Originally Posted by: Steve BarrowAnother excellent and thought-provoking article from the pen of Hunter60! I'm not sure I agree that people's main worry these days is whether they can afford an I-pad - even in the developed West there's still plenty of deprivation, insecurity of unemployment, lack of health care, and problematic relationships these days. But this isn't the reason the blues lives on. As Hunter60 says, it's the blues 'feeling' (as relevant as ever) and it's incorporation into a wide range of musical formats. And many guitarists who have built a wide repertoire over many years return again and again to the blues music with which they started (e.g Eric Clapton's reworking of Robert Johnson). And long may it continue! Anyway, thanks for a great read,
Best wishes, Steve

Thank you Steve. I appreciate that. And I can see your point. There are places in this country where folks are living in horrid conditions. Under or unemployed, no health insurance and a complete lack of healthcare and bad relationships. What I find interesting though is that if you spend some time in these places or with folks living the hard life is that the 'blues' do not seem to be the music of choice. Sit in a bar in a rough part of any town and check the juke box (if you can still find one) and it's rare if you even find one blues track.

But yes, the blues live on regardless. It's the 'feeling'.