I've sung a few old blues songs before. I have to admit, the voice does lose the South Yorkshire / North Derbyshire somewhat and is in danger of sounding a bit transatlantic..

I suppose it is similar to, when as a volunteer hospital radio presenter back in the '70s, I may have been guilty of playing the latest offering by "Zed Zed Top". Once I found out that in The USA, they pronounce it Zee, I was quite comfortable saying Zee Zee Top without wondering if people thought I was about to eat turkey a few weeks before Xmas and visit Vietnam with strong weedkiller.

Race? Howsabout gender? If I sing a song written for a woman to sing, I say I am about to sing as a woman. Very badly. A couple of reasons...