"Blues is a part of all music. The younger generation has reached back and infused the blues in their music of today. Each generation has to grow up to realize how important the Blues is to their music and understand how it broadens their sound and feel of their music."

Zakiya Hooker: Keeping The Blues Real

Her newest 9-tracks…

"Music is life -there is music everywhere, not just in the concert halls with instruments, but on the street corners, and certainly in nature - but you just have to listen for it...With that said, not everyone is cut out to be in the music business as a profession and doing your 'artistic thing' -AND- trying to make money, which is not easy and not for everyone (no matter how talented you are!). Whatever you do--enjoy the music above…

"Roots music was the original protest music. While it spoke on an individual level about the challenges faced by everyday people, it also spoke on a societal level about injustice in all areas."

Clint Morgan: Under The Blues Law

Americana singer/songwriter and Blues Pianist Clint Morgan, a charter member of the International Blues Foundation, has…

"Blues music and culture brings people together. It transcends the color line and gives people a common ground on which to communicate. Blues has the ability to bring different cultures, races and genders together and not think about who you are or where you came from. Music is a healer and the glue that holds us together."

Zakiya Hooker: The Legacy of The…

"Blues has its roots in the African-American culture dating back to the time of slavery.  It has had a huge impact on the music of our time not only in America, but all over the world.  Blues music crosses racial, political and socio-cultural lines."

Liz VanHouten: Sacramento…

"Most of what’s considered blues today, I don’t regard as blues. It’s mostly blues-rock, or just rock, as far as I see. Blues followers generally seem to like it though so I try to keep opinions to myself, unless it pertains to festival line-ups that repeatedly book electric guitar and harmonica show-boaters."…

"Blues and roots music is the undercurrent of American culture and has created most of it and supported and enhanced it in various, subtle ways."

Eric Sommer: American Songbook

Boston-based singer,…

"Blues & Jazz have practically defined a whole musical culture in which by the end of the 20th century had become embedded in the mainstream of American society."

The Lucky Losers: Yin & Yang Blues…

"Today’s blues people seem more interested in striking a pose and keeping to the old forms more than they are in the qualities that made the earlier artists so unforgettable. My fear is that the blues will turn into a competition to see who can do the best imitation of the greats of days gone by."…

"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'…

"Most popular music now days owes a lot to the blues. You can hear it in almost everything if you know what to listen for. And of course, blues owes everything to African music from which it was derived. Blues is the thread that sews all that music together."

Alan Moe Monsarrat: Roots Rock…

"I would have housing built on the moon and send all the rich that have no souls, the evil corporations that poison the planet, and anyone that has hate in their heart on a one-way trip."

Frank Alan Bella: The Art Of The Mystery…

"The impact of music on literature is simple: to have a great song you always need two main ingredients, words and music. You can’t have one without the other. The relationship to music to socio-cultural is a much bigger topic, possibly even a book."

Paul Charles: Literary Notes &…

"My hopes are that more kids appreciate this music of Blues and Jazz and my fears are that they don’t!"

Noel Catura: American Sax & Soul

Musician extraordinaire on the tenor, alto and…

"The Blues is as expressive as any music ever created. The profound struggles and challenges of human existence, being in our fragile bodies, is a universal experience. The feeling of blues music is innate, transcends history, and is understood by everyone."

Greg Anton: The Spiritual…

"What the blues means to me is that it is the stories of life experiences, both good and bad. The music called “Blues” is a school unto itself that requires study and understanding as a basic form of black American music."

Sid Morris: The Keys of South Bay…

"I miss the innocent enthusiastic way that early rock and roll was played. The music nowadays is all hyped up and just business like Joe Bonamassa for instance."

Rod Demick: The Blues Therapy …

"I love blues playing. For me it's the sense of invention in a relatively simple form."

Rest in Peace, John Renbourn

(8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015)…

"The blues today are more rock than blues, that's what the club owners think, but what I see is the real blues lovers, love the down home blues."

Pete Karnes: Still Here & Plays The Blues…

"As any of us from New Orleans will tell you, it is our freedom of expression and joie de vivre that makes us unique."

Brint Anderson: The Saints' Riffs

More than forty years have passed since Brint…