Rocky Athas

ROCKIN' THE BLUES AND SHARIN' THE NEWS!

Legendary Texas Blues Rock Guitarist & Songwriter 

Blues Magazine Netherlands Interview!

While in the Netherlands, I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Jan Marius Franzen of BluesMagazineNL.  Please enjoy a performance from that night captured on video by Jan below.  You can read the entire interview HERE and listen to the broadcast on October 13 on Radio Show Purple Haze.   

I am grateful to publications like BluesMagazineNL and writers and photographers like Jan who support blues artists.   Thank you for doing a terrific job and I look forward to returning to the Netherlands soon!

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Watchin' Wednesday - LIVE in Europe with John Mayall!

We are almost half way through this two month tour of Europe and the fans have been terrific!  I had the pleasure of meeting many awesome friends of the blues including Jan Marius Franzen and Nineke Loedeman with Bluesmagazine.nl who shot this video.  Enjoy the show!

And thank you to all the wonderful, lucky photographers who catch great moments like this!  You are capturing magic!

Photo courtesy of my friend, Markus Reimer.

Music Monday with Mick Taylor!

What a great surprise for the fans in the Netherlands when Mick Taylor (former Rolling Stone and Bluesbreaker legend) stepped on stage to play the encore at De Oosterpoort in Groningen.  Luckily, someone had the good sense to capture this moment!  This may not be the best video in the world but at least this clip gives everybody a sneak peek at the fun.  Thank goodness for cell phones, right?  

Mick is a super nice guy, extremely humble and gracious on stage.  We both played our Historic Les Pauls.   He was a blast to play with and this was one tough secret to keep!  

Happy Birthday, Dad! Go Cowboys!

Music and a love of the arts needs to be nurtured to develop and I am one of the lucky ones who had great parents who did just that.  My dad was one of my biggest supporters and loved coming to shows and having a good time... after years of telling me to turn down my amp in my room!  This photo is one of my favorites showing the fun we shared at a gig together with my son.  

My dad is definitely listening and enjoying his life in heaven today and getting ready to watch the Cowboys.  To honor my generous, fun loving father all digital albums are only $5 for a limited time. Click HERE and share the music with your children.  Families that enjoy music together...STAY together!  Happy birthday, Dad!  Love you and miss you every day. Thank you for everything.

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