Music Review: Howlin' Wolf - Rockin' the Blues Live in Germany 1964, B.B. King And His Orchestra - Live: The Blues As We Define It
We are influenced by the blues. Here's a couple of reminders. If the blues is not the foundation of all modern pop music, it comes pretty damn close. Jazz was an outgrowth of the blues, originally adding brass to the 12 bar structure of the blues. Country music was born alongside the blues, and, as marketing worked in those early days, differentiated primarily only in the race of its performers. Rock and soul...