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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
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 Posted - 08/29/2010 : 1:30:56 PM
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The last "corrido" to realy make the charts in North America was "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". I guess reality is now left to TV shows that are "realy" silly and cheap to produce. That leaves songs to be "light and fluffy".
Done with social comment. Now: International Digital Tuner Day Celebration - WHEN? |
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Mark
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2010 : 2:08:34 PM
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Here's some more info about Memphis Minnie, again courtesy of Del Rey.
http://memphisminnie.com/
You'll notice that she was one of the biggest selling "race" artists of the prewar period, was a fantastic guitarist who helped pioneer the electric guitar, was reviewed by Langston Hughes, no less... and is still practically an unknown quantity today, even with all the interest in early blues.
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2010 : 4:02:13 PM
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This is, for all practical purposes, actually on the subject of this thread.. With a career spanning parts of 4 decades,one of the finest female blues guitarists ever is nearly unknown, while many of her male counterparts, with much less recorded output, and vastly shorter careers, are widely known. I have no answer. And none of what I've seen here has really spoken very loudly, to my ears. I suspect we need to divide and rephrase the question.
1) Why does it appear that less women than men play slack key.
2) To those feminine musicians who don't choose to play slack key, why not?
3) Why do the women seem to receive less accolades for their contributions.
Since the focus of the original question was slack key, I won't change the topic again. I just recognized Minnie and was pleased to see her featured. I also noted Lydia Mendoza on one of Marks links. She was a Mexican singer/guitarist,her biggest hit was probably "Mal Hombre". Another lady who deserved to be much better known. The reality here is that small market genres, like Mexican, blues and slack key were not going to get a lot of mainstream radio play in the US of the 1930's-1950's. They weren't going to topple Bing, Benny Goodman,or either of The Dorsey Orchestras from the play list. The depression had a little to do with that, as record companies went for only those artists who generated a lot of sales.
Unko Paul |
"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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slipry1
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 08/30/2010 : 05:43:15 AM
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Originally posted by rendesvous1840
The reality here is that small market genres, like Mexican, blues and slack key were not going to get a lot of mainstream radio play in the US of the 1930's-1950's. They weren't going to topple Bing, Benny Goodman,or either of The Dorsey Orchestras from the play list. Unko Paul
Maybe that's why I know about Minnie, Lydia, and other artists in other genres: mainstream radio(and other media)are rarely of interest to me. I saw Lydia Mendoza at the San Diego Folk Festival back in the '70's. She was a huge presence in Norteno music from the 50's until she retired in the '80's. |
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
2169 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2010 : 09:03:17 AM
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| LIke I said, traditional music has better food. |
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 09:33:16 AM
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| Had no idea the lady was Hawaiian.What a pleasant surprise. I speak of course of Mary Kaye. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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Women Playing Slack Key
