Quote of the Day

Everybody has the Blues.  Everybody longs for meaning.  Everybody needs to love and be loved.  Everybody needs to clap hands and be happy ... In music, especially this broad category called Jazz, there is a stepping stone towards all of these.

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quote of the Day

The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph.

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quote of the Day

Jazz speaks for life ... This is triumphant music.

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quote of the Day

The blues had a baby and they named the baby rock and roll.

-- Muddy Waters