"I feel I have all the freedom in the world when I improvise in a blues setting. I feel the most satisfied after a blues gig."

Chris Vitarello: The Blues Satisfaction

Blues Hall of Famer Chris Vitarello…

"Good Blues is a feeling. Happy or sad, it gets right to the soul of the matter and can help someone share their good times and or heart aches. Or to just get loose and forget about everything that weighs you down."

Danny Clinch: Lens & Blues…

"You know, emotionally, l think the blues is all about freedom, subversion and fun."

Sugarcane Collins: Southern Cross Blues

From the far north of Australia but with his musical roots…

"All the music pieces are pleasant for every person and has been written for some reason."

The Lost Boys: Blues Like A Rolling Rock

The Lost Boys' band was formed on 2005 in Thessaloniki,…

"Keep playing and writing with your heart."

Tony Joe White: Swamp Storyteller

Tony Joe White was born in Oak Grove, Louisiana. In 1967, White signed with Monument Records, which operated…

"The Blues is a platform for the human soul to air out all of its frustrations, joy and perspective on the human dilemma."

Josh Hoyer: The Soul of Shadowboxers

The Shadowboxers is a new project…

"Music that stands the test of time, whatever the genre, is comprised of skill, knowledge, heart, and earnest and engaging delivery."

Sarah Shook: One Bourbon, One Guitar, One Smoke

In the…

"Boogie Woogie is so infectious. It’s the beat I think that keeps it going -kind of like rap for kids."

Sue Palmer: Boogie Woogie Happiness

San Diego's Queen of Boogie Woogie, Sue Palmer,…

"Happiness is a good dog; they always love you and they never judge."

Gregg Allman: Celebrating the Joy of Music & Life

As a founding member of the one and only Allman Brothers…

"The old blues started it all. It is a torch that will always be passed down and will always burn bright."

Joseph James Cannizzo: Caught In The Crossfire 

Singer / songwriter Joseph James…

"Blues will be around forever. Blues is the basis for so much music...country, rock n roll especially. Punk is very much like the blues."

Scott H. Biram: Real & Dirty Deal 

Rock ‘n’ Roll ain’t pretty…

"I think blues music is honest – it is a pure method of communication, heart to heart. You learn about your inner self through the blues – but it takes time."

Little Devils: 21st Century Blues…

"I don’t think you can read about it to pick up techniques, body language and style. There’s only so much you can imagine reading but experiencing first hand it the best."

Lou Wolfenson: World Blues Lovers United…

"The Blues is the only music which shows how real life is without fake dreams."

The Yesterdaze Blues Band: Present Truths

The Yesterdaze Blues Band is a blues band from Loutraki, Greece. The band was…

"I hope the younger generations know the real passion, and celebration of life that is the Blues, it’s not a downer thing."

Washboard Jo: When The Saints Play Music

Jo Burke,…

"I would go back to the plantations to hear the Blues in its most powerful state. Just hearts full of stories trying to survive."

Goldie Reed: Building A New  Heritage

Goldie Reed is a 26…

"Blues is music from the heart and the soul and it has a low tolerance for bullshit."

Raoul Bhaneja: The Big Time of Blues

Raoul & The Big Time was formed in July 1998…

"Music is a gift from God and it lifts the spirit- that one thing that keeps us all sane in a word of insanity."

Scott Ward Band: Muscle Shoals Down Through Decatur

The Scott Ward Band was…

"Blues music is a language that needs to be shared."

Johnny Cox: The Blues of Highlander 

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Johnny Cox comes from Canada by way of Scotland. Inspired by many…

"The musicians of the Brit Blues boom had their feet in the past but their heads in the future."

Robert Hokum: Blues With No Border

Guitarist / vocalist Robert Hokum is…