You should re-enrol in Reading Comprehension 101, Chris89 ...   Yes, blues is a product of American culture ...  (it is more accurate to say it is an end product of slavery, but never mind that.) My point is the criticism being levelled against British blues players is a crock ... guys like John Mayall

Lol ... there's always a little American exceptionalism in these comments that slag Zeppelin, i.e., that he was stealing from the Delta Bluesmen ... Why not admit that, until Elvis, most of your white culture ignored the Delta blues completely?  The fact is Elvis put a few tunes on the chart and then got swamped by the likes of  Pat