Bernard Allison totes the same six-string instrument with which his father Luther assaulted the blues. And he is blessed with his father’s soulful voice, spiritual devotion, and a musical freedom that builds on the blues rather than locking it up in a museum. “In order for anything to expand, you have to take a risk,” says Bernard. “Blues is about experimenting and getting your feelings across to someone else. And if you want to keep it going, people are going to have to give it all a chance because we’re losing all our creators." Bernard Allison puts together the blues, soul, funk, R&B, and rock and roll in one very fine package that sounds a lot like a blues dynasty in the making.