“Once you’ve been doing this a while, a festival like this becomes like a big family reunion.”
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“I never made the decision to be a musician,” James insists. “I just started doing what I loved and it got out of hand. I’ve been doing it ever since.”
“I thought that everybody was getting into bad health over the way we were living and I had a concern that Stevie could die.”
A Steve Miller concert is truly a masterclass in songwriting.
The festival celebrates one of the most unique forms of blues ever conceived, the haunting Bentonia Blues.
Studio trickery was not an option for a dues-paying bluesman who sings every line from his soul.
On Hungry for Love, Carlo proves himself a worthy successor to the amazing musicians he championed.
“You can’t make a hit record. You do the best you can and hope it’ll be a hit.” – Bobby Rush
‘Neon Highway Blues’ “wasn’t a quick record to make,” nor was it easy, according to Hoey. It displays the care that came with the time spent on it.
The annual Keeping the Blues Alive Awards recognize the writers, disc jockeys, photographers, record labels, blues societies, music clubs, festivals, and others in the blues world that have played vital roles in advancing the art and commerce of blues.