I was born in the great blues mecca of Chicago and have listened to blues music my whole life, so not being able to hear it on a regular basis on the radio in my home city is a bit disturbing, and tragic, in my opinion. ... »»
It's a very peculiar sensation to know that history is occurring around you. I felt that way back in 1991 when I first heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the radio, as suddenly the entirety of the "hair metal" movement of the '80s was wiped off the musical map, loser of a war that it never even knew was coming. I can only imagine that people like Muddy Waters felt much the same way when Elvis Presley and the forces of rock n' roll wiped the blues out of the minds of America's youth, just like that. »»
