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Ever been shocked to learn that a musician was white?

Posted on 11/8/13 at 4:48 pm
Posted by THRILLHO
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 4:48 pm
I love when this happens. I'll hear songs/full albums from musicians, and they'll have voices that are so deep/soulful I assume it has to be coming from a black person, then boom, they're a cracka.

My top 3 in terms of shock value:
1) Joss Stone
2) JJ Grey
3) Joe Bonamassa

The opposite situation is welcome (you thought they were white, turned out black).
This post was edited on 11/8/13 at 5:21 pm
Posted by weinrib
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 4:52 pm to
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Ever been shocked to learn a musician was white?
Will Smith
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
the Verde River
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 4:53 pm to
Was this thread inspired by the story about The Police in the Warehouse documentary?

Anyways, Joe Cocker.
Posted by danman6336
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 4:54 pm to
I had the reverse situation with Flying Lotus a few years ago
Posted by weinrib
Toronto
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 4:59 pm to
Tony MacAlpine also surprised me.


And on a related note, the first time I heard Silversun Pickups I thought no way was the lead singer a guy. I really thought Brian Aubert had to be a woman.
Posted by oldcharlie8
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:00 pm to
vanilla ice shocked the shite out of me. in fact, I was disappointed when I found out.
Posted by weinrib
Toronto
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:01 pm to
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vanilla ice shocked the shite out of me. in fact, I was disappointed when I found out.

What about Milli Vanilli then?
Posted by TFTC
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:11 pm to
Supposedly Hall and Oates shocked some people back in the day...
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:16 pm to
not an artist but a dj, rude jude on shade 45
Posted by TheWalrus
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:17 pm to
Bobby Caldwell

Posted by THRILLHO
Metry, LA
Member since Apr 2006
49512 posts
Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:20 pm to
Bonamassa I learned fairly quickly (less than a month after first hearing his music), but I went 2+ years assuming that Stone was black. JJ Gray was a bit more complicated. I actually assumed that he was white, but I thought that Mofro was black and did most of the singing. For those not familiar, Mofro is just the name of the band or something, he's not an actual person. Gray does all the singing.
Posted by weinrib
Toronto
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:23 pm to
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For those not familiar, Mofro is just the name of the band or something, he's not an actual person.
blasphemy. Next you are going to tell me that Pink Floyd is not a real person.
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Ray LaMontagne
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Larry Love
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:43 pm to
When I heard Mayer Hawthorne - The Walk a few years ago, I thought it was some old soul act like Sam and Dave until I heard the words "sh---y fricking attitude."
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This post was edited on 11/8/13 at 5:50 pm
Posted by urinetrouble
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:47 pm to
Michael Jackson
Posted by CaptainPanic
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:51 pm to
Joss Stone
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Posted on 11/8/13 at 5:51 pm to
rick astley

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