Interviews Kenny Neal Says You Need to Approve of Your Own Songs The blues is a family business for the singer/guitarist/producer.
Interviews Eric Corne Shows How to Write in Someone Else's Shoes The prolific producer/songwriter explains what goes into writing for other artists.
Interviews Natalia M. King Explains How the Blues Finds You The singer/songwriter talks about unlocking the blues of George Michael and John Mellencamp.
Interviews Larry McCray's Conversational Blues McCray's Joe Bonamassa-produced album is a soulful collection of straight-to-the-point blues.
Interviews Gina Coleman on Catching Them as Fast as They Come The Misty Blues singer/songwriter doesn't agonize over songs, but she does have a vision.
Interviews Bernard Allison Goes Beyond the Blues The artist learned a lot from his father, Luther Allison, but also taught the blues legend a few things, too.
Interviews Hanna PK on Translating Korean Sadness into the Blues The singer/pianist has an old-school Chicago style with roots in Korea.
Interviews Eric Gales on the Joy of Singing His Own Songs Crown, co-produced by Joe Bonamassa, showcases Gales' unique voice and songwriting.
Interviews Jeremy Lyons Keeps the Blues in Morphine Vapors of Morphine continues the bluesy arc of the cult band.
Interviews Ilana Katz Katz Bows to Her Blues Violin Muse The violinist has always loved the blues and is gaining confidence as a songwriter.
Interviews Ilkka Helander and the Science of the Blues The singer/guitarist explains how even Finnish scientists get the blues.
Interviews Kid Ramos Captures Great Blues Moments The musician/producer keeps things live on 75 and Alive, with singer Johnny Tucker.
Interviews Sue Foley Explains Why Songs Should Ring True The blues singer/guitarist privileges musical honesty above everything else.
Interviews Buffalo Nichols Discusses Growing Past Your Songs He may see some cracks on his debut, but listeners won't.
Interviews Christopher Paul Stelling on the Rugged Individualism of the Blues The singer/songwriter draws inspiration from country blues.
Interviews Matthew Stubbs Reveals How GA-20 Released the Hound The GA-20 guitarist discusses the band's Hound Dog Taylor tribute album.
Interviews Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Delivers the News with the Blues His follow-up album, 662, shows a willingness to experiment while remaining true to the blues.
Interviews Guy Davis is Always Ready for His Muse Songwriting is intentional, but never rushed, for the actor and musician.
Interviews Pascal Danae Discovers Himself in the Blues The Delgres singer/guitarist writes the blues through a Guadeloupean lens.
Interviews Robert Finley on Honest Songwriting Finley and producer/Black Key Dan Auerbach build songs out of family memories.
Interviews Joanna Connor Discusses Taste and Presence in the Blues The guitarist explains the personal songwriting that takes place within covers.
Interviews Alabama Slim on Tapping into the Blues’ Emotional Center The blues man shows us how great blues songs connect to personal (or overheard) experiences.
Interviews Rick Holmstrom on Undercooking Your Songs “I'm all into songs having bridges and middle eights, and pre-choruses and all that kind of stuff is great. But sometimes it just ends up being, in my experience, an exercise in songwriting excess.”
Interviews Ghalia Volt and Songwriting’s Beautiful Mess Blues singer/guitarist/one-woman-band Ghalia Volt discusses how her songwriting begins with a train ticket, a scratch book and a nice view.
Interviews Dennis Jones: How to Let the Song Go Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist Dennis Jones discusses his songwriting process, explaining the power of titles and the importance of believing the song will come.
