76214, Absolutely. But that's not what he said.
Posted by lonesome_d, Thu Mar-01-07 12:01 PM
to quote: "You see, blues was nothing more than conscious pro-black music."
I asked specifically what was "conscious" and "pro-black" about specific songs which are clearly a significant part of blues tradition, several of which I'm sure he knows.
"Stagger Lee shot Billy, he shot that boy so bad, that the bullet went through Billy and broker the bartender's glass." (said fight was overe a card game and a Stetson hat.)
"Frankie went down to the hotel. She didn't go there for fun; underneath her red kimono she carried a 44 gun, to shoot her man if he was doing her wrong." (he was, and she did.)
"Well, I love my whiskey and I love my gin, but the way I love my coke is an awful sin - hey, hey, honey take a whiff on me!"
There's nothing in these songs that to me says
"if you wake up in the morning and you wish to live...
if you wish to see your children live...
your community... your families...
if you wish good intentions for you and yours."
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