Thursday, June 10, 2010

The Future of Blues Music?

Here is an interesting article from the Personal Journal section of today's Wall Street Journal.  Author Jim Fusili laments that "today's blues music isn't only steeped in the past; it's anchored to it."  In his view, new interpretations of the blues are not well received.  Thus, the blues music is not gaining a broader audience.

Here is a link to the full article.

What do you think?  Do we need to update blues music for the future?  Or, is it necessary to stay "anchored" to the past?