Re: defining klezmer (and jazz and rock 'n roll)

[Lori Cahan-Simon <L_Cahan...>]

And let's not forget that Bessie Smith classic, "I need a little Sugar In My
Bowl, a little hot dog for my roll".
Lorele

Marvin wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Cohen <rlcm17 (at) hotmail(dot)com>
> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 4:13 PM
> Subject: Re: defining klezmer (and jazz and rock 'n roll)
>
> > But to relate the terms "jazz" and "rock 'n roll" (I think correctly, in
> > both cases) to sexual intercourse is to shed some light on the history,
> > roots, and expressive content of both musics--and their origins in, and
> > reception, by popular culture--i.e., to *teach* your listeners.  And those
> > origins *are* discussed in scholarly and even literate popular histories
> of
> > jazz and rock 'n roll.
> <snip>
> Yes, and knowing the background makes the meaning of some classical jazz
> numbers come through.  Did you ever wonder about the lyrics that go:
> "Jelly, Jelly, Jelly on my mind.
> Jelly roll killed my daddy and left my mammy stone blind"?
> Think sex, and the meaning is obvious.
>

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