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From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Music Awards
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Date: Sun, 3-Feb-85 22:37:53 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb  3 22:37:53 1985
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> From: michaelf@ISM780.UUCP

>	   Someone told me they had a black category, too. I also
>     heard Lionel what's-his-name won an award for the best album
>     or song or something but it wasn't in the black category. Can
>     a white win in the black category if a black can win in the "regular"
>     category? Probably from the same crew who brought you lines like
>     "I'm not racist, some of my favorite records are by blacks".
>     Sad at best.

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.
-- 
If you wanna ride, don't ride the white horse.

Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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