“No matter what you do, wherever you are in life, your experiences are going to color the music that you make.” – Samantha Fish
Author: Chloe Richardson
“I think what’s most intrinsic to an original songwriter is their perspective and their ability to see something in a way that maybe is simple but hasn’t yet been expressed that way.” – Lukas Nelson
Serving as the long awaited debut release from 20 year old British blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Connor Selby, ‘Made Up My Mind’ is exactly what the blues world needs.
Here are ten relatively unknown, but incredibly gifted blues playing women from around the world whose profiles may have escaped you, but deserve every follow they can get.
“Music-wise, I guess more of the influence came from my dad. He didn’t want me not to be a musician, but he definitely wanted me to stay in school.”
Buddy has dedicated his recent years to giving back to the blues and keeping the genre alive, something he promised the late Muddy Waters he would do.
“‘Mom, I’m gonna come back, and I’m gonna make so much money working in University of Chicago that I’m gonna drive a polka dot Cadillac.’”
“We’ve always believed that less is more, and that’s the way we record as well, very simplistically; we don’t overdo things.”
“We ingest all kinds of horrendous crap in our music; it’s just like poison, and it’s really popular and people love it, but do you really want to be taking that?”
“I’m just gifted and blessed. I feel pretty good once I’ve got the ladies on the side of me, and I’m always learning.”