“The blues knows no boundaries. It's real. It is no respecter of people’s social status, color, or nationality”

Ted Vaughn: Damn Right We Got The Blues 

Ted Vaughn was born and raised in Texas and has been…

"To always recognize, embrace and maintain your identity. Do work that you enjoy doing. An artist will always be at his best when he enjoys what he's doing."

Billy Perkins: See the Music

Illustrator and…

"Life - I believe everyone has experiences that could be put to music."

Aaron Burton: Old recipe of blues

Aaron Burton is a young Texan guitarist, mandolinist, and…

"Blues and roots music will be around as long as the world continues to spin. I believe the reason for its longevity is simple…it’s real and from the heart."

Byron Dowd: Brotherhood lineage

A soulful…

"Well Blues was a part of my life growing up like rock-n-roll. They were intertwined into the culture that also defined 'American Music'."

Memo Gonzalez & The Bluescasters:…

"The Blues is what we once were, it’s who we are, and it’s who we may become, it’s impact touches the sole."

Leo Hull: The essence of Blues…

"I think blues took a wrong turn in more recent years. Blues has become a bad word to many."

Lincoln Durham: New soul to old soul…

"Good writing is usually about a good story that you can see in your mind as the words are sung. But great songwriting is often torture to get out."

Sonny Boy Terry: Houston Blues Blow…

"The heart keeps the failures, the soul inspires you and the brain tells you to sing it!"

Nina Van Horn: Hell of a Woman

Nina started as a dancer, even sung Opera and…

"Texas Blues is more guitar driven and maybe less of the harp? It has more of a country and western swing with a touch of Rock n Roll."

Abby Owen: Lone Star on her Heart…

"I love the pure sound and feeling of the blues."

Mike Morgan: Rider on the Texas Blues Storm…

"The Blues means a sense of loss to me." 

Leo Aston: The Thrill is Gone

The Leo Trio are, Leo…

Hamilton Loomis: Modern, funky & fun

Much like fellow funkster Lenny Kravitz, Loomis played every instrument on his debut and ‘Ain’t Just Temporary.’ The debut entitled ‘Hamilton’ was under Grammy consideration, an…

DENNY FREEMAN

As an adolescent and young teen in Dallas, Texas in the late1950's, Denny Freeman heard on the radio the radical new sounds of people like Little Richard, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, and Chicago and Louisianna blues artists like Muddy waters and Slim Harpo. Freeman would go to concerts…