"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."

The Jumpin' Bones:…

"There are a number of components that connect Native American music with the Blues. For example, in both genres harmonization, rhythm, and powerful vocals are necessary to create an authentic sound."

Lakota John: Native Blues Soul…

"At the beginning of this genre, especially the blues, the impact was huge, as we know, a real revolution on many levels, and the deep meaning of a music whose roots were involved in slavery during 200 years, is unrivalled in the history of human species."

Johnny Branchizio:…

"The blues is a very unique form, perhaps due to the deep history of racial divide, which also enables people to come together and have mutual respect. That’s why I adore blues and roots, as I have experienced myself the power of music and how it helps society and cultures become better."…

"My hopes are that the blues will be played by more musicians in the future, especially acoustic stuff. My fears are none, there will always be a place for blues."

Homesick Mac: Global Blues Roots…

"The main reason is that all the best stuff happened in the 1960s and 1970s. It was stimulating to live through it and see everything unfold. It’s another thing altogether to read them for the first time now and try to appreciate that excitement."

Patrick Rosenkranz: A Wonderful…

"Is for 'counterculture'. I right clicked on it and the example given was: 'the idealists of the sixties'. I suppose they could have said: 'the nihilists of the seventies'."

Peter Kraemer: Originality Of Art…

"It (Blues) was part of the folk oral tradition. But they turned their backs on the Blues, long ago. The Blues seems to be too low class and to carry a message from the segregation days no one wants to listen to."

Fernando Neris: Pure Original Blues…

"Music is always a sharing process. It’s a celebration!!! That’s why world music is so popular these days."

Budda Power Blues: Don't Stop The Boogie

Budda Power Blues are a Portuguese Power…

"Blues and Rock music is still the only things that bring people, cultures there is no real racism in the music."

Marko Balland: Rock Blues Experience

From French blues harmonica player,…

"I think without music things would have been worse and at the same time I wish that music could connect people even more. "

Mischa den Haring: Acid Blues Groove

BLu ACiD is Mischa den Haring and Jan…

"I hope that people wake up and stop wanting overnight manufactured ‘X Factor’ or reality TV bands and instead go out and listen to real music instead."

John Bull: Rock n' Roll Live Pix 

British music…

"I'm not afraid for the future because there is no future, only the present exists. My hope is that in this eternal present the consciences of everyone could be released and reunited. Only then can the future exist."

Professor Bones: Blues From Underground…

"I feel that Blues and the love of blues is continually bridging any all gaps of divide. Whether it be racial or political or socio-cultural, the one thing that binds us together is humanity."

Little Boys Blue: Feel it & Play it!…

"Blues is real, honest and emotional music and you have to put your soul into every note you play to breathe life into it."

Berdon Kirksaether: On Music Canva…

"I believe that when humans first found expression in music, melancholia has always been around in the earliest music forms. And these forms, be they from India or Africa or China or elsewhere, predated blues music by literally, thousands of years."

Kelvin Ng:…