ASSIGNMENTS FOR “THE POP, ROCK, AND SOUL READER,”

Here is a list of the essays to read. We hope you will find them interesting and worthy of

discussion. There will be a total of 10, and each one will be worth 20 points. After you

read each essay section, submit the following 2 responses on a 3x5 card to me:

1. Find a quote that is meaningful to you

2. Make your own observation or opinions about the essay to share

with the class

1. #7 The Empress of the Blues page 42

2. #6 Blues People and the Classic Blues page 32

3. #8 At the Crossroads with R. Johnson page 48

4. #9 From Race Music to Rhythm and Blues: page 51

T-Bone Walker

5. #10 Jumpin’ the Blues with Louis Jordan page 56

6. #11 On the Bandstand with Johnnie Otis and page 59

Wynonie Harris

7. #16 Rhythm and Blues in the Early 1950s: page 79

B.B.King

8. #17 “The House that Ruth Brown Built” page 82

9. #18 Ray Charles, or When Saturday Night page 87

Mixed it Up with Sunday Morning

#19 Jerry Wexler: A Life in R & B page 94

10. #20 The Growing Threat of Rhythm and Blues page 99

#21 Langston Hughes Responds page 104

11. #22 From Rhythm and Blues to Rock n’Roll:

The Songs of Chuck Berry page 106

12. #57 Led Zeppelin Speaks! Page 319

SUGGESTED:

#23 Little Richard: Boldly Going Where No page 113

Man Had Gone Before

#24 Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, and Rockabilly page 119

#41 The British Art School Blues page 227

#44 The Kozmic Blues of Janis Joplin page 243

#45 Jimi Hendrix and the Electronic Guitar page 247