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#42
BassGH said:
Why the manaskin hate? Just curious. I kinda like the few songs I’ve heard.
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One of my students here in Poland likes them "because I like looking at hot people" and that sums up why I can't stand them. It's all about looks and manufactured rebellion over actual musical substance.
I would ignore them if they weren't marketed down our throat every single day.
They are a product and their hype machine is really powerful. Interesting and at the same time sad how easy it is to sell an act.
It really irks me to see them in the same thread as Area.
Now get off my lawn and let me yell at clouds in peace.
 
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#49
packhowitzer said:
Do Italian-American songs count?



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That was brought up earlier, still no definite decision, but what the hell…
There’s Julius…

Mario…

Gennaro Louis Vitaliano, aka Jerry Vale(my mother was nuts about him)…

Jasper Cini, aka Al Martino…

Dion DiMucci…

John Henry Ramistella…

Joseph DiNicola…

Francis Avallone(and of course his partner…)
 
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Not to forget Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati(and Dino)…

Lugee Sacco…

Moving forward, there’s John Anthony Genzale…

Steven Van Zant was born Steven Lento, but adopted by his step-father…

The lovely Johnette Napolitano…

..and her friend, Holly Beth Vincent…
 
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Of course the Three Tenors were a sensation in America. Andrea Bocelli another classically trained crossover star. I discovered Laura Pausini when I was over there, and Gianni Morandi. I enjoyed watching the Festival di Sanremo on t.v.

Yes, along with the massive influence of Italian-American singers on jazz and standard vocal interpretation, the same can be said for guitar. From the beginnings of jazz guitar with Eddie Lang, to Bucky Pizzarelli and Joe Pass, and through to Satriani and Vai. Really, the contribution of Italian and Italian heritage musicians on American music is incalculable.

Sorry if I expanded your original premise a bit.
 
#60
ELG60 said:
And don't forget Louis Prima:


Dude was a monster! What style!
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https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-...ory-five-italian-contributions-to-new-orleans

Louis Prima was one of many decendents of people who immigrated from Sicily to New Orleans. The New Orleans Italian community is largely Sicialian? Why.

1) They left Sicily to flee political and economic turmoil.
2) Sicilians were much more malaria resistant than other Europeans and esily found jobs on the docks and in construction near the water
 

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