March 2023 Blog Posts (25)

Q&A with musician, producer and photographer Steve Katz of The Blues Project; and Blood, Sweat & Tears

"Obviously, having hit records changed my life, but the “key to a music life well lived” is happiness, both professionally and personally. In that sense, I’ve been very lucky."

Steve Katz: Blood, Sweat & Rock n' Roll

Steve Katz is a guitarist and record producer who is best known as a member of Blood, Sweat & Tears. Katz was an original…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 30, 2023 at 11:30am — No Comments

Legendary artist Graham Nash talks about the music, photography, Jacques Cousteau, Jesus and Beethoven

"I think that, in the future, human beings will become 'proto- humans', Human beings will slowly become 'Proto' for instance by including technology in their own bodies, chips inserted in their veins, so they don't have to use passwords to open the door is just the beginning."

Graham Nash: Eyes and Ears Artistry

Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 29, 2023 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. of The Rumble, a musical vision that blends New Orleans culture from past to future

"That no matter where you are in this world, music can connect people with people, generations with generations, and the more music we create the more connections we can make."

Joseph Boudreaux Jr: A Bridge of Culture 

New Orleans outfit, The Rumble, announced that they will be releasing Live at the Maple Leaf on May 19th. "My…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 29, 2023 at 9:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Florida-based harmonicist Sonny Charles of Backtrack Blues Band, one of the most accomplished blues bands

"Performing blues music and bringing our show to fans around the world has been very gratifying. We’ve learned that music is the “universal language,” and people from all parts of the world relate to blues music in a positive way. Traveling throughout the USA, Canada, and overseas has introduced us to so many wonderful folks, and we’ve seen that the human family is basically…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 28, 2023 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with bluesman Alabama Mike, writes and sings the blues unique and simultaneously steeped in tradition

"I think that the genre (Blues) needs to be embraced, taught and shared in a broader sense, it has to be accepted, supported and respected more by black people here in America first. I think people can be made to understand how this music has been so important in the development of our place culturally in society."

Alabama Mike: The Future of the Blues…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 28, 2023 at 9:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Greek musician and producer Epi K. Paradox, traded the sun-soaked Mediterranean to pursue his music career in London, UK.

"The current state of the music industry consists of a quite diverse sound and different genres. However, I believe the Blues is still going strong and fans have been loyal to the scene for many decades now. Blues is the foundation of popular music and its roots will hopefully keep growing for many years to come. Therefore, I believe it is a matter of generations, how one passes the information to another. That way, there is a great…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 25, 2023 at 9:30am — No Comments

Q&A with the editor of the Encyclopedia of Beat Literature, Kurt Hemmer - Professor of English at Harper College in Illinois

"The Beats loved jazz, Kerouac wanted to be a jazz writer, but they also appreciated classical music and other forms of music. Notice the shout-out to Ray Charles at the beginning of Ginsberg’s “Kaddish.” What really helped keep the Beats alive was their influence on rock music: Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Doors, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, The Clash, Nirvana. Rock lyricists are the true heirs of the Beat…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 24, 2023 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Roots-based musician/producer Pete Anderson, a bright spot in the future of the American roots music scene

"You need to play freely from your heart, and I believe you play the most free when you are making music you love. Let your emotions shape the sound, the phrasing, the melodies, and the riffs and grooves. I think if you have enough chops to express what you feel, and you can put your soul into every lick you play, then that's a music life well lived."

Pete Anderson: Making A Great…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 22, 2023 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Maryland-based drummer/singer “Big Joe” Maher, had the privilege to perform with many greats musicians

"My hope is that the younger generation will push forward this wonderful form of music and keep it going well into the future and keep the Blues alive."

Big Joe Maher: Let The Rockin' Roll

Joe Maher aka "Big Joe" started out his music career in his Maryland high school jazz band "The Starliners.” Musician greats like Clark Terry, Urbie Green,…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 21, 2023 at 11:30am — No Comments

Q&A with truly gifted Soul & Blues singer Willie West, one of the great Soul survivor figures of New Orleans

"I put my heart and soul into my music and my performances. It’s an extension of me and all the history that made me what I am. Everyone interprets music in their own way, shaped by their experiences. That’s the beauty of life, it is all intertwined. Follow your dreams."

Willie West: Soul Heart & Blues Soul

Willie West is one of the original…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 20, 2023 at 10:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Memphis-based Soul Blues harmonica ace Tony Holiday - Hill county with a step of Memphis lightning

"Music has always affected the way people live their life, example - in the mining camp days, you would go to the saloon after work, and the piano player would be relating all the news from the last mining camp, it used to be the heart of information as they were the only ones traveling from town to town to spread that information. As far as my music goes, I’d like to bring people together and make them feel and think about things they love and things…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 20, 2023 at 9:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Eric Sommer & The Fabulous Piedmonts, an intersection of improbable influences and experiences

"I am not sure it can and remain the “music industry”. AI applications writing songs? Making melody? I am not sure that is music, certainly not without the most important element of all: a human behind it. Music is live performance - it’s not video, it’s not film, it is human beings working together on stage, without a net, without an algorithm, doing a collaborative process that is imperfect and fraught with danger because it is “in the moment” and goes by…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 15, 2023 at 9:30am — No Comments

Q&A with new rising musician Pierce Dipner, Pennsylvania-based multi-instrumentalist with passion for the Blues

"I believe the impact of Blues on culture has lessened in recent years, although it is still prevalent. I think the most important impacts are made by the preservation and teaching of the history behind the genre. Learning about what inspired and influenced the pioneers to start this genre, and the social climate at those times."

Pierce Dipner: Goin’ Back To My Roots…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 14, 2023 at 9:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Swiss-based duo of Joe Charitos & Paul Miles, freshness and energy to bluesy, soul, folk and Motown rhythms

"Music is a vibration that is felt and transmitted on different frequencies. No matter what the music is called by others, it will be recognized by those able to receive the vibrational waves from the medium."

Joe Charitos & Paul Miles: Cool Blues

French musician Joe Charitos and American born Paul Miles (of Swiss-based duo of Joe…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 13, 2023 at 10:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Ireland-based Mary Stokes & Brian Palm, one of the most highly regarded Blues bands of Europe

"I think that the Blues continues to generate a devoted following in Europe and around the world for many reasons; because people recognise themselves in the Blues, we hear our own experiences, and we feel the expression as personal and yet shared. As Blues is at the heart of Rock and Roll too and is core to Jazz and so many music genres, I believe that people respond to Blues as something familiar yet perhaps unexplored."…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 13, 2023 at 9:00am — No Comments

Q&A with veteran Tulsa blues-rocker Scott Ellison - hints of Rock and Soul wrapped into a contemporary shell

"The Blues is its own genre. As in Jazz, Rock and Roll, etc. It goes all the way back to the Delta to the present and has developed into the most beautiful musical art form in the world. It's the pallet that is in every genre of music that is out today."

Scott Ellison: Preaching The Blues

Tulsa, Oklahoma native, guitarist and songwriter, Scott…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 12, 2023 at 9:00am — No Comments

Interview with legendary bluesman Charlie Musselwhite: The Myth, The Blueman, The Man - a life like a classic blues song

“It’s the same with anything and everything: follow your heart and don’t expect to please anybody but yourself. They say if you do what you love the money will follow. It worked for me. I’m not rich by any means but I have a good life all considered.”

Charlie Musselwhite:

Blues from the Heart with a Feeling…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 10, 2023 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Romanian manager/director Mihai Razvan Mugescu of Open Air Blues Festival Brezoi – Valcea

"Blues is becoming more relevant in Romania, other organizers are gaining the courage to create blues events and everything is growing bigger and bigger. Music is best understood and lived when putting live audiences and live artists together in the same place."

Mihai Razvan Mugescu (Open Air Blues Festival Brezoi): The Blues Is Alright!…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 6, 2023 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with The Cash Box Kings (Oscar Wilson & Joe Nosek), one of the blues world’s most beloved and honored bands

"Everybody has the blues at some point in their life. Everybody's blues is different. But blues music can help you deal with life's struggles. It can also be a way to express happiness and joy. Blues music is a celebratory music."

The Cash Box Kings:

A Glorious Celebration Of The Blues…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 5, 2023 at 6:24pm — No Comments

Q&A with France-based band of Miss Bee & The Bullfrogs, interpret African-American music in their own singular way

"African American music in general is made for dancing and sharing feelings, it gives a great feel of empowerment to the listeners as well as the players and this is what we all need! We love the «feel good» messages, we also love how deep and moving it can go too, we love how everybody can rely on this music, how anybody can join in for a jam, how we can all let ourselves go and dance instinctively on this music…"…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 4, 2023 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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