Lot of white folk in the crowd. I don't think you see so many white peeps at a DMX concert or whatever the pop equivalent (not necesarily talent equivalent) of James Brown is nowadays.

Posted by phil at November 18, 2006
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A good observation though a depressing one. I remember growing up in Memphis in the 60s where you would go to R&B shows and the crowd would be about 60/40 black to white, and pretty much 50/50 for mixed race bands like Booker T and the MGs. And it was inside-out for hard-core old Blues artists like Furry Lewis, Bukka White, or Sleepy John Estes - white people were about the only ones who would go to see them play.

The self-segregation of rock and R&B over the last 30 years is a sad story

Posted by: Reid Farmer on November 19, 2006 11:20 AM

You couldn't be more wrong. Rap shows are almost half white.

Posted by: non on November 28, 2006 11:47 PM






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