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The Polack MSgt

(13,775 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:09 AM Feb 21

Blues Blast Magazine interviewed Eric Bibb recently, and honestly it was the 1st I'd heard of him

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I don't know how I missed him all these years.

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Classic soul voice and clever guitar work

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rog

(938 posts)
2. Thank you for this post!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:36 AM
Feb 21

As an old guy, I am familiar with his dad, Leon Bibb, from the folkie days, but I had not heard of Eric until now. Maybe it's because he lives in Sweden, I don't know. But his wiki is really amazing and points to lots of good stuff to check out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bibb

Now I've gotta find that Blues Blast interview. Is that available online?

Is the Blues Blast interview from 2019?

https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/featured-interview-eric-bibb/

Also, just found this interview on YouTube.


highplainsdem

(61,334 posts)
3. Thanks, Sarge! I just searched for his last name in thread titles here, saw two OPs about his father,
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:06 AM
Feb 21

but none about him before this one.

Glad you posted this.

highplainsdem

(61,334 posts)
5. Just found a very long (1hr38m) and recent (Jan) interview with him. No idea who's doing the interview,
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:23 AM
Feb 21

hadn't seen this channel before, but I dipped into it in a few places and everything I heard was interesting. Including that he initially moved to Europe to avoid the draft after he dropped out of Columbia.

PufPuf23

(9,771 posts)
7. Many good interviews with blues musicians at the Blues Blast Magazine site
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 08:52 PM
Sunday

available on the search function.

Eric Bibb is a new name to me. Thank you.

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