“The Blues are like the roots of a tree that grows and branches off to country, rock, bluegrass etc. It ALL came from the Blues. It comes from hurt, it comes from love lost, it comes from the heart. It simply is the most real music I have ever experienced.”

Adam Smith:…

“Music is Art. Art is for everyone. Everywhere. It's the human-language of emotion. It's there to connect us across large distances-- time, borders, cultures, beliefs and all that. The only price of admission is an appetite for wonder. I want my music to make you feel like you felt the last time you broke the rules and it was the right thing to do.”…

“Authenticity in blues music originates from sincerity, historical understanding, and lived experience. It is important to understand the lineage of the music, acknowledge the pioneers who established the foundation before us, and respect the culture from which the blues emerged.”

Harrell “Young Rell”…

“I do believe that the artist has a significant societal function and is just as important as scientist, doctors, lawyers, etc. it is our job to promote new thoughts and ideas and also to record the past. Music is also political and should be.”

Joey Stuckey: Progressive Americana…

“It is important that we preserve and grow the Blues, because of its musical and cultural importance. Compared to other genres of music the legacy of Blues outweighs all of them by leaps and bounds. This is not to say that other genres don’t have importance, because they do. But Blues is in a class by itself! This music has influenced people all over the world. In every corner of the planet people know the Blues.”…

“I miss the finality of the music of the past. I miss the pops and scratches. I miss the msitakes and emotions. I miss the call for action that music can provide. My hope is that one day every school aged child will play an instrument.”

B. Douglas: He Lives With The Blues…

“Music is the common language of all peoples on earth. It helps us understand each other in ways that the other arts cannot. We all get the blues sometimes,...be they sad, or happy blues!”

Nigel Mack: Hi-Energy Blues Attack!

Chicago blues…

“Music is still the way humankind communicates, the way we tell our stories, put our pain and suffering in a context others can understand. That’s how I see my own role as a musician- a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer It’s also how I hope people will be hear my music.”

Jon Butcher: Bostonian Blues Rock…

“I’m probably a little biased, but I truly believe Blues music is the foundation for so much of what we hear today. Its fingerprints are all over rock, soul, country, jazz, and beyond. Even when people don’t realize it, the roots are still there.”

Jennifer Lyn: Greetings from Electric Eden…

“The role of Musicians is to provide a soundtrack to our lives. Whatever you’re going through when a song hits tends to come back to you when you hear it again no matter how many years go by. Music that resonates with you goes deep and gets lodged in the subconscious. There’s also an element of healing in it. It can calm you down or it can fire you up.”

Jennifer…