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The activist clown & hippie-icon, Wavy Gravy talks about the Seva Foundation, Woodstock, Grateful Dead, Buddha & Nikos Kazatzakis

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

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An Interview with rock 'n' roll publicist Bob Merlis: Blues is the human cadence. Everybody instantly identifies with it.

"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…

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An Interview with Cuban-born harmonica ace Felix Cabrera: The Blues is an opportunity to express myself

"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…

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The Italian cinematographer & photographer Dario Bellini talks about the "Giants of Rock n' Roll" & walks with Gregory Corso in Roma

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…

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James Lowe of Electric Prunes talks about the 60's, the Blues, Bo Diddley & the Psychedelic Area

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

The Electric Prunes: Our brand was blues based…

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Interview with UK Blues legend Bob Hall - critically acknowledged as Britain’s finest blues n' boogie pianist

"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…

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The british guitarist Denny Newman talks about his journey to the Blues, Peter Green, Manfred Mann, Yardbirds & Mick Taylor

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.…

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Interview with guitarist Wayne Riker: Playing guitar is the ultimate therapy and high for inner peace and tranquility

"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…

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An Interview with Al Kooper, one of the greatest performers and producers in rock & blues music history

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

Al Kooper: Amazing Life &…

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Mexican guitarist "Mr. Pedro" Wyant talks about the California Dream, Robert Johnson, Lou Rawls & the Mexican scene

"Mr. Pedro" Wyant: Un Amigo Tiene El Blues

The diverse musical journey of Pete "Mr Pedro" Wyant originated in Colorado where he worked through his High School years playing lead guitar for the Titians. When the two key members, the Justice brothers, joined the military the core of the band was…

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Steve Perry of Cherry Poppin' Daddies talks about the Daddies, the Swing Revival and the Original Swing Area

"Make sure that you like the song making itself, because if you want to be a musician just because you want to be famous, you wont last."

The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American band established in Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. Formed by Steve Perry (vocals) and Dan Schmid…

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An Interview with Jeremy Spencer of Fleetwood Mac: True blues music seems to have a healing quality for the heart.

"People always need music that reaches their heart and empathises, especially in hard times."

Jeremy Spencer: Divine Blues

Jeremy Cedric Spencer, is a British musician, best…

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Jazz musician Sam Rivers dies at 88

Jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers, one of the giants of avant-garde and free jazz, has died of pneumonia in Orlando, Florida, his family said. He was 88.

Born in Oklahoma into a family of musicians, Rivers embraced bebop in the 1950s and toured with singer Billie Holiday before joining the Miles Davis group in 1964, appearing on the "Miles in Tokyo" live album that same year.…

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An Interview with the Memphian Blues Warrior Charley Burch: Music is the Divine language

"When cutting Blues records, I always remind myself of Picasso’s quote “Bad artists copy; great artists steal”.

Charley Burch is a lifelong Memphian who has been employed as a…

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The Scottish Guitarist Dave Arcari talks about the Radiotones, Scottish Blues, and his reso-phonic guitars

Dave Arcari: Celtic spirit and passion

Slide guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via six internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. His…

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An Interview with Canadian bluesman Al Lerman of Fathead: There are good blues players in Detroit, Toronto, Athens and Moscow.

Al Lerman: We Have Fun !

Fathead may be the best blues and roots band to come out of Canada since Ronnie Hawkins hired the future-Band to become his backup group, The Hawks, in the mid-1950s. An ultra-tight ensemble,…

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An Interview with Huston blues guitarist Leo Aston: My music comes from every part of me, and then some.

"The Blues means a sense of loss to me." 

Leo Aston: The Thrill is Gone

The Leo Trio are, Leo…

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Interview with legendary journalist, Harvey Kubernik: Music means everything because it informs everything if you let it

"My passion for the music and the truth, you have to live the life to truly know it, about what births and informs the music might be one characteristic that led me to the journalist road".

Harvey Kubernik: I Deliver The Goods…

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Merry X-mas from Fito De La Parra of Canned Heat and "Mr. Blues" to the Greek Blues Society

Merry X-mas from Fito and "Mr. Blues" 

"I love Greece, it's history, it's food. We played there a couple of times and it has been a real pleasure. I hope that they invite us back in the future when things get…

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An Interview with Christian Peters of Samsara Blues Experiment: Blues is a feeling. Many other “genres” are crap...

"To learn playing the Blues is not much a science than much more a life-experience that comes out in terms of music".

SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT…

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