"The Blues can cut so deep, and Jazz has that magic mixture of chaos and harmony. The Beats tried to emulate Jazz in their poems."

klipschutz: Satire & Skepticism

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"The best blues to me always came from older black men who lived either in the countryside of the South, or in the Chicago blues clubs."

Bruce Brookshire: Southern Mission

Bruce Brookshire and…

"Blues and Gospel are the roots of jazz. For jazz to be vital it must have its roots. Sometimes I now hear academic sounding 'jazz' with no roots. A technical exercise."

Charlie Miller: When the Saints go Marching In…

"Blues is something you live and is about your life and whatever is around you."

JT Lauritsen: Arctic Heat & Southern Feeling

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Andy Pyle: Music is full of hope

In the spring of 1962, while still at school and with no musical background, Andy bought his first bass after volunteering to play with The Spectres on their imminent debut performance. Over the next four years, Andy played with several local…

"I miss the real blues musicians that did their own thing even if they played a cover, I would like to see more artist’s with an original sound, everyone kind of fits into the record company 'box' and sound a lot alike."

Granvil Poynter: Back to old good…

"I believe American Blues is at the heart of all good Rock and Roll music, and I don’t think that’s very difficult to trace." 

Marvin Taylor: Simplicity & Honesty

Marvin Taylor born in Tuskegee, Alabama, is a…

"The blues will always generate a following because its real music that comes from the soul to the hearts of human beings and that moves people." 

The Hound Kings: The Blues of Bay

The Hound Kings are the…

"Phil Ochs songs were meaningful and some of his melodies were outstanding. He obviously felt that he could reach people and affect their politics with his songs."

Sonia "Sonny" Ochs: Phil Ochs Song Nights…

"The blues can give you a hug and tell you it is going to be OK, the blues can be a shoulder to cry on or it can be a friend to laugh with. You can’t get enough of it."

Clay Swafford: The Blues is Okay!…

"There is so much honesty in Blues & Soul. It’s about sharing the things that sit deep in your soul. It’s unfiltered."

Gracie Curran: Proof that the soulful sound is alive…

"The Blues like Jazz in that it’s real music made by real people playing real instruments. The human touch my man...that’s what it is."

The Mighty Mojo Prophets: Mojo Riders 

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"I miss the era itself. There were so many good bands and places to work. Nowadays it is mostly part time. I think the future of music is in trouble unless something new comes along to shake things up."

Wayne Bruce: Georgia on my Mind…

"I really don't have any fears about music's future, it has existed longer than mankind's other languages. It will continue to exist as long as there are people to make it."

Dick Cooper: Sweet Home Alabama…

"I have no hopes and fears for the future of music - people will always play music.  The business is stupid and was stupid before too, it is just backwards in a new way." 

Alana Amram: The Gem of New York…

"Music is the food of love and if I hadn’t been a psychologist I would have been a musician."

Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.: The Blues of Earth

Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. who has a B.A. in philosophy and psychology…

"I believe there is some great blues happening nowadays. It is great to see so many younger players coming up playing great 'traditional' blues."

Shirley Jackson: Makes People Happy…

"This is not a time to look back & wish things were different. I try to be here now and not project the future of music or life as we know it..."

Taffi Rosen: Beyond The Limits…

"Bluesmen aren’t singing about whipping their hair all around or discoing with ducks. These are songs with life messages...truth is truth and that creates it’s staying power."

Snarky Dave: The knowledge of wisdom…

"Together, blues and jazz have still got the primal spark that’s missing from lots of manufactured pop and TV talent show kids."

Mama Tokus: Ragtime Confessions

Plymouth’s Blues and Soul singer Mama Tokus, aka…