The Digital Past

This was an incredibly interesting article, which related to what we had been talking about in class perfectly. It linked to the blues, country/folklore, and minstrel songs that we had talked about in class. He talks about how music was segregated, like how southern music got split into the genres of blues, which was primarily African American, and country, which was primarily white. He then goes on to explain how folklore studies, as well as the music industry, created a segregated “musical colour line,” also known as the Jim Crow South. This creates this divide where people are more judged by the music they listen to, as opposed to who they are. That’s an interesting statement, because it is so true about today. Around here, many kids listen to rap or hip-hop. I listen to rock, country, and pop. Every time, people are like  “you listen to country? I wouldn’t have guessed.” So it was interesting to hear it be compared to that kind of music and time period as well, although I’m not sure why I found it surprising. Anyways, it was a great article to go along with the context of the class! I enjoyed it!