Rock and roll is so stunning because of the big sloppy or clean, obvious or inadvertant conglomerate of American history that it is. Obviously we've got the bayou and old delta and juke joints in the earliest guitar noise that came out of the south, the chords of blues especially that the our black heritage, its violence and sadness and also hope brought. But how bout the gospel influence? Organs and crescendo-ing chorus's, as well as the tradition of folk writing, what a long rich heritage we've got deep in this nation of ours. Here is Al Green's Love and Happiness, which is one of my favorite all time openings of a song.
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