When the local blues show is on here I have fairly
regular chats with the person that does the show.

One time I made mention of Calhoun Tubbs. Calhoun Tubbs
was a character played by David Allen Greer on the old
In Living Color show. Greer's character is in a
performance setting doing his act. As he introduces the
songs, they are all exactly the same tune.. with different
introductions.

The radio jock told me this is some times a running gag
at blues shows and some of the audience can do the
routine. This means I think, that there is a certain
amount of nod and a wink about white people being taken
in by anything seeming black and authentic.

David Allen Greer pretty much nailed blues to the wall
with that routine. It's unforgettable.

Rhythm and Blues, Jump Blues, early rock and roll and swing
have something in common: they are happy musics. And I
think that people have a hard time relating to happy musics.
That's why the retro swing fad died out so quickly. I bought
all of it I could at the time and I'm glad it's available
at the state-wide library system or I'd miss that much more of
it.