[JPL] Singing the blues about gap in Honors

[Paul Combs]

I know this person means well, but I, who not only listens to the blues, 
but plays the blues (including work with some notable musicians) have 
always been as uplifted by the blues as much as by any other music. The 
problem with the honors is that fame is inevitably on of the criteria 
for those who have to make the choice. Blues musicians, as well as jazz 
and "roots music" musicians rarely become famous enough. Many 
fundamentally important artists go unacknowledged because of this, and 
perhaps the Kennedy Center should consider adding an unsung hero to each 
of their ceremonies.

Ciao,

Paul 

Jazz Promo Services wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-kennedycenter26-2008dec26,0,
> 1430482.story
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> COMMENTARY
> Singing the blues about gap in Honors
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> The Honors focus on uplift. _You walk away from the blues feeling drained and
> spent._ That is the nature -- and the beauty -- of the music.
>
> Givhan writes for the Washington Post.
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