Hip Hop
Jamaica
Soundsystems
Selectors
Clashes
Specials
Dub
Toasting
DJ Kool Herc
Breakbeat
"Looking for the Perfect Beat", Afrika Bambaataa
"The Message", Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Run D.M.C.
Public Enemy
Gangsta Rap
"Fortress Los Angeles"
Ice-T
Iceberg Slim
N.W.A.
"C.R.E.A.M.", Wu-Tang Clan
"Mind Playing Tricks On Me", Geto Boys
"Stan", Eminem
1. Music is part of a conversation
2. Music is functional
3. Remember the impulses
4. Be open to the different and unusual
5. Resist authenticity
6. Be part of the call and response
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Week Twelve Key Terms
The Blues Revival
The Folk Revival
Counterculture
Greenwich Village, NY
Newport Folk Festival
"Born in Chicago", Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 1965
Arhoolie Records
Delmark Records
"Sweet Home Chicago", Magic Sam, 1965
Ann Arbor Blues Festival
Chitlin Circuit
"Cheating in the Next Room", Z.Z. Hill, 1981
"Right Next Door (Because of Me)", Robert Cray, 1986
"You Gotta Hurt Before You Heal", Bobby Bland, 1989
Johnnie Taylor
Bobby Rush
Bonnie Raitt
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Folk Revival
Counterculture
Greenwich Village, NY
Newport Folk Festival
"Born in Chicago", Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 1965
Arhoolie Records
Delmark Records
"Sweet Home Chicago", Magic Sam, 1965
Ann Arbor Blues Festival
Chitlin Circuit
"Cheating in the Next Room", Z.Z. Hill, 1981
"Right Next Door (Because of Me)", Robert Cray, 1986
"You Gotta Hurt Before You Heal", Bobby Bland, 1989
Johnnie Taylor
Bobby Rush
Bonnie Raitt
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Week Eleven Key Terms
The Baby Boom (1946-1964)
Consumer Culture
Youth Culture
Rock and Roll
"What'd I Say", Ray Charles, 1959
"Hey Bo Diddley", Bo Diddley, 1957 (clave)
"Johnny B. Goode", Chuck Berry, 1958
"Brown-Eyed Handsome Man", Chuck Berry, 1956
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", Little Richard, 1957
Southern Soul
"Please, Please, Please", James Brown, 1956
"At The Dark End of the Street", James Carr, 1967
Stax Records (Memphis)
Booker T and the MGs
"When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", Sam and Dave, 1965
"Born Under A Bad Sign", Albert King, 1967
"Respect", Otis Redding, 1965
"Respect", Aretha Franklin, 1967
"Chain of Fools", Aretha Franklin, 1967
Motown (Detroit)
Berry Gordy, Jr.
"Tracks of My Tears", Smokey Robinson, 1965
The British Invasion
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Who
The Rolling Stones
"Like A Rolling Stone", Bob Dylan, 1965
"The Star-Spangled Banner", Jimi Hendrix, 1968
"Fortunate Son", Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969
"Free Bird", Lynyrd Skynyrd", 1973
"Ain't No Sunshine", Bill Withers, 1971
"Political Science", Randy Newman, 1973
Consumer Culture
Youth Culture
Rock and Roll
"What'd I Say", Ray Charles, 1959
"Hey Bo Diddley", Bo Diddley, 1957 (clave)
"Johnny B. Goode", Chuck Berry, 1958
"Brown-Eyed Handsome Man", Chuck Berry, 1956
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", Little Richard, 1957
Southern Soul
"Please, Please, Please", James Brown, 1956
"At The Dark End of the Street", James Carr, 1967
Stax Records (Memphis)
Booker T and the MGs
"When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", Sam and Dave, 1965
"Born Under A Bad Sign", Albert King, 1967
"Respect", Otis Redding, 1965
"Respect", Aretha Franklin, 1967
"Chain of Fools", Aretha Franklin, 1967
Motown (Detroit)
Berry Gordy, Jr.
"Tracks of My Tears", Smokey Robinson, 1965
The British Invasion
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Who
The Rolling Stones
"Like A Rolling Stone", Bob Dylan, 1965
"The Star-Spangled Banner", Jimi Hendrix, 1968
"Fortunate Son", Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969
"Free Bird", Lynyrd Skynyrd", 1973
"Ain't No Sunshine", Bill Withers, 1971
"Political Science", Randy Newman, 1973
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Week Ten Key Terms
The Sunbelt
Jump Blues
Louis Jordan, "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
The King Cole Trio, "Straighten Up and Fly Right", 1944
Rhythm & Blues
Doo-Wop
Ruth Brown, "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean", 1953
Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters, "Such A Night", 1953
Los Angeles
Johnny Otis Orchestra (with Little Esther), "Cupid Boogie", 1950
Etta James, "I Just Want to Make Love to You", 1960
Texas
Lightning Hopkins, "Come Go With Me", 1964
T-Bone Walker, "The Hustle Is On", 1951
Louisiana
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, "For Now So Long", 1954
Freddie King, "Hide Away", 1961
Guitar Slim, "Things That I Used To Do", 1953
Professor Longhair, "Tipitina", 1950
Swamp Blues
Slim Harpo, "I'm A King Bee", 1957
Cajun Music
Acadians
Amede Ardoin, "Two Step De Mama", 1929
Zydeco Music
Clifton Chenier, "Zydeco Sont Pas Sale", 1965
Detroit
John Lee Hooker, "Boogie Chillen", 1948
Jump Blues
Louis Jordan, "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
The King Cole Trio, "Straighten Up and Fly Right", 1944
Rhythm & Blues
Doo-Wop
Ruth Brown, "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean", 1953
Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters, "Such A Night", 1953
Los Angeles
Johnny Otis Orchestra (with Little Esther), "Cupid Boogie", 1950
Etta James, "I Just Want to Make Love to You", 1960
Texas
Lightning Hopkins, "Come Go With Me", 1964
T-Bone Walker, "The Hustle Is On", 1951
Louisiana
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, "For Now So Long", 1954
Freddie King, "Hide Away", 1961
Guitar Slim, "Things That I Used To Do", 1953
Professor Longhair, "Tipitina", 1950
Swamp Blues
Slim Harpo, "I'm A King Bee", 1957
Cajun Music
Acadians
Amede Ardoin, "Two Step De Mama", 1929
Zydeco Music
Clifton Chenier, "Zydeco Sont Pas Sale", 1965
Detroit
John Lee Hooker, "Boogie Chillen", 1948
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Week Nine Key Terms
The Civil Rights Movement
1909 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded
1910 National Urban League founded
1950 Sweat v Painter
1954 Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (Thurgood Marshall)
1955 The Montgomery Bus Boycott (Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King)
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
1961 Freedom Rides
1963 March on Washington ("I Have A Dream" speech)
1965 The Voting Rights Act
Memphis
Beale Street
1866 race riots
1870s cholera and yellow fever epidemic
1909 "Boss Crump Blues", W.C. Handy
"Police Station Blues", Peetie Wheatstraw, 1932
"Falling Down Blues", Furry Lewis, 1927
WDIA
"B.B.'s Blues", B.B. King, 1952
"Tiger Man", Rufus Thomas, 1953
Sun Records
Sam Phillips
"Hound Dog", Big Mama Thornton, 1952
"Booted", Roscoe Gordon, 1952
"Cotton Crop Blues", James Cotton, 1951
"Rocket 88", Jackie Brenston (with Ike Turner), 1951
"Blue Moon of Kentucky", Bill Monroe, 1947
"Blue Moon of Kentucky", Elvis Presley, 1954
"Mystery Train", Little Junior's Blue Flames, 1953
"Mystery Train", Elvis Presley, 1954
"Folsom City Blues", Johnny Cash
"Paying the Cost to Be The Boss", B.B. King, 1968
"The Thrill Is Gone", B.B. King, 1970
"Little Boy Blue" Bobby Blue Bland, 1958
"I've Been Wrong So Long", Bobby Blue Bland, 1960
1909 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded
1910 National Urban League founded
1950 Sweat v Painter
1954 Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (Thurgood Marshall)
1955 The Montgomery Bus Boycott (Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King)
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
1961 Freedom Rides
1963 March on Washington ("I Have A Dream" speech)
1965 The Voting Rights Act
Memphis
Beale Street
1866 race riots
1870s cholera and yellow fever epidemic
1909 "Boss Crump Blues", W.C. Handy
"Police Station Blues", Peetie Wheatstraw, 1932
"Falling Down Blues", Furry Lewis, 1927
WDIA
"B.B.'s Blues", B.B. King, 1952
"Tiger Man", Rufus Thomas, 1953
Sun Records
Sam Phillips
"Hound Dog", Big Mama Thornton, 1952
"Booted", Roscoe Gordon, 1952
"Cotton Crop Blues", James Cotton, 1951
"Rocket 88", Jackie Brenston (with Ike Turner), 1951
"Blue Moon of Kentucky", Bill Monroe, 1947
"Blue Moon of Kentucky", Elvis Presley, 1954
"Mystery Train", Little Junior's Blue Flames, 1953
"Mystery Train", Elvis Presley, 1954
"Folsom City Blues", Johnny Cash
"Paying the Cost to Be The Boss", B.B. King, 1968
"The Thrill Is Gone", B.B. King, 1970
"Little Boy Blue" Bobby Blue Bland, 1958
"I've Been Wrong So Long", Bobby Blue Bland, 1960
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Week Eight Key Terms
Lester Melrose
Big Bill Broonzy
Memphis Minnie
Sonny Boy Williamson
Leroy Carr, "When the Sun Goes Down", 1935
The Bluebird Beat
Tampa Red, "Don't You Lie To Me", 1940
Eddie Boyd, "Chicago Is Just That Way", 1948
Chess Records (1950)
Leonard and Phil Chess
Muddy Waters
Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters, "I Can't Be Satisfied", 1948
Muddy Waters, "Rollin' Stone", 1950
Muddy Waters, "Got My Mojo Working", 1956
Little Walter, "My Babe", 1955
Howlin' Wolf, "Moanin' at Midnight", 1962
Jimmy Reed, "Baby, What You Want Me To Do", 1958
Jimmy Reed, "Bright Lights, Big City", 1958
Big Bill Broonzy
Memphis Minnie
Sonny Boy Williamson
Leroy Carr, "When the Sun Goes Down", 1935
The Bluebird Beat
Tampa Red, "Don't You Lie To Me", 1940
Eddie Boyd, "Chicago Is Just That Way", 1948
Chess Records (1950)
Leonard and Phil Chess
Muddy Waters
Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters, "I Can't Be Satisfied", 1948
Muddy Waters, "Rollin' Stone", 1950
Muddy Waters, "Got My Mojo Working", 1956
Little Walter, "My Babe", 1955
Howlin' Wolf, "Moanin' at Midnight", 1962
Jimmy Reed, "Baby, What You Want Me To Do", 1958
Jimmy Reed, "Bright Lights, Big City", 1958
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