The First Step In Solving A Problem

My Dad, The Old Professor, Used To Say, 'never Get Into An Argument About What's Folk Music And What Isn't.'

The Good And Bad Are All Tangled Up Together. American Popular Music Is Loved Around The World Because Of Its African Rhythm. But That Wouldn't Have Happened If It Wasn't For Slavery.

Make The Kind Of Music You Love Even If You Never Hear It On The Air. This Was The Basic Lesson I'd Gotten From Alan [lomax]. Alan Said, Pete, Look At All This Great Music Around. You Never Hear It On The Radio, But It's Right There, Great Music.

Now Somebody Will Ask Me, Pete, How Can You Prove These Songs Really Make A Difference? And I Have To Confess I Can't Prove A Darn Thing, Except That The People In Power Must Think They Do Something, Because They Keep The Songs Off The Air.

Hope That There Are Many, Many Small Leaders.