I've had the same problem with kids not believing that Peter Gabriel was
in Genesis.
Oh, the MG mention (I can't get myself to say LBC) - do you guys know the
Richard Thompson song 'MGB GT'?
BTW, thanks America for both Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia - RIP.
> Yes, but can you name Frank Zappa's band?
> There's a very young airman out at base, and we're always ribbing
>each other about the generational music gap (he's 17). Anyway, he
>asked me who wrote a particular song, and I told him Paul McCartney
>wrote it with John Lennon while Paul was with the Beatles. Seeing
>the look of confusion on his face, I assured him "Yes, Paul WAS with
>a band before 'Wings'! He looked me straight in the eye and said "I
>didn't know Paul McCartney was ever in a band AT ALL!" Guess he
>thought Paul was just a solo artist that got a late start. Turns out
>he didn't know Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, or Eric Clapton were ever
>anything but solo artists, either...
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