>> Name a few of these "real" musicians, please. I'm trying to get a handle on what angle of our culture you're coming from. Secondarily, do you think they would be accepted by Iranian youth, or Iranians in general?
> George Olsen. Paul Whiteman. Ben Pollack. Jesse Stafford. Gus Arnheim. B.A. Rolfe.
Ah, so. Excellent and worthy artists all. Their heydays were mostly before my own time (I was born in the early 50's). The King of Jazz, the King of Swing,... you have invoked some very powerful names there.
Unfortunately, I don't think the music those titans created will hold the same power to revolutionize the youth of Iran, as the more catchy rhythms of modern rock-n-roll. But I appreciate your response, and I understand and respect where you're coming from. Thanks.
By the way, I'm in no way disparaging the wonderful rhythms of the earlier jazz and swing artists and bands -- they were terrific -- but only that modern rock seems to have a better ability to catch and hold today's youth. The early-jazz radio show I like listening to (a local DJ is a Bix Beiderbecke fan) has 1% of the audience of the rock programs...
You really don’t think we could topple the Mullahs with Paul Whiteman records?