A heated discussion on 'Race, Gender & the Blues'

[MARK SCHOSSOW]

If you think that race and Blues was a tough issue,wait till the gender thing is addressed.
              Mark.

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From: scottcable@AOL.COM
Sent: 30 May 2012 15:22:52 GMT
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Subject: Re: A heated discussion on 'Race, Gender & the Blues'

I have followed this thread for quite a while and it amazes me that three topics can cause so much of an uproar..Stevie Vaughn, Eric Clapton and race in blues....I have not been following whats goin on in the "blues world" for a couple of years now due to the fact that the things I look for in music period have slowly become of little importance in the "popular" blues world.  singing, stories in songs and taste have deteriorated to the point that it is very hard for me to even listen to blues radio. Lurrie Bell , Billy Branch, Joe Louis Walker and several other artists still doing things that are blues based but interesting and soulful are few and far between,. I have been following the soul side of blues for a long time and it seems that for now its my favorite genre if I have to lable it....I like Americana and roots music as well but for me I miss singers and songs in what people term "blues" .

Scott



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From: Ricky Stevens <deltabluz@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: BLUES-L <BLUES-L@LISTSERV.NETHELPS.COM>
Sent: Wed, May 30, 2012 10:02 am
Subject: Re: A heated discussion on 'Race, Gender & the Blues'


Forgive my ignorance of life in the Delta.  Of course you're right.
t is painfully obvious I don't have your experience or depth of knowledge.
here's no way any black person in Mississippi ever listened to anything
esembling country music.
http://youtu.be/96NwV6g-3PE
Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi
> Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 16:46:18 +0300
 From: harri.haka@gmail.com
 To: deltabluz@HOTMAIL.COM
 CC: BLUES-L@LISTSERV.NETHELPS.COM
 Subject: Re: A heated discussion on 'Race, Gender & the Blues'

 Yeah, this is blues in the Mississippi John Hurt genre. In the end, is
 it even necessary to categorise music? Listen to what you enjoy. Period.
 Harri



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