Is American Music split on racial grounds ?

[Tommy Tainant]

This is a follow on from the other music thread on this forum which I found quite interesting.

Back in the 90s a British girl group called Eternal toured the US promoting their new album.

The album had done really well in the UK and they had a load of hit singles out of it. But they coud not get anywhere in the US. One of the reasons they believed was the nature of the US music scene. When they went to "black" stations their host would not talk to the white girl and vice versa when they went to "white" stations. They felt that their management in the States did not know how to market them or to whom .

They felt that music in the US was segregated. Probably because society was segregated.

And I do struggle to name bands that are racially integated even today.

Is this the case or am I missing out some great music ?

The UK has a great history of integrated bands, probably because we are better integrated than the US.

The Beat were the greatest band ever. They never recorded a song you couldnt dance to.

 

[Taz]

Rap is for retards. Not the white man's fault he doesn't like. It's garbage.

 

[harmonica]

EVERYTHING is about race to you
RACE RACE RACE
you are part of the problem
I guess you find racial problems in toenail clippers also ?

 

[harmonica]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

 

[petro]

American radio including SiriusXM, which I just canceled is corporate radio.
You will hear nothing but the same 40 songs ad nausum, from groups considered appropriate to gain ratings. Nothing more. Plenty of bland artists black or white get airtime. No corporate conspiracy to keep the black man down.

Radio is dead.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Black American music artist are some of the most successful in the world.
They are very popular.
Tommy just can't make it through the day without accusing Americans of being racist

 

[Skull Pilot]

This is a follow on from the other music thread on this forum which I found quite interesting.

Back in the 90s a British girl group called Eternal toured the US promoting their new album.

The album had done really well in the UK and they had a load of hit singles out of it. But they coud not get anywhere in the US. One of the reasons they believed was the nature of the US music scene. When they went to "black" stations their host would not talk to the white girl and vice versa when they went to "white" stations. They felt that their management in the States did not know how to market them or to whom .

They felt that music in the US was segregated. Probably because society was segregated.

And I do struggle to name bands that are racially integated even today.

Is this the case or am I missing out some great music ?

The UK has a great history of integrated bands, probably because we are better integrated than the US.

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The Beat were the greatest band ever. They never recorded a song you couldnt dance to.

People in Europe think David Hasselhoff is a good singer

That is all I have to say about musical taste in Europe

 

[katsteve2012]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

 

[Tommy Tainant]

I havent actually accused anybody of racism. It just looks very segregated from this side. Even our manufactured groups like the Spice Girls or All Saints are integrated.

 

[harmonica]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

of course,,.....-----there are no racist blacks

 

[harmonica]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

not hate----facts/truth
where do you get ''hate'' from??

 

[katsteve2012]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

not hate----facts/truth
where do you get ''hate'' from??

Surely you just. Or are playing stupid. Which is it?

 

[harmonica]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

not hate----facts/truth
where do you get ''hate'' from??

Surely you just. Or are playing stupid. Which is it?

Obama thought he needed a black wife instead of a white to addvance politically
he went to Rev Wright [ undeniably a racist/America hater ] for years
his wife was never proud of America
sent his AG to comfort a black criminal's family [ a criminal who attacked a white cop ]
all facts
now, how am I a racist????

 

[katsteve2012]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

of course,,.....-----there are no racist blacks

Of course we all know that there are many so called "racist blacks" who listen to country western or heavy metal. Right?

LMAO

 

[harmonica]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

of course,,.....-----there are no racist blacks

Of course we all know that there are many so called "racist blacks" who listen to country western or heavy metal. Right?

LMAO

blacks can't be racist --they are not human/superior to whites/etc

 

[Montrovant]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

of course,,.....-----there are no racist blacks

Of course we all know that there are many so called "racist blacks" who listen to country western or heavy metal. Right?

LMAO

Wait, what? This conversation has gotten strange.

I'm trying to understand the point of your post here.

 

[katsteve2012]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

of course,,.....-----there are no racist blacks

Of course we all know that there are many so called "racist blacks" who listen to country western or heavy metal. Right?

LMAO

blacks can't be racist --they are not human/superior to whites/etc

So you determined that blacks were not human when you supposedly lived around them?

 

[katsteve2012]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

of course,,.....-----there are no racist blacks

Of course we all know that there are many so called "racist blacks" who listen to country western or heavy metal. Right?

LMAO

Wait, what? This conversation has gotten strange.

I'm trying to understand the point of your post here.

I'm certain that you will figure it out.

 

[Pilot1]

Americans will embrace black artists, which has been a trend since the 1960's, and even a bit before. However, black people will usually not listen to white artists.

White kids embrace black athletes. Black kids rarely embrace white athletes.

Who is racist?

 

[Montrovant]

I grew up in a black hood with mostly black friends
I listened to black music mostly
OMG--a WHITE man who listens to black music!!!!!!!!!!???

.....I had some WHITE country bumpkin come up from the south to train me on a new system at work....he liked listening to country music....so I got used to that.....never listened to it before.....but liked it/etc after that

now I am racist-----for bringing race into it??

That's no novelty. And you are not different than many. Some of the most racist white people that I've ever encountered loved so called black music. In fact, there was a racist old white guy that lived our neighborhood that gave my parents some Motown records that I still have to this day.

Back in the era of Basie and Ellington, they would perform at white clubs where only white people were allowed, but had to enter and leave the club through the backdoor.

Just curious though, since you allegedly grew up around black people, how did you arrive at hating them so much now?

of course,,.....-----there are no racist blacks

Of course we all know that there are many so called "racist blacks" who listen to country western or heavy metal. Right?

LMAO

Wait, what? This conversation has gotten strange.

I'm trying to understand the point of your post here.

I'm certain that you will figure it out.

There are racist blacks. There are blacks that listen to country music. There are blacks that listen to heavy metal music. There could well be racist blacks that listen to either country or metal. So what?

I'm not sure if you were trying to say something about blacks not being racist, or that racist whites are inconsistent in their beliefs, or somehow point out the racism you see in harmonica, or what.