Blues and Jazz was a black thing, but then when white guys got into it, they sorta ditched it... Even though Hendrix was a black superstar, the audience was 97% white.
shareThis fellow, Andy Edwards, a pro jazz/prog/fusion drummer of some renown, has interesting takes in general - here is his analysis of what jazz is, how it came to be, how it is regarded, etc. He's actually brilliant :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifyP2aJPLD0
here's a short take on his playing :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGV1omZe01w
I don't think that's true. Blues, Jazz, R&B and Rock are all unique American music styles which began among African-Americans and expanded. I see no evidence that blacks abandoned Blues and Jazz.
Hendrix did Rock, and Rock is not popular among blacks. Bad Brains are a black Punk band which also had a white audience.
It's also interesting that the British took Rock and made it their own, producing the best in the genre. American Rock was always weighed down by Folk influences.
Now Folk and Country are the only true American music styles dominated by whites from the beginning and not blacks.