American Popular Music

at least 1800 words. This paper should engage with one of the themes (appropriation, race, gender, etc.) as applied to any popular music of your choosing (Jazz, Blues, R&B, Country, Folk, Rock ‘N’ Roll, etc.). This paper places a heavy emphasis on research, requiring a synthesis of academic and journalistic sources pertaining to your paper topic. You must use six sources, and three must be scholarly. You should plan on working through academic journals and the books in the music library to uncover the existing literature on your topic. In text citations and a work cited page are required. Other than the paper, could you please also provide me a first draft of the paper with less words but all six sources.