AP African American Studies / Unit 4: Movements and Debates
4.17 The Evolution of African American Music
Notes
African American music shaped American and global music: spirituals → blues → jazz → gospel → R&B and soul → rock and roll → funk → hip-hop (1970s, the Bronx).
Practice
Hip-hop began in the 1970s in:
DJ Kool Herc.
Rock and roll drew heavily on:
Chuck Berry, Little Richard.
Jazz developed first in:
Early 1900s.
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