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Well, if myths are your thing, you've come to the right place. In terms of its historical significance and sheer persistence, this, surely, was the greatest electric guitar myth of all time. Or was it a conspiracy?... 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Heavy rock was emerging from the blues boom and the transitional tail of white mod music. But there were numerous competing genres, such as psychedelia\/hippie, the folk scene, R\u0026B, and the thrilling black soul led by people like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Tina Turner. 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