"Blues to me is an African American gift to the world made in America from black people living the ups and downs of life and living the life. "

Tony TC Coleman: Blues Power

Tony Coleman has toured around the…

"The music stays the same.... people change!! A lot of people like the Blues."

Stoney B Stone: Heartbeat of Blues

Stoney B (Michael Stone) was born in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up…

"The blues is the redemption, when you have hit the bottom and you know it, that's when the healing starts."

Amy Hart: Blues is a spiritual experience

Amy Hart was born and raised in the Chicago Area. She began singing in blues…

Practice hard, be true to yourself and don’t loose the roots!

Doug Deming: Honest Motor City Blues

“We have no gimmicks,” says Doug Deming. “We play pure traditional music from the heart, with an image that conveys a deep respect for…

"I think the blues will always have an audience in India, but the reality is the same for any genre – it’s a tough life, but can be a gratifying one."

Ananth Menon: Karmic Blues

Ananth Menon is one of India’s most…

"My philosophy on life as a musician…Try to keep your head above the water and stay competitive."

George Porter Jr...be funky all the…

Like I always say - Blues is an international language and contrary to what people believe, it is also great party music. 

Otis Grand: The Blues Philosopher

Otis Grand, it can be said, is the last of the ‘real’…

"Music is a way of putting your cares and troubles aside and celebrating all the good things."

Jon Cleary: Gentleman & "Saint"   

Jon Cleary was born in England and bred in New…

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71.

The folk-rock musician died at a New York hospital surrounded by friends and family, manager Barbara O'Brien said.

Levon Helm passed…

"Trying to do anything good inevitably means it is difficult. If something is easy, then inevitably someone else has already done it."

Costa Botes: Lone Pine Blues…

"The whole point of the blues is to dig deep inside and connect with your own soul."

Debra Devi: Talking with the Blues

Debra Devi is a guitarist, singer, journalist and passionate blues fan. Her…

"Blues music is a way of feeding that beast that has control over you."

Michael Richard : Pitched Bluesballs

Michael Richard has been playing music his whole life; good rock and roll and blues.…

"I dream of peace and release of all suffering and non-attachment to unethical behavior."

Chuck Rainey: The Guru of Music & Life

At one time tagged as the hardest working bass player in America, Chuck…

"I miss the sweetness of young people, so many of whom now seem so pessimistic and shut down"

Elliot Tiber: Be yourself, love your life

Elliot Tiber, Woodstock Daddy is the author of the book Taking Woodstock, which was made…

"The key to great pictures is to show the emotions that accompany the artist."

Przemek Wozny: …

"The blues is not only a very touching music, it’s a warm music with e feeling."

Luc Brunot: South's Gonna Do It Again

Luc Brunot is one of the most profound admirer and connoisseur of southern rock and blues in Europe.…

"We’re playing the blues and we don't do anything else since the day we’ve started and I feel that we are really lucky and blessed to be able to do that for the living "

Latvian Blues Band: 100% blues band

The roots of the Latvian…

"The Beat sound definitely comes from music, and in particular jazz."

David S. Wills: Beatdom Blues…

"I always remember the first few words William Burroughs spoke to me, at our first meeting… Photography is like Zen Buddhism… why don’t you turn on."

HAROLD CHAPMAN:…