"I realized that the real story of the blues is life experiences. In other words you have to give life to the words and to the feeling behind them."

Robert Manthoulis: Blues Under the Skin…

"Keep an open mind. Don't expect to learn the blues from Eric Clapton or Stevie Ray - dig deeper!"

Richard Ray Farrell: I Sing The Blues Eclectic…

"Music is for me the ultimate form of expression which can inspire others and change our moods."

Peter Donegan & The Lonnie Donegan Band …

"I play because it soothes my soul and is the perfect outlet for what rages within me." 

Joe Filisko: The Thunderbird of Harmonica

Joe Filisko has been known as craftsman, performer, teacher and historian of the harmonica for quite some…

Etta James: Soul Blues Legend dies in California

Etta James, the sultry, powerful blues, R&B and jazz singer who infused her work with a depth of emotion culled from hard-fought experience, died today (Friday 20 Jan) in Riverside, Calif.  She was 73. In 2010, Ms. James was diagnosed with leukemia. The singer also suffered from…

"Play all the time - life is short, play the blues even when no one’s there to listen to you."

Charlie Carr: Authentic & Original Country Blues

It must be…

Have a Nice Trip Johnny Otis...

Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, who is best known as Johnny Otis, was one of the true bedrock figures of blues, rhythm & blues & early rock & roll. He died at age 90 at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena after years of decreasing…

"Go Back to Yesterday, Learn How and What to Say, and Make Your Statement"

Eugene Hideaway Bridges

Eugene is a nomadic musician living his life on the road. His home is wherever the next performance takes him, and every…

"The Blues offers me LIFE and makes me a whole person."

Tim Elliott & Blues 'N' Trouble: Rough, Untutored & progress, Slow…

"The Blues is my first and last music love. It brings me happiness, all my life."

Leigh Blond, is a Dutch composer, singer and songwriter.…

Omar Sharriff (Born Dave Alexander) March 10, 1938 – January 8, 2012

Texas blues pianist Omar Shariff (a/k/a David Alexander) passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the age of 73 years old, evidently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Born in Shreveport but raised in nearby Marshall, Texas the young David Alexander Elam was a second-generation, self-taught pianist. Since…

"The music lifted our spirits and gave us a soundtrack for living."…

"I just try to find the inner worth of any musical piece or performance.  If it's something that I can't access, I move on."

Bob Merlis:Walking with the Stars…

"The SOUL of the blues in N.Y is jazz, salsa and R and B.. I should say it was.. There is nothing original musically happening in N.Y today. Only tourism."

Felix Cabrera: The Fusion Soul of Blues…

Dario Bellini:

Like to beat the rhythm of blues and jazz, what it means?

Nautical school but, started freelancing with photography and published pictures and reportages on major italian and…

"Every day is a new adventure, a new dream"  James Lowe

The Electric Prunes: Our brand was blues based…

"Blues is less popular than it used to be because it is less relevant to many people."

Bob Hall: 88 Blues n' Boogie Rockets

Critically acknowledged as Britain’s finest blues and boogie pianist, Bob…

Denny Newman: The Best Kept Blues Secret in UK

Frequently described as "The best kept secret in British Blues", guitarist/vocalist/song writer Denny Newman fronts a superb band that delivers sophisticated guitar led blues - a cross between Peter Green and Mark Knopfler.…

"Blues is the basis of all contemporary music since the turn of the last century. It is the universal language that all cultures understand.

Wayne Riker has dedicated four decades to the guitar. He has been teaching guitar since 1973,and has written…

"If we are lucky and careful, we can learn from all our mistakes and improve ourselves by not repeating them."

Al Kooper: Amazing Life &…