"I think that blues music is a release, from today's problems [I define blues as a sad story that when combined with the right music is uplifting], for the people and that's why its important. I feel that it was the same generations ago and as it has been around a long time there is a historic side of it that I hope will continue to grow in today's society."

Studebaker John: Nothin But The…

“My background is gospel in my father’s church, Blues is so closely related in my opinion, to me it’s free expression to really express how I feel. It just feels I can express myself more. The joys, pain, suffering, love and heartbreak.”

Kirk Fletcher: Keep On Pushing The Blues

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“Music can have a huge impact on society. Just look at the Blues Revival of the 1960s which led to the counter-cultural rock music which in turn affected politics and society in general. I want music to make people think and feel."

Bruce Katz: The Keys of American Music 

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"It’s very important to preserve the blues, due to its historical role that it plays as a generator of many of the current rhythms and subgenres that have been derived from it, in popular music. It’s much more than just a musical genre and has become a culture throughout the world."

Jose Luis Garcia Fernandez:

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"Es importante preservar el blues, por su papel histórico que juega como generador de muchos de los ritmos y subgéneros actuales que se han derivado a partir de él, en la música popular occidental. Es mucho más que solo un género musical y se ha convertido en una cultura a lo largo y ancho del mundo."

José Luis García Fernández:

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“Blues connects with all people who can feel sorrow and joy. The best way to fight off feeling the blues is to listen to the blues. The best blues music combines technique and feel. A person can learn how to play blues licks, just like a person can learn to play classical music from sheet music.”

Jeff Dale: What It Is? Blue Wave…

“Because it is beautiful, timeless sound, that is full of feeling… with a haunting quality that speaks to the spirit. The Bentonia blues is a kind of music that flows through the performer - it thins the veil between dimensions and connects us to something greater than ourselves.”

Ryan Lee Crosby: Blues at the Blue Front…

“I have learned about my heritage and what my dad and Junior were trying to pass on to me by teaching me to play music. Playing the blues means everything to me. It is a part of who I am, where I come from, not to mention it is how I feed my family so it is deeply ingrained in me.”

Garry Burnside: Hill Country Blues Time…

“I have so much respect for those who came before me, and I’ve had a lifelong obsession with both blues and soul… I have so many influences at this point that they all kind of merge together to create my own sound. It’s an amalgamation of so many different influences.“

Yates McKendree:…

“I miss how the musicians were more accessible back in the 70's. You could walk into their dressing room because the door was open and strike up a conversation with Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells. I hope the torch will continue to be passed on for the blues to the younger generation. I have faith in the future generations, I fear that we will not be able to pass this beautiful earth on to the children in a healthy…