House of Blues Button

This button is from the House of Blues in New Orleans, Lousiana. It is made of paper with a blue background and black and white printing covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a straight-style pin back. The button is printed:

HOUSE OF BLUES
LIVE MUSIC
BLUES IS BETTER
GREATEST HITS
[image of Blue Brothers and police car]
WE'RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD
IN BLUES WE TRUST
French Quarter

House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants, founded by Isaac Tigrett and Dan Aykroyd. The first location opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1992.

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.