[lbo-talk] Jobs in religion, was Marxism and Religion

[Miles Jackson]

Dennis Claxton wrote:
>> No, I think J. is pointing out that music in black protestant churches
>> is the musical precursor of R & B.  Lots of flatted sevenths and flatted
>> thirds, IV-I (plagial) cadences.  I agree: without that culture of black
>> gospel music, there's no R & B (or soul or funk or rock!).
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>> Miles
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> I'm still not convinced.  Gospel is just one stream of what came out 
> of musical traditions carried from Africa.  The developments of 
> gospel and blues were separate in important ways and I'd say there's 
> a stronger case for saying no r&b without blues than without gospel.   
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Cue andie on the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions--

Miles