“If you have anything you would be willing share with us, we would love to talk with you about it.”

“Over the course of a very fruitful career, he has continued to paint vivid, engaging, pointed images of the lives we live…”

Part of the adventure is finding your own golden musical nuggets in this great city.

Those wishing to do so can donate to a GoFundMe page set up In Memory of “Killer” Ray to help with related expenses.

To not see his live performance would be cheating yourself of the opportunity to hear today’s soul of the blues.

“…the blues is, for the Stones, the fountainhead of everything they do.” – Don Was

Now, in the 21st century, these early players are recognized as founding fathers of the blues genre. These musicians are the pillars upon which the houses of folk, rock, and blues have been built.

‘EJ’ brings listeners as close as possible to hearing Johnson in his own living room, performing songs on piano and steel-string and nylon-string acoustic guitars.

With all due respect to Mr. Trower’s age, experience, and musical knowledge, I must reply, poppycock!

Interspersed along with the music are interview tracks. One gem from these is when Lomax asks Waters “Is [Son] House a better player than [Robert] Johnson is, ya think?” Waters answers, “I think they’re both about equal.”