[Harp-L] Willie Dixon Controversy

["James" <wasabileo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

As an Amateur Musician and a student of Science I have come to the conclusion that the level of verification you "prove a therapy or a nutritional supplement" is not the same as validating a blues story.and/or song.  They shouldn't be.

Please let me try to give you an example. Lets look at  Blues/Folk Songs like "Stagger Lee" and 
"Railroad Bill" Did these people exist ? Was there such a story and did it happen the way the songs go? How could you prove that?
Are there researchers out there who can look up the time searching through police records and death records to determine if Stagger Lee and Railroad Bill existed and the events outlined in the songs did happen? 
Again is it going to change anyone's opinions of the songs? There are great songs and lets keep it at that.
In the Video Documentary "Search for Robert Johnson" researcher Burton "Mac" McCormick actually uncovers Robert Johnson's Death Certificate. The document proves nothing as there is no doctor's signature. 
We still don't know where he is buried. There are three possible places. Again, what did we prove.
The roots of the blues can be traced back to the "Girots" of West Africa who told stories in song.These stories were part of an oral history and they were embellished and perhaps exaggerated. Its out tradition folks be proud of it!



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