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| From | king radio <kingradio@pumpingstation.com> |
| Subject | Re: Rant n Roll |
| Date | Sat, 12 Jul 2003 18:24:36 -0400 |
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>Interesting points being made by all,
>no?
>
>But may I simply add two possible bottom lines:
>
>(a) Yep, the fluff always does seem to, at first, rise to the top and shine
>the loudest
>(ie: Guy Lombardo always filled more dancehalls than Stan Kenton, for quite
>a while there Pat Boone outsold Elvis (almost), and the most "popular" song in
>1965 was not "Yesterday," "Satisfaction" or even "Like A Rolling Stone," but
>...wait for it... "Wooly Bully." Still, the CLASS acts throughout these ages
>DO have remaining power, despite their being often overlooked and poo-poohed
>at the time of their arrival. So let us all just keep making our
>good art, and
Now wait a minute. I won't have anyone running down Sam the Sham.
He is the apex of Mexican-American punk rock!
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