“I think music and musicians’ role in society is to make the listener feel something. It may be an escape from everyday’s woe and strife or a reason to reflect. It may be for entertainment, to make you get up on your feet and make you dance. Some music may encourage you to think. Sometimes it could even be a call to action. Music can be the soundtrack of a moment worth remembering. It can express in a simple melody what 100 words…

“Sherman and I wanted to keep this album as close to the spirit of the Holmes Brothers that we could by including blues, Gospel and r&b and harmony vocals but also trying to include songs written by the Holmes Brothers.”

Andreas Werner:

One Step Ahead Of The…

“Blues is the roots of all our music here in America! I’m always looking for the blues element in any music I listen to, even if it’s a modern record or a pop tune.  Anytime I can hear the blues element of a song, I’m happy, because it’s a real grounding sound. Blues always feels familiar and comfortable, it’s in the fabric of our collective consciousness as listeners.”…

“I think if we can make more people aware of blues music and that the root of so many types of music goes back to the blues, it can gain more appreciation which it seems like, thankfully, it has been heading in the right direction.”

Ryan “Bluwrath” Newman: Wrath Of Blues…

“When we read about the parallels between the blues and religion, or how it historically served as an outlet for African American frustrations, those concepts resonate deeply with students. It makes them think about the blues in very different ways. For instance, looking at female artists from the 1920s prompts thoughts about female empowerment—the very same topic being discussed today regarding Beyoncé.…

“After four decades, I had become increasingly disgusted by the greed, the commodification of music, and, perhaps most frustratingly, the excessive political correctness that has gradually found its way into parts of the blues and jazz world.”

AG Weinberger: Sharing His Experiences …

“You can't really teach somebody the feeling and soul of the Blues. You can show them  to find the notes, but you can't give them the feeling.....If the Blues gets a hold of them... the feeling and soul will follow.”

Max Hightower: The Blues Chooses You…

“I believe Blues music fans are a very open and accepting group of people that interpret lots of styles of Blues. I mostly write about relationships and love, however reading the news each day, I was compelled to write a song from the point of view of a person living there.”

Brad Wilson: The Boundless Styles of…

“To me every human is included in "the people" and this includes higher government officials who intentionally create propaganda to sway the citizens. But once the citizens have received the propaganda we are in a new era, due to social media, where the citizens can spread their own take of the propaganda throughout the world. This new era is the main reason why the United States is so divided.”…

“Since I was eight years old, I’ve wanted to make people happy with music. New Orleans music is some of the happiest-sounding music on the planet. You could be singing about a Mardi Gras parade, a butcher shooting down his wife’s lover, or celebrating a departed loved one on their journey to the afterlife—it all sounds joyful. People want to be a part of it, and I want to be in dat number.”…