Week 4

 

The British Invasion, The Rolling Stones, Southern Soul: STAX, FAME, James Brown, British Blues Rock

 

Class reader

 

Recommended documentaries

 

Week 4 Reading:

 

Chapter 4

 

8. Douglas Wolk, "James Brown," pp. 167–71.

 

Chapter 5

 

5. Maureen Cleave, "The Rolling Stones: This Horrible Lot – Not Quite What They Seem," pp. 239–41.

 

6. Peter Guralnick, "On the Rolling Stones," pp. 240–41.

 

7. Pete Townshend, "It Came From a Place of Resentment," pp. 241–43.

 

8. Paul Williams, "The Kinks: Face To Face," pp. 243–44.

 

9. David Hajdu, The LP, pp. 244–45

 

Chapter 7

 

9. Gregg Akkerman, "Beggars and Thieves," pp. 312–14.

 

Chapter 8

 

6. Lester Bangs, "Are Black Sabbath Really the New Shamans?," in Creem, pp. 354–57.

 

11. Lester Bangs, "I Only Get My Rocks Off When I'm Dreaming," in Psychotic reaction and Carburator Dung, pp. 409–11.

 

Additional Reading:

 

Rick Hall, "Birth of the Muscle Shoals Sound," pp. 199–202.


Hank Bordowitz, "Ahmet Ertegun and the History of Atlantic Records," pp. 202–09.


Philip Norman, "James Brown: Mister Messiah," pp. 209–14.

 

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