tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post5426319144581228055..comments2024-01-31T09:10:18.662-07:00Comments on "One Poor Correspondent": I Got the BluesTom Nawrockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-69766250358093140042009-06-17T15:21:46.453-06:002009-06-17T15:21:46.453-06:00You're right. I'm going to kill off OPC be...You're right. I'm going to kill off OPC before I embarrass myself further.Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-44987966096939127042009-06-17T10:01:39.176-06:002009-06-17T10:01:39.176-06:00I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion but ...I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion but if one is so completely ignorant about music as yourself why would they want to blog about it? This white/black blues idea is so laden with cliches, stereotypes and false assumptions-after all this time it's just a non issue. There are people on Mongolia playing really great blues for Chrissakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-22503115670074425752009-06-15T22:30:53.272-06:002009-06-15T22:30:53.272-06:00I don't feel qualified to talk about jazz at a...I don't feel qualified to talk about jazz at all. I don't have a natural ear for it, and I know very little about it.<br /><br />For all I know, white people can play jazz just fine.Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-37489320015699852012009-06-15T17:07:08.170-06:002009-06-15T17:07:08.170-06:00Another drawback of honky blues is the tendency of...Another drawback of honky blues is the tendency of white artists to claim songwriting credit and royalties on (a) songs written by black performers; or (b) songs and motifs descended from the black tradition, albeit predating any specific author.Kinky Paprikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03671644487825647000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-61030410905422919792009-06-15T10:31:15.938-06:002009-06-15T10:31:15.938-06:00Question: in the context of your feelings about bl...Question: in the context of your feelings about blues, where does jazz fit in, in relation to blues? Are they related, and if so how, or not?Innocent Bystandernoreply@blogger.com