Wednesday, February 20, 2008

'Cause Boyz II Men pretty much INVENTED R & B


Or at least, that's what one of my students (age 19) said in class the other day. Since then I've been trying to look for some kind of easy-to-read genealogy of rock music, something like this picture here, from the movie School of Rock. (I found this one, which was okay but not great -- for one thing, it stops at 1978.) Anyone know of anything like that out there anywhere?

-David
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 20, 2008 at 8:31 PM

    So I pay my taxes, and the high schools aren't even teaching these kids about Louis Jordan?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2008 at 9:20 AM

    Well, if Boyz 2 Men didn't invent R&B, then who did, mister smart guy?

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2008 at 9:36 AM

    Rick James? Bel Biv Devoe? Frankly I'm stumped.

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  4. KirkFebruary 21, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    All roads lead from Color Me Badd

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2008 at 4:52 PM

    It's not exactly a geneaology, but if you haven't seen liveplasma, it's along those lines: http://www.musicplasma.com/

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