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“Growing up in Chicago the number one thing that inspired me was Gospel. I was always in churches. They say that Gospel is Blues dressed up for Sunday.” – Shawn James

“Over the past twenty years, the whole economics of being a songwriter has completely changed. If you were to take what you normally make today and divide it by ninety-one; that is what happened to the songwriters’ royalty rate as the consumer marketplace shifted from physical goods like albums to the streaming model. That is drastic.” – Amanda Colleen Williams

“I have written a lot of jingles, but one of the things I like best is that I wrote the theme to ‘This Old House’ that ran for fifteen years.”

“Fishing and the mood of Blues can be put together. Even on your worst days if you can get out on the water it soothes the soul so to speak.” – Joe Bucher

From writing and recording to publishing and beyond. Tomiko Dixon is following in her grandfather’s footsteps.

“My motto is if it ain’t fun or interesting I don’t do it.”

From the backseat of his black Cadillac parked on the corner of Jazz Avenue and Blues Boulevard, Hambone has produced one of the longest running radio shows in a town known for the Blues.

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

“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.”

Charlie Sayles will be the first to tell you that he’s not a straight ahead Chicago blues player. He takes a more mongrelized approach.