The way I look at it, Rock'n'Roll is a congregation of more than one music genre, and from more than one culture. Whos to say that without country music that the Rock'n'Roll that we know of today, created by blacks, would not be labeled Rythm & Blues? The fact of the matter is Rock'n'Roll was created by both black and white people, with combinations of Country, R & B, Gospel, and who knows what else or when the elctric gutair came into play that signified the genre. Trying to credit a race with this creation is stupid, credit Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, all of them. Fuck trying to label this shit.
"It's also an odd idea when you think about it: that Elvis could steal an entire music. That anybody could. A genre or form (as opposed to a personal style) exists so that other people can perform it, so that listeners can understand it. A form tells you that there will be four movements in contrasting keys and tempos; that a musician will improvise a new melody on the existing harmonies; that the rhythm won't change every 20 seconds (or that it will if it's progressive rock).
By its nature, a form doesn't belong to anybody, not even its creators. It's a communal effort, where numerous people come together and contribute something of their own, even if it's merely appreciation. [...] Sure, sometimes barriers are set up--bop's notorious technical difficulties, punk's deliberate ugliness--but there's no real way to keep anybody from coming in to add a bit of basil or to borrow a cup of flour."
Rythm & Blues + Country Western = Rock'n'Roll.
Just live with it and stop boiling over shit that does not matter. Cultural supremacy is a poison.
"It's also an odd idea when you think about it: that Elvis could steal an entire music. That anybody could. A genre or form (as opposed to a personal style) exists so that other people can perform it, so that listeners can understand it. A form tells you that there will be four movements in contrasting keys and tempos; that a musician will improvise a new melody on the existing harmonies; that the rhythm won't change every 20 seconds (or that it will if it's progressive rock).
By its nature, a form doesn't belong to anybody, not even its creators. It's a communal effort, where numerous people come together and contribute something of their own, even if it's merely appreciation. [...] Sure, sometimes barriers are set up--bop's notorious technical difficulties, punk's deliberate ugliness--but there's no real way to keep anybody from coming in to add a bit of basil or to borrow a cup of flour."
Rythm & Blues + Country Western = Rock'n'Roll.
Just live with it and stop boiling over shit that does not matter. Cultural supremacy is a poison.
