Man, I read a funny quote - I think it was from either Jon Stewart or Billy Crystal - about both black and Jewish people having reasons to have the blues - black people set to music what they were feeling. I will try and find it for you. Eric Clapton gave a concert in Chicago last year - he comes to my mind as someone who's white and does blues music very well. I love that George Carlin quote!


"Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins." -- Peter Tork, formerly of the Monkees and now Shoe Suede Blues