Blues is the music of life,both good and bad. There is a lot of blues out there that celebrates the good and often comedic sides of life. Unfortunately the commercial aspects seem to focus more on the down sides. Many of the old country blues are very uplifting. Try listening to guys like Frank Stokes, Sylvester Weaver, Mississippi John Hurt, Lonnie Johnson (almost always a comedic twist even in darkest songs), on up thru the Chicago blues of the 50's and 60's.

Much of the music being discussed here is also music of life, hence the blues feel.

What you are discovering now, which most people do eventually if they have a somewhat open mind, is that there isn't as much difference in the various forms of music as the pop culture wants you to believe there is.

As many have said here before, there are only two kinds of music, good and bad.

Once you have come to this conclusion you are truly on the path to enlightenment.

This will only have a positive effect on your own music as you will now be able to draw more inspiration from all types of music, and quit all the petty bickering about the labels.

IMHO,

BHSC