The first musical group that I was interested in (about age 14-15) was Creedence Clearwater Revival. I liked the sound of the bass on their recordings, but thought they were using a bass fiddle until I saw them on Ed Sullivan. I was able to buy a student model electric bass for $70 (which I still have) and took a few lessons, which introduced me to blues. Eventually, about the time I got married, I gave up on bass and picked up acoustic guitar. My interest in blues had expanded to acoustic blues styles by then. Several years later a guy at work got me interested (infected, addicted, just plain nuts for) Irish music of the supergroups (Planxty, Bothy Band, etc) and from there I gravitated to listening to and attempting to play not only blues but other types of folk, ballads, dance tunes; on guitar, banjo, and tin whistle. But I've had few chances to perform and little time to spend polishing songs well enough to perform anyway. But hope springs eternal...