A heated discussion on 'Race, Gender & the Blues'

[mannish]

Someone I interviewed, I think it was the late great Johnny Copeland
said part of the reason is people do not grow up singing in the church
like they did back in the day.

I think it is a generation thing moreso than a race thing. Also black
church's seem to put more emphasis on the soulfulness of the singing. If
you look at the great soul/blues singers a lot of them started in the church
L

On 5/22/2012 5:12 AM, Ton Wanten wrote:
> IMHO Harri is right.
> As a radio "producer", I receive lot's and lot's of music every week.
> Intro's often impress me a lot, great guitar playing or harp playing,
> after the vocals kick in . Well, I miss something..
>
> Ton
> Triple R Blues Radio
> The Netherlands
>
> On dinsdag22-05-12 01:48, "Harri Haka"<harri.haka@GMAIL.COM>  wrote:
>
>> As a small time European promoter I must say it goes the other way over
>> here. Venues would prefer black musicians but not that many are
>> available. Seems that a lot of gifted young black musicians shy away
> >from the blues and go for hip-hop or rap. On the other hand, many white
>> musicians are obsessed with the blues and practice it day in day out.
>> Luckily, however, we still have rising stars like Omar Coleman and
>> Marquise Knox (to mention a few) who have huge talent. A white musician
>> can learn to play technically flawless blues. But when it comes to
>> vocals, hardly any of them can capture the feeling, guts and credibility
>> of their black colleagues. And in the end, singing is the essence of the
>> blues.
>> Harri from Finland
>>
>>   22.5.2012 0:50, mannish kirjoitti:
>>> a lot of people shay away from the discussion but I like it as long it
>>> does NOT get heated - passionate but no heat
>>> L
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>>> On 5/21/2012 12:06 PM, Jimmy Jacobs wrote:
>>>> http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-0521-blues-conf
>>>> eren
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>>>> ce-20120521,0,2623646.column
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>>>> It's an old argument but still relevant.
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