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by ybroze 1406 days ago
Yeah, Rameau is the "Louie, Louie" French fellow who was the "Newton of Music" who gave us the Roman numeral notation, while the Germans were still doing counterpoint and harmonics.

I very seriously believe there's a link between that, the revolutionary attitudes and kinship of the French and Americans, with the Rock and Roll movement of the 1950s / 1960s.

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> Rameau is the "Louie, Louie" French fellow

Another win. I know Rameau and of course I know Louie, Louie, but the connection eludes me. I'm sure you'll tell us.