It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.

When John Lee Hooker died in June 2001, he was 83 years old, and he had lost not a trace of his original blues.

"I'm busted and disgusted," he says, "and I'm playing the original blues."

The original deep blue of the box had faded to a pastel, while the bright red of the wheels and tongue had become gray-orange.

With Downing as acting leader, the band moved away from their original blues influences to play hard rock.

One of the old original blues, so old you could .

The Big Dream consists of eleven original "modern blues" songs and a Bob Dylan cover.

The album was also credited for original blues and folk rock music which was said to be, "hard to hear these days" by critics.

Following that he produced, performed and wrote songs for one of the original electric blues greats, Guitar Shorty.

The play all original blues and folk tunes with strong Australian storylines.