RTP-area local music and culture

[James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>]

So I was wondering, when was the birth of "pop" music?
 I was always of the perspective that pop music has
always existed, that which was pop being determined by
the taste of the time.

For instance, I'm having a conversation with some kids
and we're trying to figure out the earliest appearance
of electronic instruments in pop music.  My first
inclination was to bring up Clara Rockmore's use of
the theremin in the 20's and 30's.  

Many would consider that style of music to be
classical.  And there was other stuff being played
that might be considered more popular at the time, but
for some reason I stillc ling to the idea that those
songs that Theremin and Rockmore played in the first
years of the theremin count as use of electronic
insturments in pop music.

BTW, here's a site with some mp3's of Rockmore and
Theremin playing, as well as several other
thereministas.

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ru_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theremin.ru%2fdata%2findex.html

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