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title: "10 Blues Players Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [There were times I thought I was going to turn to the blues, but then I'd hear better blues players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-stills/there-were-times-i-thought-i-was-going-to-turn-to-the-blues-but-then/)

[Stephen Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-stills/)

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> [I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-bailey/i-think-the-blues-is-fine-for-blues-players-but-free-blues-has-never/)

[Derek Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/667/derek-bailey-22183_blues_i-think-the-blues-is-fine-for-blues-play_297558.png)

> [I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/i-was-lucky-enough-to-get-to-see-guys-like-bugs-henderson-jimmy/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/dimebag-darrell-4144_blues_i-was-lucky-enough-to-get-to-see-guys-li_3202445.jpg)

> [Blues players are around for 50 years, and that's just fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dickey-betts/blues-players-are-around-for-50-years-and-that-s-just-fine/)

[Dickey Betts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dickey-betts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/dickey-betts-17843_around_blues-players-are-around-for-50-years-an_3034182.jpg)

> [I got to see all these incredible blues players, like Jimmy Reed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-rivers/i-got-to-see-all-these-incredible-blues-players-like-jimmy-reed/)

[Johnny Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rivers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a55/johnny-rivers-39366_blues_i-got-to-see-all-these-incredible-blues_2799803.jpg)

> [Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-blackmore/johnny-winter-is-one-of-the-best-blues-players-in-the-world-he-s-very/)

[Ritchie Blackmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-blackmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/ritchie-blackmore-11353_blues_johnny-winter-is-one-of-the-best-blues-p_2441290.png)

> [I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were no blues players-you played one sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-korner/i-was-considered-as-a-jazz-man-rather-than-as-a-blues-player-there/)

[Alexis Korner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-korner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/alexis-korner-30316_blues_i-was-considered-as-a-jazz-man-rather-th_1143740.png)

> [My heroes were gospel blues players like Blind Willie Johnson, Charley Patton, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, not whoever was number one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-rea/my-heroes-were-gospel-blues-players-like-blind-willie-johnson-charley/)

[Chris Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-rea/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/chris-rea-8856_blind_my-heroes-were-gospel-blues-players-like_1969126.jpg)

> [ The amazing thing about Sweets \[Edison\] was that he exactly spoke the way that he played! He was really unique, the one… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/the-amazing-thing-about-sweets-edison-was-that-he-exactly-spoke-the/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/ray-brown-34220_amazing-things_the-amazing-thing-about-sweets-edison-wa_1297205.jpg)

> [Back in the day in my teens I was listening to Joe Pass and Wes Montgomery a lot; before that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-carlton/back-in-the-day-in-my-teens-i-was-listening-to-joe-pass-and-wes/)

[Larry Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-carlton/)

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