Death Came A-Knockin'

Ruthie Foster live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, in 2009:

An incredible voice, though you might want to give it a rest by somewhere round the three minute mark, after which the self-indulgence of the guitarist gets a little wearying. The wonderful (shorter) recorded version is here.

I don't know much about Ruthie Foster. First heard this a couple of weeks ago. It was immediately obvious that this was a black woman singing. Yes, I know, it's Blues, and everything about it is from the Black Music tradition, but all kinds of folks have been singing this stuff for years, and you'd think by now it wouldn't make any difference - and yet....

Well, you know, it's a tricky area...