OK, So having taken a look at Tim Duffy's list it doesn't prove a thing. I would like to say that Tim is doing a very good job in obtaining some work for these people - or at least those that are still with us but how many of them are a suitable draw for a blues festival? How many CD's made by these artists have you purchased Matt?
I have received for review albums by seven of them and heard others and frankly I would not pay good money for the majority of them. But, I did enjoy hearing a couple of them live in an informal session in 2007.
The fact is that there are not enough BIG names around in this field of music any more to sell tickets fro a big show.

I personally wish that the music was still very much alive and kicking but apart from small pockets it isn't.

Young copyists of any colour of the rainbow may be your bag and there is nothing wrong with that but please don't compare them to the real thing.
Time brings on a change, nothing remains the same.

Hoot(in) the blues