“Black music has become a commercial commodity. Live performances are not so accessible as they were previously. It use to be possible to go to the bar on the corner and hear music. It was available for a fifteen cent beer.” UseBlackPerformancesCornersAvailableBarsBeerCentsFifteenCommodityLive PerformanceBlack MusicUse To Be Author:Archie Shepp
“White people couldn't do black music back in the day because they weren't funky or bad enough. They weren't from the ghettoes, but hip-hop and R&B changed all of that because white kids want to be down with it. They wanted to learn it so they studied the culture. It's kind of a cool thing because we shouldn't be so separate.” PeopleWantKindEnoughKidsWantedCultureBlackWhiteChangedHip HopHipsHopsCool ThingsBack In The DayFunkyBlack Music Author:Narada Michael Walden
“...black music is a group music. That's why I don't like doing a solo saxophone thing: My feeling stems from rhythm, I really have to feel that rhythmic thing happening.” FeelsFeelingsBlackGroupsMusic IsHappeningsThings HappenRhythmStemSoloSaxophoneBlack Music Author:Jimmy Lyons
“I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.” WellsLongHas BeensAmericaBlackStreetsLong TimeTraditionHip HopHipsHopsSociologyPulseBlack Music Author:Quincy Jones
“With the White Stripes we were trying to trick people into not realising we were playing the blues. We did not want to come off like white kids trying to play black music from 100 years ago so a great way to distract them was by dressing in red, white and black.” PeopleWayWantTryingYearsPlayKidsBlackWhiteRedYears AgoTricksRealisingDressingsStripesBlack MusicWhite Stripes Author:Jack White
“The Righteous Brothers were purely rhythm and blues, black music.” BlackBrotherRhythmRighteousBlack MusicRhythm And BluesMedley Author:Bill Medley
“I never thought I was playing black music. I was just playing music, the stuff I liked. I sang blues at parties and things when I was a kid.” KidsStuffBlackPartyPlaying MusicBlack Music Author:Mose Allison
“I'm proud to be white. I don't have anything against my color. But I don't think color matters, either. Just like I feel it doesn't matter that I'm a white dude doin' black music.” ThinkingFeelsMatterBlackWhiteColorProudBlack Music Author:Mark Wahlberg
“Rock and roll came in and changed my life and changed the whole music scene forever, and then I grew to love R&B and Motown and all black music, gospel music. But I never dismiss any form of music. I listen to everything.” WholeFormBlackForeverRocksChangedGrewSceneRock And RollChanged My LifeAll BlackMotownGospel MusicBlack Music Author:Elton John
“I think kids in Europe have developed a deeper knowledge of music and of black music in particular. You go to Europe, and these kids know about all this obscure funk and soul that kids over here wouldn't know. I think it's getting better in the States, though, with the age of the Internet.” ThinkingKnowsSoulStatesKidsAgeBlackParticularInternetEuropeDeeperGet BetterObscureFunkBlack Music Author:Lenny Kravitz