Author: Chloe Richardson
“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.”
“We thrive on the energy coming from the crowd so the different energy coming from the audience makes us play differently, makes us respond to each other differently…”
Between the blues, beverages, and sunshine, it was hard to say goodbye to Bluesfest 2018.
Lukas Nelson is far more than just Willie Nelson’s son; he’s a gifted guitar player, and one of this generation’s most talented singer-songwriters.
Jackson Browne mixed new songs with the old and the audience was under his spell from start to finish.