“Most of what [people] hear ain’t for real. They’re used to some phony shit. This ain’t no phony thing.” – Bobby Rush
Fifteen interviews. Two decades of blues.
The Interviews: Blues Encounters 2000-2020 is a collection of candid uncut conversations with blues musicians past and present. Some, like B.B. King, are household names. Others – including blues harp master Paul deLay and Clarksdale, Mississippi’s “dark genius” Watermelon Slim – have been widely overlooked. The 265-page paperback gives readers the inside story in the artists’ own words, helping to enrich and deepen our understanding of the blues.
