2elijah said:

1725topp said:

Thanks to NuPwrSoul and 2elijah. Your comments are very well said, and all I must say is, “Amen!”

Thanks 1725Stopp. Much appreciated.

It's funny because these kinds of threads used to blow up with all kinds of speculation but when the actual facts are posted nobody wanna talk about it.

SweeTeaII said:

Where did dinosaurs come from? doesnt matter cause they all gone. Maybe they just took a break. ET fone home!

ET has finally called home

l love tht line ... it reminds me of something

Damn I didn't know all his grandparents came from Louisiana. That's actually pretty cool. But hey all my grandparents came from North Carolina so it's not too unique but fascinating nonetheless.

NuPwrSoul said:

Culture has a geneaology, too... and there is something to be said of the southern rooted folks who migrated to the midwest, and their role in creating some of the most enduring genres of American music. Whether it's the blues in Chicago, Detroit Motown / Detroit Techno, Chicago House, Memphis Stax, Dayton/Ohio funk, or Minneapolis sound... there is something that those folks brought with them, and passed on to their children and their children, that made it the heartland of music.

i just finished reading this book called 'the warmth of other sons', about the 'great migration' of southern blacks to the northern/western cities from around 1915-70. it was a fascinating book and i highly recommend it.

one of the things that the author, isabel wilkerson, pointed out was how this migration absolutely changed america, particularly its musical landscape. she pointed out that there would have been no motown, no mj, no prince, no aretha, no miles, no b.b., and on and on and on (and that's not to mention all the other black people in other areas of the arts) without the courage of their grandparents who made the decision to leave the american south and push expand all sorts of boundaries. their leaving also forced all sorts of soul searching in the south, too.

Did anybody notice he related to people with the surname Head?

Very interesting! I meant to post in here the other day when I started reading it.

One, thanks for posting it here for all to see, and thanks to all of the Orgers who came through and dropped information. I really enjoyed reading this.

Prince speaks through the music. He sang about grits and gravy, cheese eggs and jam in Breakfast Can Wait. That's some down home, Southern, soul food breakfast. I see what you did there, Prince. The moment I heard those lyrics, it put a smile on my face. I knew where that came from.

kibbles said:

NuPwrSoul said:

Culture has a geneaology, too... and there is something to be said of the southern rooted folks who migrated to the midwest, and their role in creating some of the most enduring genres of American music. Whether it's the blues in Chicago, Detroit Motown / Detroit Techno, Chicago House, Memphis Stax, Dayton/Ohio funk, or Minneapolis sound... there is something that those folks brought with them, and passed on to their children and their children, that made it the heartland of music.

i just finished reading this book called 'the warmth of other sons', about the 'great migration' of southern blacks to the northern/western cities from around 1915-70. it was a fascinating book and i highly recommend it.

one of the things that the author, isabel wilkerson, pointed out was how this migration absolutely changed america, particularly its musical landscape. she pointed out that there would have been no motown, no mj, no prince, no aretha, no miles, no b.b., and on and on and on (and that's not to mention all the other black people in other areas of the arts) without the courage of their grandparents who made the decision to leave the american south and push expand all sorts of boundaries. their leaving also forced all sorts of soul searching in the south, too.

I need to get this book. There were some great posts about the migration over in Non Prince in the Sugarfoot thread.