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Harmonicist Wally "Sweet Daddy" Greaney talks about John Kay, Kenny Johnson & Matt “Guitar” Murphy

“Less is more” was the best advice given to me. Blues is a feeling, not a competition. I don’t want to hear every chop you know in 10 seconds.

Wally Greaney: Sweet Blues Daddy

Sweet Daddy Cool…

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Writer, poet and professor Kirby Olson talks about his books and Gregory Corso's eventful life

"Corso loved jazz music. He grew up in a milieu where a parallel search for individual freedom was going on in the jazz world."

Kirby Olson: The Beat of Silence

Kirby Olson studied poetry at Naropa Institute…

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Interview with writer Gerald Nicosia, whose work has been closely associated with the Beat Movement

"The blues is very close to Beat writing because it does come from the depths of human feelings and experience and all of the things poor people have gone through." 

Gerald Nicosia: …

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An Interview with Bluesman George "Guitar" Bostick, a guardian and knight of Blues culture and legacy

"Albert King and B.B. King as well as all of those old players lived the blues and could express that experience in their music."

George "Guitar" Bostick: Keeping the Blues torch

George Bostick grew up in NYC…

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Talking with journalist/author Marc Myers, founder of blog JazzWax, "Why Jazz Happened" in his life

"They all have exposed me to the jazz life—the ups and downs."

Marc Myers: Culture of Jazzology

Marc Myers is a journalist, author, and historian, and a regular contributor to the Wall Street…

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Interview with Canadian Jake Chisholm, deep and full sound with a fresh blues and rock ‘n’ roll elements

"The Blues is Real and honest and for the people by the people. That kind of stuff is timeless and universal."

Jake Chisholm: Best kept diamond

There is a sincerity in Jake Chisholm's music that is…

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Blues legend Jimmy Dawkins, famous for his West Side Chicago Blues sound, has passed away

The Blues family lost another great artist

R.I.P. Jimmy Dawkins

James Henry "Jimmy" Dawkins (October 24, 1936, Tchula, Mississippi - April 10, 2013) was an…

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Μultidimensional musician Mark Bingham talks about New Orleans, Blues, Xenakis, and Ed Sanders

“The cliche is that the Blues is a feeling and yes, to me D'angelo is the blues, A Tribe Called Quest was the blues, even Amy Winehouse was the blues.”

Mark Bingham: Music gone beyond, gone altogether beyond

Mark Bingham…

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Interview with Joe Gorfinkle, his life has been an indirect path, leading him to become an experiential artist

"The blues is very direct and real. The songs tell a story. That’s what I liked and wanted to do."

Joe Gorfinkle: New Roots, Fresh Air

As a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter,…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 9, 2013 at 9:00pm — No Comments

An Interview with versatile Paul Fericano, editor, publisher, activist, poet and founder of Stoogism

"Art is suspect if it doesn’t jingle in our pockets. Dreamers are true activists. They take to the streets in their heads and raise a victory flag in their hearts."

Paul Fericano: Smart Smile Dreamer

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Interview with Russell Mefford & David MacKay of Fiddleworms, music that ferments in the mud of South

"As humans we always feel a need to label things and then pit them against each other. I think when you close your eyes and listen you can find a relation to them all."

The Fiddleworms: Southern Lights

The Fiddleworms emerged…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 7, 2013 at 11:30pm — No Comments

An Interview with legendary Elvin Bishop, an artist who has been travelling the Blues road longer than most

"I would wish that people would stop being so greedy, and start sharing with each other! Don’t make it so hard for the people in the bottom!"

Elvin Bishop: Real, Pure and Original !

Elvin Bishop has been travelling the Blues…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 6, 2013 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Novelist, playwright, and journalist Willard Manus talks about Jazz, Blues, Mott the Hoople, and Greece

The philosophy of the blues? As one musician said, "The blues ain't nothin' but the truth."

Willard Manus: Under the Aegean Sun

Willard Manus is a Los Angeles-based novelist, playwright, and journalist. His best…

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Canadian blues guitarist John "Johnny V" Mills dies aged 59

R.I.P John "Johnny V" Mills

Canadian blues guitar legend and Juno Award winner John (Johnny V) Mills has died. He was 59. Mills passed away Sunday (31 March) afternoon from a massive…

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Radio DJ/novelist Bart Plantenga, a cofounder of the Unbearables, talks about Beatniks, Booze & music

"The wandering muse, the irrepressible spirit of the human to resist oppression, suppression, & repression on so many levels of our spiritual existence."

Bart Plantenga: Literary Booze 'n' Roll

Bart…

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Talking with Folk Rock artist John York - a member of the Byrds - his music is strongly rooted in America

"Happiness is living without fear in a perpetual state of gratitude and amazement."

John York: Real music from real people

John Foley York was born in White Plains, New York, is a bassist and guitarist. He is best…

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Veteran bluesman Ken Saydak talks about his experiences on the Chicago blues circuit and his friends

"Blues was the soundtrack for a couple of generations of black Americans. There is a danger of seeking fame and attention rather than being an artist."

Ken Saydak: The Soul of Blues keys

Ken Saydak has enjoyed a nearly…

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Interview with bluesman Steve Morgan, a spectacular performer with solid unique sound, and radio hoster

"The blues is a good time music which encourages one to feel good. It’s simple format allows for drama or subtly, stories, wishes and dreams, all easily shared with the listener."

Steve Morgan: The Skipper of…

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Interview with bassman/humanist Lane Baldwin, a musical ambassador of DC and a gifted blues walker

"Blues is honesty, and its ability to heal. When you can listen to the Blues and it hurts to do so, but you feel better because you let yourself feel the pain, it can change your life."

Lane Baldwin: Music & Hope - We need…

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Serbian poet Nina Zivancevic talks about the Beat culture, Cohen, Ginsberg, Corso, and Herbert Huncke

"An absolute freedom of expression, as I had learned from my great mentors, Allen and Ira Cohen that to be “beat” was really to be free (also Dylan and Joplin)"

Nina Zivancevic: Balkan Dakini

Nina Zivancevic, a prominent Serbian poet, novelist,…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 31, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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