[Governor Dinwiddie]

Yep. His King Cole Trio alone would have been enough to cement his reputation forever. He was the real deal.

It's sad remembering that once upon a time you could turn on the radio and hear real music. Nat King Cole was mainstream. Even Aretha had her crossover hits from the R&B world.

Paul Joseph Watson has a great commentary on current popular music.
 

[niteowl77]

It's sad remembering that once upon a time you could turn on the radio and hear real music. Nat King Cole was mainstream. Even Aretha had her crossover hits from the R&B world.

I am old enough to remember my elders listening to stations that played a little of everything. My favorite aunt was a real square who was into Lawrence Welk, but also liked Elvis Presley; I can still remember remember being in her kitchen and hearing Nat King Cole on the radio. My parents' record collection (for the big RCA console stereo they bought around '61 or '62) reflected the eclectic radio of those days: Ray Charles and Johnny Mathis were there along with Frank Sinatra, Johnny Horton, Keely Smith, Les Elgart, Johnny Cash...

Alas, 'twas back before all the mergers, takeovers and the ability to own more than a few media outlets. "Deregulation?" More like a license to monopolize.

[Getready]

Very informative video piece. I feel vindicated for my inability to listen to new music for longer than 10 seconds. And the wide acceptance of the homogenized music now has some reasonable explanations. Thanks