Popular music in the 20th century

This book covers the basic work in popular music needed for examination courses and at the same time encourages creativity through inventive assignments.

CONTENIDO:

1. Set My Children Free: The music of the slaves
- Slavery
- African and European music
- Work-songs
- Spirituals and gospel
- Harmony

2. Mean, Low Down and Dirty: The beginnings of jazz
- The march
- Ragtime
- The blues
- The 12-bar blues
- Traditional jazz
- Improvisation

3. Take the 'A' Train: Jazz travels north
- Swing
- Popular song form
- Be-bop
- Cool jazz
- City blues
- Boogie-woogie

4. Nashville Skyline: From folk to country and Western
- Folk music
- Ballads
- Dance music
- Bluegrass
- Western swing
- Country and western

5. Don't Step On My Blue Suede Shoes: From rock'n'roll to teenage pop
- Rock'n'roll
- The Chuck Berry influence
- Teenage pop

6. Money (That's What I Want): Black musicians gain commercial status
- Rhythm'n'blues
- Doo-wop
- The Spector sound
- Tamla Motown
- Soul music

7. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction: From the Beatles to the Who
- Beat music
- British R'n'B
- Mod music

8. Cosmic Wheels: The 1960s
- Protest music
- Folk-rock
- Psychedelic rock
- Guitar heroes
- The love culture

9. Anarchy In The U.K.: From heavy rock to punk
- Heavy rock
- Glitter rock
- David Bowie
- Punk
- New Wave
- Revivals

10. Hit Me With Music: From reggae to funk
- Mento
- Calypso
- Ska
- Rock steady
- Two tone
- Reggae
- Phillie Soul
- Disco
- Funk
- The Future

Some suggestions for further reading
Acknowledgements