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The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire!

~B. B. King

Topics: Blues Late Like Lot Night People Problem Saturday Saturday Night Stations Vampire

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I didn't want to disrespect my parents, so I never played blues around the house. But I knew then, same as I know today, that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I think that before they died, they both felt very proud of me.

~B. B. King

Topics: Anything Around Before Blues Both Died Disrespect Doing Felt House Knew Know Me Never Parents Played Proud Same Then Think Today Very Want Wrong I Think

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The first record I heard as a kid? My dad is a great soul and blues fan, so he showed me James Brown. That was my first stuff, and I loved it.

~Bakermat

Topics: Blues Brown Dad Fan First Great He Heard James James Brown Kid Loved Me Record Soul Stuff

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I've gotta stick to my roots, and my roots are blues.

~Barbara Lynn

Topics: Blues Gotta Roots Stick

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I like blues but it is music I am too ignorant to understand.

~Barry Gibb

Topics: Am Blues Ignorant Like Music Too Understand I Am

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It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man's daughter would not understand blues.

~Barry Gibb

Topics: Blues Commercial Daughter Majority Man People Pop Understand Working Would

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I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

~Ben Harper

Topics: American American Music Because Blues Diet Folk Gospel Grew Heavy Kind Music Those Traditional Up

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I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

~Ben Harper

Topics: American American Music Because Blind Blues Boy California Center Diet Family Folk Folk Music Gospel Grew Heavy Kind Music Owns Store Those Traditional Up

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As soon as I started writing the first batch, I had a vision. I saw me on stage playing a certain type of music. I want to take these blues melodies over aggressive guitars. I heard the sound I wanted to make. I knew what I wanted to do. It wasn't ever there before.

~Benjamin Booker

Topics: Aggressive Batch Before Blues Certain Ever First Guitars Had Heard Knew Make Me Melodies Music Over Playing Saw Soon Sound Stage Started Take Type Vision Want Wanted Writing

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I guess I would call my music 'blues punk.' There's a lot of influences.

~Benjamin Booker

Topics: Blues Call Guess Influences Lot Music Punk Would

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