I did not intend to sound judgemental Leadbelly. For sure, heavy drinking has been in the culture of blues along with drugs, whores, sexual abuse and a hundred other things. I would not go so far as to regard it as an indispensible part of its mystique though! I have actually met blues players, who do not drink. For sure, a lot of good blues and ragtime emerged from violent whorehouses. A lot of fine theatre emerged from the rough house Shakespearean theatre. I feel no great desire to frequent either type of establishment though!