Blues was sung at rent parties, where you'd play music and pass the hat to pay your rent. Or they'd be in shacks behind the fields, "juke joints" where people would drink, dance, and hear music.

The Hot 8 is a brass band influenced by, and touring out of, New Orleans. On Thursday, they brought the Crescent City’s ...

Living Blues said, "The Cash box Kings will brighten any party and keep the dance floor crowded." Is that what you aim for in writing a lot of your songs, to make them want to jump up and dance?