All Blog Posts Tagged 'Lee' (48)

Q&A with strong and versatile vocalist Zakiya Hooker, carrying the blues torch confidently into the new generation

"Blues is a part of all music. The younger generation has reached back and infused the blues in their music of today. Each generation has to grow up to realize how important the Blues is to their music and understand how it broadens their sound and feel of their music."

Zakiya Hooker: Keeping The Blues Real

Her newest 9-tracks…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 15, 2023 at 11:30am — No Comments

Q&A with prodigious songwriter, Kimberley Rew - an important and influential figure in new wave and alternative rock

"Thanks to recording, we can still hear the music of the past. In fact rock’n’roll (and jazz before it) wouldn’t have happened the way it did without the mass media. We can also recreate the music of any previous time by playing live, any night, any place, wherever there’s a stage, a microphone and an audience. This applies to equally to a classical orchestra or a rock power trio."

Kimberley Rew: The…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 23, 2023 at 8:30am — No Comments

Q&A with singer/songwriter Randy Lee Riviere, delivered an album with today’s blues/rock anthems as well as Americana’s rootsy vibes

"Don’t give up. If you make a few bucks, record an album! If you get the slightest of ideas, stop and get it down. iPhones are awesome in this regard. If I had one of these my whole life I’d have about 5,000 more songs in my catalogue! Music is work. It’s just like everything else: you get out of it what you put into it. Not to give up on the dream. And try to enjoy the…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 11, 2023 at 8:30am — No Comments

Q&A with legendary musician/visual artist Lee Oskar, world-renowned for his iconic role as a pioneer of funk/jazz music

"I hope that any art form speaks for itself. With music, because it’s such a universal language that touches and moves people all over the world, for all the ages of time, I hope that people can experience the music purely. I know that music can open people’s eyes and open people’s hearts to all kinds of racial and socio-cultural implications and realizations, so I would hope for the best in humanity in this way."…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on July 20, 2023 at 11:30am — No Comments

Q&A with female Rockabilly pioneer Linda Gail Lewis, set to release heartfelt tribute album to Jerry Lee Lewis

"When Rock n’ Roll became popular, we started to let our hair down and enjoy life and the music. People were stiff and formal until Rock n’ Roll moved them. The world changed when it happened."

Linda Gail Lewis: Rock n' Roll Queen

Linda Gail Lewis is part of a musical royal family - her older brother is Jerry Lee …

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 21, 2023 at 10:00pm — 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 Ryan Lee Crosby, timeless power of Mississippi Delta, refracted by Hindustani slide guitar and his own unique style

"I believe that each of us has a spirit (lower case) and is a part of Spirit (upper case). Our spirits are the essence of who we are and the urges of spirit are part of what propels us on this journey."

Ryan Lee Crosby: Winter Hill Blues

Ryan Lee Crosby’s new album Winter Hill Blues (2022) captures the timeless power of music from the Mississippi…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 17, 2022 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with legendary musician/visual artist Lee Oskar, his new album powerfully addresses the atrocities of the Holocaust

"I hope that any art form speaks for itself. With music, because it’s such a universal language that touches and moves people all over the world, for all the ages of time, I hope that people can experience the music purely. I know that music can open people’s eyes and open people’s hearts to all kinds of racial and socio-cultural implications and realizations, so I would hope for the best in humanity in this way."…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 9, 2021 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Zakiya Hooker - a regal combination of sass and soul, has pursued life and music on her own terms

"Blues music and culture brings people together. It transcends the color line and gives people a common ground on which to communicate. Blues has the ability to bring different cultures, races and genders together and not think about who you are or where you came from. Music is a healer and the glue that holds us together."

Zakiya Hooker: The Legacy of The…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 17, 2020 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with West Africa singer/songwriter Justina Lee Brown - living her life and telling her real story through her music

"Activism is an ack we all should carry everyday until every human is in peace with love in these beautiful world of ours. When I have a chance to change something to become better, I take the chance and that is my inspiration. (Doing and not just complain about anything.)"

Justina Lee Brown: Music, Love & Unity

Justina Lee Brown, a…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 14, 2020 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Texas-based Rick Lee, the best known Chinese-American guitarist anywhere in continental USA

"I would hope that the blues would continue to be primarily a storytelling medium, but I fear that “the blues” will morph and “evolve” into more commercially-appealing “blues-rock” with little to no reference to the traditional musical structures and storytelling qualities, and that the importance of lyrics will degrade into simplistic and meaningless stock “blues” cliches that serve only as a mere backdrop to endless instrumental noodling and unemotional…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 23, 2019 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Interview with Bryan Lee has been playing the Blues consistently for over 50 years now to fans all over the world.

"The Blues encompasses ALL people in the world, no bias as to race, creed or wealth. The blues brings people together, the feeling, the beat, the message, moves the soul."

Bryan Lee: Sanctuary Blues Dream

Bryan Lee has been playing the Blues consistently for over 50 years now to fans all over the world. He is referred to by his peers as a “Living…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 20, 2018 at 10:00am — No Comments

Interview with "Michissippi Mick" Kolassa, a hardcore blues fan and active participant in the Blues scene

"A genuine bluesman (or woman) also has a sense of humor that goes deep – they don’t take themselves or much of anything except their music too seriously." 

Mick Kolassa: The Heart of Blues

Mick "Michissippi Mick" Kolassa…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 4, 2018 at 6:00am — No Comments

Canadian blues musician Joel Poluck talks about Bo Diddley, Robert Lockwood Jr., Floyd Lee and Sam Carr

"I think Blues music should always remind you of how people felt living under oppression in a racially segregated society. To be disadvantaged and looked down upon."

Joel Poluck: One Love, One Blues

The…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on January 24, 2017 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Interview with Lee Shropshire & Andy Scheinman (Eight O’Five Jive) -- swingin’ blues and early rock ‘n roll

"The blues is the soundtrack of American history, even though the style of music has found its way to so many musicians in the rest of the world."

Eight O’Five Jive: Back to Nostalgic Era…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 21, 2016 at 11:30am — No Comments

Interview with NYC guitarist Lee Delray, his sound is a direct result of the melting pot in which he grew up

"I miss a lot of the space. Guitar players nowadays have a tendency, present company included, to play too many notes. Albert King did more with 15 notes than anybody ever could with 50 notes."

Lee Delray: Brand New Blues Code…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 23, 2016 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with musician/author Britta Lee Shain - The female lovechild of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits & Leonard Cohen

"Music is the universal language, and like humor, it is one of the fastest delivery systems for affecting social change."

Britta Lee Shain: What The Heart Wants

Britta Lee Shain was born…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 21, 2016 at 11:05pm — No Comments

Q&A with American roots artist Vikki Lee - an accomplished, entertaining, dynamic and versatile musician

"It’s never been easy being taken seriously as a female in a man’s world...and music is no different. So much of a woman's so-called talent is based oh how she looks, dresses, etc. and that isn't fair!"

Vikki Lee: The Blues of Catharsis…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 8, 2016 at 11:13am — No Comments

Canadian bluesman Les Copeland talks with poetic phrases about his mentors and the blues of of compassion

"The days of blues are gone but there are those that must carry on. There are those that will keep carrying the torch no matter what. Never give up what you were born with and love despite the popular trends of the day."

Les Copeland: The Love & Purity of…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 9, 2015 at 11:05am — No Comments

Interview with Italian pianist Henry Carpaneto - one of the most popular European musicians working today

"Blues Music has the power to connect people. Now it just depend from people."

Henry Carpaneto: The Blues Brother

Henry Carpaneto is one of the most popular Italian pianists working today. But his popularity…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 17, 2015 at 1:14pm — No Comments

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