Woodsongs : a folksinger's social commentary, cook manual and song book / by Johnathon, Michael

Inside the minstrel mask : readings in nineteenth-century blackface minstrelsy /

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The twenties / by Jenkins, Alan, 1914-

Rock music in American popular culture III : more rock 'n' roll resources / by Cooper, B. Lee

Table of Contents: “…Hot 100 popular music books of 1971-1994: key references -- Child performers discography 1945-1985 -- Christmas songs -- Discography of death theme recordings 1953-93 -- Fool themes -- Misunderstanding of feelings -- Euphoria of falling in love -- Blindness to future events -- Surrender of self -- Acceptance of prolonged abuse -- Fool song discography -- Honoring excellence: bizarre recognitions -- Collaborative efforts -- Eulogy releases -- Greatest hits compilations -- Holiday hits -- Instrumental acknowledgments -- Musical locations -- Particular songs -- Passing the torch -- Record companies -- Recordings that inspired superstars -- Rock 'n' roll heaven -- Saluting composers -- Significant musical styles -- Song hits of a specific artist -- Soundtrack salutes -- Specific dances -- Stylistic acknowledgments -- Timeless tunes -- Total tribute packages -- Wild karaoke -- Jobs and workplaces: poverty and unemployment -- Novelty recordings: the Cooper and Schurk Wacky top 40 of sexually suggestive recordings -- Patriotism: Persistent themes in wartime songs -- Discography of wartimei songs and their themes -- Popular Music -- Postal images: Popular recordings containing lyrical references to letter writing or featuring postal service terminology -- Public schools: Discog. of Education-related recordings, 1955-1980 -- Rock songs -- Social commentary: political concerns -- Civil authorities -- Military involvements -- Public education system -- Railroads -- Representative government -- Other sociopolitical issues in contemporary American society -- International political concerns -- Song revivals -- Tobacco images and themes, 1945-1995 -- Western images.…”

Crossroads : the multicultural roots of America's popular music / by Barkley, Elizabeth F.

Table of Contents: “…Hip-hop and rap -- Overview of hip-hop and rap music traditions -- Defining hip-hop and rap -- Stylistic categories of rap -- Rap and hip-hop in a social and historical context -- Roots of rap in African and African-American oral traditions -- The earliest hip-hop and rap -- The context for the rise in popularity of rap -- Shift in rap from party music to social commentary -- Hip-hop and rap become more mainstream -- The growth of hardcore rap -- The 2001 Hip-Hop Summit -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Boxed features -- Listening guide : "The breaks" -- Profile : Jay-Z.…”