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All ten of those Solo Living Artists are worthy of the honor, yet the honor somehow would have been less legitimate if Bob Dylan had not been among the ten inductees.

John Mayall stood above the British Invasion superstars. The Rolling Stones, Animals, Yardbirds, and Cream may have used blues as inspiration for their rock music, but John stood alone among them. While they had a dotted line connection to the American blues legacies, John had a solid line connection.

“I’ve had a very interesting life,” blues legend John Mayall once told American Blues Scene. “And I think, being a musician, you are able to put your experiences into music. That’s the nice thing about the blues is you can tell your stories through words and music.”

His stories are based on his real life adventures starting when he left home at 15 in 1946, and we are still hungry for the stories he has to tell.

Charlie has produced artists as disparate as The Cars and Little Village Foundation’s traditional blues singer Candice Ivory. Recently he produced Jubu, whose self-titled album is the latest release on Little Village.

When Jesse passed away last December, Brant wanted to honor him with a song. So today he shares “Jookin,’” which takes its title from a 1972 Jesse Graves single. He’s made his own version with new music and lyrics. 

It is Jones’ phenomenal LP with her band which confirms her rapid progress towards that predicted future success. In between, a major highlight of the Scottish blues calendar has been Liz Jones’ moving and respectful tribute to the late Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.

‘Pandora Sessions’ was inspired by his mentorship under elder statesmen of the blues in his home state of Mississippi.

The Boston-based artist has a series of albums planned under different project names!

“Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature ‘Twang’ sound.”