The Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music

Routledge

A collection of 28 essays that provide an introduction to the history of social protest music. Includes one essay that discusses Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.

Contents:

• What Is Social Protest Music? : One Historian's Perspective - Jonathan Friedman
• African-American Protest Music In The 19th Century - Burton Peretti
• God, Garrison, And The Ground : The Hutchinson Family Singers And The Origins Of Commercial Protest Music - Scott Gac
• Solidarity Forever : Music And The Labor Movement In The United States - Benjamin Bierman
• Sonic Opposition : Protesting Racial Violence Before Civil Rights - Katherine Turner
• Jewish Voices Of Protest On Broadway : From The Eternal Road To The Cradle Will Rock And Beyond - Jonathan Friedman
• Antiwar Protest In Popular Music In The United States, 1917-1970 - Robert Kodosky
• Bob Dylan : An American Tragedian - Kile Jones
• A Screaming Comes Across The Dial : Country, Folk, And Atomic Protest Music - Rob Weiner And John Cline
• A Soul Message : R & B, Soul, And The Black Freedom Struggle - James Smethurst
• Societal Visions In Progressive Rock - Edward Macan
• Radical Protest In Rock : Zappa, Lennon, And Garcia - Jacqueline Edmondson And Rob Weiner
• Falling Into Fancy Fragments : Punk, Protest And Politics - Travis Jackson
• Women, Rap, And Hip-Hop : The Challenge Of Image - Gail Hilson Woldu
• I Predict A Riot : Riot Grrls And The Contradiction Of Feminism - Shayna Maskell
• Anger Is A Gift : Post-Cold War Rock And The Anti-Capitalist Movement - David Robinson
• Concerts For A Cause (Or 'Cause We Can?) - H. Louise Davis
• What Every Revolution Should Know : A Musical Model Of Global Protest - Ingrid Bianca Byerly
• Revolutionary Words : Reggae's Evolution From Protest To Mainstream - Stephen A. King And P. Renee Foster
• "We Need More Than Love" : Three Generations Of North American Indigenous Protest Singers - Elyse Carten Vosen
• European Pop Music And The Notion Of Protest - Anna Piotrowska
• Lead-Made Flowers : Political And Cultural Protest In Brazilian Popular Music - Ricardo Santhiago
• Songs For Freedom : South African Music And The Struggle Against Apartheid - Mark Malisa
• "Sorrow, Tears, And Blood" : Fela Anikulapo Kuti And Protest In Nigeria - Saheed Aderinto
• Telling The Truth And Commenting Reality : "Harsh Criticism" In Guinea-Bissau's Intervention Music - Anne-Kristin Borszik
• Deglamorizing Protest : The Politics Of "Song And Dance" In Popular Indian Cinema - Prakash Kona
• Protesting Australia : Convict Theatre And Kelly Ballads - Stephen Gaunson
• Protest Rock In Communist China - Dennis Rea
• Conclusion : Popular Protest Music In History - Allan Moore