[78-L] "Real-in" in the Years...

Taylor Bowie bowiebks at isomedia.com
Mon Apr 6 17:59:23 PDT 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Two singers who cause me pain


> Many singers were rolling Rs around 1928-1932 (John Boles, for instance) 
> ... and
> real singers (opera) continue to do so.  There's no expiration date on 
> style,
> despite some people's idea that they have 20/20 Hindsight and THEY know 
> what "should
> have been".


I don't think it's that,  so much as what pleases the ear of one person does 
not please another...not a question of what's right or what's wrong.

As far as opera singers being "real" then does that mean that popular 
singers are...imaginary?

Taylor B





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