Annotation #10

Davis, Francis. The History of the Blues: The Roots, The Music, The People. 2nd ed. Mojo Working Productions, 2003. Print.

Francis Davis talks about the blues from the Mississippi Delta to right after WWII. It talks about influencing Jazz Rock & Roll. The book also talks about famous musicians. Francis Davis is an American author and journalist who taught Jazz and Blues courses and he University of Pennsylvania. The intended audience is most likely students or teachers. This helps with my research by talking about the Blues back-round and influence on Rock & Roll.

Annotation #9

http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~musie139/2009/. A History of Blues in America. Charles Sawyer. Web. 25 Oct. 2009.


Charles Sawyer, the other of The Arrival of B.B. King and blues musician, uses a creative way to tell the history of blues at Harvard University. His class videos basically explain his meeting of B.B. King to his students and other Blues musicians that made a big influence on blues. He has thought his students also about the instruments they used. He briefly explains the where they played and when. He also talks about the person himself and their death (if they died). He methodically puts that person in the time he was big among the country. Usually he talks of the same person in two courses if that person is fairly famous. Sawyer's creative teaching allow the student to get a better understanding of those famous people. This relates to my reaserch by giving facts about famous blues artists that influenced blues.

Annotation #8

http://thebluehighway.com/history.html. A Brief History of the Blues. Robert M. Baker. Web. 23 Oct. 2009.

The article first talks about the cultural influences to blues. It talks about the African influences from Africa and when they we're slaves for Europeans. It then talks about blues becoming popularized in 1911-1914. The artical also talks about being popularized again in the 60s with Blues Rock. It talk about what difines blues through sond, lyrics, and other charecteristics. The intended audience is any student or even teachers. This article relates to my research by providing the backround of blues, by using primary sources.

Annotation #7

http://www.livinblues.com/roots.asp. Blues Roots. Amigo Web Services. Web. 25 Oct. 2009

It gives a brief introduction to blues, giving a big hook. It then talks about its African influence and talks about a Griot which could've been the first person to play blues. Then the article talks about influencial musicians. The intended audiance is probably blues musicians themselves, and the casual reader. This relates to my reaserch by getting a better understanding of who started playing blues.

Annotation #6

Oakley, Giles. The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues. 2nd ed. Da Capo, Inc., 1997. Print.

The book talks about "black" music in America and what African-Americans were going through at the time. It talks about its roots and ow it influenced other cities/towns. The book also talks about the famous Artists. The book talks about how life changed because of blues. This is most likely for a range of readers. This helps with my reaserch by talking about how blues madde a difference.

Annotation #5

Larson, Thomas E. History of Rock and Roll. 1st ed. Kendall/Hunt Company, 2004. Print.

The book talks about biographical information on past and present musicians, composers, bands, producers, and record executives. It analyzes the rock styles from before the 1950s to the present, including a list of the most seminal recordings from each style. This book varies in audience. This helps my research by listing bands and musician that made a change for Rock & Roll.

Annotation #4

http://www.purplebeech.com/blues/. Uncensored History of the Blues. Mike Rugel. Web. 25 Oct. 2009.


The website is based on blues. It talks about songs and the lyrics and the artist. It talks about different historical facts. It also gives some facts that most people do not, such as ones that people would want to be "censored". This is most likely for adults and teachers and even college students. This relates to my reasearch by giving facts that good benefit my report and musicians that inspired the blues.

Annotation #2

Friedlander, Paul, and Peter Miller. Rock & Roll: A Social History. 2nd ed. Westview, 2006. Print.


The Book focuses on Rock & Roll from the early 50s to now. It talks about Punk, New Wave, rap, metal, and 90's grunge. The book gives the origins of Rock & Roll and talks about artists that highly contributed to Rock & Roll. The author has done the Rock & Roll: A Social History series. The audience could range from teacher to student. This helps with my research by showing how the earliest rock, blues, evolved into Rock & Roll today.

Annotation #1

Altschuler, Glenn C. All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America. 1st ed. New York: Oxford UP, Inc., 2003. Print.

The book talks about the rise of Rock & Roll and the controversy it started. It talks about the birth of Rock & Roll and how blues influenced. It talks about how Rock & Roll changed American Culture. The audience varies. This helps my research by talking about controversy for Rock & Roll.