Thanks. I deleted that part out.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by jazzer:
Thank you for the tips. Not to quibble, but in #8, "Country?!? I Make Rock Songs!" you say, "Guess what? Rock evolved from country." I really wish you had said "rock evolved PARTLY from country." Saying (or implying) that rock evolved only from country is incorrect - much of early R&R is based on the 12 bar blues form, a form that goes back to possibly the days of slavery, and is definitely completly African American in origin, although it was adopted by early country musicians. The harmonic, rhythmic, stylistic & thematic contributions of African American Rhythm & Blues artists in the late 40's & early 50's such as Louis Jordan cannot be denied - to my mind, the importance of country/rockabilly in the formation of R&R was to make it palatable to Anglo ears and the general public - young teens were already listening to black R&B records & radio several years before Carl Perkins & Elvis had their first hits. Not to offend or hijack your thread, just wanting to set the record straight - professor jazzer</font>