[Mgs] even less MG content

[derek at vandivere.net]

Well, New Orleans had a whole lot of free blacks and Creoles as well. Not
such an impact on the development of the blues (which developed after
slavery), but certainly with jazz (the Creoles, for example, pulled in a
lot of 'classical' influences).

But if you're going to count the blues as original, you should also
include ragtime, jazz, rock and roll, and hip hop.

dersk, '78 B

> Developed by slaves ... who had good reason to be blue ...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> The Blues is the only music Original to the United States of America.