Week 4
Soul, Girl Groups, Motown, R&B, Midterm Review
Read: Chapter 4
1. Dave Headlam, "Gospel to 1950s and 1960s vocal groups, and 1960s soul,"pp. 137–43.
2. Robert Palmer, "Sam Cooke's Night Beat," pp. 143–46.
3. Greil Marcus, "How the Other Half Lives: The Best of Girl Group Rock," pp. 146–48.
4. Charlie Gillett, "Gospel: Soul Sources," pp. 148–50.
5. Simon Barber, "The Brill Building and the creative labour of the professional songwriter," pp. 151–54.
6. Gerald Early, from One Nation Under a Groove, pp. 154–59.
7. Ronnie Spector with Vince Waldron, Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness or My Life as a Fabulous Ronette, pp. 159–67.
8. Douglas Wolk, "James Brown," pp. 167–71.
9. Stanley Booth, "The Memphis Soul Sound," pp. 172–83.
10. Norman Jopling, "Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul," pp. 183–84.
11. David Hajdu, "Ray Charles: Unchained Heart," pp. 184–88.
Additional Reading:
12. Barney Hoskyns, "The Soul Stirrer: Sam Cooke," pp. 188–92.
13. Larry Starr & Christopher Waterman, "Berry Gordy and Motown," pp. 192–96.
14. Richard Williams,, "Phil Spector," pp. 196–99.
15. Rick Hall, "Birth of the Muscle Shoals Sound," pp. 199–202.
16. Hank Bordowitz, "Ahmet Ertegun and the History of Atlantic Records," pp. 202–09.
17. Philip Norman, "James Brown: Mister Messiah,"pp. 209–14.
Sam Cooke, You Send Me
Martha & the Vandellas, Dancing in the Street
Martha & the Vandellas, (Love is like a) Heatwave
Marvellettes, Please Mr. Postman
Lesley Gore, You Don't Own Me
Ronettes, Be My Baby
The Shirelles, Tonight's the Night
Supremes, You Can't Hurry Love
Barrett Strong, Money (That's What I Want)
The Temptations, My Girl
Marvin Gaye, I Heard it Through the Grapevine