Year: 2021

“I don’t want separate systems. I don’t want a separate black blues society and a separate white blues society. My father would never have wanted that.”

“Stange Times” is a reflection of initial conversations with Eddie Roberts during Omar Coleman’s 2020 sessions at Color Red Studios (Denver, CO) testifying the bizarre state of America amidst the pandemic

New album, ‘Have A Seat,’ out everywhere Friday, August 20th

This record catches everything that went down at a session that felt more like a party, as Eddie leads the line-up through nine new songs – plus three classic covers – that retool the soul-blues genre on his own terms, reminding a new generation why this music hits so hard.

“Once I stopped panic buying toilet paper and disinfecting my mail, I realized that time — as The Rolling Stones once sang — really was on my side.” – Zoe FitzGerald Carter

“Peter Green was the only guitarist that ever made me sweat.” – B.B. King

Backline announces ‘Set Break,’ livestream event on April 10, calling awareness to mental health crisis in the music industry one year after the pandemic shut down live events

Sarah uses a cappella as a transcendental medium for telling her story and conveying its meaning with dramatic effect, power and grace

“Rocket 88 will allow me to steer my own creative content ship while also being an ally to young songwriters and bands who deserve to have their voices widely heard.” – John Fusco

“It tells the story of how music of all kinds has played a role in America’s political arena, particularly as a form of protest and as an agent for political, social, racial, and economic change.” – Bob Santelli, GRAMMY Museum founding Executive Director and exhibit curator.