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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Music Awards
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Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 12:26:33 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  7 12:26:33 1985
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> The "black" music category as you call it is not meant to be segregated to
> blacks only, but categorizes a type of music which blacks typically enjoy.
> And, in answer to your question, yes, white artists do win awards in the black
> categories.  KC and the Sunshine Band had 4 #1 records on the r&b charts from 
> 1975-77 and some other all-white group (Foxy, I think) had a #1 record in 1978.

The American Music Awards did not give *ANY* awards for R&B or any other
"traditionally black" music.  Strictly Mainstream Pop and Country.

The categories were not "black music" categories, they were "black
musician" categories.  Winners in the "black" categories regularly
took the identical "non-segregated" award with the same performance.
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