"A further revelation is that most people have very similar problems to yours – the blues are universal – and herein lies the appeal of blues music."

Nick Kipridis: The Streamliner of Oz…

"I am sheltered by the Blues.  My deepest, most tender, most passionate, most memorable, warmest experiences I have found and felt inside the HOUSE of the Blues."

Dede Priest: Modern Day Blues Queen

Dede…

"Meanwhile we weren’t very careful with our Mother Earth, so what we need now is a kind of "Woodstock for the World" to raise consciousness, we are running out of time."

Harry Loco: Peace, Love & Harmony

Wherever Harry goes…

"I believe 'Black Music' is really all about the voice, and horns are very complementary to the voice. There have been some great arrangers over the years who understand this. I play Soul Music."

Mic Gillette: The Power of Soul…

"Blues is one of the main roots of the Jazz and Jazz influenced Bossa Nova. I hear a lot of Blues in many of the Tom Jobim’s songs."

Flávio Guimarães: Southern Cross Blues

Flávio Guimarães is a harmonica…

"Blues can make you feel happy, sad, angry, and sexual. It can make you feel like dancing and feel like crying at the same time. It covers a very broad range of human emotions and people can connect to that."

Taylor Scott: Far Away From Cliché …

"Chicago is the Mecca for the Blues...Texas is a different animal all together....great music scene. New York is more Jazz...all though there is a small scene...."

Dave "Elmo" Bailey: The Citizen of Blues…

"My hope is that live music will survive and flourish. My fear is the world will get more and more noisy and impersonal."

Terry Gillespie: Bluesoul Language

In the mid 1960’s, Michigan was a very…

"Music and poetry walk hand in hand."

Michael Dean Odinn Pollock: Life Is A Learning Process 

Composer, writer, poet, producer, performer and multi-artist Michael Dean Odinn Pollock has…

"The blues is based on emotions, sad but also happy. The release of emotions gives me a sense of catharsis and makes me feel better (and hopefully the audience too)."

Dave Harris: On The Road Again

Dave Harris…

"Money is making robot people, very bad for the whole planet and life on it. The system is wrong but to find out it is too late. Times will change, there is no other way."

Nicko Christiansen: The Way of Livin'…

"Blues is an universal language. It is music you can put in a lot of your own personality and emotions. People understand the feeling immediately."

Champagne Charlie: Time Machine

Champagne…

"All people of the world have a "Blues" music. That rootsy, earthy sound that their people do. In Vietnam, they play a single string instrument called the Dan Bau, that has a Blue crying/singing sound when played."

Twice As Good: Red Blood, Blues Roots…

"I really like about playing blues the way I do is however: every gig is like a new adventure." 

Jasper Mortier: Flying Dutchman

Jasper Mortier is a professional freelance…

"Despite the dramatic political, religious and cultural differences between people around the world, somehow Blues is a common language that transcends what divides us."

Jesse A. Finkelstein: Blues Is In The Air…

"I think that Blues speaks to the human condition in a way that few other forms of music do. I think that Traditional Country and Flamenco perhaps share this a bit."

Jesse Cahn: Ameri-Cahn-a Roots Legacy…

"The blues is raw, honest emotion. It can come from, not only a very dark place, but a very joyful one, as well."

Robert Hill: An Εxperienced Bluesician

Robert Hill was born…

"Blues is a feeling, not just despair, but great joy and everything in between. But it’s a powerful feeling that makes you wanna cry out or shout."

Will Johns: Play with Zen Feeling

Will Johns was born…

"My hopes are being realized by many of talented young artists that I am aware of. Their futures are bright and so is the future of music."

David T. Walker: The Touch of Tone

David T. Walker is a…

"The blues make it to think about many things. You can learn about how face on the different problems in the life...and you can express through them."

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