Was a lot of western popular music stolen from black people?

[Jason]

MSNBC Guest: White People Stole All Music From Black People

An MSNBC guest claimed that white people had stolen every form of music except classical from black people. The Daily Show correspondent Dulce Sloan argued in response to criticism of Beyoncé making a country album

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“Because every form of music in America was stolen from black people: rock’n’roll, jazz, blues, country, pop music. So if you have a problem with cultural appropriation — y’all created classical music, y’all could have stuck with that,” she continued.

“Roll the piano into this concert,” joked the comedian.

There's going to be a lot angry white males responding to this, but I have to admit there's a point. Anyway, she mentioned this because of the backlash to Beyonce going country, but I don't even know if she did a good job on it. Was it good stuff? I haven't listened to it.

 

[Darth Cognus]

Is adaptation theft? I'm not persuaded. Nor do I think the racial overtones of the OP are conducive to a healthy look at the matter, tbh.