I've had a hard time relating to Tracy Nelson after she dissed her folk audience upon taking a hiatus from folk.

Last week's NPR soul special played somebody named Ann Cole who I'm gonna hafta check out. Memphis Minnie. Roberta Hunt. Sippie Wallace. Big Mama Thornton.

Rory Block is considereda fine instrumentalist, but to me she's not what the blues are all about.

Nobody has mentioned Koko Taylor.