Black country music fans: an interesting article

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBX/is_4_7/ai_71711516

 

Good article...


and I have to say, damn, this chick is intelligent (the writer of the article) and I admire the way she thinks, in fact, it makes me wonder, if non-blacks can enjoy the sounds and rhythms of OUR music genres, they why can't it be in reverse? Is 'their' music 'off limits' to 'jigaboos' somehow?

Also, anyone with a degree in biology (as well as common sense) would understand that a musical inclination or preference has little to do with 'race' or 'color' but only with DNA.

I guess we chalk this one up as another one written by a sista who had something worthwhile to say.

 

DNA does determine race.

 

I remember a special a year ago called Waiting in the Wings on the CMT channel it focused on the Black country music singers from Deford Bailey to today. It was before Cowboy Troy came along.

 

I am the biggest country music fan!!!! country music is my favorite music ever.

#1 Charlie Pride!

 

I was talking about musical preference, not race.

 

anything by Leann Womack

 

and trisha yearwood

 

Just so you guys know(for those of you who do not know), country music was invented by black folks, again. But noooo, blacks are too quick to accept whatever history books say and since history has more white faces in country's origins, it's "white music". Just like some people think that Jazz and Rock "n" Roll were created by Europeans. Do not be suprised if 100 years from now, the history books say Vanilla Ice started rap music. :roll:

 

Of course. The banjo was invented by a black man, and pretty much all of the music you hear today (from r&b, to rap, rock, pop, jazz, country, gospel, dance/electronica, etc.) has blues elements, and was derived from blues music.

 

LCris it was a shame that it took so long for the entry of Deford Bailey into the Country Music Hall of Fame. I wished that special I had watched on CMT is on DVD.

 

but he made it and we are proud, Charlie Pride is the man though

 

Wow Charlie Pride. That was my parents music.

 

cool, thats my music, and my little nephews and nieces love it too

 

Where are you located?

My second husband loved Charlie Pride too, but he was from Africa and also spent time in Norway. I think he picked up his love for Country Music there.

 

i was born and raised in teh South, carolina, texas. and also latin america

that was the music of all of my friends and music I grew up with and love it. that and blues and tejano and latin, jazz, and bluegrass and rock but country is my fav

 

I grew up loving Rock, then sort of gave it up in the late 80s for a while and turned to Country. Where I was from you had two choices, rock or country. Very little else unless you imported it. Even today they only have some R&B and Hip Hop mixed on the rock stations, they have yet to get their own..

So I was pretty strong country for a number about 10-15 yrs. Now I still listen to it some, but mostly I listen to R&B.

 

i try to listen to r&b and hip hop but could never grasp it. was big in underground rock scene in New York and New England in the 80s in University.

but growing up in Texas and in the south, I was always loyal to my country music, and southern rock

 

Sometimes there is some R&B and some Country that is not really that far apart if you ask me.

 

thats cool, never heard of that. i know blues and country are cousins but never heard of the r&b

there are blues singers like Ray Charles who loved Country music and even cut an album. he also sang with willy nelson, kenny rogers and merle haggard.

buddy guy also cut a few singles with country stars