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Pastimes : A CENTURY OF LIONS/THE 20TH CENTURY TOP 100 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Druss who wrote (247)	10/18/1999 12:03:00 AM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3246

I admit that I'm a hardass on the subject :-) I would seriously suggest that Elvis should be ranked behind Louis Armstrong or some of the Big Band greats. These people had a more seminal influence on how the populace reacted to music - and to a part of Black culture. Elvis was a brilliant performer, but his music wasn't very different from that of his rock&blues mentors. The Beatles - yeah - they help!ed redefine the role of the media in shaping culture. Their music was less influential long-term than their astounding grasp of marketing the Beatles. Jmo, natch <edit> If we're talking cultural influence - how about Ken Kesey?! High priest of the Counterculture. Far out.