Disclaimer *I am not an artist* SOUL For the soul portion of my piece, I referenced artists such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and James Carr. These artists were major contributors to soul music. Some
Doc, after the attitudes and side eyes that went on in this class, we must finally part ways. I loved being able to spend class time exploring the melodies that have been produced by Black
What is it about the things Black people create? That music for us, by us. Well funk was definitely that. Founded in the mid 60’s, Funk was created by Black Americans who wanted to have
Musical theater by the 1890’s in America was a genre completely powered by white people. Any form of representation of African Americans was once completely seen by the white lense and was usually presented in
Rising from what was already booming of the Blues and Ragtime, in the cosmopolitan streets of New Orleans, came Jazz. Emerging in the early 1900’s, Jazz found itself being born from the jerk of creoles
OUTLINE METHODOLOGY: Insert methods used for research(music, documentaries, biographies, etc). Perhaps insert prior knowledge of artist. INTRODUCTION: Who is Rick James? What genre is he known for and what genres did he influence? What record
While classical music has its origins in western culture, stylized after both sacred and secular music, it is extremely hard to find a music genre where Black people did not have some sort of influence
Bibliography James, Rick, and David Ritz. Glow : The Autobiography of Rick James. First Atria books hardcover edition. ed., Atria Books, 2014. James, Rick. The Confessions of Rick James : Memoirs of a Super
Birthed in the shacks of share crops, blues became a genre that would go on to shape all other popular music genres in America to come. Blues found itself upon the Mississippi Delta. Evolved from
Ragtime can be described as song and dance inscribed in syncopated instrumentals. It has a great combination of early jazz and classical music, and written and oral tradition. There are many different styles and sub-genres
