[78-L] Quoting Ginger Rogers and ignoring Glenn Miller

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "Randy Watts" <rew1014 at yahoo.com>
> Aside from Bing's "White Christmas" and Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow," 
> contemporary culture seems unaware that recordings existed prior to 1955. 
> From that prevailing point of view, "At Last" has to be an Etta James 
> song, even though we know better.
>
"Contemporary culture" (assuming it IS "culture" in any useful sense of that 
word...?!)
seems to use the following "rule"...?!

With the exception of a handful of earlier recordings..."music" was invented
by Elvis Presley c.1955, who dubbed it "rock'n'roll!" Sometime in the
sixties it got a LOT louder (and lost "'n'roll" from its name...!)...this is
enjoyed by old f...ogies who were around back in them days...who
listen to it on "classic rock" radio, or even ANALOG (gasp!) vinyl
"records" (aka "albums")...!

...stevenc