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| From | Ryan Williams <ryan@headphonetreats.com> |
| Subject | Re: Early 60's |
| Date | Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:29:35 -0400 |
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> The early 60's were not dreck. The early 60's are not Fabian and
> Frankie Avalon, but the movement of R&B to soul. The world was forever
> changed by the Beatles, but what came before was not worthless and the
> good music from that period was much, much more than a blip.
Yes, in fact the Beatles were huge fans of the R&B and Soul music of
that time and drew a great deal of influence from it. They have claimed
over and over in interviews that all they ever wanted to do was sound
like "black soul".
Ryan
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