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Kanye West, Paul McCartney, and the Whitewashing of Rock ’n Roll History


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Old 06-01-2015, 16:02
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And therein lies the real tragedy. We spit nickels at young people who don’t know white rock legends like Paul McCartney, but shrug over the relative anonymity of the artists who started it all – artists whose influence was, in a sense, far greater than the Beatles’ and the Stones’, because without them, there would be no Beatles and Stones.

Look, I’m all for knowing the history of rock ’n roll. I’d go so far as to say that you can’t be culturally literate in the twenty-first century without knowing at least some of it. But as Muddy Waters sang on his 1977 LP, Hard Again, “The blues had a baby and they named it rock ’n roll.” Truer words were never spoken – or sung, as it were – and not knowing that particular history lesson is a much greater sin than not knowing who Paul McCartney is. Unless, of course, you think the history of rock ’n roll only comes in shades of white.
I quite agree
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Old 06-01-2015, 16:09
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Yes, he definitely has a point. As a music fan, I've made a point of learning where all these influences go back to, it's interesting and enhances my interest in the music I listen to now.
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