All Blog Posts Tagged 'Richard' (28)

Q&A with British musician Richard Rozze, influences by classic rock, blues, jazz, Celtic and bluegrass music

"I miss the lack of attention to the craft of song writing and composition in the music scene. I see this in so many different styles – often exceptional virtuosic musicians with nothing to say in their compositions. In the past their seemed to be a need to be individual, to have an identifiable personal sound."

Richard Rozze: The Lion Has A Message…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 15, 2023 at 8:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Spain-based Rev. Richard John, foot tapping blues which appeals to audiences both young and old

"Most people react to the energy of music and blues music is a very direct form of that energy. One of the most beautiful aspects of blues music is its ability to cross between the cultural perspective."

Rev. Richard John: Nothing But The Blues

The Reverend´s music is foot tapping blues which appeals to audiences both young and old. The Reverend's…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on September 17, 2023 at 9:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Portland-based multitalented musician Richard Wilkins, performing and recording most of his life

"Every life lesson we all go through is expressed through the music we make. Music can heal us and allow us to make life long friends. Music seems to underscore our very existence usually for the better."

Richard Wilkins: Life's for Livin

Portland, Oregon blues singer/songwriter, bass guitar/ tenor sax player…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 9, 2022 at 9:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Canadian music promoter, publicist, Richard Flohil - for more than 55 years, has been committed to the blues

"That the music industry is not full of fools and flakes and greedy bastards and crooks. Most people in the business are in the business because they can’t sing or play (and in my case, can’t even dance), but they are passionate about music. If you can’t make music, do what you can to make music happen."

Richard Flohil: What a Wonderful World…

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

Interview with Midwest bluesman Reverend Raven - traditional blues, straight up with big dose of passion

"I’ve learned that the music gives a voice to how I’m feeling about myself or the world around me. The blues gives meaning to my memories and life’s experiences."

Reverend Raven: Smokin' Passion

Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys play…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 2, 2018 at 12:30pm — No Comments

British writer Richard Wall talks about his book Fat Man Blues and the trip to Deep South in Clarksdale, MS

"I hope that people keep listening to the old blues, and that new people will come along and get to know it and get the same pleasure that I get from it."

Richard Wall: Real Hobo Bluestales

Richard Wall…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 1, 2017 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with saxophonist/visual artist Dana Colley - one of the most original saxophonists of his generation

"Blues and Jazz were always the voices of the downtrodden. The slaves created it as a rebellious statement. They could be chained and whipped but no one could take their voices, their rhythms."

Dana Colley: Vapors of Art-o-phone…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on May 5, 2017 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with LA-based guitarist Richard Lubovitch (aka “Loob”) of DogTown Blues Band - Everyday have The Blues

"Blues speaks truth to power. I believe that Blues is a place where people from all sides of the human experience can come together and enjoy and feel the power of the Blues and forget about all else for a little while."

Richard Lubovitch: Same Old Blues…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on January 20, 2017 at 12:03pm — No Comments

Q&A with rootsy pianist Kevin McKendree - an inherent, obsessive love of music and a lengthy career as session musician

"I miss the rawness of the old recordings. I don’t mind hearing mistakes, if the performance delivers the feeling it’s designed to."

Kevin McKendree: The Rock House Roll

Kevin McKendree was…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on January 17, 2017 at 2:29pm — No Comments

Interview with Norwegian harmonica player Richard Gjems - specializing in acoustic blues, folk and jazz

"The blues as historical specific genre is born out of the Afro-American experience of creating musical hope, wonder and catharsis in a period of extreme racial suppression. That is the roots of the blues and should never be forgotten or under-communicated."

Richard Gjems: Let The Music…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 17, 2016 at 11:25am — No Comments

Q&A with British artist Richard Day - focuses on the relationship between colour, expression and movement

"Music takes me to another place; free from doubt, worry and frustration. A place that only exists for an instant, where I am completely lost in whatever sounds I am listening to- it’s a great feeling!"

Richard Day: Feel The Colors & Notes…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on May 20, 2016 at 12:52am — No Comments

Q&A with American/Spanish duo Pig Fat - a unique blend with Delta, Piedmont, Memphis and Ragtime styles

"The blues is a culture that wants to escape imposition and order. In my opinion, it is the culture most antiestablishment that there is because it doesn't offer a solution for everyone, but reminds us that the solution resides in each and everyone of us."

Pig Fat: Blues Evolution With Deep…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 7, 2015 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Bluesman Buddy Reed talks about Muddy, "Harmonica" Smith, Big Mama, Little Richard and Johnny Otis

"I believe the blues has been a tremendous racial healing force worldwide."

Buddy Reed: Gutbucket & Pure Blues

Ivan Elmo "Buddy" Reed got his start playing the blues in San Bernardino, California in…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 20, 2015 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Doug Phelps and Richard Young of Kentucky Headhunters - true Rock Blues from the South

"My hope for the future of music is that we never forget the roots of where it all came from, and my fear is that new generations will forget!"

Kentucky Headhunters: Southern Comfort

The Kentucky…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 11, 2015 at 11:43am — No Comments

Interview with legendary Muscle Shoals musician Travis Wammack - the fastest guitar player in the South

"Blues to me is a good man or woman feeling bad over a romance, money or anything that bears heavily on the mind."

Travis Wammack: From The…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 13, 2014 at 7:13pm — No Comments

Interview with Native Americans son and father, Paul & Richard Steward - Twice As Good play the Blues

"All people of the world have a "Blues" music. That rootsy, earthy sound that their people do. In Vietnam, they play a single string instrument called the Dan Bau, that has a Blue crying/singing sound when played."

Twice As Good: Red Blood, Blues Roots…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on February 9, 2014 at 12:09pm — No Comments

An Interview with "blujanova" musician Jeff Saxon - an eclectic merging of blues, jazz and bossa nova

"Blues is all about freely expressing the ups and downs of the human condition...and that's something that'll never go out of style. And jazz is sublime and sophisticated and in many cases, a thinking person's music."

Jeff Saxon: Rio de…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 17, 2013 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Interview with cultural activist, poet and musician Zachary Richard, his songs go beyond the limitations

"People make music (or any art for that matter) to express themselves: their joy, their suffering, their love and their loss of love."

Zachary Richard: J’Aime La Vie

Cultural activist,…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 13, 2013 at 12:00am — No Comments

Interview with James Trussart, one of the few builders who has broken the mold of traditional guitar making

"Great music never will die and especially with the new technologies, it will forever inspire now and next generation of musicians of all genres."

James Trussart: Steel, Soul and Mojo 

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 15, 2013 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Interview with Richard Cooper of Cooper Brothers, Canada's premiere Southern Rock Blues band

"There is a lot of artificial, fabricated, phony music out there. Southern rock is real. It is visceral, emotional. People can tell the difference."

The Cooper Brothers: Southbound…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 23, 2013 at 12:31pm — No Comments

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