Ric Patton

 The smile on this young man's face says it all.  I love inspiring young people, seeing the joy in them when they get around music. You never know, He could be the future of  Blues music. Once it gets in…

  O.G.Fillmore Slim is a seasoned entertainer. His stories and songs are street wise and real. If you listen closely you hear him singing about his pimping  life mixed into the blues songs. He was just born on the blues stage…

 Great weather today at the Front Porch Blues Bash. A Beautiful day in Helena, Arkansas. Terry Big T Williams  running sound. Big T came in early and had everything set up. All the mics ready. Instruments were ready to go.  

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 I made it to Helen Ar. Took around 6 hrs to drive in for me from Al. I'm excited about this 2022 King Biscuit Blues Festival.  I've been looking forward to playing on this one fresh out of the pandemic.  

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What makes this blog special? I never knew it was called a blog. What is a blog? I don't know. I started this like a method of record keeping. It's a scratch pad of thoughts. Some people call it a…

 Imagine turning a mundane event into something special. Creating content where there is none. Turning a life event into a cinematic story. That's interesting to me. It's called content creation.  

  I've been doing it for a while without realizing what…

 Doing a consistent email campaign to stay in touch with my fans has been one of my biggest weaknesses. For years I have thought about it. I've even tried it on and off. But I've never been consistent about…

 I remember hearing the statement that if life is worth living, then it's worth writing down. I know the two are two totally different things. Opening up and writing about  oneself is totally different than living every day. 

   Being transparent…

 The snow today this morning reminds me of my childhood. I was living with my grandmother in an old house in limestone county Al. Big Daddy Smith was as close to a grandfather as I knew. It was snowing and…

Good morning Blues people. Downtown one day I looked down at the sidewalk and saw my name written in chalk. I laughed and took a picture of it. I thought it was cool. I went around on another block and…

Two years ago, Delof  suggested that I open a Discord account and move the Blues VIPs group over to discord from Periscope. Of course it sounded like French to me, a language that I couldn't understand. It's been a couple…

  Being an independent artist can be a bitch sometimes. Not having a record company, or anyone to back you or having assistance with different projects can be a bitch. Having to do so many things yourself is challenging but it…