An outstanding short article:
http://www.dnaindia.com/specialfeatures ... ll-1931529 << See where this was first published? A universal phenomenon, is The Blues.
I can't imagine living in a world without'm...this includes white Blues like murder ballads and such.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDh_Fg4G0uE << BB King
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U0DKEdnIuY <<Koko Taylor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecwW2fX1Yew << Robert Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQnPz6TpGc << Tina Turner w/Ike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Q26wKox-0 << Robert Cray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ZCQmD2 ... FA7358D817 << selection of 35 murder ballads--take your pick