I spent the 1960's deliberately avoiding the tidal wave of pop dross by immersing myself in the recordings of the likes of Leroy Carr, Willie McTell, Son House, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson et al. In recent years Lulu and Tom Jones have cynically dabbled with every type of music and collaborated with currently fashionable performers, attempting to resuscitate their flagging careers. Blues is just another instance of this. Go and listen to the real thing, please.If they love the blues so much why didn't they have the integrity to perform and record it before now?