[Mr. Mojo]

And all we have left is...nothing.

Well, we still have, uh,.......

Yeah, I guess you're right. John Lee Hooker was the last of the great bluesmen, and he died last year. A lot of great jazzmen are still around, but no absolute legends (other than perhaps Oscar Petersen....not one of my personal favorites).

Well, we do have Bob Dylan.

[BluesDuke]

Yeah, I guess you're right. John Lee Hooker was the last of the great bluesmen, and he died last year. A lot of great jazzmen are still around, but no absolute legends (other than perhaps Oscar Petersen....not one of my personal favorites).

You mean B.B. King has died and the news hasn't come forth yet? But while I'm at it, boy could God line himself up a blues band any old time he wants...set Francis Clay behind the traps and get Willie Dixon on that upright bass...put Mr. Spann on the piano and Mr. (Groove) Holmes at the organ, what the hell, there's room for two, let Little Walter and Big Walter (Horton) blow the harps...let's get Mr. Bloomfield and Big Albert (King) on the electric guitars...maybe Mr. Waters for some slide dueling with Mr. Allman...and did I hear someone say the Mighty Wolf should handle the vocals?

[Lurking Libertarian]

John Lee Hooker was the last of the great bluesmen, and he died last year. A lot of great jazzmen are still around, but no absolute legends

I'd say that BB King (blues) and Sonny Rollins (jazz) are firmly in the legend category. On the jazz side, you could also argue for Elvin Jones, Max Roach, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock (when he's not playing fusion).