“Where I Come From is an essential purchase for harp fans.”
—Blues Revue

“Real Chicago stuff that’s meant for fans and not tourists, Lupkin is strongly in the running for comeback of the year.”
—Midwest Record Recap

“In the ranks of postwar revivalists there are few who can purvey this kind of music with more passion, honesty and sureness than Lupkin.”
—Living Blues

“Lupkin’s chops weren't honed from sitting alongside a turntable and a stack of Chess records; they were forged nightly on the barroom floor through baptism-by-fire.”
—Baltimore Blues Rag

The harp torch is in very capable hands with Bill Lupkin, and Hard Pill to Swallow is a prime example.”
—Magic City Blues Society

“At times you’ll hear William Clarke in his vocals, at other times you'll hear Cotton’s signature high end blows or massive low end bends, but when it all comes out, there are some tones and runs that are uniquely Lupkin’s... This is clearly an easy little blues pill to swallow.”
—Boston Blues Society,
on Hard Pill to Swallow CD

“This guy is one savvy harp player, and you better know that he’s got the chops that only experience and faith can give you.”
—BluesSource.com