... he could reach them because of his short stature. Chick worked out different drum solos on his drum set which eventually got him work with local jazz groups. His first playing job was with the Jazzola Band . They worked on the excursion boats in the Chesapeake Bay. From there he met ... players (Korall47). Krupa knew that the black drummers of the time were the ones paving the way for jazz drumming. The black drummers of the time had a better understanding of the jazz and blues music they grew up with. Gene respected and admired the black drummers and knew there love for ... After "Strik...

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... to the north brought a large number of blacks to the city. This migration would be responsible for what ultimately caused the Negro movement. Like Jazz, Raps sole creation was based off the foundation of expression. Though it is an art form that originated in the city, its grassroots stem back ... and blues, and disk jockeys mixing records and playing with turntables, helped to create what we now call Rap music. " Hip Hop, like Jazz and the Blues, is the music of the oppressed-,The blues is a ramification of the feeling of disenfranchised blacks after the civil war. This ... by articula...

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