tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post4168511206980469788..comments2023-07-16T03:58:42.088-07:00Comments on Acts of Faith In Love and Life: Deploying A Little Negro Spirit: When White Artists Go BlackFaith at Acts of Faith Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-40023937788780204662009-05-05T08:22:00.000-07:002009-05-05T08:22:00.000-07:00Hagar if you really want to get angry:
Wino's...Hagar if you really want to get angry:<br /><br />Wino's backing band is the Dap Kings.<br /><br />They play for Sharon Jones (& the Dap Kings).<br /><br />Sharon has spoken on music industry racism as well. <br /><br />When you check out her YT videos (and compare them to Wino), it will be very apparent how vile the theft is.LaJane Galtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-63449827056423345752009-05-04T22:40:00.000-07:002009-05-04T22:40:00.000-07:00Rikyrah: Thanks so much for stopping by. Any chanc...Rikyrah: Thanks so much for stopping by. Any chance I can get blog rolled over at JJP?Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-87766654382692691262009-05-04T22:27:00.000-07:002009-05-04T22:27:00.000-07:00This is a good post. The ripoff of Black Artists i...This is a good post. The ripoff of Black Artists is long and brutal. It's why I look side-eyed at a lot of folks.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-19245971622273901202009-05-04T20:56:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:56:00.000-07:00Hagar's Daughter: I'll be doing a post on the blac...Hagar's Daughter: I'll be doing a post on the black soul singers shortly. <br /><br />Khadija: Thanks for recommending my post in your comment section. I did write it very early this morning and could not think of one book to recommend I was so tired, but I will amend the post with a list soon.Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-61230289482128991202009-05-04T20:37:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:37:00.000-07:00Faith,
I was thinking of this so even more in reg...Faith,<br /><br />I was thinking of this so even more in regards to "the King" not MJ, but Elvis and the love affair a lot of black entertainers and others have with him. <br /><br />I've heard black people say how cool Elvis was, but many don't know that Elvis LOVED and emulated Jackie Wilson. His moves were his attempt at dancing and performing like Jackie Wilson. Jackie Wilson was on the site of some of Elvis' movie sets. After Jackie Wilson's unfortunate fall on stage and lingering vegetative state, Elvis visited Jackie frequently.<br /><br />This information is not well known and probably never will be. We give so much of our valuable selves away. We are misused for our talent, skill, and giftedness and then tossed aside leaving the scraps for our own communities.Hagar's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329175102157599795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-2800342774954713392009-05-04T19:36:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:36:00.000-07:00Faith,
This was another excellent post. I've been...Faith,<br /><br />This was another excellent post. I've been annoyed about this syndrome since I started listening to the Police in high school. And I <EM>like</EM> the Police, but as you said that's not the point.<br /><br />Then there was the mass crossover era when I was in college when Lionel Ritchie started imitating Barry Manilow to gain a White, so-called "mainstream" audience. I also remember the Black artists like Peabo Bryson who tried to crossover to a White audience and failed. Which meant no "mainstream" success AND the turning off of his previous Black audience. Which meant no more career. Oh well.<br /><br />A really good (old from 1988---gee, I feel dated---LOL!) book about this madness is <EM>The Death of Rhythm & Blues</EM> by Nelson George.<br /><br />Peace, blessings and solidarity.Khadijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732325133964607276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-35507657576154207392009-05-04T18:31:00.000-07:002009-05-04T18:31:00.000-07:00Another great post with excellent insight. "Race" ...Another great post with excellent insight. "Race" music - the more things change, the more they remain the same.<br /><br />There are some artists such as, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, who have always credited the influence and style of Black artists. They have acknowledged how much they have benefited from Black artists. Whether their recording companies did is another story. <br /><br />There are so many non-blacks who want to emulate American Blacks, but will refuse to sit next to one of us.<br /><br />For the life of me I still don't understand why black folks get so excited about a "black sounding" singer / rapper.<br /><br />Where are the black soul singers anyway?Hagar's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329175102157599795noreply@blogger.com