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Popular Music

Welcome to the digital textbook for Survey of Popular Music. This text consists of a broad overview, covering many genres of popular music from the 19th century to the present.

Humanities
Author
Todd Smith
Publisher
Western Washington University
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
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Contents· 26 sections
  1. 01: Readings
  2. 1.01: Defining Popular Music and Stephen Foster
  3. 1.02: Early Popular Music Styles in America
  4. 1.03: The Blues
  5. 1.04: Gospel Music and Country Music
  6. 1.05: Urban Blues
  7. 1.06: A Changing Nation- Rhythm and Blues
  8. 1.07: Rock and Roll
  9. 1.08: Teen Idols and Surf
  10. 1.09: Soul Music
  11. 1.10: The Beatles
  12. 1.11: British Invasion
  13. 1.12: American Folk Music
  14. 1.13: Psychedelic Music and the 1960s
  15. 1.14: Country Rock Southern Rock and Jazz Rock
  16. 1.15: Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
  17. 1.16: Progressive Rock
  18. 1.17: Punk New Wave Reggae and Ska
  19. 1.18: Funk and Disco
  20. 1.19: Hip Hop
  21. 1.20: MTV and the 1980s
  22. 1.21: Alternative Rock
  23. 1.22: 1990s and Early Electronic Music
  24. 1.23: African Popular Music
  25. 1.24: European Folk and Popular Music of South and Central America
  26. 1.25: Asian Popular Music- Special Focus on Japan and India