At at glance, Keb Mo seems only slighter closer to the "blues" than Kenny G is to "jazz".
Has anyone listened to Jimi Hendrix "Blues" - it's great and also a surprisingly decent recording.
Chasmal, I am not perturbed by any of these comments, but glad to see my post has encouraged discussion.
To me, good blues music really hits the spots like few other genres of music.
My philosophical question was just a curious one - is it true as Schipo suggests that misery likes company and blues only helps us to wallow in our own sadness? Or is there something paradoxial in the ability of blues to lift our spirits?
There is no correct answer, but look forward to this continued conversation.
For those of you who also like late night blues,here is a hot tip in the spirit of Audiogon:
http://www.aintnothinbut.co.uk/home.htm
if you are ever in London....
A great spot which totally lacks the bad dinner and/or annoyingly flagrant commercialism of many big city jazz/blues music venues.
Just don't pass the link around too much - we wouldnt want it to get discovered!