"A music is a place to pour your love and your passion into, so in the big picture it’s all the same on a spiritual and emotional level. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That’s one of the great things about music too."

Jeff Pevar: The…

"Jazz and Blues are highly emotional art forms as are any and all types of music."

Terry Blankley: Shallow North Blues

Terry Blankley, AKA TerryB is a Canadian songwriter, singer and keyboard player. He…

"Rock'n'Roll ain't politcal! It is about having fun and feeling good, no matter if you are poor or rich, black, yellow, red, white or green, and no matter to which god you pray! It is just that if you don't like Elvis we can't be friends!"

Sandy Wild: Rock n' Roll…

"I think that the Europeans really respect musicians and really appreciate what they do. They have a deep and serious passion for the blues."

Harper: The Dreamtime Of Blues 

Harper is one of…

"The blues has always talked about injustice and modern times. This is another reason I sing them because blues relate to today’s society just as much as it did during the Jim Crow era."

Jontavious Willis: True Blues Prodigy…

"The lines that connects Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, BB King, Jimi Hendrix and many more is the raw roots and sincerity in this form of music where a single note can say more than words."

Carlos Medina Mendoza: State of Flux…

"I miss better radio. It used to be that you could actually discover good music on the radio. Now it’s all the same bubblegum. And there’s not much blood and sweat in music these days."

Bill Hinds: The Sweet Sound of Alabama…

"It’s never been easy being taken seriously as a female in a man’s world...and music is no different. So much of a woman's so-called talent is based oh how she looks, dresses, etc. and that isn't fair!"

Vikki Lee: The Blues of Catharsis…

"I learned early on the healing powers of music. Blues music is life, the good the bad, the suffering and hard times that touches us all. It may be relative but no one goes untouched. Blues music is medicine for the soul."

Li'l Ronnie Owens: Big True Soul…

"Cannot imagine something like to hope or to fear about music. She does well!"

Tonia Ainot (aka τώ.ρά.): Jazz In Art

The Greek visual artist Tonia Ainot (aka τώ.ρά.), exhibits a series of portraits of…

"Music brings people together, politics gets people away…this is a universal language. It’s not exclusive to the Rock or the Blues, music comin’ from the heart helps people."

Demian Dominguez: Keep On…

"From blues and rock and roll, I learned that making every note matter brings great insight into our lives, our shared humanity and concerns. It brings Joy, rhapsody, and peace of mind to the listener. These forms of music teach us to be our better selves."

Jas Obrecht: Rockin' & Talkin'…

"Folk and blues rarely enjoys the massive popularity of mainstream pop music, but people trust folk and blues at a very deep level. People literally ingest the music because it is about real life experiences that they do relate to intimately."

Bill Bourne: Welcome To…

"Blues music, like all music, can bring people together, and can also be a means to call attention too many of the implications in our world today. It can serve many purposes and send many messages."

Guy King: Chicago’s Latest Truth…

"You can look at blues as sort of a Zen meditation. In real life we struggle with the day to day aspects of who we are and how we present ourselves to the world at large. Living this life we deal with daily problems, the sufferings of loss, and the joys of love and happiness."

Andy Santana:…

"In the counterculture at large it's the idea of independence — thinking for yourself  — expressing yourself — being yourself — in a long line from Neal & Allen to flower children to green hair to sex changes to hugely popular stoner films."

Brian Hassett: The Beat State Of…

"Music and humor are for the healing of the nations. "

Leonard Solomon: Bellowphone Blues

Leonard Solomon proves that they are born from a love of music and a passion for invention. Since he…

"Blues was one of the first real cultural crossovers... Young white kids were listening to 'race music'. It began a dialogue of understanding... one that we're still working on today…"

Blind Lemon Peel All-Stars: Put on your dancin' shoes…

"Hooker said, Blues is a Healer. It is a universal language. It is our life blood."

New Blues Revolution: US Soundtrack

New Blues Revolution is the brain child of singer Bill Grisolia from Spain…

"In Rock n' Roll culture can demonstrate not only their experiences in love, but also social problems, policies, ecology, uncivilized driving on the roads ... Blues is the basis of everything, musical forms and the topics covered in the texts."

Gele Vaso: On The Rocky Blues…