How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll Beatles fans may not be too happy with the new book by Elijah Wald (Oxford University Press), but the author doesn't mind stepping on somebody else's toes. His statement goes as follows: musicians like Elvis, Frank Sinatra and James Brown were all originals who - in their way - contributed immensely to rock 'n' roll. The Beatles however, cut the natural rock 'n' roll evolution short by "being 4 white guys bringing white Merseybeat". If it wasn't for the Beatles, black music wouldn't had to re-invent itself with rap and hiphop. Without the Beatles, rock 'n' roll would still be one of world's most popular music genres in 2009...
Published: july 19th 2009 02:28 PM.
Published by: ElvisMatters - Peter Verbruggen . Reproduction of this news item is granted, on condition of reference to the source: www.elvismatters.com.
Published: july 19th 2009 02:28 PM.
Published by: ElvisMatters - Peter Verbruggen . Reproduction of this news item is granted, on condition of reference to the source: www.elvismatters.com.
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