Browsing: John Primer

“Try to keep it as real as you can. I’m doing what I love. Blues is all about life. I want to keep it real.” – John Primer

“I was inspired by the challenge to take Rolling Stones songs and turn them into Chicago blues grooves, while at the same time maintaining both the Chicago blues tradition and sound and doing the same for the Rolling Stones songs…”

“I’m grateful to all the young musicians that are coming up, playing music, and trying to keep hope alive for the blues.”

“We brought together these extraordinary band leaders to honor the past, celebrate the present and to help guarantee the future of the Chicago Blues tradition.”

The Jackson Rhythm and Blues Festival presented by xFinity and taking place in the “City with Soul”, Jackson, Mississippi is now two months away and excitement is building for the festival

When it comes to Mississippi-born bluesmen who plied their trade in Chicago when blues was still king, there aren’t many left in 2013. “If you didn’t have a good time tonight it’s your own damn fault!”

30th annual Chicago Blues Festival on June 6-9, Shemekia Copeland and Bobby Rush kick off the festival’s Journey Up the Mississippi

Chicago, IL, April 8, 2011. Raisin’ Music is proud to announce that Chicago Blues: A Living History; The (R)evolution Continues will be available in the US on Tuesday, June 7, 2011