film Festival UK Music Video Won't Be Around [102] Midwest Film Festival US Best Original Music Won't Be Around [103] Moondance International Film Festival US Music Video Won't Be Around [37] Prague Independent Film Festival Best Music Video Won't Be Around [38] Regina International Film Festival and Awards Best Music Video Won't Be Around [104] Sidewalk Film Festival US Music Video Wasn't Mine [45] Tribeca Film Festival US Music Video Won't Be Around [32] Vienna Independent Film Festival Best Music Video Won't Be Around [39] 2025 Berlin Commercial Festival Cultural Impact All Ways – An Ode To Black Women [27] Berlin Commercial Festival Cultural Impact For You [105] Berlin Commercial Festival Cultural Impact Railroad Tracks [106] Berlin Commercial Festival Craft: Idea Railroad Tracks [107] Berlin Commercial Festival Craft: Costume Styling Railroad Tracks [108] Berlin Commercial Festival Craft: Use of Sound & Music For You [109] Mill Valley Film Festival US Music Video Won't Be Around [2] Moondance International Film Festival US Radio Documentary Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [110] Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival Best Set Design Railroad Tracks [111] Short Sweet Film Fest US Music Video Won't Be Around [112] 2026 Berlin Music Video Awards Silver Selection Harlequin [92] Focus Wales Film Festival Music Video Tell 'Em [113] Odense International Film Festival Music Video Blur Theory [91] Roxbury International Film Festival US Shorts Won't Be Around [33] San Luis Obispo International Film Festival US Music Video Won't Be Around [34] World Music & Independent Film Festival US Best Country Music Video Won't Be Around [40]

### Communication, design, and media awards

Year Organization Category Work Result Ref. 2021 Summit International Awards Summit Creative Award: Audio American Descendant of Slavery, the Album [23] 2024 Summit International Awards Summit Creative Award: Video under $5,000 Won't Be Around Summit International Awards Summit Creative Award: Direction/Editing Won't Be Around 2025 Anthem Awards Education, Art & Culture Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [75] Cresta International Advertising Awards Innovative Use of Sound/Audio Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [114] Digiday Greater Good Awards Education Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [115] Digiday Greater Good Awards Racial Equality Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues Epica Awards Best Use of Music Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [116] Graphis Graphis Design Award: Music – Print American Descendant of Slavery, the Album [24] International Design Awards Multimedia Design Terry Blade: Portfolio & Cultural Archive [117] International Design Awards Website Design Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [118] Shorty Impact Awards Arts & Culture Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [12] Shorty Impact Awards Audio & Music Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [119] Summit International Awards Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award: Social Media Marketing For You [120] Summit International Awards Summit Creative Award: Public Awareness & Advocacy Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [121] The One Club Awards Denver Radio & Audio: Custom Content Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [122] The One Club Awards Denver Radio & Audio: Sound Design Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [123] The One Club Awards Denver Radio & Audio: Use of Music Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [124] 2026 Creative Review Annual Awards Sound Design & Use of Music Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [69] Graphis Graphis Photography Award: Portraits – Print Veiled Resonance [125] New York Festivals Radio Awards Craft: Original Music Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [72] Summit International Awards Digital Media Award: Website – Consumer Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [78] The One Show Awards Craft: Sound Design & Music Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues [71]

### Literary awards

Year Organization Category Work Result Ref. 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Non-Fiction (Grand Prize) Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes: Lyrics, Album Notes and Critical Essays [15] Next Generation Indie Book Awards E-Book (Non-Fiction) Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes: Lyrics, Album Notes and Critical Essays Next Generation Indie Book Awards Social Justice Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes: Lyrics, Album Notes and Critical Essays

### Listicles

Publisher Year Listicle Result Ref. Archives of African American Music and Culture 2021 February 2021 Black Music Releases of Note [22] Something Else! Preston Frazier’s Best of 2021 Rock, Pop and R&B [20] Tinnitist 2023 Rewinding 2023 | Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums: The Long List [126] Music Connection 2025 Top 25 New Music Critiques of 2025 [76] Country Universe The 40 Best Country Albums of 2025 [77]

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1. Clio Awards, Clio Music Awards. ["Chicago Blues History: Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues - The Clios"](https://clios.com/winners-gallery/details/). *Clios.com*. Retrieved 2026-01-13.

1. ["JULY 24 Program 41 | LA Shorts"](https://www.lashortsfest.com/july-24-program-41). *[LA Shorts International Film Festival](/source/LA_Shorts_Fest)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240724184501/https://www.lashortsfest.com/july-24-program-41) 2024-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-01-03.

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1. Berlin Commercial. ["Railroad Tracks | Craft: Idea"](https://berlincommercial.awardsengine.com/?action=ows:entries.details&e=190749&project_year=2025). *[Berlin Commercial Festival](/source/Berlin_Commercial_Festival)*. Retrieved 2025-12-21.

1. Berlin Commercial. ["Railroad Tracks | Craft: Costume Styling"](https://berlincommercial.awardsengine.com/index.cfm?action=ows:entries.details&e=190751&project_year=2025). *[Berlin Commercial Festival](/source/Berlin_Commercial_Festival)*. Retrieved 2025-12-21.

1. Berlin Commercial. ["For You | Craft: Use of Sound & Music"](https://berlincommercial.awardsengine.com/index.cfm?action=ows:entries.details&e=191271&project_year=2025). *[Berlin Commercial Festival](/source/Berlin_Commercial_Festival)*. Retrieved 2025-12-21.

1. Moondance International Film Festival (2026-02-15). ["2025 Moondance Winners Announced"](https://moondancefilmfestival.com/2025-moondance-winners-announced/). *[Moondance International Film Festival](/source/Moondance_International_Film_Festival)*. Retrieved 2026-02-22.

1. Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival. ["AWARD WINNER FOR THE BEST SET DESIGN SFFF 2025 | HOME"](https://www.sfff.ba/?pgid=lqb7331t-169c9f3d-ad5a-4355-bca7-f234f799a89e). *[Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival](/source/Sarajevo_Fashion_Film_Festival)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251218150244/https://www.sfff.ba/?pgid=lqb7331t-169c9f3d-ad5a-4355-bca7-f234f799a89e) 2025-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-12-19.

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1. Cresta International Advertising Awards. ["Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues"](https://www.cresta-awards.com/index.cfm?action=ows:entries.details&e=188231&project_year=2025). *[Cresta International Advertising Awards](/source/Cresta_International_Advertising_Awards)*. Retrieved 2025-10-16.

1. Digiday Awards (2025-09-23). ["Babylist, Lush and Vox Creative are 2025 Greater Good Awards finalists"](https://digiday.com/media/babylist-lush-and-vox-creative-are-2025-greater-good-awards-finalists/). *[Digiday](/source/Digiday)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251017084333/https://digiday.com/media/babylist-lush-and-vox-creative-are-2025-greater-good-awards-finalists/) 2025-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-12-19.

1. Epica Awards. ["Blade Arthouse Media – Epica Awards 2025 Results"](https://winners.epica-awards.com/2025/shortlist/55-00278-ALT/blade-arthouse-media/chicago-kinfolk-the-juke-joint-blues). *[Epica Awards](/source/Epica_Awards)*. Retrieved 2025-12-19.

1. International Design Awards. ["Terry Blade: Portfolio and Cultural Archive by Terry Blade, Independent | International Design Awards™ Winners"](https://www.idesignawards.com/winners/zoom.php?eid=9-63539-25). *[International Design Awards](/source/International_Design_Awards)*. Retrieved 2025-12-19.

1. International Design Awards. ["Terry Blade: Portfolio and Cultural Archive by Terry Blade, Independent | International Design Awards™ Winners"](https://www.idesignawards.com/winners/zoom.php?eid=9-64588-25). *[International Design Awards](/source/International_Design_Awards)*. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

1. Real Time Academy. ["Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues | Audio & Music"](http://shortyawards.com/10th-impact/chicago-kinfolk-the-juke-joint-blues). *[Shorty Awards](/source/Shorty_Awards)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251010161112/https://shortyawards.com/10th-impact/chicago-kinfolk-the-juke-joint-blues) 2025-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-10-16.

1. Summit International Awards, Summit Marketing Effectiveness Awards. ["Galleries | Summit Awards 2025 Winners (For You – A Study in Creative Efficiency)"](https://summit.awardsplatform.com/gallery/nVYpOmpq?keywords=For%20You&badge=&chapter=&category=&dWPpEMXP=&RJnmoBBq=&pDDgXYxk=). *[Summit Awards](/source/Summit_Awards)*. Retrieved 2025-12-19.

1. Summit International Awards, Summit Creative Awards. ["Galleries | Summit Awards 2025 Winners (Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues)"](https://summit.awardsplatform.com/gallery/nVYpOmpq/mdjbVodk?search=39b2f75553c4f100-1). *[Summit Awards](/source/Summit_Awards)*. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

1. The One Club Denver Awards. ["Terry Blade – Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues | Custom Content"](https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denver/-award/60120/chicago-kinfolk-the-juke-joint-blues/). *[The One Club](/source/The_One_Club)*. Retrieved 2025-10-17.

1. The One Club Awards Denver. ["Terry Blade – Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues | Craft/Sound Design"](https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denver/-award/60121/chicago-kinfolk-the-juke-joint-blues/). *[The One Club](/source/The_One_Club)*. Retrieved 2025-10-17.

1. The One Club Awards Denver. ["Terry Blade – Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues | Craft/Use of Music"](https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denver/-award/60123/chicago-kinfolk-the-juke-joint-blues/). *[The One Club](/source/The_One_Club)*. Retrieved 2025-10-17.

1. Graphis Photography Awards. ["Veiled Resonance – A Portrait of Terry Blade - Graphis Portfolio"](https://graphis.com/entry/3c3eb4fe-72e5-474b-9c6e-11df78405be5). *Graphis.com*. Retrieved 2026-02-24.

1. Sterdan, Darryl (2023-12-27). ["Rewinding 2023 | Tinnitist’s Top Albums: The Long List"](https://tinnitist.com/2023/12/27/rewinding-2023-tinnitists-top-albums-the-long-list/). *Tinnitist*. Retrieved 2026-02-28.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.terryblademusic.com/)

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