Talk:Jazz

"However, this type of music remained a specific cultural characteristic of the Confederacy and failed to spread beyond its borders. Sepcifically, north of the border citizens of the US failed to show an interest in the music of their hated traditional enemy, as Satchmo found out when defecting to the US and trying to continue his musical career there."

Actually, Satchmo and the Rhytym Aces did ok. A good part of that was the fact that the U.S. govt. wanted them as propaganda. So they were pretty well shoved in the USA's faces no matter what. Even so, they managed to have a at least one minor hit, in addition to playing various patriotic US tunes.

"And also such European countries as Britain and France, which traditionally supported the Confederacy in wartime, are not known to have extended that alliance to any significant importation of Confederate music."

If Britain and France are not known to have embraced it, then saying it makes no real sense. TR 20:05, November 26, 2010 (UTC)