Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able to plug it in and play louder? No, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles ahead of the game in one fateful act of just plugging in.
Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.
It's a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.
The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a sea of limitless musical potential.
Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear.
Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine.