hi jim

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I think there is a weakness in your argument here.

By your definition doesn't it mean that Rock & Roll is folk music??

Songs like That's Allright Mama for instance which was originally written as a Country song and re-arranged many times by many different singers was picked up by Elvis and recorded and the rest is history.

Why is that different to many of the traditional songs that have changed dramatically in style over the years that they have been sung??

Cheers

MikeL2