"I was basically trying to point out that most important musical innovations were heavily influenced by the social environment of the times, positive or negative"
Well of course. This applies to all artist, from Mozart to Fred McDowell. BTW, Louis Armstrong was reportly to have said, that if there was no segregation in New Orleans, all the black guys would have joined the bands playing Sousa, and there might not have ever been this thing we call Jazz. :) Of course, I beg to disagree. Can you imagine Sousa in a whorehouse!!
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Well of course. This applies to all artist, from Mozart to Fred McDowell. BTW, Louis Armstrong was reportly to have said, that if there was no segregation in New Orleans, all the black guys would have joined the bands playing Sousa, and there might not have ever been this thing we call Jazz. :) Of course, I beg to disagree. Can you imagine Sousa in a whorehouse!!
Cheers