Readings Last updated Sep 1, 2022 Save as PDF Licensing 1.1: Defining Popular Music and Stephen Foster Page ID168993 Todd SmithWestern Washington University ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 1.1: Defining Popular Music and Stephen Foster1.2: Early Popular Music Styles in America1.3: The Blues1.4: Gospel Music and Country Music1.5: Urban Blues1.6: A Changing Nation- Rhythm and Blues1.7: Rock and Roll1.8: Teen Idols and Surf1.9: Soul Music1.10: The Beatles1.11: British Invasion1.12: American Folk Music1.13: Psychedelic Music and the 1960s1.14: Country Rock, Southern Rock and Jazz Rock1.15: Hard Rock and Heavy Metal1.16: Progressive Rock1.17: Punk, New Wave, Reggae, and Ska1.18: Funk and Disco1.19: Hip Hop1.20: MTV and the 1980s1.21: Alternative Rock1.22: 1990s and Early Electronic Music1.23: African Popular Music1.24: European Folk and Popular Music of South and Central America1.25: Asian Popular Music- Special Focus on Japan and India