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This Course: Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock & Roll

Instructor is Professor David Carlson  

1st Week - Four Basic Themes of Our Course 

Some basic tenets of Rock & Roll - 5 Videos (40 min total)

2nd Week (I've watched) - In the Beginning: American Popular Music 

There were many genres, styles and sub-styles of American Pop - 11 Videos (75 min total)    

3rd Week - The Blues: Mississippi Ghosts 1 

The Mississippi Delta becomes the cradle of the Blues - 5 Videos (32 min total) 

4th Week - The Blues: Mississippi Ghosts 2 

The legend of Robert Johnson and his visit to "the Crossroads" - 9 Videos (60 min total)

5th Week - The Tale of Three Cities: New Orleans 

New Orleans is the city of Jazz - 5 Videos (43 min total) 

6th Week - A Tale of Three Cities: Chicago 

Chicago is where the Blues went electric - 5 Videos (44 min total) 

7th Week - A Tale of Three Cities: Memphis 

The Delivery Room of Rock & Roll - 6 Videos (56 min total) 

I've only watched the videos from the 2nd week, so far - VERY enjoyable, easy listening! 

- Emily 

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