"The music is so elemental (blues and blues based rock ‘n’ roll) that no matter how far popular music gets away from the roots,  a guy or girl with a guitar playing and singing, the desire for that fundamental connection will never die."

Scott Rosenbaum: Long Live The…

"The Blues fathered Rock & Roll, and Rock & Roll changed the world."

Sonny Moorman: Blues Revival

More than just a Blues-Rock artist, award-winning guitar player Sonny Moorman balances his…

"I believe in the USA, Blues music (and all forms of it) have brought the races and social classes together. Music is about community and nobody, no matter what they look like or where they come from, can deny a good groove. This is why music has and will always unite people."

Jackie Venson: Freedom…

"The blues to me is a soulful way of expressing yourself and playing blues style music is the ultimate for guitar playing."

Mason Ruffner: Keep It Real!

Mason Ruffner’s musical roots begin in the late…

"My fear in today’s pop culture is that serious musicians and songwriters are starving and struggling while young 'beautiful people' get all the attention. This is not the fault of common people and music fans."

Dale Peterson: The Roots of Routes…

"Blues and Jazz 'ARE' the 'impact' and commentary on our American racial, cultural and socio-political experiences."

Jon Otis: The World of BluBeatz 

Darrell Jon Otis was born June 12th 1953 in Tulsa,…

"Music connects people from all over the world, independent of their origin, religion or race."

Minor Cabinet: Blues Rock Breakers

Minor Cabinet is a young five piece indie-blues-rock band…

"The difference between European blues scene and American blues scene, in my opinion, is that in Europe the people think more about 'old' blues, in USA you can find more 'contemporary blues' I guess."

Matteo Sansonetto: Blues Revue…

"I’d like to change dramatically the music from the 80% of TV channels and radio stations."

Alexandru Cismaru: Blues Soul, Jazz Heart

Romanian blues-rock,…

"Comics are a popular art in countries like the US and it's a way to pass strong messages to the public especially kids. Yes, Spiderman can be African-American. Yes, Thor can be a woman. Yes, gay is normal too. Comics can be a very powerful visual 'weapon' against prejudice."

Nicolas Stefadouros: Colorful…

"The devaluation of music as a true profession. The attitude and philosophy that music should be free…recorded and live - totally ridiculous. I value what I do in every way."

Steve Tallis: A Shaman of Freedom

Steve Tallis…

"Blues and Jazz were birthed out of the Black experience in America. The notes themselves came on the ship with the slaves. It is the re arrangement of the notes to the soul, mind, and spirit that formed the music. The music came from broken spirits, determined hearts, and hope the wailed in the fields."…

"I hope that there continues to be a thriving species of comics that deals in more substantive and subversive adult content as showcased in the alternative and/or underground comic movement and an interest and support in that sort of sequential art."

Paul Lapusan: Creepy & Grotesque…

"Tuvan music mainly in pentatonic scale with some alterative and therefore melodies sound very much like blues ones. The rhythms remind country-and-western. Plus singers use a lot of improvisation with lyrics too."

Albert Kuvezin:…

"Music as an art form should always lead and never follow. Rock n’ Roll was a leading art form because it was one of the first modern social medias. It was invented to get people together."

Tim Gorman: The Keys of Music…

"The Blues is the basis for everything that excites me about music. When I’m listening to the Blues or playing the Blues, I am the most “at home” and the most natural."

Scott Holt: Nothing Is Off Limits!…

"There are always new generations of young people – it used to be principally young men but it is increasingly, of course, young women, too – who want to shake off the shackles of convention and travel is a great way to physically and psychologically release yourself from those ties, discover unfamiliar cultures and even yourself."…

"I do miss the radio from those days; they seemed to have so much more variety."

Ken Meyer Jr.: So Fine Art & Music

Ken Meyer Jr. has been an artist his whole life. A…

"The term “Blues” is greatly misunderstood by many people, and it can conjure 10 different images for 10 different people."

Keith Stone: The Saints Returns

Keith Stone is a…

"What we can say for sure is that the blues and later soul/funk music made a case for the rights of Afro-Americans and against racism. Finally the blues as a genre have had a huge impact on popular music and therefore you can say that they have influenced our culture worldwide."

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