Music we grow up with

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:59:40 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz
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The music we grow up with stays with us.
I was born in the 40's.
Both my parents were musicians.
Mom played piano and dad was a singer so I was listening to live music
from day one.
The pop music at that time was jazz.
As I grew country music became as popular as jazz and I enjoyed 'Ol
Hank as much as Sachmo.
When rock hit the radio I loved it but in those days it was based on
R&B and Blues.
By the early 60's I was playing guitar and taking instructions from a
jazz guitarist who also played country.
The pop radio stations of the early 60's played it all.
Jazz, country, blues, R&B and rock.
There was no distinction between the styles.
You could hear Brubeck, Hank, BB and Duane one after another.
In my teen years I was listening to it all and I liked most of it.
So for me I grew up with all types of music.
It is a shame that everything today is catagorized.
Pt