I found the article written by Langston Hughes to be very interesting. I have always been a fan of him for his because his poetry was often able to turn a difficult situation into something passionate. it was really interesting to see his reaction to white musicians stealing black music. His point of view was insightful because in a way he was an outsider of the music business looking in. I think it was important that Hughes made the connection that rock and roll wasn't the only thing that was stolen and that this was actually the normal pattern of the evolution of music.
My favorite part of the article was when he criticized some of the names attributed to white musicians. It seems like he was actually to not only discredit there supposed originality but to make it abundantly clear that they're music was second tier