Yeah, brucie: I hear you. A few months ago, we went in to New York City and there was a group of five guys singing the old rhythm and blues in the subway. The difference is that now they are hired by the City of New York. I know a blues guitarist who has a license, too. That's fine, because the people you hear who have a license are really great.

Singing with the Gospel Messengers is the closest I'll ever get to singing with the Del Vikings or the Penguins. That's where rhythm and blues came from to a great degree... out of the black churches. You still hear that same sound in black churches, with the smaller choirs.

Jerry