58. "while we're in the classroom..." In response to In response to 56
>If the black people who formulated the blueprint for gospel >and blues being that they were NOT from the hills, they were >NOT from Appalachia....but were from the church.....
Really?
All the black people in the south went to church?
How about Tommy Johnson?
Charlie Patton?
The many Blind Willie's?
>please briefly explain to me how one can put the same value >on the influence of the music from the hills, as with the >influence of the church...
I said fields, hills, shanty-towns.
I don't believe that blues came from the church. I see early blues and early gospel as two sides of the same coin -- but opposite sides.
Now - Which "framers" are you talking about, professor?
Maybe you should school us on the "framers" of the blues.
And tell us which of the psalms was their favorite.
Alek ____________________________ LEFT side of the bedroom, fool! What? What?
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