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Rock and roll (and race)

This web site is a companion to a *cino workshop called "Rock and roll (and race)," which explores the relationship between popular music and race in American culture. On this page, you'll find several resources and recommendations for further study and exploration.  

Song list

Below is a list of tracks we used (or tried to use and didn't get to) in the workshop.

1

Cross Road Blues

Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings

2

Crossroads

Cream
Wheels of Fire

3

Screamin' and Cryin'

Muddy Waters
Real Folk Blues

4

Tutti Frutti

Little Richard
The Greatest Gold Hits

5

Tutti Frutti

Pat Boone
The Very Best of Pat Boone

6

That's All Right

Elvis Presley
The Essential Elvis Presley

7

The Tracks of My Tears

Smokey Robinson
Going to a Go-go

8

Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud

James Brown
Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud

9

Respect

Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

10

ABC

The Jackson 5
ABC

11

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye
What's Going On

12

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson
Thriller

13

Fight the Power

Public Enemy
Fear of a Black Planet

14

Mr. Wendal

Arrested Development
3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of...

15

Jesus Walks

Kanye West
The College Dropout

16

Turn Me Around

Mavis Staples
We'll Never Turn Back

17

Baba Says Cool for Thought

Lupe Fiasco
The Cool

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Outline

Download a copy of our outline (PDF) from the latest presentation of this workshop. We're always changing and adapting the content of this workshop, so this outline may change from time to time. (Last updated: 30.March 2008)

Resources

Below is the beginning of a list of resources we're compiling on this subject. We'll post more resources as we find them!