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It's astounding that this exact scenario happened at least four times (lemmynsfw.com)
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i was told in "music appreciation" class in college that, even though percussion has been around for ages, anything with a "beat" can be traced back to africans. rock n' roll got big because it was one of the first new things available through the radio, and kids at the time were sick of their parents' stuffy classical music