MORALPANIC.2022
About
This history project was created by Trevor Barron, Kenyala Felder, and Chrys Hawkins. The project began on November 16th, 2022; and was completed on December 6th, 2022. Our goal in this digital history project was to analyze the patterns and dissimilarities of moral panics found in music throughout the second part of the 20th century by analyzing the 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s decades. Some of the steps we took in completing this project was identifying each decade's idea of moral panic, the artists who incited the panic, and how society reacted. We also looked at how artists countered criticism through their music and we analyzed the patterns found between these decades that created these moral panics. Chrys Hawkins’s work includes the moral panics of the 50’s, featuring songs “Shack, Rattle and Roll“ and “Tutti Frutti.” Trevor Barron presents on the panics through the 70’s with songs like “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Southern Man.” Lastly, Kenya Felder looks at the outrage of gangsta rap in the 90’s with artist such Snoop Dog and 2 Live Crew.
Citations
1950's:
Lababedi, Iman. 2013. “Elvis Presley And The Birth of Sex.” Rock NYC (blog). July 31, 2013. https://rocknyc.live/elvis-presley-and-the-birth-of-sex.html.
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K, Chris. 2021. “How Rock N’ Roll Broke Racial Boundaries: A Moral Panic.” Medium (blog). April 14, 2021. https://chriskirsch.medium.com/how-rock-n-roll-broke-racial-boundaries-a-moral-panic-c5a3484443f4.
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“The Threat Of Rock And Roll In The 1950s – BoySetsFire.” n.d. Accessed December 5, 2022. https://www.boysetsfire.net/the-threat-of-rock-and-roll-in-the-1950s/.
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1970's
“The Real Story Behind the Controversial Lyrics in ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’” 2017. Country Living. June 27, 2017. https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a43715/sweet-home-alabama-song-meaning/.
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The Guardian. 2007. “Revenge Is Sweet Home Alabama,” November 16, 2007, sec. Music. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/16/3.
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Neil Young – Southern Man. n.d. Accessed December 5, 2022. https://genius.com/Neil-young-southern-man-lyrics.
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“Behind The Song: Lynyrd Skynyrd, ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’” n.d. Accessed December 4, 2022. https://americansongwriter.com/meaning-sweet-home-alabama-lynyrd-skynyrd-song-lyrics/.
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London, Amanda. 2022. “‘Sweet Home Alabama’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd.” Song Meanings and Facts (blog). February 2, 2022. https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/sweet-home-alabama-by-lynyrd-skynyrd/.
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Contreras, Felix. 2018. “Unfurling ‘Sweet Home Alabama,’ A Tapestry Of Southern Discomfort.” NPR, December 17, 2018, sec. American Anthem. https://www.npr.org/2018/12/17/676863591/sweet-home-alabama-lynyrd-skynyrd-southern-discomfort-american-anthem.
Zwiers, Maarten. 2015. “Rebel Rock: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Normaal, and Regional Identity.” Southern Cultures 21 (3): 85-102,125.
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1990's
West coast rapper photos-
Beagle, Ryan. 2019. “Top 20 West Coast Rappers.” Hip Hop Golden Age. 2019. https://hiphopgoldenage.com/list/top-20-west-coast-rappers/.
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East Coast rapper photos-
says, No Qualms. n.d. “The Best 50 East Coast Hip Hop Albums of the 1990s.” Hip Hop Golden Age. https://hiphopgoldenage.com/list/the-best-50-east-coast-hip-hop-albums-of-the-1990s/.
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Snoop Dogg-
Molloy, Tim. n.d. “How C. Delores Tucker Became the Most-Hated Woman in Hip-Hop (Podcast).” https://www.thewrap.com/how-c-delores-tucker-suge-knight-tupac-became-the-most-hated-woman-in-hip-hop-podcast/.
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NWA-
Grow, Kory. 2020. “How N.W.A’s ‘Fuck Tha Police’ Became the ‘Perfect Protest Song.’” Rolling Stone. June 9, 2020. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nwa-fuck-tha-police-protest-song-1010355/.
Cultural analysis-
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar. “Slouching toward Bork: The Culture Wars and Self-Criticism in Hip-Hop Music.” Journal of Black Studies 30, no. 2 (1999): 164–83. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2645846.
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Music used for Snoop Dogg and NWA-
“MyFreeMP3 - Music Downloads.” n.d. Myfreemp3.To. https://myfreemp3.to/.
Universal Resources
“Spotify - Web Player: Music for Everyone.” n.d. Spotify. Accessed December 5, 2022. https://open.spotify.com/.
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“Google Maps.” n.d. Google Maps. Accessed December 5, 2022. https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2919603,-85.1810344,15z.
