Les,I know Jo Ann Kelly's name but, sadly, I don't know the music, so I can't say. However, I see your point. Just because something has been recorded before - and Nic only recorded tried and trusted traditional songs - doesn't mean it can't be done in a fresh way. My only experiance with white blues has been negative and that has coloured my opinion. The good thing about the blues boom of the early 60s was that it developed into rock music, heavily influenced by the blues, but not blues. Eric Clapton got far closer to the essence of the blues when he sang Layla than when he re-recorded Crossroads. The blues also influenced 60s UK folk music in a way I don't quite understand:open-tuning,I think. Also Nic's singing, which was a little behind the beat, was influenced by West Coast rock music. So if you like Nic Jones you'll like....West Coast rock music of the 70s.

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