Papa Joe Grappa - Too White to Sing the Blues (2005)

"Too White to Sing the Blues is a refreshingly unserious collection of humorous blues - not a song here has to do with poverty, cheating, alcohol, or any other standard subject. Papa Joe Grappa is an LA-based songwriter whose humor hits the mark whether his target is SUVs, aging, church sex scandals, plastic surgery culture, medical marijuana, Mary Kay Letourneau or whites singing the blues. With an accomplished band and tasty guitar, Grappa delivers his pointed messages well."
Papa Joe Grappa is backed by a stellar group of musicians who've played and recorded with Bonnie Raitt, Steve Miller, Dave Mason, Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen. He's accompanied on vocals by the Sweet Inspirations, backup singers to Elvis Presley. Papa Joe Grappa is unique and has been described as "the square peg in the round hole of the blues."
Papa Joe Grappa is a guitarist who writes and sings topical blues in the Los Angeles area. He's played clubs in New York, London, Paris, Memphis, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. His work has been featured on the Dr. Demento Show. In the daytime, he is head writer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, under the pseudonym Joe Medeiros.(Tom Hyslop)