write a short essay (400-500 words) with your response to Albert Goldmans 1969 editorial Why Do Whites Sing Black?. Also attached are two articles that critique the Goldman article (written by the Black Students Alliance and by Mike Daley).
You may address any (or none) of the following questions in your response:
Which of Goldmans points do you agree with? How are White Blues players carrying on an American tradition?
What markers of authenticity does Goldman mention to reinforce his assertions about Joplin and Butterfield?
Which of the Black Student Alliances do you agree with? Is Goldman stupidor ludicrous in some of his assertions?
Which of Mike Daleys points do you agree with? Does the idea of White Blues carry political connotations about dominant culture and Otherness?
Finally: Is White Blues a form of 20th century minstrelsy? Why or why not?
Audio of the artists that Goldman discusses (Janis Joplin and Paul Butterfield) can be found
http://www.rhapsody.com/janis-joplin and
http://www.rhapsody.com/paul-butterfield
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