6-8 pages, or roughly 2000-2200 words. Use a 12-point font and double-spacing. Use at least 5 sources for your essay, at least 3 of which must be scholarly sources (such as academic journal articles or scholarly books). Wikipedia does not count as one of your 5 sources (although it may be a useful resource for getting started). You may cite your sources using either footnotes in the Chicago Style (also known as Turabian) format or parenthetical citations in the APA or MLA format. Regardless of the citation format you use, you should provide a bibliography of sources cited.
Assignment: Select a popular music artist active between 1950 and the present Select one song by that artist that came out after 1950 and make a case for why that artist and song should be covered in a class called “The Rock-and-Roll Era and Beyond”
You may discuss more than one song by your artist, but you should focus on ONE song and argue why it should be required listening for this course. This requires that you think about what constitutes historical significance and demonstrate that your selection has it. In doing so it may be useful to link your song to the musical movements it is associated with (e.g., soul, heavy metal,funk, girl groups, disco, hiphop, etc.), and, if possible, explain how it relates to broader social, historical, political, and/or cultural issues.
You should provide relevant background information on your selected artist; however, this is NOT a biographical essay assignment, and your coverage of the artist’s biography should be limited to information relevant to her/his/their historical significance.
Be sure to discuss musical details and how they contribute to the significance or impact of your chosen song. Explain how the song works and what kinds of meanings it offers, and to whom. What musical elements are most important to this particular song? How do these musical elements contribute to the meaning, effect, and impact of the song? Why does this song matter, and why should it be required listening for this course?
*Artist you cannot choose：
Spice Girls
Backstreet Boys
‘Nsync
The Dixie Chicks
R.E.M
Jane’s Addiction
Sonic Youth
Jane’s Addiction
Nirvana
Bikini Kill
P. J. Harvey
Alanis Morissette
N.W.A
Salt ‘n’ Pepa
Queen Latifah
A Tribe Called Quest
Snoop Dogg
Lauryn Hill
The Sugarhill Gang
The Treacherous Three
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Run D.M.C.
Public Enemy
Duran Duran
The Eurhythmics
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen
Michael Jackson
Prince
Judas Priest
AC/DC
Van Halen
Guns ‘n’ Roses
Metallica
The B-52s
Devo
The Talking Heads
Flock of Seagulls
Bronski Beat
The Smiths
The Velvet Underground
Iggy Pop and the Stooges
The Ramones
Patti Smith
The Sex Pistols
The Clash
MFSB
Donna Summer
Gloria Gaynor
The Village People
The Bee Gees
Desmond Dekker and the Aces
Bob Marley & the Wailers
The Specials
T. Rex
David Bowie
Lou Reed
Alice Cooper
Kiss
The Runaways
Black Sabbath
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
James Brown
Sly and the Family Stone
Stevie Wonder
Isaac Hayes
Parliament/Funkadelic
LaBelle
James Taylor
Joni Mitchell
Carole King
Neil Young
The Beatles
The Moody Blues
Marvin Gaye
Yes
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Pink Floyd
Kate Bush
Rush
Jefferson Airplane
The Grateful Dead
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
The Rolling Stones
Dusty Springfield
The Kinks
The Who
The Marvelettes
The Supremes
The Temptations
Wilson Pickett
Otis Redding
Aretha Franklin
Sam and Dave
Bob Dylan
The Byrds
Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Shirelles
The Ronettes
The Crystals
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
The Surfaris
The Beach Boys
Big Joe Turner
Bill Haley and His Comets
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton
Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
Muddy Waters
Little Richard
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