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One only has to read the music listings at B.L.U.E.S., B.L.U.E.S. Etcetera, Kingston Mines, Blue Chicago, etc. to see that the same (mostly local) bands and singers perform every week at the above clubs or alternately between them week after week. It’s the same bands (and singers)–the same songs over and over–all playing for the most part what one would categorize as traditional “lump-dee-dum” blues. (A little once in a while is fine–but not a constant diet!)
Blues, like other music forms that have grown and developed into rich, innovative styles, must also be allowed to do so. Who has the closed minds? Club owners? (Perhaps even some performers.) Thanks to Buddy Guy’s Legends, one can hear all styles of blues (from the traditional to the contemporary). A delightful and most needed treat!
