William Ross"I thought you did an amazing job and made my job so much easier. All the vocal complexities you added just really elevated the song.Really great work John. Bravo on Your work" (Doc Goes Hollywood CD, John Lee Sanders & the William Ross OrchestraWilliam Ross, Music Director, 2007, 2011 Academy Awards, Producer & Music director for Barbara Streisand, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, and world class film composer._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I just wanted to tell you again what a fabulous job you and the brilliantmusicians you assembled delivered at our show. (ASCAP "We Write The Songs Concert", Washington DC)There was not only a diversity of performers,  genres,  and musicstyles---but also---as you are well aware--- a diversity of  temperamentsthat made the process more than a bit challenging.....and is thereanything that John Lee Sanders can't do??Nevertheless,  you and your team were courteous and professional at alltimes,  and the accompaniment was perfect from top to bottom of the show!Karen Sherry, ASCAP's senior VP/director of industry affairs and VP/executive director of the ASCAP Foundation.Billboard Magazine's #26 most powerful Woman in the Music Industry, 2010"What a pleasure if was to be able to work with you. I've worked with a lot of people over the last 30 years,and you are absolutely in the top rank. Your creation of emotional melodyand harmony seems like wizardry. I have no idea where it comes from, but it flows effortlessly from you,seemingly without thought.thanks for the opportunity to sit next to you and be part of the process. With huge long term Gratitude,Dave Goelz, AKA "Gonzo" of the Muppets"I've been hearing Doc Goes Hollywood all along, and I think it's tremendous. Can't wait to hear the finished deal. Your work on it is spectacular." Great work John,Huey LewisJOHN LEE ...YOU'RE A BLESSING AND A GIFT ... WISHING YOU AND JUDY ALL GOOD THINGS. YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT A ROOM IN MY HEART ...PAUL WILLIAMS, Oscar Winning Singer Actor SongwriterHow delightful it was to share the stage with you and your magical musicality. I so look forward to working with you again"Melissa Manchester, Grammy winning singer/Songwriter The experience of having you on the tour - not only because of your amazing and most soulful musicianship (which blew all of us away) but because of your mellow disposition and positive spiritual energy - was priceless to me. Maria Muldaur, Blues/Roots/Jazz Vocalist________________________________________________________________________________"Sound Funky up in Here", Mike Finnigan, Keyboards, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Mason, keb Mo_______________________________________________________________________________Hi Johnsure enjoyed hearing you play at the ASCAP Hal David eventhope to do some more dates with you soon take careJohn Ferraro, (Drums, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Boz Skaggs, Larry Carlton, Aaron Neville)________________________________________________________________________________John, I totally dug the hang. I hope we get a chance to do something again. Take care and looking forward to Doc Goes HollywoodLeland Sklar, Bass, Toto, James Taylor, Phil CollinsJ____________________________________________________________________I just love listening to you, damn you're amazingly gifted.I broke out the World Blue cd and started balling when 'Stand By' came on. I remember when you wrote it, we were on the road at some bar, somewhere, you 'sat in' with the band and stole the show, of course...I was so blown away, as always, by the clever lyric, your incredible, soulful performance and so on....I could never ever get tired if listening to you.Melisa Kary, Lead Singer, Starship_________________________________________________________________________________________________I just tuned in to your site. It sounds great. I love that Louis Jordan number. (Saturday Night Fish Fry)Reese Winans, Keyboards, Stevie Ray Vaughan________________________________________________________________________________Bucket Full of blues: LINER NOTES BY DAVID RITZhttp://.ritzwrites.comThirty years ago, still in the full bloom innocence, I walked into a little club in Dallas, Texas, and had the top of my head blown off by a bluesman with firepower to burn.The kid's name was John Lee Sanders, and now the kid's a man, and the man, steeped in the towering tradition of deep-fried funk, is offering up his Bucket Full of Blues.The bucket is overflowing with creative giftsThe bluesman has reached full maturity, and that promise of youth,heard so long ago, has been realized.I'm grateful for this chance to celebrate John's most recentachievement and offer my testimony.Here's what I feel about John Lee Sanders:He's a truth-teller, an artist who can't help but give it to you straight.Here's what I love about John Lee Sanders: The World Blue BandHis voice. Raw. Real. Sweet. Tart. An instrument of tremendousemotional and spiritual range.His writing. His hooks. His stories. His sense, as he puts it, of"The World As I Know It."His deep Louisiana roots. His powerful connection to the fertile soil.His grit, his grooves.His honesty.His haunting cry, his courageous assault on anything false."I've never claimed to be something I'm not," he writes in "Handful."I've got my flaws, but my heart is good."His music, his singing, his aesthetic vision are more than good;they're flat-out great.At this troubling moment in the history of the Music Nation, John Lee Sanders stands tall. He's major. In his own words, he's hitched a ride from Memphis, dealing with the ghosts of Highway 61, arriving in New Orleans in order to comfort us with the good news: that true music is truer than ever. His songs, full-bodied and blood-washed, are rooted in reality. He reminds us that blues are concerned with neither nostalgia nor self-pity. John Lee Sanders' blues are about nothing less a renewal of strength, a resurrection of the human spirit, a projection of hard-earned hope and a declaration of extravagant love.David Ritz (www.ritzwrites.com)David Ritz has written biographies of, among others, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin and Etta James. He co-composed "Sexual Healing." ________________________________________________________________________________Your backgrounds have totally transformed this song into a sum that is much greater than the parts. I LOVE them. Thanks to your talent and sensibilities, this project is going to far exceed my expectations. I hope we can make music together for the rest of our days. You are one of the all time greats!!Your Pal, Doc Kupka, (Tower of Power)________________________________________________________________________________Hey John Lee, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your performance last night and hope to hear you again, your music grooves. I got my musical start in New Orleans as well.CheersKenny "blues Boss" Wayne_________________________________________________________________________________________________john, you are a true talent in every permutation of the word, and it was so much fun playing with you - I hope we can do more!Lyle Workman, Guitarist with Sting, and Film Composer, of "Get Him To the Greek", Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 40 Year old Virgin, and guitarist on "Guitar Hero" game_________________________________________________________________________________________________ john... we are so proud of you and what you do for others... it's a thankless job taking on projects that help people, and, at the end of the day, those that do the work usually end up tired and sitting alone after all is said and done. but, you are a true example of what a musician is and does for others and your music genious puts you in the category of a true artist. good job, my friend.James Marion Moak, Mississippi Bluegrass Musician and family friend since 1953___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Melbourne Concert Hall, and it's baby boomer audience,...in his Australian debut performance....."The Exuberant Louisiana Saxman, John Lee Sanders, sideman with the Long John Baldry was allocated generous solo space plus a mini-set in a concert that covered all the blues bases, with stops along the way for soul, gospel, swing and even modern Jazz quotations from the Miles Davis catalogue. Mike Daly, the Age Newspaper, Melboune Australia, November 1997 _____________________________________________________________________