"Damn right I got the Blues".
Buddy Guy is legendary for mentoring young guitarists. I didn't know he had Taj Farrant opening for him, but it doesn't surprise me at all. Buddy and BB King are just about the last bridge left to Howling Wolf and John Lee Hooker and Blind Lemon Jefferson and that generation of 'all black' blues.
Which leads me to the audience mix. Again, not surprised. In the 60s, in Chicago, a pack of white young teenagers decided they needed to play the blues. They started hanging out in shows and begging to play with the legends they were watching. Something about the blues seems to lend itself to bringing new talent into the fold, and much to their credit, the Chicago blues players did so. Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop, Steve Miller and a host of others apprenticed there. Those guys brought the blues to us yokels of the time. In my case (and others, I suspect) the effect was profound. Hence the 'vintage' crowd.
I'm really glad you got to see BG. And I'm really, really glad that you shared it with me (us). Thank you.
PS Tell MsBoz that I've been known to drop an FBomb or eleven from time to time, too.
He told a story about how when he was younger he went to a guy to learn to play guitar and the guy said he couldn't help him. Then many years later the guy was dying and he asked to see Buddy. Buddy got there and he told him, I'm so glad you didn't learn to play guitar from me. It was probably one of the best stories of the night. That's really interesting about the overall blues scene. I never realized that, but it makes sense when I read it. It was a really cool night in a great venue. I'll let her know for sure!