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“The blues, despite it being the roots of all American music, has always been relegated to an underground status. I was always acutely aware that blues was not on mainstream radio or television except on rare occasions. It has not been given the due that it legitimately deserves.” – Billy Branch

“I am a true bluesman. There are very few true bluesmen around. I make my living off the blues; not R&B or hip hop.” – Linsey Alexander

“I think my writing and film making is musical in some way. Being raised around music affected my sense of rhythm, timing, and contrast. I am very inspired by the music.” – Robert Gordon

“As I get older, I am interested in authenticity. I want to see how close to the bone I can get. I want to see how real to the heart I can get. I want to see how real of a song I can write. I am still chasing that.” Tommy Conwell

In the 1970s, Graves started his own record label to promote the blues music of his early heroes.