music and society

Assessment of the Beatles artistic achievement providing biographical, musical, and historical detail through a chronology of their songs.

A study of the importance of value judgment in popular culture, especially as it relates to music, arguing that the essence of popular cultural practice is making judgments and assessing differences, and discussing the significance of emotional response and personal taste.

Biography of Stephen Foster, a nineteenth century American songwriter, whose songs, which include "Oh! Susanna" celebrate the rural South.

Examines the growth of hip hop during the last three decades of the twentieth century, discussing its impact on American society, and looking at how advertisers, magazines, fashion companies, MTV, and others are using hip hop as a way to reach not only African-American youth, but all young people.

Examines the history of popular music in the United States from a multicultural perspective, discussing the different genres that have arisen from the various racial and ethnic groups in American culture.

Examines the growth of hip hop during the last three decades of the twentieth century, discussing its impact on American society, and looking at how advertisers, magazines, fashion companies, MTV, and others are using hip hop as a way to reach not only African-American youth, but all young people.

Includes an analysis of jazz's past, present and uncertain future.

Traces the progression of rock events -- artists, songs and dances -- in a year-by-year format.