Section one: "a change is gonna come": Mahalia Jackson, Motown, and the movement. The dream ; Mahalia and the movement ; "The soul of the movement": calls and responses ; Motown: money, magic, and the mask ; The big chill vs. Cooley High: two out of three falls for the soul of Motown
The gospel impulse. Sam Cooke and the voice of change ; Solid gold coffins: Phil Spector and the girl group blues ; SAR and the ambiguity of integration ; "The time they are a-changin'": Port Huron and the folk revival ; Woody and race ; "Blowin' in the wind": politics and authenticity ; Music and the truth: the birth of Southern soul ; Down at the crossroads
The Blues impulse. Soul food: the mid-South mix ; Dylan, the Brits, and blue-eyed soul ; The minstrel blues ; Otis, Jimi, and the summer of love: from Monterey to Woodstock ; Last thoughts on the dream: Dot and Diana
Section two: "love or confusion?": Black power, Vietnam, and the death of the dream. Sly in the smoke ; Death warrants: LBJ, Martin, and the liberal collapse ; "All along the watchtower": Jimi Hendrix and the sound of Vietnam ; 'Retha, rap, and revolt ; "Spirit in the dark": Aretha's gospel politics ; Jazz warriors: Malcolm and Coltrane
The Jazz impulse. "Black is an' black ain't": JB, Miles, and Jimi ; Curtis Mayfield's gospel soul ; John Fogerty and the mythic south ; "Trouble comin' every day": southern strategies and the revolution on TV ; Troubled souls: Wattstax and Motown (west) ; "Where is the love?": Donny Hathaway and the end of the dream
Section three: "I will survive": Disco, irony, and the sound of resistance. Reflections in a mirror ball ; Reverend Green and the return of Jim Crow ; Demographics 101: hard times in Chocolate City ; Black love in the key of life ; Jimmy Carter and the great quota disaster of 1978 ; Roots: the messages in the music ; God love sex: disco and the gospel impulse ; Disco sucks ; Punks and pretenders ; Rebellion or revolution: Bruce Springsteen and the Clash ; P-Funkentelechy ; Redemption songs: Bob Marley in Babylon ; The message: hip-hop and the south Bronx
Section four: "And that's the way it is": The Reagan rules, hip-hop, and the megastars.Welcome to the terrordome ; Springsteen and the Reagan rules ; The problem of healing in the hall of mirrors ; The view from Black America ; The way it was and the way it is ; Brer Rabbit and Tar Baby ; Run-D.M.C. negotiates the mainstream ; "A hero to most": Elvis in the eighties ; Megastardom and its discontents: Michael and Madonna ; Duke Ellington for our time: the symbol formerly known as Prince ; West Africa is in the house ; "Bring the noise": the new school rap game ; "Know the ledge": KRS-One, Rakim, and the Gangstas ; "Born in the U.S.A.": Springsteen and race
Section five: "Holler if ya hear me": In the nineties mix. Wasteland of the free ; American dreaming ; C.R.E.A.M., or, Tupac on death row ; Deeper shades of soul ; Ancestors and elders ; Conversations with the Ancestors ; Flashes of the spirit ; Redemption songs (the nineties remix).
From the Book - Rev. & updated.
Section one: A change is gonna come: Mahalia Jackson, Motown, and the movement
Mahalia and the Movement: Calls and Responses
Motown: Money, Magic, and the Mask
The Big Chill vs Colley High: Two out of Three Falls for the Soul of Motown. The Gospel Impulse
Sam Cooke and the Voice of Change
Solid Gold Coffins: Phil Spector and the Girl Group Blues
SAR and the Ambiguity of Integration
The Times they are A-Changin': Port Huron and the Folk Revival
Blowin' in the Wind: Politics and Authenticity
Music and truth: the Birth of Southern Soul
Down at the Crossroads. The Blues Impulse
Soul food: The Mid South Mix
Dylan the Brits and BlueEyed Soul
Otis, Jimi, and the Summer of Love: From Monterey to Woodstock
Last Thoughts on the Dream: Dot and Diana
Section two: Love or Confusion? Black Power Vietnam, and the Death of the Dream
Death warrants: LBJ Martin and the Liberal Collapse
All Along the Watchtower: Jimi Hendrix and the Sound of Vietnam
Spirit in the Dark: Arethas Gospel Politics
Jazz warriors: Malcolm and Coltrane. The Jazz Impulse
Black is an' Black Ain't: JB Miles and Jimi
Curtis Mayfields Gospel Soul
John Fogerty and the Mythic South
Trouble Comin' Every Day: Southern Strategies and the Revolution on TV
Troubled Souls: Wattstax and Motown West
Where is the love?: Donny Hathaway and the End of the Dream. Section three: I Will Survive Disco lrony and the Sound of Resistance
Reflections in a Mirror Ball
Reverend Green and the Return of Jim Crow
Demographics 101: Hard Times in Chocolate City
Black Love in the Key of Life
Jimmy Carter and the Great Quota Disaster of 1978
Roots: The Messages in the Music
God Love sex: Disco and the Gospel Impulse
Rebellion or revolution: Bruce Springsteen and the Clash
Redemption Songs: Bob Marley in Babylon
The Message: Hiphop and the South BronxSection four: And Thats the Way That lt Is: The Reagan Rules, Hip-Hop, and the Megastars
Welcome to the Terrordome
Springsteen and the Reagan Rules
The Problem of Healing in the Hall of Mirrors
The View from Black America
The Way It Was and the Way It Is
RunD M C Negotiates the Mainstream
A Hero to Most: Elvis in the Eighties
Megastardom and its Disontents: Michael and Madonna
Duke Ellington for our time: The Symbol Formerly Known as Prince
West Africa Is in the House
Bring the Noise: The New School Rap Game
Know the Ledge: KRSOne Rakim and the Gangstas
Born in the USA: Springsteen and Race. Section five: Holler lf Ya Hear Me ln the Ninetiies Mix
C.R.E.A.M., or, Tupac on Death Row
No more drama: MaryJ Blige and the Hip Hop Generation
The Gospel impulse gets crunk: OutKast and the Dirty South
Ozomatli and the myth of purity: Notes on the Browning of America
The Gospel impulse (remixed): Bruce Springsteen Kirk Franklin, and Lauryn Hill.
