When he was a young boy, Barry learned how to play piano His father taught him the first chords and positions After his graduation he began his musical career, playing alone or with different bands in many clubs and festivals On that particular time, Cuda had an advantage over other musicians because he had already learned all barrelhose blues and ragtime secrets from unknown prewar piano players who used to play at old juke-joints and brothels and were his admired heroes This is the reason why Barry Cuda’s musical influences can be found on legendary men who have built this musical style, such as Scott Joplin or Jerry Roll Morton, or postwar piano players like Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo, Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, Jams Booker, Professor Longhair, Cousin Joe Barry also has a great interest about the life and history of bluesmen like Cripple Clarence Lofton, Charlie Spand, Lery Carr, Montana Taylor, Speckler Red, Henry Brown and many other names, whom he is a real expert This cd gathers a bunch of rare instrumental barrelhouse blues that are really difficult to be heard nowadays I thank Barry to offer us this splendid treeasure called American Piano Blues