BLOOZ... was: Re: [microsound] tools-mediums-questions++ - was: Re: [microsound] Csound/DirectCSound/PD

[kmichaelbabcock <michael@xxxxxxxxxx>]

it astounds me to think that there are people in this world who believe that no one bent a string before bb king. anyone comfortable perpetuating such a myth would be wise to educate themselves in non-western musical traditions.

that sort of myth is right in line with the midirected ownership of innovation placed on individuals and groups who popularize a particular approach. as long as there have been strings, they have been bent, in one way or another, literally and figuratively.

tool schmool. just make music.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Markowitz [mailto:jeremymarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:36 AM
> To: microsound
> Subject: Re: [microsound] tools-mediums-questions++ - was: Re:
> [microsound] Csound/DirectCSound/PD 
> 
> 
> But B.B. King is
> mythologically credited with inventing the
> "string-bending" technique.  This method has since
> been copied by guitarists worldwide.