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Originally Posted by tabs
U Boyz all have forgotten that it was a bunch of Brit gits that popularized the Blues to white folks back in the early 60's. Before that it was called Race Music.
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These erstwhile "bluesmen" - Green, Clapton, Spencer, Richards, Mayall, et. al., were the "gateway to the blues" for this young man, along with their American counterparts like Allman, Joplin, Wilson, Hite, and so many others. They piqued my interest enough to dig deeper into "real" blues, the down and dirty stuff.
My musical tastes have been (politely) referred to as "eclectic" by everyone from my brothers and sister to old roommates to my wife and kids. Scratchy old blues recordings and late '60's through late '70's "prog rock" get equal billing at the top, with equal measures of folk and metal thrown in to keep it interesting. And if that isn't enough, I've begun exploring old jazz recordings. It's all wonderful music... Just no rap or techno, please...