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BLIGHTED.(Ben Greenman)(Interview)
Sasha Frere-Jones talks with Ben Greenman about why British pop doesn't always thrive on this side of the pond.
If you have a song in your heart and can't get onto "American Idol," think about buying a plane ticket. In the nineteen-fifties, American blues records found their way to England and caused young Britons like John Lennon and Keith Richards to start their own bands and record cover versions of songs by Muddy Waters and the Isley Brothers. (Lennon and Richards reportedly went on to write their own material.) Soon, England became a destination for American pop musicians looking to establish themselves. The U.K. has a state-sponsored radio conglomerate, the ...
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