"I believe playing guitar for me is like meditation, I can really let go at times…and it feels great!"

Shawn Starski: Travelin with the Blues…

"I think the reason I became a writer is because I was looking for a way out with something"

Neil Carswell: Keep the Faith

Neil Carswell, the singer well-known as the former front man of the band…

"The harmonica is the closest to the human voice that any instrument will ever be."

Herbie "Doctor Fun" Katz: Keepin the Blues Alive…

"The music come out of the lens through my efforts to capture the energy and soul of the artist"

Michael Kurgansky: The image of music

Michael Kurgansky, born in Germany…

"Some people say I play “Folk Blues” which is correct to an extent; but I think its “Modern Blues” because I’m doing it now."

Steve James: Modern Folk Blues…

Bluesman Jerry "Boogie" McCain was a prolific songwriter and one the world's most influential amplified harmonica players.

Harmonica player/singer/songwriter Jerry “Boogie” McCain, died Wednesday (March 28). He was…

"Blues eases the pain, makes us cry and thus helps us to let go of the hurt and rise again."

Victoria Moralez: Fusion transformation…

"You can’t do John Lee Hooker any better than John Lee Hooker did it 50 years ago, so why’re you doin it now?"

"Uncle" Ben Beckley: The music is magic

Ben…

"What I miss most about Ike is his humor oooh he was funny. I miss our togetherness our cozy... His brilliantness about music!"

Audrey Turner: Love is not Fear

San…

"Work hard and be honest all the time. Speak the truth. Make the best quality possible your goal in everything you do."

Thomas Ruf: The Blues against the blues

Thomas Ruf made his first stint into the music…

"Do it for the right reasons. Do it because you love music and can’t live without it!"

Gregg Wright: King of the Rockin' Blues…

"They were like the man with the dungeon stone and gloom, rising from the underground, the sordid hipsters of America, a new beat generation that I was slowly joining." Jack Kerouak

On The Road ...Again

After 44 years, possibly the longest gestation…

"Blues has a wider definition for me. It is black and yet white too."

Jack Derwin: The Wizard of folk blues…

"Your word is what you have at the end of every day. Be honest with people, ne respectful of everyone you come across and people give back."

Miki Mulvehill van Tyn: Peace, Love & Joy…

"The blues is really a statement about real life. When I write songs they are mostly about my experiences or someone I know experiences. I sing and write from my SOUL."

Mary Washington - Brooks: Sunny Blues…

"Music fads will come and go but those three styles have stood the test of time. That’s the beauty of blues music, soul music and rock music."

Phillip Rauls: The Midas Touch

Phillip…

We always tend to quote Ray Charles' saying "Soul is people who do things from the heart"

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

JC Brooks was born the son of a Jersey funk diva, his voice erupts with heart and heartache…

"We all go through trails and tribulation and that’s the blues. I wish that there were more traditional blues."

Muddy Waters Jr: I'm the son of the blues

Mud Morganfield eldest son of the undisputed king…

"I wish that the blues was less the music of the underdog and never mainstream.  It deserves better!"

Mary Flower: Roots Blues Blossoms…

"The blues for me is a way of expressing a feeling, you don’t have to be down and out to play the blues. It’s a vibration of the soul."

Papa George: Blues with a feelin'

Papa George is one of Britain's leading live…