African American Listening Unit 2016-17

Field Hollers Po’ Lazarus Traditional Jumpin’ Judy Traditional Old Alabama Traditional Old Dollar Mamie Traditional

Spirituals Amazing Grace Mahalia Jackson Steal Away Moses Hogan Chorale Peace in the Valley Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers Oh Happy Day Aretha Franklin Rock My Soul Golden Gate Quartet O’ Jesus, Let Me Ride Rev.M.E. Holmes

Blues Preachin’ Blues Robert Johnson The Jinx Blues Son House Rabbit on the Log John Lee Hooker Baby Doll Bessie Smith See See Rider Blues Ma Rainey Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Chris Thomas King Fishing Blues Taj Mahal

Jazz Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag Jellyroll Morton Jeepers Creepers Louie Armstrong Harlem Airshaft Duke Ellington Big Band It Don’t Mean a Thing Ella Fitzgerald Route 66 Nat King Cole I’ve Got You Under My Skin Sammy Davis Junior God Bless the Child Billie Holiday Someday My Prince Will Come Miles Davis and John Coltrane

Rock-n-Roll Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry Ain’t That a Shame Fats Domino Splish-Splash Little Richard You Make Me Wanna Shout Little Richard Tutti Frutti Little Richard Proud Mary Ike and Tina Turner If 6 was 9 Jimi Hendrix Red House Jimi Hendrix

Rhythm and Blues Don’t Know Much About History Sam Cooke Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding A Change is Gonna Come Otis Redding I Heard it Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye Think Aretha Franklin Old Man River Ray Charles Superstition Stevie Wonder

Soul September Earth, Wind, and Fire Boogie Nights Earth, Wind, and Fire Mercy Mercy Me Marvin Gaye Sweet Thing Rufus Celebration Kook and the Gang Rock With You Michael Jackson Workin’ Day and Night Michael Jackson

Funk Gimme Some More James Brown Pass the Peas James Brown Think(About It) Lyn Collins Who Knows Beau Dollar Cissy Strut The Meters Chicken Strut The Meters Dr. Funkenstein Parliament Soul Power James Brown.

Hip Hop The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five The Breaks Kurtis Blow Fat Boys The Fat Boys Stick ‘Em The Fat Boys Electric Kingdom Twilight 22 Jam On It Newcleus Rockit Herbie Hancock