Dear Friends,
I’m writing this the day after the Presidential election. It has been an amazing event in American history, hopefully a turning point for our c...
Dear Friends,
I’m writing from Fredericksburg, Virginia, where we’re starting a new album with my old friends, Saffire—The Uppity Blueswomen. They’ve got a h...
Dear Friends,
A couple weeks ago I had the great pleasure of attending the Springing The Blues Festival in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Sam Veal founded this...
Dear Friends,
Seems like I’ve hardly had a good night’s sleep since the beginning of the year. First was a trip to MIDEM, the international record business t...
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! I’m sure hoping 2008 will be a good year for the blues; we lost way too many of our elder statesman in 2007. Our first piece of...
Dear Friends,
I’m very honored to learn that in February I’ll be receiving the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping The Blues Alive” award for my work as a Producer. ...
Dear Friends,
The summer has sped away in what seems like a moment. I haven’t had a chance to get to many festivals, but the Chicago Blues Festival was excep...
Dear Friends,
A big chunk of sorrow for my world on May 6, when my old pal Carey Bell died. I had known Carey since 1969, when we met at Bob Koester’s Jazz R...
Dear Friends,
I just had the pleasure of spending five days in the studio with Tinsley Ellis, mixing his upcoming new album Moment Of Truth. Tinsley is proud...
Dear Friends,
Last month I had the pleasure of being a judge at the band finals of the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis. Thi...
