Music

= Music is often an important part of people's lives. We identify with certain artists and tend to buy their music because we like the style or their music "speaks" to us. Throughout the novel, the author refers to three music artists over and over: Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Hank Williams, Sr. = = = =**In the space below, students will add comments. __DO NOT__ ERASE MY INFORMATION IN PURPLE!! Student comments should be made in black please.** = = 1. Read the biographies of each artist by clicking on the link provided below. =

Hank Williams, Sr.
= 2. Listen to some samples of music by each artist by clicking on the link provided below. (You will need to scroll down the page to find music samples) =

Hank Williams, Sr.
= 3. For each artist, identify which social groups from the novel most identified with the artist. Based on what you read about the artists, explain what you think was appealing about the artist for these groups. = = Elvis Presley: = = = = The Beatles: =

= Hank Williams, Sr.: =

= 4. What current artists do you think the Greasers would identify with? Why? =

= 5. What current artists do you think the Socs would identify with? Why? =

= 6. What current artists do you think the tougher hoods like Buck Merrill and Tim Shepherd's group would identify with? Why? =