“Blues music feeds my soul. When I sing it with my band, my body transforms into an extension of the hot, torrid sounds that wail from their ringing instruments. My body is no longer mine. It belongs to the Blues – sweet, sorrowful, and sexy. That, with soulful lyric interpretation, I create and tell the vocal story of the Blues with total abandon.”
“Many years ago during the ‘British Invasion’ when bands like the Kinks, the Beatles and the Stones were taking over the music charts worldwide, I came across an album by John Mayall and the Blues Breakers. It was Eric Clapton’s breakthrough performance and the album that began my journey and absolute love of blues music. I listened to this one album day and night, wore out the grooves (yes, vinyl!). Upon further discovery I realized most of the songs on the album were written/ performed by artists such as
“Blues was the first music that I started listening to seriously because of the energy, artistry and honesty of its performers. The Blues is the foundation of so many other forms of music and playing the Blues well is key to being a good musician. Playing the Blues with this band allows me to reconnect with my first musical inspiration, for everyone in this band, the Blues and the giants who created the genre are an inspiration and we all strive to honor the legacy of the Blues and to do it justice in the w