Best American Music Sayings

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Since I was a kid, I've had an absolute obsession with particular kinds of American music. Mississippi Delta blues of the Thirties, Chicago blues of… — Robert Plant
I think that American music, for me, it's a synthesis of a lot of different things. But for me growing up in North Carolina, the… — James Taylor
The Blues? It's the mother of American music. That's what is is - the source. — B B King
Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country… — Wynton Marsalis
Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an African American halo.… — Michael Eric Dyson
I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or… — Rain
Foreigners have a complex set of associations in their minds when they think of America - from Iraq to 9/11, certainly, but also from Coke… — Shashi Tharoor
My love for American music and American movies is from an early age. I was 10 or 11 when I heard Fats Domino and Little… — Ian McLagan
At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long - and often painful - march toward a more perfect union. — Shawn Amos
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character. — James Weldon Johnson
I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music. — Ben Harper
The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don't listen anyway. When people go… — Branford Marsalis
If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly guy. But,… — Eric San

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