" Bill Withers' songs give timeless, emotional, insightful commentary on being. Love, loss, family, community, friendship, politics, just being. That never goes out of style. He has given the world anthems for celebration, heartbreak, unity, life. For sure he has for me."
Kevin Burt: Tribute to…
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"My foundation as an artist is the belief in: ... the nobleness of the arts and our effort as artists...writers...teachers...conveyors of thought, is to be mindful of the challenge and the importance of what we do. The essence of our efforts, I believe, is to illuminate the path of a measured truth, and to reflect and mirror that truth through the veil of our craft, taking aim at ourselves, our society, our world, with utmost respect to the awe and mystery…
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"Blues is truth. Blues is life itself. This has an impact to everyone. Everybody has the Blues like the great Albert King said. I think Blues music continues to generate a devoted following worldwide for the same reason. Not only in Greece. Blues will always be around!"
Bill Markos: Troublemaker Blues
Greek musician Bill Markos (Vasilis Markos)…
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"Every body has the blues, sometimes. Many people think that all the blues is, is some guy in the corner, crying in his beer about how he’s been mistreated. The blues is so much more than that. It’s a cosmic expression that lifts you out of your situation to a higher vantage point. It’s true poetry in every sense of the word"
Bill "Sauce Boss" Wharton:…
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"Music is critical to the masses. It communicates their feelings, their hopes and even their anger. I want music to sooth the soul, take us to a place of joy, nostalgia, surprise and maybe even enlightenment."
Charlie Ellicott: Peace, Love & Music
Charlie Ellicott started out in the music business in 1966 playing guitar and acting as…
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"The power of music can culturally, morally, and emotionally influence our society. Not only the way we dress, influencing style, the way we listen to music, Medicine (therapeutic soothing), it has also brought about more socio-cultural change than most people realize. Farm Aid, Live Aid, We Are The World, Concert for Bangladesh; everytime there is a catastrophe anywhere in the world, you can count on world class artists and musicians to step up and lend a…
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"Blues is at the core of everything I do musically. Truthfully I didn't and don't feel a part of Rock culture. Maybe onlookers see me as part of it...I was playing and wanted to be an artist...nothing outside of my own world."
Zoot Horn Rollo: Lunar Notes, Magic Blues
Bill Harkleroad, known professionally as Zoot Horn Rollo, is a prodigious…
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"I've learned that if you focus on music as a craft, you have a better chance to have real art happen to you."
Bill Champlin: The Son of Rock n' Roll
Bill Champlin’s musical career began in 1961 when he formed a band called the Opposite Six. A year later he began writing music. After forming the Sons of Champlin in 1967 he focused his songwriting…
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"Blues was Black people's music. It brought Black people's struggles into the consciousness of White America. I think it was Keith Richards who said that Blues was America's greatest gift to the world."
Bill Blue: The King of Crazy Town
Bill Blue born in Aberdeen N.Carolina and raised in Yorktown VA, Bill first picked up a guitar when he was at…
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"Some may argue the 50's and 60's were the hay day, however, I think there's always going to be players, singers and bands that love Soul and Blues. Los Angeles is a melting pot of characters that come from around the world to seek success in music, film, arts and all the creative fields. Soul and Blues is timeless and will always be represented."
Jack Mack & The Heart…
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“My Dad was the Father of the blues and one of its founding members. His music has affected generations of musicians and he will ways be my musical hero.”
“Mud” & Big Bill Morganfield: Muddy Waters Legacy
Larry “Mud” Morganfield eldest son of the undisputed king of the Blues Muddy Waters has been delivering his charismatic Chicago blues of the…
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"Comics are a means of communication, but have never really been used for the purposes of political advocacy. They reflect their times, but I don’t think they change much about society."
Bill Schelly: Welcome to Comic Land…
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"Blues and Soul music is the theme song for a lot of what’s going on in the world; just watch a documentary of movie, you’ll hear a Blues or Soul song conveying the mood."
Vintage#18: Movin’ & Groovin’
D.C.-based Soul-Blues band…
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"Music is language ... therefore, music is a form of communication."
Jack Mack: Back To Sweet & Soul Music
LA's Jack Mack and the Heart Attack Horns have just celebrated their 36th…
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"The Blues will be here as long as humans exist. We get the blues, we have the blues we play or listen to the blues to find common ground and exorcise our troubles."
Bill Phillippe: Parade Blues Ghosts…
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"I miss better radio. It used to be that you could actually discover good music on the radio. Now it’s all the same bubblegum. And there’s not much blood and sweat in music these days."
Bill Hinds: The Sweet Sound of Alabama…
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"Folk and blues rarely enjoys the massive popularity of mainstream pop music, but people trust folk and blues at a very deep level. People literally ingest the music because it is about real life experiences that they do relate to intimately."
Bill Bourne: Welcome To…
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"Hooker said, Blues is a Healer. It is a universal language. It is our life blood."
New Blues Revolution: US Soundtrack
New Blues Revolution is the brain child of singer Bill Grisolia from Spain…
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"A new generation needed new comics. What Robert Crumb did in 1967 was to reclaim the comic book form for new cartoonists who wanted to revive it and aim it at an adult audience."
Bill Griffith: The Strips of Underground…
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"The Blues is the best way to express myself. To talk to someone through music about my bad times, good times, about everything. About the real picture of life. Everyone has the blues inside them. They just have to discover it."
The Tubescreamers: Greek Blues…
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