http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/wynton.marsalis.blues.race/index.html

Interesting reading. I'm not sure about all of his conclusions. It obvious that many types of music have roots in blues, such as country and gospel. He says that the reason that black folks don't accept the blues is rooted in racism, a self hatred thing. Seems to me that each person, black or white, has individual taste, some of which is bound to be affected by their cultural environment. That doesn't make one racist. I know a lot of white southern folks who don't particularly care for southern gospel. Perhaps it's because of over exposure to it? The same could be said of the blues.

Don S.