"People still have dramatic life experiences, and there are still artists who can express these experiences through music."

Steve Freund: The Flame of Blues Heat…

"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…

"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…

"The one thing that I've always wanted to do is give new life to the blues, with experimenting with new things. Giving it a new feel so we can really reach this new generation."

Inetta Visor: Therapeutic Blues Heat

Inetta Visor…

"I wish that African-Americans would embrace this music in its original form more. It is our history we should keep and preserve it."

Khalif Wailin' Walter: Flamin' Voodoo Axeman…

"Go for your dreams but be prepared to starve and face a lot of hard times, you have to really be strong (and have a lot of money or a rich girlfriend) to make it in this business."

Twist Turner: The Blues creator…

"The blues and blues music is a way of life. The way of life can't be a fad."

Allen Kirk: The Blues is Allright

Growing up in the tough west side neighborhoods of 1950’s Chicago, he…

"I would hope that blues would be recognized as it is with out having to commercialize it, and that all the preconceived notions about blues could be discarded"

Dave Weld: Burnin Blues Flame

Blues guitarist,…

"The Blues express sadness as well as happiness it express pain, there’s a Blues for any occasion..."

Orlando Wright: (W)right sound source

The consummate bass player, Orlando J. Wright has worked the Chicago R&B and…

"You have to open up your heart and let your feelings flow through your body and think happy thoughts while you play the blues."

John Primer: The Original Bluesman…

"The blues offers me is an opportunity to express myself “in the moment” which is a very special thing to me. Hitting the “zone” – when there’s no thinking involved and the music just flows, is what it’s all about for me."

Ron Sorin: Anchored in…

"Blues is a musical form that is best learned by experiencing it."

Harlan Lee Terson: Walking in the blues Line

Harlan Terson has been a familiar figure on Chicago's musical landscape for more…

"Blues is a feeling, we all have feeling all the time whether they are bad, happy etc."

Al "Hurricane" Spears: Feel the Blues…

"The Blues is a way of expressing yourself, it’s a feeling that everyone can understand. It’s a way of life!"

Jacob Schulz: Blues under evolving

Jacob “Brother Jacob” Schulz is…

"In blues there is always a story to tell and in nowadays music, the story is missing."

Vivian Vance Kelly: The Blues Rose

At 5 years old, Vivian was called up…

"Blues represents everyday life.  Blues has given me the opportunity to make a living."

Merle Perkins: Everyday I have the Blues

As a teenager Merle played in the Spirit of St. Louis Drum & Bugle Corp. “There is where it all…

"My wish is that Chicago is still has THE BUZZ that the forefathers created long ago"

Toronzo Cannon: Sweet Home Chicago

Growing up in the shadows Chicago's blues mecca, Theresa's Lounge, had a…

"The music stays the same.... people change!! A lot of people like the Blues."

Stoney B Stone: Heartbeat of Blues

Stoney B (Michael Stone) was born in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up…

"U live and U learn though all of life's experiences good & bad!"

Big James & the Chicago Playboys

Blues often suffers from too much of the same old sound. But, Big James is different from today's blues…

"Music was stronger in the old days more feeling"

Keith Scott: Stompin blues

Keith Scott is one of Chicago's most vibrant musicians. For the past 20 years he's built his reputation as a sizzling…