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Re:Bob Dylan lays down what killed rock n roll (2016) by krapp on Saturday May 08, 2021 @10:45AM (#27087579)
Literally the reason "rock and roll" exists as a label was to segregate "ethnic" (read: Black) music in record stores and on the radio for a white audience.
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Re:Bob Dylan lays down what killed rock n roll (2016) by wholinator2 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @08:46AM (#27095524)
Interesting and damning claim! Do you have a source for it? Ive googled around and found no mention of race in the articles I've read
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Re:Bob Dylan lays down what killed rock n roll (2016) by bobbybabylon on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:06PM (#27108254)
It is in the Bob Dylan article itself.
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