In short"Here`s a suprise-a blues CD with imaginative lyrics!"-Tim Shuller, (Living Blues)
"Succeeds in evoking the mood and feel of Chicago Blues golden age without trying to re-create old sounds.( Blues Revue)
"The lyrics are thoughtful and show concerns not often associated with blues singers" ( Juke Blues)
"It is quite obvious that he absorbed much of the talent that he surrounded himself with earlier in his career" (PETER BLEWZZMAN LAURO)
"...superior harp and showcases Derrick's fine voice, not far from Keb Mo territory."(John Taylor Blues on Stage) “…your a real Blues player” (Bruce Iglauer Alligator Records )
