ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 24, 2003 By Steve Newton When I contact Big Jack Johnson—the veteran bluesman, not the youthful chart-topping surfer dude—at his home in Clarksdale, Mississippi, he’s just gotten back from Milan, Italy. To hear him tell it, the blues is definitely alive and well in Europe, and has been for a while. … Continue reading Delta bluesman Big Jack Jackson says you can’t hardly tell the rap kids nuttin’