  No, I do not believe that for a second. I believe that blacks invented sub-Saharan African music, Afro-Caribbean music and African-American music, ONLY.  And you also think that all American music is African American music :rolleyes: Blacks were completely assimilated to White southern culture I'm sorry to tell you, that's why none of this so called AFRICAN American music sounds African at all. That is why Rock, Jazz and the Blues have White origins, European, not African. This is why in the 60s and 70s they had African revivals where Black Americans would adopt new African surnames to replace their adopted White last names, and would wear dashikis and other traditonally African clothing instead of White clothing, and Africa pendants, etc... They were trying to get reacquainted with their African roots that they had lost touch with long long ago, the assimilation process to White culture began on the boat ride over. Black slaves picked up their so called field hollers work songs and black gospel songs, from White Christian hymns, Black slaves used to attend White churches and sit in the colored section and sing White Christian hymns, these African slave songs were not of African origins, they picked up virtually all of their musical knowledge from Whites. Blacks assimilated to White southern culture, they retained almost zero African culture. Sorry but it's true. Blacks picked up the White southern accent, they adopted White Creole and Cajun and soul food, they adopted White instruments and musical styles, they adopted White names, they adopted Christianity, they adopted White ways in almost every conceivable way. Blacks didn't INVENT ROCK N' ROLL, they didn't even INVENT Jazz, or the Blues, which is a common misconception. But what they did do is played it, and contributed to it and influenced it's course in that aspect. Blacks contributed to American music like Rock, Jazz and Blues, they influenced it's course , but did NOT INVENT any of these genres.