*I watch a lot of Public TV *PBS as well as read
a variety of secular news magizines to fuel my
"moderate Independent political views<G>"
And recently there is a series about the US Music
style called JAZZ! (*I'll be quick to run to the thin ice)
Amazeingly, very few musicians began to play music
outside of a church! Music.. being a powerfull primal force
had these young churchmen flock to places where music
was free flowing and open to expression. Some of these
places were on "the wrong side of the tracks"...
It's no wonder, that Christian elements heard the influence
of the Devil in the "Blue" note! Musicians had discovered
a shift in tempo, and accent on the off-beat.
In the deep south "the Blues" had a direct relation to
the "spiritual" sang in soulfull style<G> As these songs
crossed the racial gulf, White folks began to sing the
songs.. and evolved a folk style common to a blended
celtic/British heritage of jigs and reels..
Pentecostal churches that I attended, had strong musical
elements relateing to "country style" or "Bluegrass"
influenced accoustic sound.
With electric instruments... the sound of my "Holy Roller"
church at times, combined musical forms with the "blue"
note and "off-beat" rythms to promote the demonstration
of the power of "The Holy Ghost and Fire"
*Question..
How much of this was musical contrivence, and how much
was the work of the "Holy Ghost"? *Was there ever a compromise
with the fleshly origins of the "blue note?"
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