Decision making Quote by Adam Johnson

Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and…

— Wynton Marsalis

The Blues? It's the mother of American music. That's what is is - the source.

— Anonymous

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of…

— Keith Richards

It's so satisfying as a guitar player to play stuff that's related to the blues.

— Paul Gilbert

It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character.

— James Weldon Johnson

As a guitar player, you can gravitate to the blues because you can play it easily. It's not a style that's difficult to pick…

— Boz Scaggs

It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives it most distinctive characteristics.

— James Weldon Johnson

Country music originates with the colloquial, rural aspects of white America. It's really, truly, rural white America's blues.

— Dwight Yoakam

The blues are real important. It's where most of the hard rock n' roll came from.

— Izzy Stradlin

Blues is a big part of rock and roll. The best rock and roll got its birth in the blues. You hear it in…

— Angus Young

An element I love about the blues is jamming with other musicians.

— Gary Hoey

The blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll.

— Muddy Waters