[78-L] Respectable musical style names

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Are there respectable style names for "Doo-Wop" groups and "Oompah" 
> bands? Any other examples?
> 
"Doo-wop" (vocal music of the forties/fifties" has essentially become a
standard description of a not-otherwise-described music style...!!

OTOH, "Oompah" is described in its homeland(s) as "Blasmusik" or
"blown music!" It is a Bavarian/Swiss/usw. style of music, heard
every year in MANY local "beer tents!" It probably started out as
a "folk" style....but in successive years attracted gazillions of fans,
making the "beer tents" both profitable and thus necessary!!

Now what we need is a suffiently-derogatory term to replace
"New Country" (most of which is neither New nor Country.../!)

Comment ca va...?!

Steven C. Barr