At the end of this lesson, students will be able to do the following:
Explain the use of the term “urban contemporary,” it’s positive and negative effects on categorizing music, and the current state regarding its continued use.
Explain the phrase “Black-sounding” music as it relates to rhythm and blues and other label identifiers.
Identify specific African American music styles, their representative performers, and their songs that were on the Hot Black music chart.
Recall the term used to identify Black-sounding music after Hot Black and identify specific African American music styles, their representative performers, and their songs under this new music chart name.
Define “neo-soul.”
Popular Songs That Appeared on the Hot Black Chart in the 1980s
May you live as long as you want, never want as long as you live, may you live to be 100, and me 100 but minus a day, so I'll never know nice people like you have passed away.
Earl Hines and His Orchestra
You were the sunshine, baby, whenever you smiled
But I call you Stormy today
All of a sudden that ole rain's fallin' down
And my world is cloudy and gray
You've gone away
Oh Stormy, oh Stormy
Bring back that sunny day
