aspeitia axel arturo barcelo (abarcelo@indiana.edu)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:09:24 -0500 (EST)
Yes. Elvis was amazing in the 50s. Today? How'bout that Vandernmark guy in
Chicago?
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, angedella isafella wrote:
> dear list: now that you mention it Rayguns dj issue(a while back) was all
> white guys for the big features and black were relegated to the who who
> roundup. 2) I like
> elvis though. He was one of the greats . He improved"hound dog", "mystery
> train", "thats all right mama" by leaps over the originals. He had the
> goods. he was one of the greats. And I like george michael too.
>
>
> >From: Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
> >To: Steve Catanzaro <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>
> >CC: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> >Subject: Re: A White Boy Responds...
> >Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:32:13 -0800
> >
> >
> >
> >Steve Catanzaro wrote:
> >
> > > And it's got me thinkin' (just for fun, since we're all afrophiles
> >here),
> > > can I think of just 5 white boys who can rock as hard in Afroamerican
> >styles
> > > as the originators? Well, I've got to reach way back for...
> >
> > > 4. Lalo Schifrin... well, I don't know what his nationality is, but who
> >can
> >
> >Lalo is from Mexico. (C'mon, the name "Lalo" is a giveaway, ese) and of
> >part
> >French(?) Russian(?) ancestry.
> >
> > > 3. Medeski, Martin, & Wood.
> >
> >The general consesnus is, yes, they're funky, but no, they're not
> >innovators.
> >
> > > 2. Keith Jarrett. Yeah. You thought he was black! But, I don't think he
> >is,
> >
> >He's half-black, I believe.
> >
> >
> > > There ya have it. 5 white (or non-black) outfits that deserve at least a
> > > little credit from genius cats like Mos!
> >
> >What about the Brecker Brothers? Or some of the dudes from Tower of Power?
> >Or Aretha Franklin's session musicians from back in the day (all of the
> >backing
> >musicans on "Respect" where white boys...believe it or not!)
> >
> >As for Shadow, no, I'm not taking anything away from him, and none of this
> >is
> >his fault, but do note that the recent popularity of the "DJ Celebrity" as
> >dictated by the Major Labels only focuses on white DJs? A recent dance
> >music
> >convention had a DJ symposium where all of the panelists were white. The
> >reporter who covered it noted the absence of any Black DJs on the panel
> >(after
> >all, they started the modern form of the DJ culture) or Asian-American DJs
> >like
> >Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike, Dan the Automator etc (some of whom are regarded by
> >many
> >to be among the DJ elite).
> >
> >Then again, there's never been a non-white contestant on the "Who Wants to
> >be a
> >Millionaire" show, but that's another story...(hey, what do you expect from
> >the
> >Aryan Broadcasting Company?)
> >
> > > (honorable mention; Donald Fagen, Bill Evans, and Elson, only 'cuz he
> >met
> > > Stevie Wonder.)
> >
> >Whoa, hold it, who you callin whitey?
> >
> >
> >Elson
> >non-white and non-black (in other words, in the eyes of the American
> >mainstream,
> >I don't even exist...)
> >
> >--
> >
> > - 30 -
> >
> > :. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
> > :. elson@westworld.com
> > :. www.westworld.com/~elson
> >
> > "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
>
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