A few years back I received a memo at work that stated that, when writing reports, I should avoid phrases like "a blind man", "a bald man", "an Irish woman".... and instead say" a man who is blind", etc. In the first version, the man's blindness is more important than his humanity. I get their point, but it could lead to some clumsy phrasing, especially in folk music: Lemon Jefferson Who Is Blind, The Clay Ramblers Who Are Red, The City Ramblers Who Are New and Lost. And who could forget Jimmy Dean's big hit - John Who is Big and Bad. Or Little Richards "Sally Who is Long and Tall.