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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The Blues---at the White House

There was yet another program on PBS last evening that I'll mention here today. It was "Red, White and Blues" and it was fun. There were some terrific musicians there and in it, of course. Some of those were B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Keb' Mo, Jeff Beck and more. I just have to make one note, besides saying it was good and well done. That is, the one performer there who absolutely did not belong but who performed nearly alone and for far too long was---wait for it--Mick Jagger. I mean, please. He was sad. When you put him after and before true blues artists and not just people who are "influenced by the blues", as he was and is, it's like comparing the Hope Diamond to cubic zirconia. And that may be stretching it. Mick was all postion this and dance step that while the true blues players of the evening were just up there doing--simply--what they do best and that is, playing the blues. It wasn't about them as it was with Mick. It was about the music. With that one, big caveat, it was a well-spent hour, for sure. Link:

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