I think someone needs to give a nod to the old blues artists who started the whole thing: Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Leadbelly, Koko Taylor, Ruth Brown, Etta James, so many others. Their music was copied, plagiarized and outright stolen in many cases with no credit given, much less royalties; their lyrics were sad and funny and full of heart.
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