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“There is no doubt that a lot of people will miss Frank Bey. He was the genuine article.” – Christoffer “Kid” Andersen.

“I really respect Buddy’s depth,” Herring said. “That fire was exactly what I wanted to see happen. Sometimes it happens: his electricity, that fire.”

Something had soured Grace in the quarter century since “White Rabbit.” Maybe it was the fact that despite their early success they hadn’t saved a lot of money.

This is the third and final premiere and diary entry from the album ‘Rise’ by Roger Street Friedman

“There are differences in blues and Nepali music but there are many similarities: Economic depression, discrimination, and social issues remain the same.”

“They said, ‘Man, that’s what you should have done.’ But I thought it wasn’t good enough.”

Sonny Charles talks 40 plus years with Backtrack Blues Band and the new album.

It’s one thing to interview a legacy artist over the phone. It’s another to sit knee to knee with him and watch his fingers sail across the fret board.

“I define myself as a singer-songwriter that’s not specifically tied to one genre. I think this generation is really about pushing past the old set barriers.”

We’re being told that live music may well be the last element of life as we’ve known to come back. But the blues is no stranger to hardship.