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"
William Ross, Music Director, 2007 Academy Awards, Producer & Music director for Barbara Streisand, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, and world class film composer.
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 melody
and 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
Huey Lewis
YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT A ROOM IN MY HEART ...
PAUL WILLIAMS, Oscar Winning Singer Actor Songwriter
I so look forward to working with you again"
Melissa Manchester, Grammy winning singer/Songwriter
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
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"Sound Funky up in Here",
Mike Finnigan, Keyboards, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Mason, keb Mo
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Hi John
sure enjoyed hearing you play at the ASCAP Hal David event
hope to do some more dates with you soon
take care
John Ferraro, (Drums, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Boz Skaggs, Larry Carlton, Aaron Neville)
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John, I totally dug the hang. I hope we get a chance to do something again.
Take care and looking forward to Doc Goes Hollywood
Leland Sklar, Bass, Toto, James Taylor, Phil Collins____________________________________________________________________
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
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I just tuned in to your site. It sounds great. I love that Louis Jordan number. (Saturday Night Fish Fry)
Reese Wynans, Keyboards for Stevie Ray Vaughan
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LINER NOTES BY DAVID RITZ
http://.ritzwrites.com
Thirty 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 gifts
The 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 recent
achievement 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 Band
His voice. Raw. Real. Sweet. Tart. An instrument of tremendous
emotional 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."
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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)
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Cheers
Kenny "blues Boss" Wayne
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Mike Daly, the Age Newspaper, Melboune Australia, November 1997
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