Re: [Harp-L] blues, again

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 24, 2006, at 8:14 PM, Jonathan Ross wrote:
>   In the end, it really didn't do Shaw much justice--he was  
> significant in his own right and didn't need the comparison to  
> shine, especially because it ended up making his fans seem bitter  
> and as if they needed to denigrate someone else just for being more  
> successful.  I
>  ()()    JR "Bulldogge" Ross
> ()  ()   & Snuffy, too:)
> `----'

The reason Shaw wasn't as successful as Goodman was because he was  
married 4-5 times. This alienated the female population (who viewed  
him as a 'user') and they chose not to buy his records.
smo-joe