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Blacks like soulful pop songs. There are a few who like Van Halen. Some who like Punk. They certainly love Kenny G but I dont' know the fuck why. lol All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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We should ask how many whites like soul music? I went to a Maxwell gig and I was one of the few bonified crackas. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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i dont see nothing wrong with this thread. are we gonna act like we dont have our differences when it comes to music? of course nothing applies to any entire group of people but there is a large majority of black people who prefer a certain genre of music just like whites,latinos,ect. personally i dont listen to alot of white artists thats why im able to list the ones i do like. | |
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Please don't be joking! I'm scanning my library right now, up to 43 names . . . Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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relax...im a black man who loves all kinds of music...there was really nothing demeaning or degrading about the question posed by this thread....different cultures while enjoying the art of other cultures, are also curious about the how other cultures feel about those same arts...discussing these differences and similarities in musical tastes shouldnt have to be a contentious or uncomfortable situation, unless someone is being degrading or condescending...IMO | |
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Black people of a certain age love this song:
Oddly, even though this is a country gospel song that's white as shit, I have seen many black friends and church people go crazy for this:
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Disclaimer: I'm white, and thus can't really contribute to this rather odd thread--just thought I'd mention that my mom had a copy of that O.B. McClinton Live at Randy's Rodeo album (I have no idea why or how), but I loved that thing as a kid. And I should have known that if he came up on Prince.org, Micky Dolenz would be the one who brought him up. | |
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Also (I probably shouldn't ask this)--but there's been a few mentions of Phil Collins... and I've seen this in a few different interviews and such with black artists (mostly hip-hop, if I remember correctly). Can someone explain this? I know at least sometimes it's specifically "In the Air Tonight" (and seriously, I'm not just thinking about the Mike Tyson thing in The Hangover, I swear), but is there like something more to this that I'm not getting? I remember at one time valuing him higher than I do now (I really liked "One More Night" and "Separate Lives" for a while), but I can't imagine why he seems to pop up as often as he does. What chord is he hitting for people? | |
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I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Colbie Caillat yet.
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I made a thread about O.B. here once plus Big Jim Downing & Linda Martell too. The Beatles remade one of Arthur Alexanders's songs called Anna. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Never heard of her You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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EddieC said: Also (I probably shouldn't ask this)--but there's been a few mentions of Phil Collins... and I've seen this in a few different interviews and such with black artists (mostly hip-hop, if I remember correctly). Can someone explain this? I know at least sometimes it's specifically "In the Air Tonight" (and seriously, I'm not just thinking about the Mike Tyson thing in The Hangover, I swear), but is there like something more to this that I'm not getting? I remember at one time valuing him higher than I do now (I really liked "One More Night" and "Separate Lives" for a while), but I can't imagine why he seems to pop up as often as he does. What chord is he hitting for people? I think he's successful as a crossover artist for the same reason Elton John was, lots of good singles, collaborations, legitimately talented, and heavy incorporations of r&b into his music. Speaking just for me, before I had my own cassette player or CD player, I just listened to whatever they played on the system at the grocery store mall and movie theaters, and I remember hearing Phil Collins right alongside Anita Baker, Michael McDonald and all sorts of other soul/pop/rock acts. | |
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Michael Jackson. | |
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I don't know if the Maori's are considered "Balck" by your standards, but they generally have a predilection for Black musical tastes (Rap, reggae and R&B) and don't listen to that much "White music". The following are popular. . Heavy Metal - Particularly AC/DC and Led Zeppelin Elton John David Bowie (Surprisingly) Eurythmics Boy Band/Justin Bieber type crap (Kids and teens) Kenny Rogers Tom Jones (A big one amongst older Maoris) Engelbert Humperdinck (Rubber lipped Anglo Indian singer) a song called 10 Guitars Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Also I think - Most country artists and music, Dolly Parton, Charlie Pride (Although I know he is black), Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Kenny Dale etc - Phil Collins and Gensis - Pink Floyd - John Mayer - Eric Clapton - Beatles and Rolling Stones. - Kevin Bloody Wilson (Obscene Aussie Comedian) - Rodney Rude, Billy Connolly, bawdy comedy albums. [Edited 4/28/15 15:30pm] Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Smooth jazz is basically instrumental R&B or funk. Kenny started out in a funk band in the 1970s. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Well, next time I go to our Wed. meeting I'll ask.
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It's not that well known to the general public, but Phil also played drums in the jazz funk band Brand X You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I think Kenny Gorelick started out in an R&B band BUT he did some very good work with the Jeff Lorber Fusion which was a prototypical Jazz Fusion 1970s outfit. Kenny G can play....the 1980s smooth jazz stuff (which was watered down versions of really excellent musicians like Bob James, Ronnie Laws, Grover Washington Jr, the Jazz Crusaders, even Donald Byrd's Black Byrds ) really was a bore and Kenny became a millionaire in the process. But even with that medoicre stuff, he can play....you don't see it in live performances because he performs all that smooth jazz garbage...but listen to him on "Galaxian" from the Jeff Lorber Fusion. | |
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Kenny's earlier records were a bit more uptempo, but since he was on Arista, I guess Clive Davis had him change his style to a more adult contemporary sound and that's when Kenny crossed over and started selling big. Those albums were popular with the middle aged R&B crowd, the ones who were less interested in rap. The same ones who were more likely to buy Freddie Jackson, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, & Sade. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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It's not that well known to the general public, but Phil also played drums in the jazz funk band Brand X True that. I also think songs like One More Night and In Too Deep are basically R&B songs, they're just classified as pop/lite rock because a white rock artist is singing them. Hell, on Phil's first album he remixed a Genesis rock song and turned it into a funky R&B song (Behind The Lines). His cover of You Can't Hurry Love was a huge hit, Two Hearts was a Motown throwback co-written with LaMont Dozier, Against All Odds is essentially a soul song.. I could go on. | |
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That's the same with the light rock groups from the late 1970s & early 1980s, which later had "yacht rock" jokes made about them. Some of them like Player, Ambrosia, Christopher Cross, Robbie Dupree, Steely Dan, etc. had songs that were played on R&B stations. Members of Toto and other session musicians like Jay Graydon played on and/or produced popular R&B singers records of the time too and they were called 'Westcoast'. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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bigboy784 said: They can be either old school or new This is the dumbest question ever. We all don't like the same music or anything else. Who are some Black artists that Whites like (that are not blues, rock, jazz r and b or rap)? Release Yourself | |
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