Just the good stuff. I think its kind of hard to doubt that genres such as Jazz, Rock, Rock N Roll, Blues, Soul and Disco were pioneered and pushed forwards by black artists into a white audience that then embraced them. Genres such as Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Detroit House music and also revolutionised music again throughout a more modern period.

When I think Jazz and Blues (arguably the two most influential of genres) I think Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon, John Coltraine, rather than... Eric Clapton and Glenn Miller.

Elvis might have been the king of rock and roll, but he was really just playing black music to white kids, as were the Stones and Beatles when they both started out. That's not to say white music was entirely non-contributory (Country music for example), but that modern music really stems from the influence of the 50s and 60s adaptation of black influences.

Of course the real pioneer was Patti Page and Frankie Laine.

It's not that difficult to understand. All human societies, even the most "primitive" ones, create music, so the first music would very likely have emerged amongst our dark-skinned ancestors in Africa.

It probably began with voices and a form of drumming, which created rhythm and beat. Modern music has rhythm and a beat, which is still made mostly by drums. The connection is not hard to comprehend.

I presume nothing. If you actually read what I posted you'd notice I used the words "very likely" and "probably". Does that suggest I "presume to know" the answer? Of course not. I am making a judgement based on the balance of probabilities, whereas you are making a judgement based on nothing in particular, except perhaps your own prejudices.

*Sigh* This is getting tiresome.

I said I was making a judgement based on the balance of probabilities. That is all. If you don't like it then come up with some kind of alternative theory. Or not, more likely.

Your prejudices are your own concern, I can only guess at them based on what you post. But I'll leave that because debating sensibly with you is like herding cats.

Just the good stuff. I think its kind of hard to doubt that genres such as Jazz, Rock, Rock N Roll, Blues, Soul and Disco were pioneered and pushed forwards by black artists into a white audience that then embraced them. Genres such as Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Detroit House music and also revolutionised music again throughout a more modern period.

When I think Jazz and Blues (arguably the two most influential of genres) I think Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon, John Coltraine, rather than... Eric Clapton and Glenn Miller.

Elvis might have been the king of rock and roll, but he was really just playing black music to white kids, as were the Stones and Beatles when they both started out. That's not to say white music was entirely non-contributory (Country music for example), but that modern music really stems from the influence of the 50s and 60s adaptation of black influences.

Of course the real pioneer was Patti Page and Frankie Laine.