"I hope the economic troubles on the planet put the musicians in a more creative way, as it happened during the great depression in the late 20’s in America."

Ilenia Appicciafuoco: Spicy Roots Music…

"The Blues seem to me to have lasting power because when it is all said and done they ultimately speak to survival, having fun in spite of conditions, and to the celebration of life."

Greg Nagy: The Blues Around Me…

"The blues is a feeling you feel deep down in your gut. Its pain, sorrow and loss of a love gone bad or Death or just hardships of life. It's the dark stuff."

Stevie Klasson: The Blues Had A Baby (And They Named Rock and Roll)…

"The blues at it’s best is the most profound, and uplifting, and expressive and joyful music you’ll ever hear. What on earth would we be doing if it didn’t exist?"

The Rhythm Blasters: US Blues, Made In UK

The Rhythm Blasters started…

"Blues teach me how to give a look deep inside yourself and the other people, it gives me the meaning to stay in a real touch with people and their humanity."

Harmonica Slim: Breathing The Blues Life…

"Blues is an honest music, music of love and passion, suffering and loneliness. It comes from the very core of our being."

Jovana Stankovic: Breathing The Blues

Jovana Stankovic was born on January 20th in 1987 in Belgrade,…

"Find your own way and remember to find peers and friends to share the burden and the ecstasy of a life in the arts--and thank those who help you. Take advice from elders like me with three grains of salt."

David Cope: Scream With Rhyme & Clarity…

"Quite simply it’s (Blues) not trendy. It’s true and real and most importantly, honest and timeless. I guess I mean to say that it’s timeless. If it’s good, it will stand the test of time."

D.A. Foster: The Real Thing of R&B…

"It (Blues) goes a lot deeper than the ears. On a personal level, it has allowed me a huge amount of expression, and somehow kept me from being hungry very often."

Michael Garrett: The Blues Is Alright…

"Learning from nature and learning from each other and learning from our inner selves about spiritual awakenings and realizations. We were all changing and learning more about living on the land."

Holly Harman: Inside a Hippie Commune…

"The blues is that tribal, African roots, which directly sings an emotion. It's not about chords, riffs, harmony. It is a direct kick to your heart."

Aníbal Repetto: Alma Emoción

Aníbal Repetto was born…

"This type of music (Rhythm & Blues) lives in your soul. It speaks for you, and to you, there is nothing that will ever replace that feeling. It's really personal yet universal."

Ruby Andrews: The Gemstone of Soul …

"I learned to express my feelings through the blues, and that playing music should be emotional. You have to look into your soul, notes are not enough."

Keith Airey:  I Wanna Tell You A Story…

"The blues is a little bit of everything…dirty, clean, funny, melancholy, insightful; as I am I."

Jai Malano: Rhythm & Blues Charm

Powerhouse vocalist, Jai Malano, debuted as leading lady to horn…

"Music like math is the international language. You don't have to speak Greek, French, Spanish, English or whatever to comprehend it. Music is part of the human experience. It crosses all borders."

The Sidney Green Street Band: Jam In The Moment…

"I have learned from blues that it is a lot easier for me to say something with music than in real life. I don’t really perceive blues as a musical style, more as a means of communication and sharing your emotions with other people."

Rolin Humes: Furious Circus Blues Act…

"Blues, John Lee Hooker and Howling Wolf in particular, awakened my inner, my core as a musical human being."

Boudewijn Bonebakker: Keep On Truckin'

The title of the new Gingerpig album,…

"The blues was music of several particular musical eras, and to try and pretend that it shouldn’t change would be foolish."

Julian Piper: Holding The Mojo

British bluesman Julian Piper has played on…

"I’m afraid that some blues societies and foundations might be discouraging the young artists coming up by trying to mold them in the old tried and true pasture of '50s-'60s Chicago blues era and not accepting new concepts and formats."

Jerry Lee Gingery: Beat &…

"Rock n’ roll and the blues, well it’s like a loyal, exclusive club, it will always be with us, as long as there guitars, drums, sax, piano, whatever, kicking around…"

The Peckham Cowboys: The Ancient Howl of Rock n' Roll…