Middle Tennessee blues fans should know Donnie Miller, the host of the area’s longest running blues jam. Catch the master blues shredder, along with a variety of his music-making pals, each Thursday evening at Handlebars. Miller, who performed under his birth name Kerry Duane Johnson for many years, has called Middle Tennessee home for nearly two decades now. Prior to his move to Nashville, and shortly after landing a big record deal, Donnie suffered a brutal injury to his left hand, severing a nerve and tendon on his palm in the early ’90s. He began playing the blues as part of his physical and spiritual rehab, and is still playing the blues today! Miller is also the founder of the National Blues Network. Handlebars is located at 2601 E. Main St.