Was listening to TV on The Radio recently, and it I started to think about black Rock musicians, or the lack of them. Particularly all black Rock bands.
Yes, there are exceptions that everyone can think of, but they are few & far between. I can only think of Bad Brains, Living Colour, & maybe Fishbone, and I'm sure there may be others.
Point is, given that Rock & Roll is a direct descendant of Blues, an almost entirely black medium, why are there so few all black rock acts out there.
Yes, I'm aware that white musicians "stole" the music in the early R&R days, but surely there's no barrier to successful black bands these days ??
And yes, I know that black populations have their own tastes in music, but isn't it still odd that these dividing lines are so strong ??
Yes, there are exceptions that everyone can think of, but they are few & far between. I can only think of Bad Brains, Living Colour, & maybe Fishbone, and I'm sure there may be others.
Point is, given that Rock & Roll is a direct descendant of Blues, an almost entirely black medium, why are there so few all black rock acts out there.
Yes, I'm aware that white musicians "stole" the music in the early R&R days, but surely there's no barrier to successful black bands these days ??
And yes, I know that black populations have their own tastes in music, but isn't it still odd that these dividing lines are so strong ??