Ever see Pat Boone singing metal in the 90's? He dressed up all Alice
Cooper. Vocalists like him are just performers, not musical innovators -
they take whatever is popular and put on a pretty good show somewhere in
vegas or branson. Whether its Elvis or Vanilla Ice, these guys were just
trying to entertain their audience. Their fans liked them, not the music.
quoted 1 line the problematic stuff is when white vocalists attempt to portray a black>>the problematic stuff is when white vocalists attempt to portray a black
persona, based on a demeaning idea of what it's supposed to mean to "be
black".
quoted 1 line anyone ever see the old tapes of Pat Boone singing R&B tunes on 50's>anyone ever see the old tapes of Pat Boone singing R&B tunes on 50's
variety shows? totally stripped the soul out of everything, yet it was the
most "soulful," scandalous shit that most white people had ever seen.
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