True that.
Jimmy Reed played at our high school Canteen. I also got to see others at various small venues in and around LA: John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, Tina Turner. Enjoyed them all!
The little Club in Boston had all of those stars and more!
My first Band was a Blues Band and we struggled for gigs.
Thanks, to the Blues Brothers Movie, things perked up a bit in the late seventies!