It's A Mystery To Me too

[slipkid]

This all ties into the Sirius/XM debate over the Blues channel. Back in November, the two companies merged their music channels, and Sirius Blues became B.B. King's Bluesville which was the XM version.

As a Sirius subscriber, I happened to like Sirius Blues because they were open minded to playing Paul Butterfield, John Mayall, and yes even PG FM. The XM version now plays less of these artists, in fact no PG FM at all. I heard "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" on Deep Tracks the other day, so I guess that's where I can listen to original FM. Deep Tracks is a great addition, way better than The Vault.

Anyway I involved myself in debate on the XM forum over what should be on the Blues channel, and I was stunned by the responses. I was told that the british blues movement is not real blues because it was performed by whites who aren't american. Apparently, I'm a "Rockin' Blues" fan. Oh, and Eric Clapton is the antichrist (that may not be far off ). I was also told that the Blues is a living breathing genre, and the classic artists shouldn't be emphasized over what's current. That's my beef with the jazz channel (XM version over Sirius). I want to hear Charlie Parker, not some 20 year old wunderkind who can play like Charlie Parker. I want to hear Otis Rush, or Howlin' Wolf. I can't stand how modern blues is produced.