"I miss the rawness of the old recordings. I don’t mind hearing mistakes, if the performance delivers the feeling it’s designed to."
Kevin McKendree: The Rock House Roll
Kevin McKendree was…
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"I firmly believe that Blues music has done more for integration of the races than any other thing ever. It has done so by allowing white audiences to be with black audiences and share a common love for the music and in doing so learn about and from each other. Knowledge is the cure for hatred, suspicion and bigotry."…
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"If everybody in the world are purely curious with no ego, war will disappear from this planet."
Hiromasa Suzuki: Rising Sun Blues
Guitarist and singer Hiro Suzuki born in Chiba, Japan. 1981 started the career as a professional musician in Tokyo Japan. 1992 moved to the U.S. and played with NYC bands such as Moose and The Bulletproof Blues Band,…
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"The Blues Foundation’s mission is partially to expand worldwide awareness of the blues. This is a great vehicle to fulfill that mission."
International Blues Challenge:
The Blues Is Alright…
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"Blues traces back to our roots. It is music coming from the soul. It is a dance about life and a sigh about misery. Blues is about confessing and protesting, therefore terrorizes those in charge. Songs not payed but paying."
Dimitris Mallis: Blossom Tales…
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"Back to a time when the people who inhabited this Earth treated it like it was there mother. Where people used what the earth provided and lived in harmony with the natural cycle of life. I would love to see that."
Matthew Skoller: Blues Immigrant…
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"I like to think that music can bring about social and political change but it's only one part of a much bigger picture."
Martin Harley: Southern Roots Ground
Martin Harley is a supremely…
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"Without the blues (and jazz), the music scene as we know it now would not exist. It’s clear that the music has had a massive impact in easing the struggle of African Americans (and their brothers and sisters worldwide) for equality."
Starlite Campbell Band: Heartbeats …
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"Blues is one of the warmest musical genres – it just feels so friendly, even if the subjects it touches happen to be heavy."
Ringhold: Avant-garde Blues Travelers
Ringhold is an avant garde…
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"Jazz has always been political and I feel that it needs to continue to be a platform for artists to express their beliefs and their support for the kinds of political policies they believe in."
Allan Harris: A Protean Jazzman…
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"The Second World War had only been over for 15 years, so during the Fifties in the UK we started to hear R&R which had a great influence on young people after the hard times the country had suffered, the music was a release a new horizon of hope for us."
Howie Casey: Sax in…
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"Music is bringing people together. It’s the greatest thing about art."
Lars Kutschke: Right Here, Right Now
Lars Kutschke is a guitar player and composer between R&B, Blues, Jazz and Rock. As…
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"I am sure the blues has brought people together like any good music does."
Lena & The Slide Brothers: Blues Roads
Lena & The Slide Brothers was formed in 2009 in Helsinki, Finland.…
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"Black music is what brought us jazz, blues and rock. Being honest, truthful and expressive, that music naturally attracts people who aspire to be the same. For a time, it was the voice of change which once seemed imminent. Now it is infected with corporate greed, but the roots are still unspoiled. It just takes a working brain to see through the hype and someday maybe we won’t be fooled."…
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"The blues is the soundtrack of American history, even though the style of music has found its way to so many musicians in the rest of the world."
Eight O’Five Jive: Back to Nostalgic Era…
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"My wish is of course that a new generation of music lovers will learn to appreciate blues and attend live shows, but also that the music remain soulful and genuine."
Gina Sicilia: Heart & Soul…
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"To me the blues means being able to talk about life’s struggles in song. It is tempered sometimes with lively lyrics and rhythm. Blues encompasses everything into one song: spirit, life, work, darkness, sadness, joy, and hope. And it always comes from the heart."
Sharon…
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"The audience dynamic is predominantly white and many white artists have picked up the mantel and are doing great things with these blues."
Donald Ray Johnson: Bluesin' Around
Donald Ray Johnson (also…
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"Music and visual art definitely reflect what is happening with the times."
Carol Boss: St. Louis Art n' Blues
Carol Boss is a St. Louis based artist who paints mostly in acrylic. Paintings vary from musician portraits, to…
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