All Blog Posts Tagged 'Davis' (38)

Q&A with the fabulous Harvey Brooks, one of the legendary bassists in Blues, Jazz, Folk and Rock history

"The blues is about dealing with day-to-day life. Good times, bad times, all the in between times. I’ve learned that there’s no escaping your responsibilities. If you deal with “the blues” daily, don’t use drugs/alcohol to escape from them you stand a real good chance of living a productive, long and peaceful life.

Harvey Brooks: View From The Bottom…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 17, 2024 at 10:30am — No Comments

Q&A with New England-based band of The Wicked Lo-Down, Texas Blues-n-Roll meets East Coast attitude

"Well, I really miss it being more commonly treated with the reverence it deserves and within the spirit it is intended. I hope that we can capture the attention of younger generation so they can enjoy it as fully as past generations have."

The Wicked Lo-Down: Out of Line…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 8, 2024 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Maple Blues Award drummer, Jim Casson of critically acclaimed Roots combo Davis Hall & The Green

"Soul is everything in music, but it is not as attainable without the practice of technique."

Jim Casson: Funky, Fun, and Uplifting

2022 Maple Blues Award Drummer of the Year, Jim Casson (Downchild, The Maple Blues Band, The Hogtown Allstars, Dark Orchard) releases the second album from his musical adventure Davis Hall & The Green…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on September 7, 2023 at 12:30am — No Comments

Q&A with sensational and sensitive blues guitarist Roy Rogers - certainly among the finest slide guitarists playing today

"Music is life -there is music everywhere, not just in the concert halls with instruments, but on the street corners, and certainly in nature - but you just have to listen for it...With that said, not everyone is cut out to be in the music business as a profession and doing your 'artistic thing' -AND- trying to make money, which is not easy and not for everyone (no matter how talented you are!). Whatever you do--enjoy the music above…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on January 14, 2023 at 10:00am — No Comments

Q&A with singer / guitarist Dyer Davis, exceptional soulful voice, tasteful guitar playing, and strong writing ability

"The impact of music, no matter what, will always be stronger than the impact of anything else. Music breaks down walls. The same two groups hating each other today, will be singing in unison and laughing together at some concert somewhere tomorrow."

Dyer Davis: Dog Bites Back

Dyer Davis is an American singer / guitarist, who is currently working…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 30, 2022 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Robben Ford, one of the premier electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing, as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts.

"Expression, it’s just individual expression and what’s wonderful when you get a group of individuals who can actually do that together."

Robben Ford: Shambhala Blues Tantra

Robben Ford is one of the premier electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing, as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on September 26, 2022 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with bluesman Boo Boo Davis, a survivor and belongs to the last generations of musicians that write and play the blues

"The Blues and I are the same. My life is the blues and blues is my life. The blues deals with all the basic raw elements of life; good and bad, plain and simple."

Boo Boo Davis: Nothin' But The Blues

He was born and raised in Drew, Mississippi in the heart of Delta. It was the richest cotton land in the South and the large amounts of field…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on September 2, 2021 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with charismatic blues and soul showman Eb Davis, has been delighting audiences all over the world

"One of the most outstanding lessons I have learned in the business is the power of music, especially Blues, to touch people on a very personal and emotional level. Plus, the Power that it has in making and cementing friendships."

Eb Davis: Treasures From The Vault

Ebylee "EB" Davis is an internationally known blues singer. Davis, who not only…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on January 20, 2021 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Mike Stern - one of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, comfortably occupies both rock and jazz worlds

"To me, Jazz is music, and music is a language of the heart. And I think that helps people in so many ways."

Mike Stern: The Sound of Jazz Heart

One of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has the unique ability to play with the finesse and lyricism of Jim Hall, the driving swing of Wes Montgomery and the turbulent, overdriven…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 11, 2020 at 10:30am — No Comments

Versatile songwriter/guitarist Chris Daniels talks about the specificity of blues and his course in music

"That is the great thing about blues...we ALL have awful stuff that happens to us...rich man - poor man - black man - white man - bad times and hard time come to us ALL - and to be a good songwriter for the blues..."

Chris Daniels: The Sound of Kings…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 17, 2017 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Memphis-area musician Davis Coen - strongly rooted in blues, country and religious-based music

"Most of what’s considered blues today, I don’t regard as blues. It’s mostly blues-rock, or just rock, as far as I see. Blues followers generally seem to like it though so I try to keep opinions to myself, unless it pertains to festival line-ups that repeatedly book electric guitar and harmonica show-boaters."…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on May 7, 2017 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Interview with Finnish bluesman Lauri "Arno" Ankerman -- traditional roots blues, but mainly with his version

"The blues is a very deep, and also many-faceted style of music that can be traced to almost everything (lyrically, melodically or as a feeling) ..."

Lauri Ankerman: Vanhat Juuret, Uudet Näkymät…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 24, 2017 at 10:30am — No Comments

Q&A with multi-talented singer Thornetta Davis - spiritual journey with the Queen of the Blues in Motor City

"Blues and Soul music was created from oppression and pain and the people who created it, sang it to relieve the feels that they were having because there was no other relief. Those who love Blues & Soul music listen to it and come together no matter what their belief, race or background."…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 12, 2017 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, one of the pioneers of jazz/fusion -- deserves a special place in music

"Jazz is an African-based music. You don't have to be African to play it but you must understand the "African" aspects of the music in order to play it the right way. What is great is that Jazz is America's only original art form."

Larry Coryell: The Jazz Vision of…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 7, 2016 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Dutch guitarist Mischa den Haring talks about Byther Smith, Roscoe Chenier, Boo Boo Davis and local scene

"I think without music things would have been worse and at the same time I wish that music could connect people even more. "

Mischa den Haring: Acid Blues Groove

BLu ACiD is Mischa den Haring and Jan…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on January 17, 2016 at 10:38am — No Comments

Q&A with fingerstyle guitarist/folklorist Andy Cohen - a walking, talking folk-blues-roots music encyclopedia

"Blues is not nostalgia, Blues is History, and Blues is Truth."

Andy Cohen: On The Roots Road Again

Andy Cohen is a virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist who has been described as "a walking,…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 27, 2015 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Wisconsin-based guitarist/singer Dave Potter talks about the way of life and his road trip with the blues

"It’s such a special thing, many people are not in touch with deep emotions, and the Blues has a way of connecting to those feelings many times without words, it’s an unexplainable thing."

Dave Potter: American Blues Dream…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 20, 2014 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Fabulous guitarist Steve Katz talks about The Blues Project, BS&T, Mississippi John Hurt and Greenwich Village

"My hope is that young people discover all the great music from the world’s cultures and past - that they listen in the best possible environment and start taking music seriously instead of something to be enjoyed in the background."

Steve Katz: Rock-N-Roll…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on September 28, 2014 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Interview with Arkansas soon-to-be legend Lucious Spiller - one of the finest practitioners of the blues today

"Blues is about feelings. It's a natural action from the heart and soul."

Lucious Spiller: Old Roots, Fresh Fruits

During the early 1900’s, Arkansas was a breeding ground for some of the…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on May 14, 2014 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Interview with Roots musician Brian "Voo" Davis - a gifted artist who creating emotions with lyrics and notes

"My hopes for the future is that more musicians open themselves up to different styles. I hate buying an album and the entire album sounds like the first song."

Voo Davis: Free Bird Sings The Blues

Born…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on May 14, 2014 at 12:32am — No Comments

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