[Dixielandjazz] Why Americans Don't Like Jazz

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/2/04 9:56:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

> However, that's another subject. Read the below and find out why rap rules 
> with the young. It is not the music, it is the message . . . the words. No 
> wonder young audiences respond to the sexy vocalists, whether they can sing or 
> not. I can vouch for that. Yep, a 70 year old sex symbol. :-) VBG.
> 
> 

OK the guy makes a good argument that I find no fault with at all, but I must 
ask then.

How? Why? a blithering ugly no talent Chinese guy (notice I did not refer to 
him as a singer) William Hung sell 2 million CDs already WHY?????????   
Because people buy what they are programmed to buy and nobody is programming them to 
buy Jazz these days except the stuff they now call smooth jazz.

I do however feel that there is a definite surge coming in instrumental jazz 
and other genres of American music in the Far East as their thirst for 
anything western takes hold in their baby booming generations with disposable income. 
  There are still millions of people over in that part of the world just 
listening to the music and not the lyrics because they don't speak or understand 
English, even if they can read and write it.

I have hosted over 300 foreign students coming here to learn to speak English 
and have converted darn near every one of them to Jazz listeners before they 
left here to return to their countries.  You can also bet I sent all of them 
home with a CD of mine to promote us and the music to their friends.

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins
( a 60 year old sex practitioner)  :)  who probably sings a lot better than 
Will Hung not to mention, oh well never mind better not even go there.

Musical content:   "Hang em High" " Hang em Low"  "Hang em all in a Row"  :)