7. "Come on, Hall&Oates is not the same thing..." In response to In response to 1
You know that. Springsteen playing the Apollo is not like, say, Slayer playing the Apollo but still, I think it's safe to say that Springsteen's Dylan/singer/songwriter rooted music is generally considered a pretty "white" style in the context of rock. And yes, I know he has strong influences from the Doo-wop era and Jackie Wilson and the Spector-girl group type melodies and things like that but his music in general is still a product of a different aesthetic.
Hall&Oates on the other hand were even inspired by *contemporary* R&B in the context of their time.