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From: Michael Bertrand <bertrand@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
List Editor: Michael Bertrand <bertrand@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Editor's Subject: Re: What makes Southern music "Southern"?
Author's Subject: Re: What makes Southern music "Southern"?
Date Written: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:54:59 -0000
Date Posted: Wed, 31 Jan 2006 13:54:59 -0500

Having duly noted Richard Straw's comment about "performers
need[ing] to be from the South" and Jeffrey Grey's citing of
Wynton Marsalis' notion of jazz being "non-authentic" if
played by those not of African descent, it leads me to wonder
what to do with someone such as Neil Young.

Much of Young's material that I am familiar with seems to have authentic
"Southern" roots, to the point that had I not already
known, the thought never would have crossed my mind that he is
from Canada and has performed with numerous California-based
musicians over the years. Any comments?

Derrick D. Little
Penn State Harrisburg

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