DocBluesRecords.com
Title
Doc Blues Records
Description
A: "I've always felt I had something of a creative spark. so I decided that if I could play a part in helping to establish a solid, viable, blues record label based on spiritual principles I wanted to do it. I had the desire for years and flirted with doing something in Port Arthur in the mid-'90s but, because of alcohol, didn't have the focus to get it done. It wasn't until I moved to Austin and events led me to join a fellowship that has given me a new life and a new way of living by means of 12-Steps which are suggested as a program of recovery, that I had the ability to realize the dream."
A: "This is a label that really is more concerned with making music than making money. We're here to keep the blues alive and well in the 21st century and you do that by not only documenting the present scene and what has come before but also by advancing the ever-evolving sound of the blues by introducing new artists with new ideas. To us that's not a a marketing trick or an attempt to keep up with trends but is instead a principle of operation. We see ourselves as performing a job that commercially-oriented labels aren't doing; documenting the artistry and authenticity of blues musicians, both young and old, who are being overlooked otherwise."
A: "I was working part time at night at a prison outside of Austin and had some extra money. I began to think of resurrecting the Doc Blues concept and making a serious effort to turn it into a reality. I figured I was being blessed with some extra money and it really wasn't my money, it was God's money and I would pass it through all these beautiful artists here and on to the tape. I checked my thinking with people who had been in the blues business for decades, beginning with Tary Owens and Uncle John Turner, and they offered encouragement. One night at Blue Monday at Antone's I talked to Derek O'Brien, George Raines, Larry Fulcher, and Riley Osbourn, all of whom ultimately became involved as musicians and producers, and told them my plans while asking for their help. They, too, were enthusiastic and once they were all behind the concept things began to rapidly move forward. The core group of people involved steadily expanded, adding the recording studio expertise of Fred Fletcher and Stuart Sullivan and attracting the attention and participation of like-minded professionals in other music-related fields."
Languages
English
Contact
- Doc Blues Records
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- Georgetown Tx
- United States 78628
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