“I miss a lot about the older days. I spent quite a few nights playing gigs with Anthony "Packrat" Thompson, who even as a young man, had an old school, respectful approach to performing live blues. I tried to learn from him and other mentors like Noble Watts and Lazy Lester. It is inevitable that times will change and it is natural to reminisce about the good 'ol days, but there is an amazing amount of great new blues talent out there right…

“The Blues has taught me that being sad, being happy or just going through life is an experience worth living. The blues is a feeling which I love as it helps me to express things that occur during life’s journey through song. I have many stories to tell regarding life’s experiences.  To me the best way to express is through music. The music speaks when words might fall short.”…

"The blues means everything to me. I have grown up loving this music and making friends with some of the greatest of blues musicians. Most of life’s lessons have been learned in the context of this music. The greatest life lesson I have learned is to follow your heart and to believe in yourself."

Bob Corritore: Nothin' But The Blues…

“Well, the technique we develop to acquire the means to articulate our musical spontaneity, notions and innermost desires and passion, whereas the soul is the source. The source of it all really - certainly the driving force, or the engine so to speak behind my expression and action in music. That and my complete inability to stop pushing myself forward with it.”…

"For me I don't believe today's music will stand the test of time. I feel most of today's music is Plastic, it's lacking the heart and soul from eras past."

Joe Konas: The Rock n' Roll of Gods

Joe Konas is truly a gifted British guitarist. He shared the stage with premier guitarist and musicians: Alvin Lee, Ritchie Blackmore, and countless others…

“It’s the combination of both, the music and photography that keeps me still going. Seeing new bands form and listening to new music is what is exciting. The energy in the room and not knowing if the artist or band will make it big. What I miss about the past is that when photographing from the back of the room for a whole audience and stage look, there was no mobile phones in your…

“I think you have to be true to the roots, and for that to happen you have to truly know it. You can’t break a rule you don’t know. You are merely ignorant of the rule if you are breaking it without knowledge of the rule.“

Candice Ivory: New Southern Vintage…

“Blues is the gold. It’s the earth. It’s truth. It’s the father or mother of all modern music. It’s a purely American art form, but anyone with a heartache can bring blues to life. It’s human, flawed, honest. It will live forever as long as Hollywood stays away from it.”

The Lucky Losers: San Francisco…

“Commit 100 percent every time and perform with emotional honesty - play to the people, bring them in. Make em feel good!”

Henri Herbert: Get It While It’s Hot

From an early age, Henri Herbert was fascinated by the piano-pounding pioneers Jerry Lee…

"I miss Originality. Period. I know it gets harder and harder, but there are many new artists around that have managed it. It’s not like it’s necessary to create a new genre. Just do it your own way – don’t follow a formula, follow your own lead. People love something original. Give them yourself. It’s easier than trying to be somebody else."

Dave Bingham: Noise From The North…

“The wheel turns, it’s always a surprise to see what’s become fashionable and trendy again! But the Blues has to stay true to itself, it’s an emotional medium. Once you remove the emotional impact to chase some kind of successful formula then the blues is gone. It will remain relevant while it’s moving people and hitting that deep place in their hearts.”…

“In my opinion, the Blues is immortal, because it is the true melting pot of the culture of the north and south of the world. Its simple and basic harmonic structures are stainless. Blues is the axiom on which Western music of the last two centuries was built. I believe the Blues can transform but never become extinct.”

Mora &…

“The mash up between blues and jazz is in the DNA of the city. You can feel the ghosts looking down at you…and one of my main gigs is literally only a few blocks from the corner of 12th Street and Vine. The Kansas City sound moves people in a way that makes them want to dance.”…

“The impact of photography and music on socio cultural had be breaking down the barrier of racial prejudice and allowing black and white enjoy it together. I head stories from Buddy Guy where he would play gigs but was not allowed to stay in the hotels in the town he played in. I also think the photo of music album covers in some cases reflected the time they are changing.”…

“Music brings people together and connects them in ways that other mediums can’t. It’s a great healer,and comfort in times of need or an immense source of pleasure when times are good. It can be a teacher, give you a sense of pride, and a way of preserving your culture and heritage.”…

"The blues is not just music; it is a point of view, a friend, a source of humor.  In the day-to-day world it can be a constant companion. It brings with it a relationship for the self, and the ability to make the best of things, whatever, come what may."

Mark Adams: Blues Breaths

Mark Adams was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and it…

“God, music and sports have been the tip of the spear that has brought people together across the world. It is also the most polarizing of things also. If you think about civil rights, spiritual effect on the human soul, the general consensus on current politics and the woes of the human existence, it's all expressed through music. Music was the vehicle for the civil rights movement. It carried out to the people what was in the…

“Off the top of my head.. I think the Blues probably did a lot for civil rights back in the 60's.  You had all these young white British and American kids looking up to the old black Chicago (by way of Mississippi, usually) bluesmen and emulating them.  It hopefully helped bring the cultures together. Although it is worth noting that there was a lot of theft of songs going on around then too by white people from the black folks who started it…

“Blues is a very fundamental language in music. In essence, it speaks truer of emotion rather than vocabulary. While you can find plenty of sophistication, it, at base allows simple et profound understanding. That’s why it’s so popular around the world.”

Adrian Byron Burns: Don Quixote of Blues…

“My hope is that music and the arts in general are supported as a way of culture that supports the human existence… Europe treats the arts as an essential form of the learning process… whereas in the US, arts funding is being cut and politicized as being non-essential. That is ludicrous.”

Dave Keyes: The King of the Keys…