David Maxwell

  “See, I’ve always had this identity crisis, whether or not I was a jazz or blues musician.”                   For decades Boston blues fans could sleep easy knowing that David Maxwell was on the scene. From the 1970s until February 15, 2015 – when Maxwell died at…

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Bob Dylan speaks: the MusiCares speech

  “A lot of people don’t know this, but the blues, which is an American music, is not what you think it is. It’s a combination of Arabic violins and Strauss waltzes working it out. But it’s true.” – Bob Dylan   After reading provocative excerpts from the 30-minute speech Dylan gave at the MusiCares…

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