Martin Abend
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Berlin, Germany
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Posted 10 Oct 2000 11:16 am |
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Sorry,
but there have been a lot of afro-american country stars, only to mention Ray Charles.
White male middleclass guys don't own this kind of music.
People who want to kill white culture... geez, where do you live ???
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Boomer
From:
Brentwood, TN USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2000 11:59 am
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| In 1998 and part of '99 I was head of A&R for DeltaDisc, a label promoting a black female country artist. I am very familiar with the numbers regarding blacks that listen and buy country music. A whopping 17% of country listeners are black, but only one per cent of them attend country events, the reason being fear of confrontation with that element of society who shows up to some of those outdoor events in a big foot truck covered with confederate flags, bumper stickers that say "Forget, Hell" and gunracks complete with a 12 guage and 30-06. But never mind what I drive, I can definitely understand their concern. And they have to be taken under consideration as a legitimate consumer of country music and should be given the same consideration when welcoming them in to our musical community as the rest of us were. Best, Boomer |
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