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If I want to listen to authentic black gospel or jazz by an African American artist, it's in my music collection at my fingertips along with tons of other world music. I have no idea why critics have been harping on "white" versus "black" inspiration. Musical artists have individual voices based upon their own unique vision of the world. Why do critics act like the only legitimate music is a rehash of Mick doing Muddy Waters? David Brooks had the same criticism of musical segregation last week in the New York Times. Force feeding youngsters with the Allman Brothers isn't the answer.
