Mr. Blue Shoes
Artwork by Emma
🎸 Bring an Unforgettable Educational Music Experience to Your library
Trusted across 1,600 + performances and 400,000 audience members
✅ perfect for libraries and community events, summer reading and year-round programming
✅ 45-Minute Interactive Music presentation including storytelling.
✅ this all-audiences performance is perfect for children, families and communities
✅ All-Inclusive Pricing
✅ No Travel, Lodging, or Hidden Fees (cost includes everything)
✅ No Elaborate production, setup, or logistics required.
Mr. Blue Shoes is fun and safe for all ages. Kids have a blast learning and become part of the program.
💡 What Is Mr. Blue Shoes?
Mr. Blue Shoes is a 45-minute interactive live performance created by Michael Dyson, Grammy Award–winning guitarist, storyteller, and entertainer.
With his signature blue shoes, backwards cap, humor, and electric guitar, Michael brings music and history to life through storytelling and performance that instantly connects.
Mr. Blue Shoes is perfect for venues any size, both small and large. Whether you are presenting at a local library, community center or other event space.
📚 WHAT’s in the program — OUTCOMES
🌍 World history & musical foundations – Exploring rhythm, storytelling, and music as a shared form of communication and community.
📜 Early American history – How historical environments, challenges, and innovations influenced the development of American music
🎸 Influential American musicians – Key artists who helped shape popular music, introduced through engaging stories and live musical examples.
🎶 The roots of modern music – How early American music led to rock, hip-hop, country, and pop, using a simple “musical family tree” students easily understand.
🎤 The audience Experience:
Children, families and communities don’t just sit and watch — they love to participate.
In the program they will:
👏 Clap rhythms
🎤 Sing call-and-response patterns
💃 Dance and move
🎸 Learn guitar sounds & effects
😂 Laugh at interactive humor
⭐ Experience live music up close
🎭 Some participants may even volunteer to join Mr. Blue Shoes on stage!
✨ The show ends with a calming breathing exercise to reset before the program ends — everyone LOVES this.
Artwork by Aiden
⭐ WHY BOOK MR. BLUE SHOES ⭐
👇 Perfect for:
📚 Libraries
🎉 Summer Reading Programs
🎭 Year-Round Programming
🎶 audience members will:
Experience American history through music
Participate through singing, clapping, rhythm, and movement
Learn how music connects culture, emotion, and storytelling
🍎 librarians love it because:
The program is fun
The program is suitable for all-ages
The program combines literary elements such as storytelling in a unique way through musical performance and a live guitar player!
Easy setup for any venue
All-inclusive costs, flexible dates, no complicated setups or logistics
🎥 TESTIMONY AND FEEDBACK
“What you do would be so hard for me to teach a child. The feeling of the music is not something I can recreate in a classroom.” — Julie Phillips, Music Specialist, Longs Creek Elementary, San Antonio, Texas
“Michael Dyson carries on the Blues tradition and passes the torch to future generations.” — Ginger Head, Founder, Imagination Celebration (Fort Worth)
“The presentation was hands down, the most effective and engaging presentation I have witnessed in 25 years of teaching. — Keith Hoffman, George Washington Carver Creative Learning Center, Dallas, Texas
Mr. Blue Shoes visiting with children in Dallas, Texas following a program
📌 Hear WHAT others HAVE TO SAY ABOUT MR. BLUE SHOES.
🎒 Educational Curriculum Alignment:
Whether school is in or out of session, the program’s content also aligns with major academic areas to complement what children are learning in school:
🌍 Social Studies (history, culture, geography)
✏️ Language Arts (listening, storytelling, oral tradition)
🎶 Music & Fine Arts (rhythm, sound, instrumentation)
🔬 Science of Sound (vibration, tempo, acoustics)
🌟 Character Development (creativity, confidence, expression)
🏃♂️ Movement & Coordination (whole-body learning)
Designed for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners.
👥 Who Books the Program?
Mr. Blue Shoes is trusted by:
📚 Libraries
🏫 Schools (K–12)
🎭 Performing arts centers
🎉 Festivals
👨👩👧👦 Community & family events
Flexible for any venue:
Libraries
Activity Rooms
Community Centers
Gym 🏋️♂️
Cafeteria 🍽️
Auditorium 🎭
Theaters 🎟️
Large or small stages 🎤
Outdoors 🌳
Over 1,600 performances delivered to 400,000+ students nationwide.
🎁 WHAT’S INCLUDED WHEN YOU BOOK?
Every booking includes:
🎸 45-minute live interactive performance
🔊 Professional sound & complete music setup
🎤 Full audience participation
🏫 Adaptable setup for libraries, community centers, auditoriums, theaters, gyms, cafeterias, stages, or outdoor performance spaces
📄 Zero maintenance for staff & organizers
❌ ✈️ All travel, lodging and per diem expenses are covered. (no hidden or extra costs)
Simple setup. Maximum impact.
🔥 Why Choose Mr. Blue Shoes:
It checks every box educators care about:
✔ Fun
✔ Educational
✔ Historically accurate
✔ High-energy
✔ Venue-flexible
✔ Memorable for participants
And most importantly:
✔ It works for ALL ages — toddlers through teens and even parents and seniors!