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A Comparison of Poems
Compares Paul Simon's "Dangling Conversation" and the Lennon-McCartney poem titled "Eleanor Rigby" both focused on the theme of the alienation and isolation of individuals within contemporay society.    Written in 1994,   4 pages,  10 sources,   $35.80
Afro-American Dancing: Concert and Vernacular
The influences of African and Black music on Afro-American dancing.    Written in 1978,   5 pages,  22 notes,  6 sources,   $44.75
The Rise of the Beatles and Their Influence in America
Examines the humble beginnings in Liverpool, the rise of Beatlemania, their influence on the pop scene, fashion and attitudes in America.    Written in 1978,   8 pages,  7 notes,  6 sources,   $71.60
Lightnin' Hopkins
The portrait of a musician in the early 1920's, guitarist and blues singer.    Written in 1979,   6 pages,  8 notes,  21 sources,   $53.70
A Brief History of Rock and Roll
From the 40's to the 60's.    Written in 1979,   8 pages,  9 notes,  5 sources,   $71.60
Black Music in the United States
A fine tracing of Civil War ragtime thru country and blues, the beginnings of Jazz, use of new instruments, gospel to the popular soul sound and Black rock and roll, reggae, and improvisional jazz noting major contributors in all of the areas.    Written in 1979,   31 pages,  11 notes,  10 sources,   $277.45
Three Record Reviews
Reviews New Orleans Rhythm Kings, vol. 7, Fingerbustin Ragtime by Jansen and King Oliver in New York.    Written in 1979,   9 pages,   $80.55
Rock Reconsidered
A look at the origins of the term 'rock and roll' and its subsequent impression upon the American music scene.    Written in 1979,   7 pages,  7 notes,  4 sources,   $62.65
The Affects of Pop Music on American Culture
Examines popular music's development and influence on our society.    Written in 1980,   11 pages,  10 notes,  5 sources,   $98.45
Rock, Jazz-Rock and Bebop
Examines the diverse musical styles of the decades of the 60's and 70's including the major forces of jazz, the development of jazz-rock or "fusion" and comparing these styles to the "bebop" of the 1940's.    Written in 1981,   7 pages,  11 notes,  5 sources,   $62.65
Music and Dance of the Twenties
Observes the music and dance of the 1920's including the black renaissance in jazz music,its meaning in literature of the day,jazz dancing and the fusion of jazz,blues and ragtime.    Written in 1981,   14 pages,  25 notes,  11 sources,   $125.30
Development of the Blues
Examines the development of the blues from early slave spirituals with minimal instrumentation to black singing associated with vaudeville to boogie woogie piano in the 1940's.    Written in 1979,   7 pages,  12 notes,  5 sources,   $62.65
Louis Armstrong : Performer and Composer
An observation of the life of Louis Armstrong and his contribution to jazz music as the leading trumpeter in jazz history.    Written in 1981,   5 pages,  4 notes,  4 sources,   $44.75
Bluegrass Music
A medley of fold, gospel, and blues musical forms and content.    Written in 1979,   7 pages,   $62.65
Lena Horne
A short biography of Lena Horne, especially her career as a singer/actress and her work in civil rights.    Written in 1983,   17 pages,  15 notes,  12 sources,   $152.15
A History of Popular Music in the Sixties
A report on 'pop' music in the 1960's. References to jazz, pop, and musicals. Identifies artists, songs, etc.    Written in 1982,   7 pages,  5 sources,   $62.65
The Role of Women in Rock and Roll
A history of women's battles against sexism in the rock music industry; sketches of female rock musicians.    Written in 1983,   7 pages,  10 notes,  5 sources,   $62.65
"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar and "Eleanor Rigby," by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
A comparison of this poem and the popular Beatles song, especially that both are calling for more authenticity between people.    Written in 1983,   7 pages,   $62.65
McCartney and McLaughlin
A comparison of the musical (performing, composing, creativity) styles of Paul McCartney and jazzman John McLaughlin.    Written in 1985,   7 pages,  6 notes,  10 sources,   $62.65
Rock Lyrics
The controversy of lyrics in rock music, censorship through the Parents Music Resource Center, first amendment issues, etc.    Written in 1990,   7 pages,  6 notes,  8 sources,   $62.65
Cultural Paranoia to Rock and Roll in the Mid-Fifties America
Observes Middle America's obsession with the emergence of rock and roll reacting with bewilderment, condemnation and fear.    Written in 1991,   6 pages,  14 notes,  10 sources,   $53.70
Elvis as a Commodity
Discusses the manner in which Elvis Presley has become an iconographic commodity and how this transformation of a rock and roll musician can be understood from a sociological perspective.    Written in 1993,   10 pages,  10 sources,   $89.50
Elvis after Death
Observes the commerialization of Elvis Presley after his death and analyzes this transformationfrom both the Marxist and the Capitalistic ideological position.    Written in 1993,   8 pages,  6 sources,   $71.60
The African Roots of Rap and Hip Hop
Describes, from an anthropological perspective, the influence of African musical and dance forms on the development, in recent years, of two new variations on the rock and roll theme, rap and hip hop.    Written in 1993,   10 pages,  6 sources,   $89.50
American Rock Music and the culture of the 1970's
Examines comingling, with particular attention to the individuals including the Doors, Bob Dylan, The Who, and the Rolling Stones.    Written in 1993,   6 pages,  5 sources,   $53.70
Rap Music : Origins and Influences
Examines the distinctive rhyming vocal expression that has become the dominant form of American black music in the 1990's as having its roots in a number of different musical and cultural traditions and as a form of political, social and personal comment.    Written in 1994,   10 pages,  14 sources,   $89.50
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