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How Seattle’s storied rock scene is shattering the genre’s white male image By Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times
Published: May 31, 2021, 6:05am
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SEATTLE Rock ‘n’ Roll has a complicated history. Like nearly every form of American music, it was created by Black artists. Yet, Black artists have often been made to feel unwelcome in the genre or had their contributions erased.
White men in particular have been overrepresented (to put it mildly) in almost every corner of what was the world’s most popular genre for generations. For years, it was and in many circles, still is all too common to attend a rock show and see three bands, each made up of white dudes with guitars.
SEATTLE â Rock ânâ Roll has a complicated history. Like nearly every form of American music, it was created by Black artists. Yet, Black artists have often been made to feel unwelcome in the genre or had their contributions erased.
White men in particular have been overrepresented (to put it mildly) in almost every corner of what was the worldâs most popular genre for generations. For years, it was â and in many circles, still is â all too common to attend a rock show and see three bands, each made up of white dudes with guitars.
Seattle, historically, is no exception.