“The blues knows no boundaries. It's real. It is no respecter of people’s social status, color, or nationality”

Ted Vaughn: Damn Right We Got The Blues 

Ted Vaughn was born and raised in Texas and has been…

"The Blues is an expression.  It is the root of all music from whence all music came and an attitude all at the same time."

Pinkie Rideau: Get The Party Started

In 2005,…

R.I.P DAVE BRUBECK

1920-2012

The Jazz pianist, whose choice of novel rhythms, classical structures and brilliant sidemen made him a towering figure in modern…

“Blues music can release your inner emotions and connect you with an inner truth. Blues is also very freeing and liberating since it is a very raw expression of feeling.”

Don Latarski:  The experience of emotion…

"Rock and Roll is always with us because it makes you feel good, dance and drink and be your self"

Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers

The band was formed in 1955 at Newport, Arkansas. They…

"To always recognize, embrace and maintain your identity. Do work that you enjoy doing. An artist will always be at his best when he enjoys what he's doing."

Billy Perkins: See the Music

Illustrator and…

RIP Mickey Baker Gone But Not Forgotten!

Mickey Baker died near Toulouse, France, aged 87. Mickey Baker, also known as Mickey "Guitar" Baker (October 15, 1925 – November 27, 2012) was an American guitarist. He is widely held to be a critical force in the bridging of rhythm and blues and rock and roll, along with Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, and Chuck Berry. He was…

"Anyone that feels they want to make art should make art."

Rosemary Marchetta: Nostalgia for an era gone by...…

"The bright light is that the history we created made indelible changes in the hearts and minds of millions."

Robert Altman: Images of Love, Peace and Trips

Robert Mark Altman is an American…

"it was in Greece that I had my spiritual awakening. It was something about the light. The light and the colors..."

Helen Weaver: The Awakener

Helen Weaver was born in 1931 in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up…

"Blues music originated from natural sounds... trains, horses and such.  It is basic and real.  It is what much music is based on today."

Rob Zolezzi: Fire on the axe…

"I think the blues was the beginning of all music we know today. It is a music that can’t be faked."

Albert Cummings: 

Blues makes you feel good !…

"Art is the way we read a feeling with the tools that we have."

Alex M. Bustillo: Artistic synesthesia

Alex M. Bustillo is an international artist par excellence. Born in Miami, Florida and…

"When I look into the past – All Seems to Fit into ITS RIGHT TIMING"

ruth weiss:

The Goddess of the Beat…

"My productions try to sound warm and real, with a listener able to imagine a live performance happening around them with nothing added."

Joe Boyd: Making Real Music

Joe Boyd is a record and film producer. Born in Boston in 1942,…

"Blues is about a feeling and that feeling is something everyone who's ever lived has had."

The Lone Crows:

Blues on the "City of Lakes"…

"The music scenes in “On The Road” are some of the best scenes in the book.  This is jazz itself, captured in prose."

Levi Asher: Literary Kicks

Levi Asher, born Marc…

"I hear people try to copy it today but it’s hard. The Chess played the way they lived. Times have changed. Music today reflects that."

Dave Fields: Blues Detonation in Big Apple

Dave Fields has…

"The legacy of the Beats is their words!  Their honest, beautiful words set down on paper, giving comfort and hope to many."

Stephanie Nikolopoulos: Burning Furiously Beautiful

Stephanie Nikolopoulos is…

2013 KBA Award winners anounced! 

The Blues Foundation will honor 15 individuals and organizations with its 2013 Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards during a recognition luncheon Friday, February 1, 2013, in Memphis, Tennessee. Each year, The Blues Foundation presents the KBA Awards to individuals and organizations that have made…