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Argentinian harmonicist & luthier Gustavo Lazo talks about the authentic feelings and emotions of blues

"In my view, the true blues man were people expressing authentic feelings... and many of the "new" blues man are more concerned about image and marketing..."

Gustavo Lazo: Silver Mountains Blues 

Gustavo Lazo is an…

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Interview with guitarist/songwriter Jim Weider - a master of telecaster and traditional blues slide techniques

"The Blues is the way I express myself  by the way I bend a note and make it cry, it’s the way I’m feeling what the song is meaning to me or saying."

Jim Weider: Roots Rockin-caster

Jim Weider, a master…

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Interview with British band of The Untouchables (Keith Parker & Pete Ellison) - The champions of raw blues

"The blues must be fun. It’s not a technical music. It doesn’t matter if the musicians make mistakes as long as the spirit’s there."

The Untouchables: Premier League Blues

British blues band of The…

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Interview with Texas-based Chris Watson, powerful sound with MoTown vibes and old school Soul reminiscence

"The blues is the most expressive form of music that exists. It's very name is an emotion that everyone on the planet has felt at some point in their life."

Chris Watson: Black White Soul…

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Interview with guitar slinging storyteller Chris Sanchez - a fusion of Blues, Folk/Rock and Alternative Country

"Genres, to me, are just shades of color and I believe it's perfectly ok to mix tones and color outside of the lines."

Chris Sanchez: Americana Adventures

Chris Sanchez is an island roaming, guitar…

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Argentinian guitarist Rafael Nasta talks about his steps on the blues roads, Chris Cain and local scene

"I thing that as time goes by you are more mature, while your experience prompts you to choose the best notes."

Rafael Nasta: Experiencias de Blues 

Rafael Nasta is an Argentinian blues musician. In the…

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Interview with Brazilian musician/luthier Kleber Dias - fusion of blues with other genres and revisiting of classics

"The Rock and Blues are musical genres of great power, inspire freedom, are contagious, show how good it is to be alive in this world with a special soundtrack for all times!"

Kleber Dias: Music With No Boundaries…

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Interview with multi-talented Lamont Jack Pearley - an artist with significant contribution within the industry

"The harsh honest soul is exposed. The Blues to me is the outcry to God about Earthly troubles, and in some cases spiritual warfare."

Lamont Jack Pearley: Talking Bout The Blues 

Lamont Jack Pearley is a…

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Legendary Freddie Stone (of Sly & The Family Stone) talks about the most important information in Earth

"Music is an aid that helps me as I proclaim what I believe to be the most important information on the planet."

Freddie Stone: United Nations Of Music

Freddie Stone, born Frederick Jerome…

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Interview with Brazilian blues/rock musician Felipe Cazaux - one of the most promising in Brazilian Blues

"Blues & Rock is not disposable music, people really put their hearts out to make a song, they search for the notes, for the right words, and for the right groove to put this feeling on a record and make the people listen, it will never die."

Felipe Cazaux: Fortaleza Blues…

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Interview with guitarist Dylan Salfer - a blues prodigy and an up and coming blues guitar great with future

"I think that the reason the blues has such a devoted following because it's so truthful and down to earth music. There no more pure music than that. It's straight from the heart and soul. And that touches people."

Dylan Salfer: The Future Legacy …

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Interview with Canadian Erin McCallum -- hear, feel and experience a soulful and energy-rich artist

"The beautiful thing about the Blues is that the (traditionally) simple structures leave room for an artists’ soul to shine through. People can feel that."

Erin McCallum: DNA Of A Blueswoman…

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An Interview with Mickey Pantelous & Dr. Albert Flipout - an avant-garde artist & the CAN plays the Blues

"I think if someone wants to change the musical world all they have to do is write their own music, their own songs."

Mickey Pantelous & Dr. Albert Flipout: The Surrelist Blues Of One Can Band

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Interview with Mexican blusero José Luis García Fernández, director/editor of must-read “Cultura Blues”

"I hope that the blues will be granted the importance it deserves and, without mass marketing, comes to have a better market position."

José Luis García Fernández:…

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Interview with Brazilian harmonica player Bene Chireia - his activity is divided among of various musical styles

"This music genre is perfectly able to translate all the nuances of the human soul."

Benê Chiréia: Transmits Music Emotions

Benê Chiréia was born in 1974 in the city of…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 28, 2014 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Interview with songster/poet Dom Flemons - pulling from traditions of old-time folk to create new sounds

"You can think of the blues as a series of proverbs that when you place them together you get an emotion."

Dom Flemons: American Folk Heritage

Dom Flemons is the "American Songster," pulling…

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International visual artist Tom Noll talks about the music, culture, art & memories of Rock n' Blues legacy

"I think the whole music scene in the 60s/70s was conducive to change a lot of things and enhanced the freedom of expression in artistic ways... All that overflowed into art. There was a cultural and social revolution that took place."

Tom Noll: The Heroes Of Music…

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Brazilian guitarist Cristian Rigon talks about the local scene, Vasti Jackson, Chess and the truth of blues

"The Blues gave me freedom and what I most like about the Blues is the fact that you have to follow some rules, but at the same time you can interpret it your own way. For me, the Blues is freedom."

Cristian Rigon: Blues Truth & Freedom…

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Irish singer Mary Stokes & American harmonicist Brian Palm talks about the Blues masters and legends

"The entire emotional range is available through Blues; of course the depths of despair, but joy and humor are expressed in blues, all that is essentially human."

Mary Stokes Band: Baile Átha Cliath Blues

From…

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R&B singer/songwriter Etta Britt talks about Delbert McClinton, Englebert Humperdinck and Nashville scene

"I miss the simplicity of songs from the past as well as meaningful lyrics. Nowadays, one song can contain only 5 words and it’s a hit."

Etta Britt: From Nashville With Soul…

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