keep the blues alive

October 2024 Blog Posts (25)

Alabama based musician Scott Ward talks about Wilson Pickett, Muscle Shoals sound, and Soul/Blues music

"I think there is an audience for Soul and Blues music today because people are starved for music that's real and music that is played by real musicians. Most music today has the same cookie cutter formula with the same beats and a lot of that stuff sounds the same."

Scott Ward: The Knight of Muscle Shoals

Bassist and session artist Scott Ward has…

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Q&A with Sallie Bengtson of NOLA Blue - a music aficionado with a heart full of blues, passion for music is a dream come true

"Music is a powerful emotional vehicle for expression of human feelings, and therefore will always be intertwined with all aspects of the human existence."

Sallie Bengtson: A Heart Full Of Blues

NOLA BLUE, INC. was formed in 2012 by…

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Q&A with Mike Griot, bandleader of BLUES PEOPLE, dynamic shift in the present and future state of blues music

"The role of music has never changed. It's our ability to tap into each other… find common ground and enjoy collective humanity that is music’s eternal power."

Mike Griot: Blues People Play The Blues

BLUES People are 2023 and 2024 North Jersey Blues Society (NJBS) International Blues Challenge (IBC) Winners, and 2024 IBC Semifinalists in Memphis,…

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Q&A with poet, actor and author Jose Antonio Pineda, his roots are in alternative culture, in particular the psychedelic underground

"Jazz was my generation’s original inspiration. It was American classical music and the backdrop to the Beat Generation. Psychedelic rock soon became the definitive music of my generation. The psychedelic dance palaces like Chet Helm’s Avalon Ballroom, Bill Graham’s Fillmore Auditorium, Straight Theater and more obscure venues like California Hall and Western Front were imitated all over the world."…

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Q&A with Portuguese blues musician Kiko Pereira (The Blues Refugees), modern blues from the old school experience!

"Can you imagine a world without the blues and everything it’s inspired? It would definitely be a sad and gloomy place! The blues has given so much to music, and it still does. We’ll keep it alive, no doubt about that!"

Kiko Pereira: New "Old School" Blues

The new album ‘Ghosts’ (2024) from the Portuguese blues band Kiko & The Blues…

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