"There certainly is an audience for blues music in today's world because the blues is timeless...it's eternal...and there is the potential for even greater audience growth as we explore the ever-expanding musical variations of the art form...it's the main ingredient."
Billy Jones: The Delta Bluez Outlaw
Billy Jones’ voice and guitar work shine…
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"Blues is about the human condition, life experience, and sharing stories. I was in college in a computer course when I realized I had to go full tilt into music. I guess you could say the fear of doing anything other than music is what changed the path of my life the most."
JW - Jones: Everything About The Blues!…
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"There is a stigma of race when it comes to the blues. The color of your skin has nothing to do whether you have the blues or not, everyone has the blues one way or another."
Doug Jones: Music City Emotions
Doug Jones is songwriter, and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Doug says: "My sound is a reflection of listening to…
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"Blues music is my therapy. Writing songs has a way of helping me understand, and deal with, life, love, and loss."
Dennis Jones: Soft Hard & Loud Blues
Sizzling hot guitar solos. Smooth and soulful vocals. High-energy stage performance. Backed by a rhythm section that is second to none, this IS Dennis Jones. Jones was born in Baltimore,…
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"Blues music has made me see the world more realistic. Even though different places have different cultures, we go thru some of the same situations and have some of the same problems."
Andrew ‘Jr.Boy’ Jones: A True Bluesman
Andrew ‘Jr. Boy’ Jones was raised in Dallas, Texas, by his mother Gladys, who was a single parent after divorcing her husband…
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"The Blues is true to life as we live it. Because it is deep rooted in the fiber of man, it is a part of living. All the situations you deal with daily are in the blues."
Andrew ‘Jr.Boy’ Jones: A True Bluesman
Andrew ‘Jr. Boy’ Jones was raised in Dallas, Texas, by his mother Gladys, who was a single parent after divorcing her husband…
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"Music and all art reflect the culture. It is my hope that our music makes people feel like they are not alone, that others have experienced the same challenges that they have faced and are facing and overcame them. We want to be encouraging and provide some hope for people and at the least provide a distraction from life's struggles for a couple hours."
Jim Gustin & Truth Jones: Heart and…
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"I think it’s just reinforced my view that we are all equal, all human and all spinning on the same giant rock, we all share the same hopes, dreams and problems after all."
Half Deaf Clatch: Blues Roots Tales
Drawing from his obsession with pre-war country blues, Half Deaf Clatch (aka Andrew McLatchie) has been impressing audiences all over the UK…
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"I associate the blues with life. I think the blues represents every facet of life out there, whether it be good, sad, or bad, or anything else. In other words, I think the blues is the soundtrack to life."
Alicia Marie Venchuk: The Future…
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"The sincerity, honesty, and integrity of American Blues, Rock n’ Roll, Country, Gospel, and Jazz touches upon the human experience. In doing so, many barriers have been overcome."
Jinx Jones: Imagination Rock n' Roll …
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"I feel the music is in good hands now. There are lots of fine young players. I just hope they can find a way to making a living playing music."
David Holt: Roots And Blossoms
Four-time Grammy Award…
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"We’re all the same, the world over. We might look different, but our problems and our happy experiences make us all the same, and rock and roll music tells stories of things we all have in common all over the world."
Hogjaw: Fire On The Mountains…
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"I learned to express my feelings through the blues, and that playing music should be emotional. You have to look into your soul, notes are not enough."
Keith Airey: I Wanna Tell You A Story…
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"The blues, as other kind of music, become a vehicle to declare social problems or to communicate all the nuances of the soul."
Pierluigi Petricca: The Vein Of Blues
Italian…
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"I think because there is a strong connection with emotional things and there is a lot of people that just love that beat and they don’t have idea why, probably is because it’s related with the heart beat in a natural way."
Gonzalo Araya: Heart…
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"Let's go back to the days when you actually had to work on your skills as an instrumentalist, singer and/or songwriter naturally without using 'sampling' of people's music who did take the time to develop their talent."
Terry Jones Rogers: Folk Heart, Rock…
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"Music has the amazing power to unite people. Why not use that power to accomplish something good?"
Jim Gustin: The Truth of Blues
Jim Gustin is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and performer from Santa…
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"I think that Blues music is all about passion and the stories that are told in Blues songs usually are about the writers own experiences in life."
Alan Nimmo: The King of Highlands
King…
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"I think in the past the blues was more emotional and evocative. The purpose was to convey a feeling. Nowadays this can be lost in favour of technical ability and over-production."
Bare Bones Boogie Band: UK Rules …
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"In order for the Blues to be healthy, credible, vibrant, fresh and worth listening to, then, there has to be a 'minor' league of musician being groomed to assume the professional ranks."
Fernando Jones: Keep the Flame Burning…
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