Hope for the blues..


Every now and then, someone posts a child "shredder" or classical prodigy, and a couple really do entertain and amaze.
 
This British(fittingly?)10 year old has every electric bluesman infused in his playing. Imo, he's on the same level as a super advanced Classical piano or violin prodigy.
Perhaps the players here, may know of this unique musician.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VwiBKzSeaOo

If you were just listening to his playing, you might assume it's some seasoned hotshot! The kid performs like someone who's been on the road for decades!

Its like DNA from B.B,every British god,Winter,SRV were all blended and this  fortunate individual 
had the winning ticket. I see a bright future here.

Good to see the blues torch being passed. I don't watch any of those "talent" shows, but I'm guessing  this level is rare.



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The problem is that most people who start out in the blues feel the need to grow and make their own music. That’s not a criticism, the blues players from the 60s and the players from the Stevie Ray fueled blues revival of the 80s did the same thing.  Also, the original black blues masters, the keepers of the flame, are just about all gone.

There aren’t many musicians willing to devote a lifetime to mastering the blues. That’s OK, there is always someone making good blues records. I hope that sometime in the future we will have a full blown blues revival, but I doubt I’ll be around to see it.
OK tosta, make that the original black ELECTRIC blues masters.

Keb Mo', Corey Harris, Chris Thomas King and Gary Clark, Jr.  are second rate bluesmen, and I use that term loosely, who couldn't keep the blues from oblivion if they got weekly TV shows.