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Despite the racism, I have always wondered why a majority of US ‘Top 40 Hits’ were by black artists in the 1960s. Soul, R&B, and Motown were continually at the
by tamaharbor 3y ago
Despite the racism, I have always wondered why a majority of US ‘Top 40 Hits’ were by black artists in the 1960s. Soul, R&B, and Motown were continually at the top of the charts.
- wintogreen74 3y agoand the rest of the hits by white performers were either "heavily inspired" or literal re-performed versions of black songs that wouldn't be played or broadcast by white-only radio stations and TV shows.