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What cultural revolutionaries do not seem to grasp is that, far from being a grass-roots art form that has been taken over by businessmen, rock itself comes from the commercial exploitation of the blues.

Topics: Art Art Form Been Being Blues Businessmen Commercial Cultural Exploitation Far Form Grasp Itself Over Revolutionaries Rock Seem Taken

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Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: December 14th, 1941

Died: November 9th, 2006

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