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[the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

>I believe Eric Clapton recorded with Howlin Wolf "the London 
>Sessions" with Stiveie Winwood, Charlie Watss etc.. in the 70's?
>I think the Yardbird recorded with Sonny Boy  in the 60" or early 70?
>Seems to me he's been playing the blues a long time

   Yes, you are correct. But see, that's my point. The people "IN" the 
business promote, advertise, "Push" some things and not others. The 
pre-conceived notion that Americans were NOT interested in blues (as 
stated by OTHERS more quallified than I), precluded the industry from 
making much out of these gatherings. At least (I) don't ever remember 
seeing anything about them?

   For example, where the "London sessions" even available when they 
came out? Wasn't the 60s and 70s dominated by a "Push" for the 
British sound? and did this contain much (if ANY) blues? To me (at 
least) it seems like ONE cut on an album would NOT pique MY interest 
and if there were others like me, I don't see as this stuff would 
sell anyway (to MY kind), except maybe for people who were "Just" 
looking to buy music period, OR were following/supporting a 
particular group.

   I (frankly) was SURPRISED that Clapton had a blues background. He 
even stated that he left CREAM because he wasn't being true to his 
"roots" and HADN't been for too many years. Of course MY question 
was: "Where does a fellow from England associate "roots" with blues 
music"? Is poverty the "Ordaining" factor?

   Perhaps he was talking about Musical Taste, Musical Study, 
Preference, Affinity with. Hey, I don't know. That's why I love this 
list. I DON't have the answers but SOMEONE  here does.

   Smokey-Joe