“Great blog!” (@Cheers2Cheersn), November 5, 2013, Los Angeles, USA. “Top blues blog here in case anyone’s missed it: paulmerryblues.blogspot.co.uk/ “ Laura Holland Band (@laurahband), London, UK. November 3, 2013. “The Blues are also a great anti- depressant. Also better than Valium. Love the books and blogs.” nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j), Michigan, USA, November 2, 2013…
“Good blog today, Paul. I got the 1st book (How Blues Evolved Ebook Volume 1) this morning. Thanks for all the good info!” nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j) Michigan, USA, October 29, 2013. BLUESMUSE 41. Like many people, you probably thought mentioning drugs in songs started in the sixties, but – no, no, no – drug references…
“Impressive blog you have (loved Free). Bev Wills (@CoreCritical), England/Miami, November 8, 2013. This is definitely not turning into a blog on musical market research findings (after the last post), but since a new survey shows the beneficial effects of music upon people suffering chronic pain, it’s certainly worth mentioning here. I know from experience…
“I’m in the, ‘I can’t get my fingers to do that f——- F major chord’ phase.” DJ Bob (@zczbob) October 24, 2013. One of many Heineken posters. When I worked in advertising agencies, we used to refer to market research groups as ‘the ideas abattoir’, our reasoning being that good off-the-wall creative ideas nearly always…
“I so hope it’s true (that blues is coming back into fashion), Paul. I can’t imagine growing up without the Blues.” nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j) October 20, 2013. BLUESMUSE40. Is blues coming back into fashion? Call me an optimist, but I think it definitely is, especially in America. There, a host of great blues guitarists like Dan Auerbach,…
