Blues

* On March 4, Charles W. Diggs Jr. wrote, “Now, what I want to say to Southpaw Jones is, ‘Man, you ain’t seen no blues, yet,’ white or otherwise,” (Letters to the Valley Edition). This was his response to Katherine Tolford’s article about my music (Valley Life, Feb. 23).

Frankly, he’s right. As a young white male, the only “blues” I confront are shallow dilemmas like Napster lawsuits, neck hair and people who don’t read articles fully before they jump to conclusions and respond. So what right do I have to wail?

I consider myself an above-average songwriter, but I never thought my words were subtle enough to warrant any misunderstanding or controversy. How anyone could read “White Boy Blues” and not smell a joke is beyond me.

Now, what I want to say to Charles W. Diggs is, “Man, you ain’t seen no satire, apparently.”

CHUCK “SOUTHPAW” JONES

Calabasas