I don't know, Martin, I find it kind of hard have a very serious discussion of music with anyone who is dismissive of jazz--you're entitled to like whatever you want of course, and there is some great music that is bluegrass, but your opinion on anything else isn't going to be worth much--

As to bluegrass, I would have to say that without Earl Scruggs style banjo picking, bluegrass isn't bluegrass-As for Hank Williams, he was a great singer and songwriter, but I would have to say that Western Swing was the beginning of "Modern" country and western music.