Syllabus for The Social Context of
Southern Music - Soc 417
What is a Folk Song?
The British Folk Tradition and American
Music
The African Musical Tradition in the U.S.
The Fisk University Jubilee Singers
The Blues: A Definitional Essay [Robert M.
Baker]
The Rise of a Native Balladry in the U.S.
Walking in Charlie's Land: Songs by Americans in
the Vietnam War [Lydia Fish]
BGRASS-L Tributes to Bill Monroe
From Sweethearts to Saddle Pals
Red, Black and Blue: Race Relations and Country
Music
Class and Class Consciousness in Country Music by Mel
McLaurin
"Yesterday's Wine":Depictions of Aging and the Elderly
in the Lyrics of Country Music, Ron Aday and Ben Austin
"Beguiling and Betraying: The Image of Alcohol Use
in Country Music. Chalfant and Beckley.
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