Interesting article on the blues

["Mark Wilson" <markwilson53@xxxxxxx>]

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"The shift has brought negative repercussions as well. Hadju notes that =
because so many of today's blues fans come from a rock background, blues =
guitarists are celebrated at the expense of vocalists, harmonica players =
and keyboardists. And blues has been watered down".=20

"In a similar vein, I detest having nonblues artists on a blues bill. =
Los Lobos is one of the finest, most intriguing rock acts to ever strap =
on guitars, but there's no reason the East Los Angeles veterans this =
spring should have headlined the Stockton Blues Festival".=20

End of quotes..

At the Long Beach blues festivel this year the headliners were the =
Neville brothers, a pop/R&B group.  Go figure.

http://www.recordnet.com/daily/lifestyle/articles/090503-l-2.php

Mark