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In Miles Davis' autobiography, Miles, he writes that former slaves, who had played classical music on plantations before the civil war were henceforth restricted to "gin houses and honky-tonks." Do we have any information on the lives of these musicians?

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Was there any commentary from critics or the public in response to explicit or implied references to pedophilia in 70's mainstream culture? NSFW

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In Miles Davis' autobiography, Miles, he writes that former slaves, who had played classical music on plantations before the civil war were henceforth restricted to "gin houses and honky-tonks." Do we have any information on the lives of these musicians?	179
Was there any commentary from critics or the public in response to explicit or implied references to pedophilia in 70's mainstream culture? NSFW	58