[Dixielandjazz] Lightening Rods

Louis Lince louislince@neworleansmusic.demon.co.uk
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:04:31 +0100


Spot on Steve. The "experts"  who try to elevate OKOM to an art form are
wrong. It's functional down home music for dancing and enjoyment. Anything
on top is  a bonus.

Louis

Steve said

<snip>  Basically, I see it as being changed when  swing started a trend
away from dancing
 What killed off our music from it's main audience is the shift away from
functional music (dance).
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