The blues is a lot more than a musical form. Among other things, it embodies the history of race relations in our country. Living in Mississippi in a mixed-race community of music and spiritual fellowship has given Sherman Lee Dillon a rare voice for understanding amid ignorance, and harmony amid discord. His own love of traditional, hand-made music – whether Black, White or Cajun in origin – informs his voice and his guitar and harmonica playing in a way few others will ever know.

A few years back he was talking about his part in the project to identify and mark the birth sites and other significant places for seminal Mississippi blues men and women, and he was asked how the Blues were doin' nowadays in that musical form's home state. “The Blues, they's doin' quite alright, thank you,” was his answer, and then he picked up his guitar and started playing “Way Cool.”

There's a lot of people who “cover” the blues out there today; not many who're still making it up; and almost none with Sherman's authority. Here's Sherman Lee with some new takes on an old art form, giving us an update on the “State of The Blues."

What others have said:

"A gem of a record by a gem of a performer. This is the real deal, blues how it's supposed to be: great vocals, economical guitar that solos within the context of the song and a swinging rhythm section always right there in the pocket and on the back-beat. It's very good indeed. The album has a very informative booklet with it as well –so we say Lord have mercy y'all – and highly recommend you to look up this album – real down home blues and roots music as good as you'll ever get. It's made by people who love the music and the love shines right out."

– LiveBlues.info online magazine, August, 2010.