re: #530 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

“Hey, I’m not knocking _King of Jazz_ (1930) or the Gershwins or even Paul Whiteman, it’s actually one of my favorite movies in the world. But you learn things like white people singing polka and country are also “jazz” rotfl. Very confused flick. :D”

The answer is John Hammond. A&R guy for artists from Bessie Smith to Bob Dylan. His son is a gifted blues performer.