"Blues, Jazz, Folk music... This is my heritage, part of my soul, my life, my best friend and my biggest ambition is to influence people, even the world, in a positive way with it."

Derrick Big Walker: Roots Walking

Born in 1953…

"Texas Blues is more guitar driven and maybe less of the harp? It has more of a country and western swing with a touch of Rock n Roll."

Abby Owen: Lone Star on her Heart…

"The blues is an expression of all the wonders of life."

John Idan: Motor City's Bluesbird…

"I am unique and conceited and I only write about my life"

Michael Chapman: Journeyman of …

"The blues genre, unfortunately, tends to have a purest ideology that focuses too much on past artists and compositions"

Steve "Mud Dog" Sainas: Blues Crusader…

R.I.P Bugs Henderson

"Lone Star" blues guitar legend Bugs Henderson, the fiery blues-rocker with the wicked and funky six-string sting, died Thursday night from complications of liver cancer. He was 68.

Mr. Henderson died at his home in Jefferson only…

"The Blues is all, it’s in all we do musically, we just can’t keep it away from our lives, irrespective of musical genre."

Paul Cox sings the Blues

Respected…

"U live and U learn though all of life's experiences good & bad!"

Big James & the Chicago Playboys

Blues often suffers from too much of the same old sound. But, Big James is different from today's blues…

"Women have always been there playing the blues alongside the men and boys."

Dani Wilde: Shining Blues & Shining Heart

Young British Blues & Soul…

"...create a photo with the “soul”- the image from which you can hear the music"

Dragan Tasic: Looking for the feeling

Dragan was born in 1962. After graduating a Musical College early 80s, he started his career as a professional Blues…

"Music is a release for me, when I play I get lost in it and it’s a very happy place to be!!"

Aynsley Lister: Heart Blues Player…

"I just love being on the road playing music. If I have a guitar in my hand and somewhere to go I am happy!"

Danny Bryant: Pure Blues Obsession

Danny Bryant was born in…

"Hey, the old Greek guy Plato would probably say that I always wanted to play the blues."

The Wired!Band: Dr. Feelgood

Seattle's "The WIRED! Band"  has won the…

"The atmosphere in the studio as well as in the city of Miami."

Criteria Studios: Layla and Other Assorted ... Albums

Criteria…

I am The Stoop Down Man, The Don of The Blues, The Little Old Blues Man, better known as ROBERT L CHICK WILLIS

Born Robert Willis on September 24, 1934 in Cabiness, Georgia, "Chick" is the cousin of late blues legend Chuck Willis. He began his musical…

"The Fun-key is every key that makes you feel good."

Bernie Worrell: Peace & Harmony …

"The blues created one instrument and that instrument was the blues diatonic harmonica!"

Giles Robson:The spirit of Brit Blues…

ROME -- The popular Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla has died in Switzerland during a European concert tour. He was 68.

Dalla's company, Ph.D srl Music Management in Bologna, said the singer died, apparently of a heart attack, after eating breakfast Thursday morning in his hotel in Montreaux, Switzerland. He had given a concert there the evening before.

Dalla wrote songs for himself…

"We're honoured that Joe Bonamassa wanted…